The Original Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame
Created by the Helms Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles in 1942, the original Hall of Fame was founded to honor those players, managers or executives who contributed most to the ideals of the League. The Helms Foundation was established by founder Paul H. Helms, a Los Angeles sportsman and philanthropist and was more nationally known for naming the annual NCAA football national champion team. Following Helms' death in 1957, the United Savings and Loan Association became its benefactor. A subsequent merger with Citizen Savings was completed in 1973 and in 1982, First Interstate Bank (now Wells Fargo) assumed sponsorship for its final rankings.
The original 'greats' named to the Hall included Jigger Statz, Frank Shellenback, Doc Crandall, John Bassler, and Earl Sheely. A Hall of Fame room was established at venerable Wrigley Field on June 27, 1943. With the 1958 arrival of Major League Baseball in the PCL's two largest markets, the Hall was largely forgotten. As part of the 2003 Centennial Celebration, the PCL Hall of Fame was revived and twenty new inductees were added, made up expressly from the League's history prior to 1957. As selected by the PCL's Hall of Fame Committee, over the next several years, the absent years will be made up for, eventually recognizing those most worthy of this distinction, pre- and post-1957.
**Inducted in 2016
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Lou Almada
OF
Sandy Alomar Jr.
C
Buzz Arlett
P, OF
Earl Averill
OF
Dave Barbee
OF
Kewpie Dick Barrett
P
Eddie Basinski
IF
Johnny Bassler
C
Spider Baum
P
Carlos Bernier
OF
Steve Bilko
1B
Ike Boone
OF
Bobby Bragan
C, MGR
Frank Brazill
3B
Joe Brovia
OF
Cece Carlucci
Umpire
Del Crandall
MGR
Doc Crandall
P
Frank Crosetti
SS
Bill Cutler
Executive
**Willie Davis
OF
Wheezer Dell
P
Frank Demaree
OF
Pop Dillon
IF
Dom DiMaggio
OF
Joe DiMaggio
OF
Truck Eagan
OF
Ox Eckhardt
OF
Brick Eldred
OF
Bert Ellison
IF
Dave Elmore
Owner
J. Cal Ewing
Executive
John Frederick
OF, 1B
Tony Freitas
P
Ray French
IF
Sam Gibson
P
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Charlie Graham
Executive, MGR
Dolly Gray
P
Vean Gregg
P
Dick Gyselman
3B
Fred Haney
3B
Truck Hannah
C
Cack Henley
P
Roy Hitt
P
Happy Hogan
C
Brooks Holder
OF
Wally Hood
OF
Fuzzy Hufft
OF
Elmer Jacobs
P
Larry Jansen
P
Smead Jolley
OF
**Bob Joyce
P
Frank Kelleher
OF
Red Killefer
OF, MGR
Harry Krause
P
Bill "Hardrock" Lane
Executive
Tom Lasorda
MGR
Jack Lelivelt
MGR
Duffy Lewis
OF
Gene Lilliard
3B, P, SS
Ad Liska
P
Dario Lodigiani
IF
Ernie Lombardi
C
Hugh Luby
IF
Mike Marshall
OF
Edgar Martinez
3B, DH
Joe Marty
OF
Gene Mauch
2B
Walt McCredie
OF
George Metkovich
OF
Kid Mohler
IF
John Monroe
IF
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Johnny Moore
OF
Eddie Mulligan
3B
Ted Norbert
OF
Lou Novikoff
OF
Lefty O'Doul
P, OF, MGR
Gaylord Perry
P
Herman Pillette
P
Ray Prim
P
Billy Raimondi
C
Earl Rapp
OF
Jimmie Reese
IF
Clarence "Pants" Rowland
Executive
Buddy Ryan
OF
**Tim Salmon
OF
Jack Salveson
P
Bill Schuster
SS
Earl Sheely
1B
Frank Shellenback
P
Emil Sick
Owner
Elmer Smith
OF
Jigger Statz
OF
Casey Stengel
MGR
Paul Strand
OF
Lee Susman
Sports Cartoonist
Bill Sweeney
1B
Fay Thomas
P
Hal Turpin
P
Frenchy Uhalt
OF
Ossie Vitt
3B
Paul "Big Poison" Waner
OF
Bill Weiss
Executive
Max West
OF
Harry Williams
Executive, Sportswriter
Artie Wilson
IF
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