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HALL OF FAME PLAQUE GALLERY. The Plaque Gallery is sacred ground for baseball fans, where the bronze plaques of the Hall of Famers line the oak walls and visitors speak in hushed, reverential tones. The dramatic arched entryway and marble columns let you know you are somewhere special.
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The Hall of Fame is comprised of 346 elected members. Included are 273 former major league players, as well as 40 executives/pioneers, 23 managers and 10 umpires. By position, there are: 84 pitchers, 20 catchers, 27 first basemen, 20 second basemen, 19 third basemen, 26 shortstops, 23 left fielders, 24 center fielders, 27 right fielders, 3 ...
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FOR THE 2024 SEASON TROLLEYS ARE IN SERVICE FROM FRIDAY, MAY 24 TO SUNDAY, SEPT. 1, FROM 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a relaxing visit and catch the Village Trolley to one of the many exciting Cooperstown attractions, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, The Farmers’ Museum, Doubleday Field, Fenimore Art Museum, and downtown ...
Roberto Clemente - Baseball Hall of Fame
On Dec. 31, 1972, Clemente boarded a small plane en route from Puerto Rico to Nicaragua to assist with earthquake relief. The heavily loaded plane crashed just off the Puerto Rican coast, and Clemente’s body was never recovered. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973 in a special election that waived the mandatory five-year waiting period.
Baseball History, American History and You - Baseball Hall of Fame
The Negro Leagues fielded outstanding players, many of whom have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Baseball led the way on integration, as Jackie Robinson became a key symbol of equality during the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s. “Jackie Robinson made my success possible,” said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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BUCK O'NEIL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. In 2008, The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum honored the legacy of the late John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil, the Negro leagues legend whose baseball contributions spanned eight decades, with the creation of the Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. LEARN MORE.
Jackie Robinson left lasting legacy | Baseball Hall of Fame
Jackie Robinson left behind a lifetime of history. And he was making that history right up to the moment he passed away at the young age of 53. On Oct. 24, 1972, Robinson succumbed to the effects of heart disease and diabetes at his home in Stamford, Conn. Just nine days earlier, Robinson made his final public appearance at Game 2 of the 1972 ...
Ortiz, David | Baseball Hall of Fame
Ortiz overwhelmed by visit to Hall of Fame. When David Ortiz arrived in Boston following the 2002 season, the Red Sox had gone 84 seasons without a World Series title. By the time Ortiz retired after 14 years with the Red Sox, Boston had three championships. And Ortiz was a major storyline in each one of them, slugging his way into history as ...
Jackie Robinson - Baseball Hall of Fame
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,” Jackie Robinson once said. The impact Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered. On April 15 each season, every team in the majors celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in honor of when he broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th …
Luckiest Man - Baseball Hall of Fame
Luckiest Man. Lou Gehrig, the Iron Horse of baseball famed for his 2,130 consecutive-games-played streak, made one of the most memorable speeches in the annals of sports. Heartfelt and poignant, this man with less than two years to live shared his feelings to an enraptured audience that left tears rolling down the cheeks of all but a few.