The first elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936. Five players were selected—Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson—with an induc
1936 inductees (L–R): Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson
Plaques of the 1936 selections in Cooperstown
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Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner was an American professional baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1917, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicknamed "the Flyin
1936 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
…The first elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936. Five players were selected—Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson—with an induction ceremony held in 1939 when the facility was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York. Members of the…
Wagner in 1903
Wagner as a player on the Paterson Silk Sox team, 1897. He is third from left in the back row.
Wagner in 1897
Honus Wagner in 1905