The National Baseball Hall of Fame features 286 members, including 2008 inductees Barney Dreyfuss, Rich "Goose" Gossage, Bowie Kuhn, Walter O'Malley, Billy Southworth and Dick Williams. Included are 199 former Major League players, 35 Negro Leaguers, 26 executives or pioneers, 18 managers, and eight umpires. The Baseball Writers' Association of America has elected 106 former players to the Hall of Fame, while the Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans has elected 153 candidates (92 Major Leaguers, 26 pioneers/executives, 18 managers, nine Negro Leaguers, and eight umpires). The defunct Committee on Negro Leagues selected nine members between 1971-1977. The Hall of Fame currently has 64 living members.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is open seven days a week year-round, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Off-season Hours (current)

Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., from the day after Labor Day through the Thursday before Memorial Day Weekend.

Summer Hours

Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., from Friday of Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Monday.

Holiday Closings: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

The Baseball Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown in Central New York, 70 miles west of Albany and 30 miles south of the New York State Thruway (I-90).