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Museum in the Mission District in San Francisco, California, U.S.
Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame Established October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24 ) Location Mission DistrictSan Francisco, California , U.S. Founder Gabriel "Tito" Avila Jr. Website hhbmhof .com
The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame is an international museum and hall of fame which was founded in San Francisco, California to honor and recognize the contributions made to baseball by Hispanic and Latin baseball players as well as players with the heritage.[1]
History [ edit ]
The museum and hall of fame was founded in the Mission District in San Francisco, California on October 24, 1998, and was incorporated as a non-profit organization on June 23, 1999 in Sacramento, California . The idea of the museum came from Gabriel "Tito" Avila Jr., a former semi-professional baseball player from New York City who resides in San Francisco.[2]
Avila wanted wanted to honor the greatest Hispanic baseball players of all time and founded the museum as an international organization dedicated to recognizing the contributions made to baseball by Hispanic and Latino players. Since its inception, the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame has inducted seventy-four players, coaches, broadcasters, Hispanic players who played in the Negro leagues , Major League Baseball scorers, and executives.[2]
Inductees [ edit ]
Inductee
Nationality
Year
Position
Ref.
Edgardo Alfonzo
Venezuela
2013
3B , 2B
[3]
Roberto Alomar *
Puerto Rico
2019
SS
[3]
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Puerto Rico
2021
C
[3]
Sandy Alomar Sr.
Puerto Rico
2005
2B , Coach
[3]
Felipe Alou
Dominican Republic
2003
OF , 1B , Mng
[3]
Matty Alou
Dominican Republic
2007
OF
[3]
Rubén Amaro Jr.
Mexico
2022
OF
[3]
Luis Aparicio *
Venezuela
2007
SS
[3]
Joe Azcue
Cuba
2012
C
[3]
Carlos Baerga
Puerto Rico
2021
2B
[3]
Roberto Barbon
Cuba
2023
IF
[3]
Bert Campaneris
Cuba
2006
SS
[3]
Leo Cardenas
Cuba
2016
SS , 3B
[3]
Rod Carew *
Panama
2010
1B , 2B
[3]
Orlando Cepeda *
Puerto Rico
2002
1B
[3]
Roberto Clemente *
Puerto Rico
2010
RF
[3]
Dave Concepción
Venezuela
2022
SS
[3]
José Cruz
Puerto Rico
2002
OF
[3]
Julio Cruz
Puerto Rico
2004
2B
[3]
Martín Dihigo *
Cuba
1999
P , 2B
[3]
Alex Fernández
Cuba
2008
P
[3]
Tito Fuentes
Cuba
2002
2B
[3]
Alfredo Griffin
Dominican Republic
2004
SS
[3]
Lefty Gómez *
United States
2011
P
[3]
Preston Gómez
Cuba
2003
2B
[3]
Luis Gonzalez
United States
2011
OF
[3]
Pedro Guerrero
Dominican Republic
2016
OF , 3B , 1B
[3]
Vladimir Guerrero *
Dominican Republic
2018
RF , DH
[3]
Carlos Guillén
Venezuela
2012
SS
[3]
Keith Hernandez
United States
2019
1B
[3]
Willie Hernández
Puerto Rico
2023
P
[3]
Rudy Jaramillo
United States
2008
Coach
[3]
Julián Javier
Dominican Republic
2011
2B
[3]
Stan Javier
Dominican Republic
2011
OF
[3]
Roberto Kelly
Panama
2011
OF
[3]
Tony La Russa *
United States
2008
IF , Mng
[3]
Sixto Lezcano
Puerto Rico
2023
OF
[3]
Al López *
United States
2006
C , Mng
[3]
Héctor López
Panama
2007
OF , 3B
[3]
Candy Maldonado
Puerto Rico
2021
OF
[3]
Juan Marichal *
Dominican Republic
2003
P
[3]
Billy Martin
United States
2020
2B , Mng
[3]
Buck Martinez
United States
2012
C
[3]
Edgar Martínez *
Puerto Rico
2003
DH
[3]
José Méndez
Cuba
2006
P
[3]
Minnie Miñoso *
Cuba
2002
OF
[3]
Felix Millan
Puerto Rico
2013
2B
[3]
Orlando Mercado
Puerto Rico
2004
C , Coach
[3]
Manny Mota
Dominican Republic
2003
OF
[3]
Millito Navarro
Puerto Rico
2006
OF
[3]
Tony Oliva *
Cuba
2014
OF
[3]
Jose Oquendo
Puerto Rico
2013
OF , IF
[3]
Camilo Pascual
Cuba
2012
P
[3]
Tony Pérez *
Cuba
2001
3B , 1B
[3]
Alex Pompez *
Cuba
2006
Owner
[3]
Jackie Robinson *
United States
2018
2B
[3]
Iván Rodríguez *
Puerto Rico
2017
C
[3]
Cookie Rojas
Cuba
2011
OF , 2B
[3]
Luis Salazar
Venezuela
2011
OF , SS , 3B
[3]
Manny Sanguillen
Panama
2019
C
[3]
Benito Santiago
Puerto Rico
2012
C
[3]
José Santiago
Puerto Rico
2021
P
[3]
Juan Samuel
Dominican Republic
2010
2B
[3]
Diego Seguí
Cuba
2006
P
[3]
Pedro Sierra
Cuba
2015
P
[3]
Rubén Sierra
Puerto Rico
2011
OF
[3]
Tony Taylor
Cuba
2004
2B
[3]
Dickie Thon
Puerto Rico
2003
SS
[3]
Luis Tiant
Cuba
2002
P
[3]
Cristóbal Torriente *
Cuba
2006
OF , IF , P
[3]
Alex Treviño
Mexico
2003
C
[3]
Manny Trillo
Venezuela
2023
2B
[3]
Fernando Valenzuela
Mexico
2003
P
[3]
Omar Vizquel
Venezuela
2007
SS
[3]
Bernie Williams
Puerto Rico
2017
CF
[3]
Ted Williams *
United States
2002
LF
[3]
Broadcasters wing [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]