Over the years, many of baseball's greats stepped foot in America's Classic Ballpark. Of the 351 members elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 48 have either played, coached or appeared in a game in some capacity in Baseballtown. Which means that nearly 14% of all Hall of Famers came through Reading at some point on their way to Baseball royalty. Explore the list below of all the individuals who have been in Reading and made their way to Cooperstown!
NAME | TEAM | AFFILIATION | YEAR PLAYED AT READING | HALL OF FAME YEAR | NOTES |
| Nellie Fox | Danny Litwhile All-Stars | N/A | 1951 | 1997 | Played for White Sox that season |
| Larry Doby | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Indians | 1952 | 1998 | Exhibition Game |
| Al Lopez | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Indians | 1952 | 1977 | Exhibition Game |
| Leon Day | Scranton Miners | St. Louis Browns | 1952 | 1995 | |
| Bill Mazeroski | Williamsport Greys | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1954 | 2001 | |
| Ralph Kiner | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Indians | 1955 | 1975 | Exhibition Game |
| Juan Marichal | Springfield Giants | San Francisco Giants | 1959 | 1983 | |
| Satchel Paige | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro Leagues | 1961 | 1971 | Exhibition Game |
| Earl Weaver | Elmira Pioneers | Baltimore Orioles | 1962-65 | 1996 | Manager |
| Pat Gillick | Elmira Pioneers | Baltimore Orioles | 1963 | 2011 | |
| Dick Williams | Boston Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1964 | 2008 | Exhibition Game |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1964 | 1989 | Exhibition Game |
| Ernie Banks | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 1964 | 1977 | Exhibition Game |
| Billy Williams | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 1964 | 1987 | Exhibition Game |
| Ron Santo | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 1964 | 2012 | Exhibition Game |
| Lou Brock | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 1964 | 1985 | Exhibition Game |
| Robin Roberts | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1967 | 1976 | |
| Carlton Fisk | Pittsfield/Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1969-70 | 2000 | |
| Mike Schmidt | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1971 | 1995 | |
| Dave Parker | Waterbury Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1971 | 2025 | |
| Jim Bunning | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1972 | 1996 | Manager |
| Bobby Cox | West Haven Yankees | New York Yankees | 1972 | 2014 | Manager |
| Jim Rice | Bristol Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1973 | 2009 | |
| Gary Carter | Quebec Carnavals | Montreal Expos | 1973 | 2003 | |
| Dick Allen | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1975 | 2025 | Exhibition Game |
| Andre Dawson | Quebec Metros | Montreal Expos | 1976 | 2010 | |
| Rickey Henderson | Jersey City A's | Oakland Athletics | 1978 | 2009 | |
| Wade Boggs | Bristol Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1978-79 | 2005 | |
| Ryne Sandberg | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1980 | 2005 | |
| Barry Larkin | Vermont Reds | Cincinnatti Reds | 1985 | 2012 | |
| Greg Maddux | Pittsfield Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 1986 | 2014 | |
| John Smoltz | Glens Falls Tigers | Detroit Tigers | 1987 | 2015 | |
| Ken Griffy Jr. | Vermont Mariners | Seattle Mariners | 1988 | 2016 | |
| Jeff Bagwell | New Britain Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1990 | 2017 | |
| Jim Thome | Canton-Akron Indians | Cleveland Indians | 1991-92 | 2018 | |
| Mariano Rivera | Albany-Colonie Yankees | New York Yankees | 1994 | 2019 | |
| Scott Rolen | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1995-96 | 2023 | |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Harrisburg Senators | Montreal Expos | 1996 | 2018 | |
| Todd Helton | New Haven Ravens | Colorado Rockies | 1996 | 2024 | |
| David Ortiz | New Britain Rock Cats | Minnesota Twins | 1997; 2001 | 2022 | |
| C.C. Sabathia | Akron Aeros | Cleveland Indians | 2000 | 2025 | |
| Tim Raines | Harrisburg Senators | Washington Nationals | 2007 | 2017 | Hitting Coach |
| Pedro Martinez | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 2009 | 2015 | |
| Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | N/A | 1994 | Phillies played in Reading for exhibition games in 1972, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83 and '85… no evidence of him pitching in any of those games |
| Early Wynn | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Indians | N/A | 1972 | With Indians in 1952, 53, 54 and '55 exhibition games, but did not pitch |
| Bob Lemon | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Indians | N/A | 1976 | With Indians in 1952, 53, 54 and '55 exhibition games, but did not pitch |
| Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Indians | N/A | 1962 | With Indians in 1952, 53, 54 and '55 exhibition games, but did not pitch |
| Albert Bejmain "Happy" Chandler Sr. | N/A | N/A | 1950 | 1982 | Was MLB Commissioner from 1945-1951 and made the Opening Speech at stadium in 1950 |