Joe DiMaggio

When was the Baseball Hall of Fame created?

What year was the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York created? If it was created in 1939, how were the first inductees such as Babe Ruth inducted in 1936?

Public Comments

1. June 12, 1939 by Lee Ferrick Andrews
2. 1936
3. The first class of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson. Walter Johnson and Honus Wagner were inducted in 1936.