Introduction

Under the leadership of Walter O’Malley, the Dodger organization flourished and excelled both on and off the field. No standard in baseball is higher than reaching the Hall of Fame, both as an acknowledgment by colleagues that a player has distinguished himself as one of the truly all-time greats who made lasting contributions to the game and for his overall character. O’Malley’s “golden era” of baseball was marked by some of the game’s most recognizable names and biggest contributors. In addition to the eight players and two managers enshrined in Cooperstown, NY, O’Malley also had five broadcasters under his presidency who reached the highest heights in their profession and were inducted into the Hall of Fame as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award — Red Barber, Vin Scully, Buck Canel, Jaime Jarrin, and Al Helfer.