This Day in History: , US Baseball Hall of <br />Fame Elects First Members.<br />January 29, 1936.<br />Based in Cooperstown, NY, the <br />Baseball Hall of Fame was <br />established to jumpstart the area’s <br />Depression-ravaged economy.<br />The Baseball Writers’ Association <br />of America chose the five greatest<br />superstars of the game as the <br />first class to be inducted.<br />The first members <br />were Ty Cobb.<br />Babe Ruth, .<br />Honus Wagner.<br /> Christy Matthewson .<br />and Walter Johnson.<br />Today, the Cooperstown <br />Baseball Hall of Fame has <br />approximately 350,000 <br />visitors per year
