There are now 89 former American Legion Baseball players enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
American Legion Baseball alumni CC Sabathia and the late Dick Allen were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, bringing the number of former Legion Baseball players enshrined in Cooperstown, N.Y., to 89.
Sabathia and Allen were inducted along with Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner and the late Dave Parker in the Class of 2025.
Sabathia, who played for Post 550 in Vallejo, Calif., credited his family — especially his mom, aunts, and his wife, Amber — for their support in his Hall of Fame career.
“No one has more fun hanging out with the fellas than me,” Sabathia said. “But I was so blessed to have so many loving and caring women in my life.”
Sabathia was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He was runner-up to Suzuki — the first Japanese player elected to the Hall of Fame — in the 2001 American League Rookie of the Year race.
Sabathia is one of six pitchers in major league history with at least 250 wins, a .600 winning percentage and 3,000 strikeouts. In 19 seasons with Cleveland, Milwaukee and the Yankees, Sabathia was 251-161 with a 3.74 ERA and 3,093 career strikeouts. He was a six-time All-Star, the 2007 AL Cy Young Award winner, and was ALCS MVP as he and the Yankees won the 2009 World Series.
Allen (Post 749/Wampum, Pa.) spent 15 seasons in the major leagues, playing for the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox and Athletics, and finished with 351 career home runs, 1,119 RBIs and a .292 career average. He was the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year and the 1972 American League Most Valuable Player. He was also a seven-time All-Star selection.
Allen died in 2020, just months after the Phillies retired his No. 15 jersey—a rarity for the franchise considering Allen was yet to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
Allen’s widow, Willa, speaking on his behalf during Sunday’s induction ceremony, said the jersey retirement “meant everything to him and to our family.”
“It was a moment we’ll never forget, to see Dick recognized while he was still alive,” she said.
Legion Baseball alumni in the Hall of Fame
Bob Feller (Adel/Des Moines, Iowa; 1962)
Ted Williams (San Diego, Calif.; 1966)
Joe Medwick (Carteret, N.J.; 1968)
Stan Musial (Donora, Pa.; 1969)
Roy Campanella (Post 366, Philadelphia, Pa.; 1969)
Lou Boudreau (Harvey, Ill.; 1970)
Yogi Berra (Post 245, St. Louis, Mo.; 1972)
Early Wynn (Hartford, Ala.; 1972)
Warren Spahn (Buffalo, N.Y.; 1973)
Ralph Kiner (Alhambra, Calif.; 1975)
Robin Roberts (Springfield, Ill.; 1976)
Bob Lemon (Long Beach, Calif.; 1976)
Eddie Mathews (Santa Barbara, Calif.; 1978)
Al Kaline (Baltimore, Md.; 1980)
Bob Gibson (Omaha, Neb.; 1981)
Frank Robinson (Post 237, Pleasanton, Calif.; 1982)
George Kell (Swifton, Ark.; 1983)
Brooks Robinson (Post 1, North Little Rock, Ark.; 1983)
Don Drysdale (Van Nuys, Calif.; 1984)
Harmon Killebrew (Payette, Idaho; 1984)
Pee Wee Reese (Louisville, Ky.; 1984)
Hoyt Wilhelm (Davidson-Mecklenburg County, N.C.; 1985)
Bobby Doerr (Post 162, Los Angeles, Calif.; 1986)
Catfish Hunter (Post 102, Ahsokie, N.C.; 1987)
Willie Stargell (Alameda, Calif.; 1988)
Johnny Bench (Anadarko, Okla.; 1989)
Carl Yastrzemski (Bridgehampton, N.Y.; 1989)
Joe Morgan (Post 471, Oakland, Calif.; 1990)
Jim Palmer (Scottsdale, Ariz.; 1990)
Gaylord Perry (Williamston, N.C.; 1991)
Rollie Fingers (Post 73, Upland, Calif.; 1992)
Hal Newhouser (Detroit, Mich.; 1992)
Tom Seaver (Fresno, Calif.; 1992)
Reggie Jackson (Cheltenham, Pa.; 1993)
Steve Carlton (Miami, Fla.; 1994)
Richie Ashburn (Tilden, Neb.; 1995)
Jim Bunning (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1996)
Earl Weaver (St. Louis, Mo.; 1996)
Phil Niekro (Bridgeport, Ohio; 1997)
Nellie Fox (St. Thomas, Pa.; 1997)
George Brett (El Segundo, Calif.; 1999)
Robin Yount (Los Angeles, Calif.; 1999)
Sparky Anderson (Post 715, Los Angeles, Calif.; 2000)
Carlton Fisk (Claremont, N.H./Post 37, Bellows Falls, Vt.; 2000)
Dave Winfield (Post 606, St. Paul, Minn.; 2001)
Gary Carter (Fullerton, Calif.; 2003)
Eddie Murray (Los Angeles, Calif.; 2003)
Paul Molitor (Post 606, St. Paul, Minn.; 2004)
Ryne Sandberg (Spokane, Wash.; 2005)
Wade Boggs (Tampa, Fla.; 2005)
Bruce Sutter (Mount Joy, Pa.; 2006)
Tony Gwynn (Post 27, Long Beach, Calif.; 2007)
Dick Williams (Pasadena, Calif.; 2008)
Joe Gordon (Portland, Ore.; 2009)
Jim Rice (Anderson, S.C.; 2009)
Whitey Herzog (New Athens, Ill.; 2010)
Doug Harvey (San Diego, Calif.; 2010)
Roberto Alomar (Post Salinas, Puerto Rico; 2011)
Bert Blyleven (Garden Grove, Calif.; 2011)
Pat Gillick (Chico, Calif.; 2011)
Ron Santo (Seattle, Wash.; 2012)
Barry Larkin (Cincinnati, Ohio; 2012)
Bobby Cox (Selma, Calif.; 2014)
Tom Glavine (Billerica, Mass.; 2014)
Tony LaRussa (West Tampa, Fla.; 2014)
Greg Maddux (Post 8, Las Vegas, Nev.; 2014)
Joe Torre (Brooklyn, N.Y.; 2014)
Mike Piazza (Phoenixville, Pa.; 2016)
Jeff Bagwell (Post 75, Middletown, Conn.; 2017)
Tim Raines (Post 53, Sanford, Fla.; 2017)
Iván Rodríguez (Post Vega Baja, Puerto Rico; 2017)
John Schuerholz (Baltimore, Md.; 2017)
Trevor Hoffman (Anaheim, Calif.; 2018)
Chipper Jones (Post 6, Deland, Fla.; 2018)
Jack Morris (Post 406, St. Paul, Minn.; 2018)
Jim Thome (Post 979, Bartonville, Ill.; 2018)
Alan Trammell (San Diego, Calif.; 2018)
Harold Baines (Post 60, Talbot, Md.; 2019)
Roy Halladay (Post 178, Lakewood, Colo.; 2019)
Mike Mussina (Post 104, Montoursville, Pa.; 2019)
Lee Smith (Natchitoches, La.; 2019)
Ted Simmons (Southfield, Mich.; 2020)
Gil Hodges (Post 25, Princeton, Ind.; 2022)
Fred McGriff (Post 248, Tampa, Fla.; 2023)
Jim Leyland (Post 183, Pemberville, Ohio; 2024)
Joe Mauer (Post 606, St. Paul, Minn.; 2024)
Dick Allen (Post 749, Wampum, Pa.; 2025)
CC Sabathia (Post 550, Vallejo, Calif.; 2025)
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