(L-R) Duke Snider; Jackie Robinson; Roy Campanella; Pee Wee Reese; and Gil Hodges. The heart of the Brooklyn Dodger lineup in the 1950s, the club had the best winning percentage in the National League and won their first World Championship in 1955.

Hall of Famers

Introduction

Under the leadership of Walter O’Malley, the Dodger organization flourished and excelled both on and off the field. No standard in baseball is higher than reaching the Hall of Fame, both as an acknowledgment by colleagues that a player has distinguished himself as one of the truly all-time greats who made lasting contributions to the game and for his overall character. O’Malley’s “golden era” of baseball was marked by some of the game’s most recognizable names and biggest contributors. In addition to the eight players and two managers enshrined in Cooperstown, NY, O’Malley also had five broadcasters under his presidency who reached the highest heights in their profession and were inducted into the Hall of Fame as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award — Red Barber, Vin Scully, Buck Canel, Jaime Jarrin, and Al Helfer.  

Managers

Name Years Under O’Malley Year Inducted into Hall of Fame
Walter Alston 1954-76 1983
Tommy Lasorda 1977-96 1997

Players

Name Years Under O’Malley Year Inducted into Hall of Fame
Roy Campanella, C 1948-57 1969
Don Drysdale, RHP 1956-69 1984
Gil Hodges, INF 1943, 1947-1961 2022
Sandy Koufax, LHP 1955-66 1972
Pee Wee Reese, INF 1940-42, 1946-58 1984
Jackie Robinson, INF 1947-56 1962
Duke Snider, OF 1947-62 1980
Don Sutton, RHP 1966-80, 1988 1998

Broadcasters

Name Years Under O’Malley Year Inducted into Hall of Fame
Red Barber 1939-1953 1978
Buck Canel 1954-57 1985
Al Helfer 1939-1941, 1956-1957 2019
Jaime Jarrin 1959-2022 1998
Vin Scully 1950-2016 1982

Additional Hall of Famers who wore the Dodger uniform during O’Malley’s years

Name Years Under O’Malley Year Inducted into Hall of Fame
Jim Bunning, RHP 1969 1996
Leo Durocher, Cch. 1961-64 1994
Ted Lyons, Cch. 1954 1955
Juan Marichal, RHP 1975 1983
Frank Robinson, OF 1972 1982
Hoyt Wilhelm, RHP 1971-72 1985
Dick Williams, OF 1951-54, 1956 2008