How many Hall of Famers have you seen?

My friend threw out the question last night, and I liked it so well that I post it here to see your list of names.

The premise is simple. How many Hall of Famers have you seen play the game?

Players only count if you saw them play in person. Just because a player was on the roster of a team you saw, that doesn’t count. For example, if you watched the 1982 Cardinals live but Bruce Sutter didn’t pitch that day, you can’t include Sutter.

Managers count. Seeing a player in the minors or college counts, too.

My list:

• Rickey Henderson
• Dennis Eckersley
• Ozzie Smith
• Mike Schmidt
• Steve Carlton*
• Ryne Sandberg
• Goose Gossage*
• Tony Gwynn
• Cal Ripken, Jr.

Carlton and Gossage I can't say for certain because I was pretty young. They were both bullpen guys when I saw them, and I don't have the ticket stubs to look up box scores for those games.

That leaves my count at seven for sure.

I would imagine the list will grow at least five or six more names from the active or recently-retired guys.

Robbie Alomar, Barry Larkin and the Crime Dog Fred McGriff are up next year for the first time, and that’d bump me north to an even 10. My friend that started this has a dozen today.

Who’s on yours?

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