The 1997 Induction Ceremony was held on Sunday, August 3, 1997. Phil Niekro was inducted with 380 votes in his 5th year of eligibility. Charley Feeney was presented with the 1997 Ford C. Frick Award; Jimmy Dudley was awarded with the 1997 J.G. Taylor Spink Award.
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Past Ceremonies
2023 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2019 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2018 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2017 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2016 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2015 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2013 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2012 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2011 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2010 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2009 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2007 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2006 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2005 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2004 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2003 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2002 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2001 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2000 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
1999 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
1998 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony