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The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team based in The Bronx, New York.The team competes as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Established in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles), the team relocated to New York in 1903 as the New York Highlanders, they officially renamed to their current name in 1913.
Tony Mullane, whose major-league career spanned 1881–1894; listed as both as switch pitcher and switch hitter. [1] Larry Corcoran, whose major-league career spanned 1880–1887; listed as a right-handed pitcher and switch hitter, [2] but pitched four innings alternating between his right arm and left arm on June 16, 1884, due to injury. [3]
He was the first American League pitcher to throw two no-hitters in a season and only the second player to do so in baseball history, after Johnny Vander Meer threw consecutive no-hitters in 1938. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] This is still the major league record for most no-hitters in a single season, a record that he and Vander Meer share with Virgil Trucks ...
Blomberg was the first major leaguer to bat as a designated hitter in a regular season game. On April 6, 1973, at Fenway Park, he was walked by Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant on five pitches with the bases loaded in the first inning, [10] [11] [12] and the bat he used is in Cooperstown's Hall of Fame.
Joe Mauer, who spent his 15-year major league career with his hometown Twins, is one of 12 new names appearing on the ballot for the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame. Mauer was the American League MVP ...
Kenneth Dale Holtzman (November 3, 1945 – April 15, 2024) was an American professional baseball player and coach. [1] He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1965 through 1979 for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Yankees.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, honoring those who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport.