an induction ceremony was held in cooperstown, new york, on june 13, 1949, for inductees of both 1948 and 1949. of the five total inductees, kid nichols and pie traynor attended, while charlie gehringer was unable to attend. mordecai brown and herb pennock had both died in 1948. dignitaries present included national league president ford frick, hall of fame founder stephen carlton clark, hall of fame president bob quinn, and brooklyn dodgers president branch rickey.