(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – The chance to spend the summer in Cooperstown is every baseball fan’s dream. For college students aspiring to land a once-in-a-lifetime summer experience in the National Baseball ...
He was the man who brought a little person to home plate and explosives to the outfield of Comiskey Park. But beyond the flash, legendary owner Bill Veeck’s open-minded approach brought positive ...
He entered the game with not just mere potential. From the day the Seattle Mariners made him the first pick in the 1987 MLB Draft, Ken Griffey Jr. was expected to be great. Twenty-two seasons, 630 ...
One of baseball’s greatest characters and catchers. The World War II veteran and 13-time World Series champion (10 as a player, 3 as a coach) was described by Casey Stengel as “a very strange fellow ...
Jim Rice spent his entire career in Boston, where he established himself as one of the most dangerous power hitters of his generation. Jim Rice spent his entire career in Boston, where he established ...
Known as “The Wizard of Oz,” Ozzie Smith combined athletic ability with acrobatic skill to become one of the greatest defensive shortstops of all time. Known as “The Wizard of Oz,” Ozzie Smith ...
Players who are eligible have played 10 seasons of Major League Baseball and have been retired for five full seasons. For example, those players eligible for consideration in 2025 will have played ...
Across our three floors of exhibit space, you will experience baseball history through artifacts on display, which showcase the important moments on the field as well as the game's monumental impact ...
A Snapshot of the Photograph Collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Since the 19th century, baseball and photography have grown up together. From the grandeur of the early game ...
Though Earle Combs may have been overshadowed by more celebrated teammates Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, the center fielder and lead-off hitter on some of the most successful Yankees teams of the 1920s ...
Famous for an overpowering fastball as he was for his razor-sharp wit, Lefty Gomez's lighthearted nature belied a ferocious desire to win. Famous for an overpowering fastball as he was for his ...
When 19th century baseball star Roger Connor passed away in 1931 at the age of 74, the first line of his obituary called him “The Babe Ruth of the ‘80s.” When 19th century baseball star Roger Connor ...