ABOUT THE HALL OF FAMERS

The National Baseball Hall of Fame features 286 members, including 2008 inductees Barney Dreyfuss, Rich "Goose" Gossage, Bowie Kuhn, Walter O'Malley, Billy Southworth and Dick Williams. Included are 199 former Major League players, 35 Negro Leaguers, 26 executives or pioneers, 18 managers, and eight umpires. The Baseball Writers' Association of America has elected 106 former players to the Hall of Fame, while the Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans has elected 153 candidates (92 Major Leaguers, 26 pioneers/executives, 18 managers, nine Negro Leaguers, and eight umpires). The defunct Committee on Negro Leagues selected nine members between 1971-1977. The Hall of Fame currently has 64 living members.