High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame was created in 1942 by the Helms Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. The foundation selected players, managers and executives who they felt best contributed to the ideals of the Pacific Coast League. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1943. A special Hall of Fame room was set up at Los Angeles’ Wrigley Field during the 1943 season to serve as the hall’s home.