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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 ...
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 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.
The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is stacked with second basemen.. Ian Kinsler is one of three on the ballot, joining former Arizona State University teammate Dustin Pedroia and Chase Utley.He ...