Created by the Helms Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles in 1942, the original Hall of Fame was founded to honor those players, managers or executives who contributed most to the ideals of the League. The Helms Foundation was established by founder Paul H. Helms, a Los Angeles sportsman and philanthropist and was more nationally known for naming the annual NCAA football national champion team. Following Helms' death in 1957, the United Savings and Loan Association became its benefactor. A subsequent merger with Citizen Savings was completed in 1973 and in 1982, First Interstate Bank (now Wells Fargo) assumed sponsorship for its final rankings.
The original 'greats' named to the Hall included Jigger Statz, Frank Shellenback, Doc Crandall, John Bassler, and Earl Sheely. A Hall of Fame room was established at venerable Wrigley Field on June 27, 1943. With the 1958 arrival of Major League Baseball in the PCL's two largest markets, the Hall was largely forgotten. As part of the 2003 Centennial Celebration, the PCL Hall of Fame was revived and twenty new inductees were added, made up expressly from the League's history prior to 1957. As selected by the PCL's Hall of Fame Committee, over the next several years, the absent years will be made up for, eventually recognizing those most worthy of this distinction, pre- and post-1957.
Lou Almada | OF
Sandy Alomar Jr. | C
Buzz Arlett | P, OF
Earl Averill | OF
Dave Barbee | OF
Eddie Basinski | IF
Johnny Bassler | C
Spider Baum | P
Carlos Bernier | OF
Steve Bilko | 1B
Ike Boone | OF
Bobby Bragan | C, MGR
Frank Brazill | 3B
Joe Brovia | OF
Cece Carlucci | Umpire
Del Crandall | MGR
Doc Crandall | P
Frank Crosetti | SS
Bill Cutler | Executive
Willie Davis | OF
Wheezer Dell | P
Frank Demaree | OF
Pop Dillon | IF
Dom DiMaggio | OF
Joe DiMaggio | OF
Truck Eagan | OF
Ox Eckhardt | OF
Brick Eldred | OF
Bert Ellison | IF
Dave Elmore | Owner
J. Cal Ewing | Executive
John Frederick | OF, 1B
Tony Freitas | P
Ray French | IF
Sam Gibson | P
Charlie Graham | Executive, MGR
Dolly Gray | P
Vean Gregg | P
Dick Gyselman | 3B
Fred Haney | 3B, MGR
Truck Hannah | C, MGR
Cack Henley | P
Roy Hitt | P
Happy Hogan | C
Brooks Holder | OF
Wally Hood | OF
Fuzzy Hufft | OF
Elmer Jacobs | P
Larry Jansen | P
Smead Jolley | OF
Bob Joyce | P
Frank Kelleher | OF
Red Killefer | OF, MGR
Harry Krause | P
Bill "Hardrock" Lane | Executive
Tom Lasorda | MGR
Jack Lelivelt | MGR
Duffy Lewis | OF
Gene Lilliard | 3B, P, SS
Ad Liska | P
Dario Lodigiani | IF
Ernie Lombardi | C
Hugh Luby | IF
Mike Marshall | OF
Edgar Martinez | 3B, DH
Joe Marty | OF
Gene Mauch | 2B
Walt McCredie | OF, MGR
George Metkovich | OF
Kid Mohler | IF
John Monroe | IF
Johnny Moore | OF
Eddie Mulligan | 3B
Ted Norbert | OF
Lou Novikoff | OF
Lefty O'Doul | P, OF, MGR
Gaylord Perry | P
Herman Pillette | P
Ray Prim | P
Billy Raimondi | C
Earl Rapp | OF
Jimmie Reese | IF
Clarence "Pants" Rowland | Executive
Buddy Ryan | OF
Tim Salmon | OF
Jack Salveson | P
Bill Schuster | SS
Earl Sheely | 1B
Emil Sick | Owner
Elmer Smith | OF
Jigger Statz | OF
Casey Stengel | MGR
Paul Strand | OF
Lee Susman | Sports Cartoonist
Bill Sweeney | 1B, MGR
Fay Thomas | P
Hal Turpin | P
Frenchy Uhalt | OF
Ossie Vitt | 3B
Bill Weiss | Executive
Max West | OF
Harry Williams | Executive, Sportswriter
Artie Wilson | IF