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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.
Tough Call – also known as Game Called Because of Rain, Bottom of the Sixth, or The Three Umpires – is a 1948 painting by American artist Norman Rockwell, painted for the April 23, 1949, cover of The Saturday Evening Post magazine. [1] The original painting is in the collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most career home runs in regular season play (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games). In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play
Allen, who died in 2020, was a seven-time All-Star and a two-time home run champion during his 15-season run as a Major League Baseball player. The Wampum, Pennsylvania native was signed by the ...
The position of crew chief was not as clearly established in the early years of the 20th century; for the purpose of this list, the crew chief for early World Series is defined as the home plate umpire for Game 1. Umpires who are active entering the 2025 season are indicated in bold face; members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are indicated in ...
Baseball Hall of Fame Total votes (First-team votes) Runner-up Team(s) represented by season Year of induction into National Baseball Hall of Fame Total votes (First-team votes) Catcher: Johnny Bench: Cincinnati Reds (1967–1983) 1989: 52 (24) Yogi Berra: New York Yankees (1946–1963) New York Mets 1972: 22 (4) First baseman: Lou Gehrig: New ...
The Somerset County Baseball Old-Timers inducted the Hall of Fame Class of 2024, Aug. 24, in Stoystown. New members include, front row, from left, Jack Boyer, James Seibert, Bob Christner, back ...