Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is located in St. Marys, ON. It was founded as a non-profit, charitable foundation in November 1982 with the mission of "preserving Canada’s rich baseball heritage." It was originally located in Toronto, ON at Exhibition Place and later moved to Ontario Place through 1989. The Hall moved to St. Marys in August 1994 and opened in its current location in June 1998. Like its counterpart the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY, the institution also includes a physical museum that hosts artifacts related to the history of baseball, with a focus on Canada. 133 members have been inducted into the Hall, including professional players, amateur players, builders and honorary members who have helped popularize the sport in Canada. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame also gives out the Tip O'Neill Award and the Jack Graney Award annually.

It was originally scheduled not to elect anyone in 2021, because the Coronavirus had forced it to push back the induction ceremony for the class of 2020 by more than a year, but it changed its mind and decided instead to use the opportunity to honour 16 persons and one team that are considered pioneers of baseball in Canada, but who had been overlooked in previous elections.

Nomination and Eligibility

• Selection is not restricted to Canadians; is open to anyone who has contributed to baseball in Canada, either on the field, in an administrative capacity, or in a combination of ways.
• Selection is open to both amateurs and professionals.
• If he/she has contributed significantly to baseball in other ways, a player does not have to have had a lengthy playing career to be considered for induction. However, on-field performance is an important consideration when judging the qualifications of former players.
• For a player to be eligible he/she must be retired for three years.

Selection

• The selection committee is composed of 24 people with a variety of backgrounds including media, historian, executives and past inductees.
• To gain induction an individual must receive 75% of the vote.
• The person will stay on the ballot for nine years, provided they receive a minimum of one vote every two years.

Members

Year	Person	Birthplace	Decription
1983	Lester B. Pearson	Toronto, ON	Honourary Member
	Phil Marchildon	Penetanguishene, ON	Pitcher
	George Selkirk	Huntsville, ON	Outfielder; General Manager
	Tip O'Neill	Woodstock, ON	Outfielder
	Frank Shaughnessy	United States	Montreal Royals Manager
	John Ducey	United States	Minor league Umpire and Executive
1984	Goody Rosen	Toronto, ON	Outfielder
	Jack Graney	St. Thomas, ON	Outfielder; Broadcaster
	Charles Bronfman	Montreal, QC	Owner
	Claude Raymond	St. Jean, QC	Pitcher
	Andrew Bilesky	Trail, BC	Little League Manager
1985	Dick Fowler	Toronto, ON	Pitcher
	John Hiller	Toronto, ON	Pitcher
	Ron Taylor	Toronto, ON	Pitcher
	Carmen Bush	Toronto, ON	Organizer
	Jack Kent Cooke	Toronto, ON	Owner of Toronto Maple Leafs
1986	Reggie Cleveland	Swift Current, SK	Pitcher
	Bob Prentice	Toronto, ON	Minor league infielder
	Bob Emslie	Guelph, ON	Pitcher; Umpire
	Oscar Judd	London, ON	Pitcher
1987	Russ Ford	Brandon, MB	Pitcher
	Rocky Nelson	United States	Montreal Royals outfielder
	Fergie Jenkins	Chatham, ON	Pitcher
	George Gibson	London, ON	Catcher; Manager
1988	Bill Phillips	Saint John, NB	Infielder
	Reno Bertoia	Italy	Infielder (grew up in Windsor, ON)
	Ted Bowsfield	Vernon, BC	Pitcher
	Ron Piché	Verdun, QC	Pitcher
	Jeff Heath	Fort William, ON	Outfielder
	Beachville & Zorra Amateur Teams - 1838	Ontario	Honourary Teams
1989	Bob Brown	United States	Minor League Player, Owner and Manager
	Arthur Irwin	Toronto, ON	Infielder
1990	Jimmy Archer	Toronto, ON	Catcher
1991	Jimmy Williams	Toronto, ON	Coach
	Jackie Robinson	United States	Honourary Member
	Pete Ward	Montreal, QC	Infielder
1992	1991 Canadian National Junior Team	Canada	Honourary Team
	Tom Burgess	London, ON	Infielder
1993	None Elected
1994	None Elected
1995	Terry Puhl	Melville, SK	Outfielder
1996	Jay Clarke	Amherstburg, ON	Catcher
	Frank O'Rourke	Hamilton, ON	Infielder
	Father Ronald Cullen	Windsor, ON	Amateur coach
1997	John McHale	United States	Montreal Expos president and general manager
	Pat Gillick	United States	Toronto Blue Jays General Manager
1998	Ron Roncetti	Toronto, ON	Scout
	George "Knotty" Lee	Toronto, ON	Minor League Manager
	Canadian-born AAGPBL Players	Canada	Honourary Team
1999	Bobby Mattick	United States	Toronto Blue Jays manager
	Frank Colman	London, ON	Outfielder
	George Sleeman	Guelph, ON	Minor League Executive
2000	Jim Fanning	United States	Montreal Expos manager and general manager
2001	Gary Carter	United States	Montreal Expos catcher
	Dave McKay	Vancouver, BC	Infielder
2002	Don McDougall	Charlottetown, PE	Executive
	Dave Shury	Wilkie, SK	Team Canada Executive
	Paul Beeston	Welland, ON	Executive
	Cito Gaston	United States	Toronto Blue Jays manager
	Harry Simmons	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs outfielder
	Bill Slack	Petrolia, ON	Minor league pitcher
2003	Kirk McCaskill	Kapuskasing, ON	Pitcher
	Vancouver Asahi	British Columbia	Honourary Team
	Richard Belec	Montreal, QC	President of Baseball Québec
	Joe Carter	United States	Toronto Blue Jays outfielder
2004	Jim McKean	Montreal, QC	Umpire
	Peter Hardy	London, ON	Executive
	Joseph Lannin	Quebec	Owner
	Andre Dawson	United States	Montreal Expos outfielder
2005	Steve Rogers	United States	Montreal Expos pitcher
	Harold Doc Younker	United States	Trainer
	Pop Smith	Digby, NS	Infielder
	Dave Stieb	United States	Toronto Blue Jays pitcher
2006	Larry McLean	Fredericton, NB	Catcher
	Ron Stead	London, ON	Team Canada pitcher
	Ron Hayter	Regina, SK	Baseball Canada executive
	Tommy Lasorda	United States	Montreal Royals pitcher
2007	Sparky Anderson	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs manager
	John Haar	Vancouver, BC	Team Canada Manager
	Sherry Robertson	Montreal, QC	Infielder
2008	Tony Fernandez	Dominican Republic	Toronto Blue Jays infielder
	Bill Harris	Duguayville, NB	Pitcher
	Gladwyn Scott	Hamiota, MB	Vice President of Baseball Canada
	Peter Widdrington	London, ON	Toronto Blue Jays Chairman of the Board
2009	Bernie Soulliere	Windsor, ON	Vice president, Baseball Canada
	Larry Walker	Maple Ridge, BC	Outfielder
	Ernie Whitt	United States	Toronto Blue Jays catcher; Team Canada manager
	Doc Miller	Chatham, ON	Outfielder
2010	Roberto Alomar	Puerto Rico	Toronto Blue Jays infielder
	Calvin Griffith	Montréal, QC	Owner
	Paul Quantrill	London, ON	Pitcher
	Allan Roth	Montréal, QC	Sabermetrician; Author
2011	Tom Henke	United States	Toronto Blue Jays closer
	George Wood	Pownal, PE	Outfielder
	Allan Simpson	Kelowna, BC	Writer
2012	Rhéal Cormier	Moncton, NB	Pitcher
	Doug Melvin	Chatham, ON	General Manager
	Rusty Staub	United States	Montreal Expos outfielder
	2011 Canadian National Team	Canada	Honourary Team
2013	Nat Bailey	St. Paul, MN	Vancouver executive
	George Bell	Dominican Republic	Toronto Blue Jays outfielder
	Tom Cheek	United States	Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays announcer
	Rob Ducey	Toronto, ON	Outfielder
	Tim Raines	United States	Montreal Expos outfielder
2014	Murray Cook	Sackville, NB	General Manager
	Jim Ridley	Toronto, ON	Scout
	Dave Van Horne	United States	Montreal Expos announcer
	Tim Wallach	United States	Montreal Expos third baseman
2015	Felipe Alou	Dominican Republic	Montreal Expos manager
	Carlos Delgado	Puerto Rico	Toronto Blue Jays first baseman
	Bob Elliott	Kingston, ON	Writer
	Corey Koskie	Anola, MB	Third baseman
	Matt Stairs	Saint John, NB	Outfielder
2016	Pat Hentgen	United States	Toronto Blue Jays pitcher
	Tony Kubek	United States	Infielder; Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster
	Dennis Martinez	Nicaragua	Montreal Expos pitcher
	Wayne Norton	Winnipeg, MB	Minor league player; Team Canada coach and executive
	William Shuttleworth	Brantford, ON	Canadian baseball Pioneer
	Howard Starkman	Toronto, ON	Toronto Blue Jays executive
2017	Ray Carter	Nanaimo, BC	Baseball Canada executive
	Vladimir Guerrero	Dominican Republic	Montreal Expos outfielder
	Roy Halladay	United States	Toronto Blue Jays pitcher
	Doug Hudlin	Victoria, BC	amateur umpire
	2015 Canadian National Team	Canada	Honourary Team
2018	William Humber	Bowmanville, ON	Historian
	Pedro Martinez	Dominican Republic	Montreal Expos pitcher
	Lloyd Moseby	United States	Toronto Blue Jays outfielder
2019	Gord Ash	Toronto, ON	Toronto Blue Jays executive
	Jason Bay	Trail, BC	Outfielder
	Ryan Dempster	Sechelt, BC	Pitcher
	Rob Thomson	Sarnia, ON	Coach
2020	Jacques Doucet	Montréal, QC	Montreal Expos broadcaster
	Justin Morneau	New Westminster, BC	First Baseman
	John Olerud	United States	Toronto Blue Jays First Baseman
	Duane Ward	United States	Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher
2021	Bob Addy	Port Hope, ON	Outfielder
	James F. Cairns	Lawrenceville, QC	Executive
	Helen Callaghan	Vancouver, BC	AAGPBL Outfielder
	Jimmy Claxton	Wellington, BC	Pitcher
	Charlie Culver	Buffalo, NY	Player and Manager
	William Galloway	Buffalo, NY	Player
	Roland Gladu	Montréal, QC	Third Baseman
	Vern Handrahan	Charlottetown, PE	Pitcher
	Manny McIntyre	Devon, NB	Player
	Joe Page	London, England	Executive
	Ernie Quigley	Newcastle, NB	Umpire
	Hector Racine	La Prairie, QC	Executive
	Jimmy Rattlesnake	Hobbema, AB	Pitcher
	Jean-Pierre Roy	Montréal, QC	Pitcher and broadcaster
	Fred Thomas	Windsor, ON	Player
	Roy Yamamura	Vancouver, BC	Shortstop
	1877 London Tecumsehs	International Association	Honourary team
2022	Jeff Francis	North Delta, BC	Pitcher
2022	Jesse Barfield	United States	Toronto Blue Jays outfielder
	Denis Boucher	Montréal, QC	Pitcher
	Rich Harden	Victoria, BC	Pitcher
	Joe Wiwchar	Winnipeg, MB	Amateur coach and executive

External Links

• Official website

Baseball in Canada
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Toronto Blue Jays
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