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Satchel Paige (1971)Josh Gibson (1972)Buck Leonard (1972)Monte Irvin (1973)Cool Papa Bell (1974)Judy Johnson (1975)Oscar Charleston (1976)John Henry Lloyd (1977)Martin Dihigo (1977)Rube Foster (1981)Ray Dandridge (1987)Leon Day (1995)Willie Foster (1996)Willie Wells (1997)Bullet Rogan (1998)Smokey Joe Williams (1999)Turkey Stearnes (2000)Hilton Smith (2001

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In February 2006, a committee of twelve baseball historians elected 17 more people from black baseball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, twelve players and five executives.

Negro league players (7)Ray Brown; Willard Brown; Andy Cooper; Biz Mackey; Mule Suttles; Cristóbal Torriente; Jud Wilson

Pre-Negro league players (5) Frank Grant; Pete Hill; José Méndez; Louis Santop; Ben Taylor

Gil Hernandez Black, Gil Hernandez Black, Age 19, 1956Age 19, 1956