The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Veterans Committee Rules for Election

Election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame is possible through one of two ways. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) considers the candidacies of players who have played at least 10 major league seasons and been retired five seasons. The Veterans Committee considers those players whose careers concluded no later than 21 seasons ago, along with managers, umpires and executives. Rules for the Veterans Committee elections are listed below.

Rules for Election by the Veterans Committee

• Rules for election of post-World War II players
• Rules for election of pre-World War II players
• Rules for election of managers and umpires
• Rules for election of executives and pioneers
• Changes to Veterans Committee procedures

Veterans Committee election results

• 2008 Veterans Committee election results
• 2007 Veterans Committee election results