In order to be eligible for a Hall of Fame vote, a writer must be an active member of the BBWAA for 10 consecutive years. Once a writer receives a Hall of Fame vote, he is eligible to continue voting even when he is no longer an active member of the BBWAA, provided he becomes a lifetime honorary member. As of 2018, there were 440 BBWAA voters for the Hall of Fame.
The BBWAA only selects players. Managers, executives and/or umpires are chosen by the Veterans’ Committee.
- Hall of Fame Election Requirements
- Hall of Fame Voting FAQ
- Hall of Fame Players & Executives Who Represented St. Louis Clubs
Hall of Famer Team Election Year % of Vote Grover Cleveland Alexander NL Cardinals 1938 80.9% Walter Alston NL Cardinals 1983 CV Jake Beckley NL St. Louis 1971 CV Cool Papa Bell NNL Stars 1974 NL/PNL Jim Bottomley NL & AL St. Louis 1974 CV Roger Bresnahan NL St. Louis 1945 C2 Lou Brock NL St. Louis 1985 79.7% Three Fingers Brown NL St. Louis 1949 C2 Jesse Burkett NL & AL St. Louis 1946 CV Steve Carlton NL St. Louis 1994 95.8% Orlando Cepeda NL St. Louis 1999 CV Oscar Charleston NNL Giants 1976 SCNL Charlie Comiskey AA St. Louis 1939 C1 Roger Conner NL St. Louis 1976 CV Dizzy Dean NL & AL St. Louis 1953 79.2% Leo Durocher NL St. Louis 1994 CV Dennis Eckersley NL St. Louis 2004 Rick Ferrell AL St. Louis 1984 CV Frank Frisch NL St. Louis 1947 84.5% Pud Galvin NL St. Louis 1965 CV Bob Gibson NL St. Louis 1981 84% Goose Goslin AL St. Louis 1968 CV Clark Griffith AA St. Louis 1946 C2 Burleigh Grimes NL St. Louis 1964 CV Chick Hafey NL St. Louis 1971 CV Jesse Haines NL St. Louis 1970 CV Whitey Herzog NL Cardinals 2010 87.5% Rogers Hornsby NL & AL St. Louis 1942 78.1% Miller Huggins NL St. Louis 1964 CV Heine Manush AL St. Louis 1964 CV Rabbit Maranville NL St. Louis 1954 82.9% Tommy McCarthy AA St. Louis 1946 C2 John McGraw NL St. Louis 1937 CC Joe Medwick NL St. Louis 1968 84.8% Johnny Mize NL Cardinals 2010 87.5% Stan Musial NL St. Louis 1969 93.2% Kid Nichols NL St. Louis 1949 C2 Satchel Paige AL St. Louis 1971 SCNL Eddie Plank AL St. Louis 1946 C2 Branch Rickey AL & NL St. Louis 1967 CV Tony La Russa NL St. Louis 2014 CV Red Schoendienst NL St. Louis 1989 CV George Sisler AL St. Louis 1939 85.8% Enos Slaughter NL St. Louis 1985 CV Ted Simmons NL St. Louis 2020 CV Lee Smith NL St. Louis 2019 CV Ozzie Smith NL St. Louis 2002 91.7% Billy Southworth NL St. Louis 2008 CV Bruce Sutter NL St. Louis 2006 76.9% Mule Suttles NNL Stars 2006 NL/PNL Ben Taylor NNL Giants 2006 NL/PNL Joe Torre NL St. Louis 2014 CV Dazzy Vance NL St. Louis 1955 81.7% Bill Veeck Owner 1991 CV Larry Walker NL St. Louis 2019 76.6 Rube Waddell AL St. Louis 1946 C2 Bobby Wallace NL & AL St. Louis 1953 CV Willie Wells NNL Stars 1997 CV Hoyt Wilhelm NL St. Louis 1985 83.8% Vic Willis NL St. Louis 1995 CV Cy Young NL St. Louis 1937 76.1% - Centennial Commission (CC)
- Committee of old-time players and writers (C1)
- Committee on old-timers (C2)
- Committee on Veterans (CV)
- Committee on Negro Leagues/Pre-Negro Leagues (NL/PNL)
- Special election by Baseball Writers’ Association of America (SE)
- Special Committee on Negro Leagues (SCNL)