Arkansas' Connection to 136 Hall of Famers
This page is for collecting every National Baseball Hall of Fame player with a connection to Arkansas. Though most involve spring training, the connection can be nearly anything, from spending your honeymoon in Arkansas to playing with a local team. However, merely playing a game or exhibition game in Arkansas does not count.This list is a work in progress.
| Name | Arkansas Connection |
| Pete Alexander | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Cap Anson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Ed Barrow | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Jake Beckley | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Cool Papa Bell | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Roger Bresnahan ) | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Lou Brock | Born in El Dorado, AR. |
| Mordecai Brown | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Jim Bunning | Played for Little Rock Travelers (1953-1954) |
| Jesse Burkett | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Roy Campanella | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Max Carey | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Frank Chance | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Happy Chandler | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Oscar Charleston | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Jack Chesbro | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Fred Clark | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| John Clarkson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Mickey Cochrane | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Jimmy Collins | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Charlie Comiskey | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Stan Coveleski | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Sam Crawford | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Joe Cronin | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Kiki Cuyler | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| George Davis | Trained in Hot Springs, AR. |
| Dizzy Dean | Born in Lucas, AR, Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bill Dickey | Went to high school in Searcy, AR, Played for Little Rock Travelers (1925-1926, 1928, 1947). |
| Joe DiMaggio | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Larry Doby | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bobby Doerr | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Barney Dreyfuss | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Hugh Duffy | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Leo Durocher | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Billy Evans | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Johnny Evers | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Buck Ewing | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Red Faber | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bob Feller | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Rube Foster | Worked at Restaurant in Hot Springs, AR |
| Jimmie Foxx | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Charlie Gehringer | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Josh Gibson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Goose Goslin | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Rich "Goose" Gossage | Son went to University of Central Arkansas |
| Hank Greenberg | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Clark Griffith | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Burleigh Grimes | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Lefty Grove | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Chick Hafey | Played with the Fort Smith Twins (1920). |
| Jesse Haines | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Billy Hamilton | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Ned Hanlon | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bucky Harris | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Gabby Hartnett | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Harry Heilmann | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Rickey Henderson | Lived in Pine Bluff, AR |
| Pete Hill | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Harry Hooper | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Rogers Hornsby | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Waite Hoyt | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Carl Hubbell | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Miller Huggins | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Monte Irvin | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Travis Jackson | Born in Waldo, AR |
| Fergie Jenkins | Played with the Arkansas Travelers (1963-1965) |
| Hughie Jennings | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Ban Johnson | Regularly visited in Hot Springs, AR |
| Judy Johnson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Walter Johnson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Addie Joss | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Willie Keeler | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| George Kell | Born in Swifton, AR |
| Joe Kelley | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| King Kelly | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Kenesaw M. Landis | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Managed the Fort Smith Giants |
| John Henry 'Pop' Lloyd* | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Al Lopez | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Connie Mack | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Biz Mackey | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Mickey Mantle | Spent Honeymoon in Hot Springs, AR |
| Heinie Manush | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Rabbit Maranville | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Rube Marquard | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Joe McCarthy | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Tommy McCarthy | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Joe McGinnity | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| John McGraw | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bill McKechnie | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bid McPhee | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Johnny Mize | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Stan Musial | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Mel Ott | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Satchel Paige | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Herb Pennock | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Eddie Plank | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Cumberland Posey | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Old Hoss Radbourne | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Sam Rice | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Branch Rickey | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Eppa Rixey | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Brooks Robinson | Born in Little Rock, AR |
| Jackie Robinson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Wilbert Robinson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| 'Bullet' Joe Rogan | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Red Ruffing | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Babe Ruth | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Ray Schalk | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Frank Selee | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Al Simmons | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| George Sisler | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Hilton Smith | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Billy Southworth | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Albert G. Spalding | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Tris Speaker | Played with the Little Rock Travelers, AR (1908) |
| Casey Stengel | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bill Terry | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Joe Tinker | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Cristobal Torriente | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Pie Traynor | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Dazzy Vance | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Arky Vaughan | Born in Clifty, AR |
| Rube Waddell | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Honus Wagner | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Bobby Wallace | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Ed Walsh | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Paul Waner | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Zack Wheat | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| J. L. Wilkinson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Smokey Joe Williams | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Vic Willis | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Hack Wilson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Jud Wilson | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
| Cy Young | Trained in Hot Springs, AR |
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