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Catering staff set up an event room at the Baltimore and Ohio Warehouse at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which is decked out in Orioles team colors and ready for attendees to arrive to the annual Hall of Fame Luncheon. There are many large round banquet tables with place settings, table cloths, and folded cloth napkins in the room, with special Orioles caps on each chair for attendees.

Orioles
Hall
of Fame

Retired Orioles players happily pose with guests during the Annual Orioles Hall of Fame Luncheon at the Baltimore and Ohio Warehouse at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Retired players and Oriole Advocates happily pose for selfies at the annual Orioles Hall of Fame Luncheon at the Baltimore and Ohio Warehouse at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Conceived in 1977 by the Oriole Advocates with the encouragement and cooperation of the Orioles, Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson were the inaugural inductees of the Hall of Fame. 

 

Each year, the Oriole Advocates Hall of Fame Committee oversees the process of creating ballots containing the leading candidates for election to the Hall of Fame. Ballots are mailed to members of the Oriole Advocates, prominent media members, members of the Oriole front office, and current Hall of Fame members. The nominee receiving at least 60% of the votes cast is elected to membership in the Hall of Fame.

About
the Orioles Hall of Fame

The Orioles Hall of Fame 
Luncheon

Each year, the Oriole Advocates host an Orioles Hall of Fame Luncheon to honor those elected to the Hall of Fame and celebrate significant events in Orioles history, like celebrating the 40-year anniversary of the 1983 World Series Champions, featuring Jim Palmer, Ken Singleton, Rick Dempsey, Al Bumbry, and Scott McGregor. 

In addition to electing members into the Orioles Hall of Fame, the Oriole Advocates presents three awards annually to deserving members of the Orioles baseball community.

Orioles Hall of Fame Awards

Veterans Award

In 1989, the Oriole Advocates
formed a Veterans Committee
to consider early Oriole players whose contributions
may have been
overlooked by voters.

Herb Armstrong Award

In 1995, the
Herbert E. Armstrong Award
was established to honor
non-uniformed personnel
worthy of inclusion in the
Orioles Hall of Fame.

Wild Bill Hagy Award

In 2007, the
William “Wild Bill” Hagy
Award was established
to honor fans who show
devotion, commitment, and support to the team.

The Orioles Hall of Fame 
Wall

Plaques representing each member of the Orioles Hall of Fame can be found on a brick wall along Camden Yards’ Eutaw Street walkway.

An Oriole Advocates member, dressed in an Oriole Advocates cardigan over a tie and shirt, is holding a microphone and a bundle of paper. He stands with uniformed Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson, the first two inductees into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1977.
A brick wall containing many plaques commemorating Hall of Fame players stands in the foreground of Camden Yards on the Eutaw Street walkway. A pole with an Orioles banner stands in front of the wall.
Sot by Year

Hall of Fame 
Inductees

YEAR
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
AWARD
1977

Brooks

Robinson

—

1977

Frank

Robinson

—

1978

Dave

McNally

—

1979

Boog

Powell

—

1981

Gus

Triandos

—

1982

Luís

Aparicio

—

1982

Mike

Cuellar

—

1983

Earl

Weaver

—

1983

Mark

Balanger

—

1984

Paul

Blair

—

1984

Paul

Richards

—

1985

Milt

Pappas

—

1986

Ken

Singleton

—

1986

Jim

Palmer

—

1987

Al

Bumbry

—

1988

Steve

Barber

—

1989

Stu

Miller

—

1989

Dick

Hall

—

1989

Jim

Gentile

—

1990

Hank

Bauer

—

1990

Scott

McGregor

—

1991

Hal

Brown

—

1992

Gene

Woodling

—

1993

Don

Buford

—

1994

Mike

Flanagan

—

1995

George

Bamberger

—

1995

Chuck

Thompson

Herb Armstrong

1996

Jerry

Hoffberger

Herb Armstrong

1996

Cal

Ripken, Sr.

—

1996

Billy 

Hunter

—

1997

Harry

Dalton

Herb Armstrong

1997

Rick

Dempsey

—

1997

Davey

Johnson

—

1998

Lee

May

—

1998

Bobby 

Grich

—

1998

Lee

McPhail

Herb Armstrong

1999

Frank

Cashen

Herb Armstrong

1999

Eddie

Murray

—

2000

Eddie

Watt

—

2000

Tippy

Martinez

—

2000

Jack

Dunn III

Herb Armstrong

2001

Elrod

Hendricks

—

2001

Mike

Boddicker

—

2001

Hank

Peters

Herb Armstrong

2002

Dennis

Martinez

—

2002

Rex

Barney

Herb Armstrong

2002

Hoyt

Wilhelm

—

2003

Cal

Ripken, Jr.

—

2003

Bob 

Brown

Herb Armstrong

2004

Brady

Anderson

—

2004

Ernie

Tyler

Herb Armstrong

2006

B.J. 

Surhoff

—

2006

Eddie

Weidner

Herb Armstrong

2006

Ralph

Salvon

Herb Armstrong

2006

Chris

Hoiles

—

2006

Doug

DeCinces

—

2007

Greg

Olson

—

2007

Bill

O‘Donnell

Herb Armstrong

2007

Phil

Itzoe

Herb Armstrong

2008

Harold

Baines

—

2008

Julie

Wagner

Herb Armstrong

2008

William “Wild Bill”

Hagy

Wild Bill Hagy

2009

Lenny

Johnston

Herb Armstrong

2009

Ray

Miller

—

2009

Johnny

Oates

—

2010

Richie

Bancells

Herb Armstrong

2010

Mike

Bordick

—

2011

Walter

Youse

Herb Armstrong

2011

Rich

Dauer

—

2011

Mike

Mussina

—

2012

Don

Pries

Herb Armstrong

2012

John

Lowenstein

—

2012

Melvin

Mora

—

2012

Roberto

Alomar

—

2013

Fred

Uhlman, Sr.

Herb Armstrong

2013

Gary

Roenicke

—

2015

Fred

Manfra

Herb Armstrong

2015

Brian

Roberts

—

2015

Mo

Gabba

Wild Bill Hagy

2015

Mike

Devereaux

—

2015

J.J.

Hardy

—

2018

Joe

Angel

Herb Armstrong

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