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PRESERVING HISTORY. HONORING EXCELLENCE. CONNECTING GENERATIONS.
AROUND THE HORN
Veterans Day Edition
News & Notes from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Nov. 10, 2010
volume 17, issue 12
HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates the lives of the men and women who have served our National Pastime at
the highest level…Many of those players, managers, umpires and executives also served the United States in the Armed Forces, and
on Veterans Day, the nation takes time to thank them for their service…A total of 68 Hall of Famers – almost a quarter of all
enshrined in Cooperstown – served in the Armed Forces during wartime…The Hall of Fame also says “thank you” to veterans yearround by providing active duty and retired career military free admission to the Museum.
’TIS THE ELECTION SEASON
EXPANSION ERA: Eight former major league players, three executives and one former manager comprise the 12-name Expansion
Era ballot for the Committee to Consider Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players for Hall of Fame election, to be
reviewed and voted upon at the 2010 Baseball Winter Meetings by a 16-member electorate…The 12-person ballot was announced
Nov. 8…The results of the Expansion Era vote will be announced on Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. ET from the Winter Meetings in Orlando,
Fla…Every candidate receiving votes on 75 percent of the 16 ballots cast will earn election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and
will be honored during Hall of Fame Weekend 2011, July 22-25 in Cooperstown, New York.
The 12 individuals who will be considered by the Expansion Era Committee in December for Hall of Fame Induction in 2011: Former
players Vida Blue, Dave Concepcion, Steve Garvey, Ron Guidry, Tommy John, Al Oliver, Ted Simmons and Rusty Staub;
former manager Billy Martin; and executives Pat Gillick, Marvin Miller and George Steinbrenner…Martin and Steinbrenner are
deceased; all other candidates are living.
The 16-member electorate charged with the review of the Expansion Era ballot features: Hall of Fame members Johnny Bench,
Whitey Herzog, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer, Tony Perez, Frank Robinson, Ryne Sandberg and Ozzie Smith; major league
executives Bill Giles (Phillies), David Glass (Royals), Andy MacPhail (Orioles) and Jerry Reinsdorf (White Sox); and veteran
media members Bob Elliott (Toronto Sun), Tim Kurkjian (ESPN), Ross Newhan (retired, Los Angeles Times) and Tom Verducci
(Sports Illustrated).
The Expansion Era ballot was devised by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) appointed Historical Overview
Committee, comprised of 11 veteran members: Dave Van Dyck (Chicago Tribune); Bob Elliott (Toronto Sun); Rick Hummel (St.
Louis Post-Dispatch); Steve Hirdt (Elias Sports Bureau); Moss Klein (formerly Newark Star-Ledger); Bill Madden (New York Daily
News); Ken Nigro, (formerly Baltimore Sun); Jack O’Connell (BBWAA secretary/treasurer); Nick Peters (formerly Sacramento
Bee); Tracy Ringolsby (FSN Rocky Mountain); and Mark Whicker (Orange County Register).
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The Expansion Era covers candidates among managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players whose most significant career
impact was realized during the 1973-present time frame…Eligible candidates include: Players who played in at least 10 major league
seasons, who are not on Major League Baseball’s ineligible list, and have been retired for 21 or more seasons (those whose last major
league season was no later than 1989); Managers and Umpires with 10 or more years in baseball and retired for at least five years,
with any candidates who are 65 years or older first-eligible six months from the date of the election following retirement; and
Executives who have been retired for at least five years, with any active executives 65 or older eligible for consideration…The
Expansion Era Committee is the first of a three-year cycle of consideration for Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired
Players by Era, as opposed to the previous consideration by classification, with changes approved and announced by the Hall of
Fame’s Board of Directors at the conclusion of Hall of Fame Weekend 2010.
FUTURE ELECTIONS: The changes maintain the high standards for earning election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, with
focus on three eras: Expansion (1973-present); Golden (1947-1972) and Pre-Integration (1871-1946), as opposed to the previous four
Committees on Baseball Veterans, which considered the four categories of candidates…Three separate electorates will now consider
by era a single composite ballot of managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players on an annual basis, with Golden Era
Committee candidates to be considered at the 2011 Winter Meetings for Induction in 2012 and the Pre-Integration Era Committee
candidates to be considered at the 2012 Winter Meetings for Induction in 2013…The Expansion Era Committee will next meet at the
2013 Winter Meetings for Induction in 2014.
LEGENDS OF THE AIR AND PRINT
FRICK AWARD FINALISTS: Ten of baseball’s most beloved and honored broadcasters have been named as the finalists for the
2011 Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and
Museum…The 10 finalists for the 2011 Frick Award are: Rene Cardenas, Tom Cheek, Dizzy Dean, Jacques Doucet, Bill King,
Ned Martin, Tim McCarver, Graham McNamee, Eric Nadel and Dave Van Horne…The winner of the 2011 Frick Award will be
announced at Baseball’s Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 7, and honored during Hall of Fame Weekend July 22-25 in
Cooperstown…The 10 finalists for the 2011 Frick Award include the three fan selections produced during online balloting at the Hall
of Fame’s Facebook site – www.facebook.com/baseballhall – throughout September...A total of 21,603 votes were cast….Cheek
topped all broadcasters in fan voting with 11,661 votes, King was second with 4,758 votes and Doucet followed with 2,714
votes….Final voting for the 2011 Frick Award will be conducted by a 20-member electorate, comprised of the 15 living Frick Award
recipients and five broadcast historians/columnists, including past Frick honorees Marty Brennaman, Jerry Coleman, Gene Elston,
Joe Garagiola, Jaime Jarrin, Milo Hamilton, Tony Kubek, Denny Matthews, 2010 Frick Award winner Jon Miller, Dave
Niehaus, Felo Ramirez, Vin Scully, Lon Simmons, Bob Uecker and Bob Wolff, and historians/columnists Bob Costas (NBC),
Barry Horn (Dallas Morning News), Stan Isaacs (formerly of NY Newsday), Ted Patterson (historian) and Curt Smith
(historian)…For bios on the 10 finalists, please visit www.baseballhall.org.
WRITTEN HISTORY: The winner of the 2011 J.G. Taylor Spink Award for excellence in baseball writing will be announced at
baseball’s Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 8…The 2011 Spink Award winner will be honored at the Hall of Fame Induction
Weekend July 22-25… Bill Madden won the 2010 Spink Award.
BASEB ALL WRITERS’ ELECTION
JANUARY’S NOMINEES: The 2011 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame vote will be announced at 2 p.m. EST
on Jan. 5, 2011…First-time eligibles include Jeff Bagwell, Kevin Brown, John Franco, Juan Gonzalez, Tino Martinez, John
Olerud, Rafael Palmeiro and Larry Walker…Holdover candidates include Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven, each of whom
received more than 70 percent of the BBWAA vote in 2010, along with Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Jack
Morris and Lee Smith…The complete BBWAA ballot will be announced Nov. 29…For a list of eligible candidates, visit
www.baseballhall.org .
BOOK NOW FOR FUTURE WEEKENDS: Future Hall of Fame Weekends will be held over the last full weekend in July in
upcoming years, including the 2011 Induction Weekend, which is scheduled for July 22-25, with the Induction Ceremony on July
24…The 2012 Induction Weekend will be held July 27-30 with the Induction on July 29, and the 2013 Induction Weekend will be
held July 26-29 with the Induction on July 28…A partial list of eligible first-time players for upcoming Hall of Fame elections
includes: 2012: Javy Lopez, Tim Salmon, Ruben Sierra, Bernie Williams; 2013: Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike
Piazza; 2014: Moises Alou, Eric Gagne, Tom Glavine, Luis Gonzalez, Greg Maddux, Mike Mussina, Hideo Nomo, Jeff Kent, Frank
Thomas; 2015: Nomar Garciaparra, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz; 2016: Brad Ausmus, Ken Griffey Jr.….For
complete details, visit www.baseballhall.org.
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2010 BALLOTING REC AP
AND THE WINNER IS: The 2010 Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot featured 26 candidates, including 15 newcomers
and 11 returning candidates…Andre Dawson earned election in his ninth year on the ballot, the only player who received the
minimum 75-percent of the vote needed for election…Four of the first-ballot candidates received the five percent of the vote
necessary to remain on the ballot: Roberto Alomar (73.7%), Barry Larkin (51.6%), Edgar Martinez (36.2%) and Fred McGriff
(21.5%)…In total, 11 players received votes on less than five percent of ballots cast, and are therefore no longer eligible for
consideration by the BBWAA… 14 players will return for consideration in 2011…There were 539 ballots cast, with 405 votes
necessary for election and 27 votes necessary to remain on the ballot…The final results, in order of percentage received:
NAME
YR
%
NAME
YR
%
NAME
YR
%
9
22.4%
Eric Karros
1
<1%
Andre Dawson
9
77.9% Alan Trammell
Bert Blyleven
13
74.2% Fred McGriff
1
21.5%
Kevin Appier
1
<1%
Roberto Alomar
1
73.7% Don Mattingly
10
16.1%
Pat Hentgen
1
<1%
Jack Morris
11
52.3% Dave Parker
14
15.2%
David Segui
1
<1%
Barry Larkin
1
51.6% Dale Murphy
12
117%
Mike Jackson
1
0%
Lee Smith
8
47.3% Harold Baines
4
6.1%
Ray Lankford
1
0%
Edgar Martinez
1
36.2% Andres Galarraga
1
4.1%
Shane Reynolds
1
0%
Tim Raines
3
30.4% Robin Ventura
1
1.31%
Todd Zeile
1
0%
Mark McGwire
4
23.7% Ellis Burks
1
<1%
THE VOTING ELECTORATE: For the second consecutive year, 539 ballots were cast by BBWAA voters in 2010, six shy of the
mark set in 2007…On eight total occasions more than 500 ballots have been cast (515-2001; 506-2004; 516-2005; 520-2006; 5452007; 543-2008; 539-2009) …At least 400 ballots have been cast in every election since 1986…Voting privileges are extended to
those BBWAA members meeting their organization’s Hall of Fame voting qualifications and in good standing with the
BBWAA…Voters can select from zero to 10 names on their Hall of Fame ballot…Votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast are necessary
for election.
CAREFUL SELECTION: 2010 marked the 67th Hall of Fame election held by the BBWAA…Starting in 1936, the BBWAA has
elected someone 60 times and on seven occasions it did not elect anyone (1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1971, 1996)…On nine
occasions, no election was held (1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965)…The BBWAA membership has elected
from zero to five candidates in each of its 67 elections…As qualified in the chart below, it has voted in one player more than any other
quantity (25 times).
ELECTED
TIMES
LAST
CLASS
5
1
1936
Cobb, Johnson, Mathewson, Ruth, Wagner
4
2
1955
DiMaggio, Hartnett, Lyons, Vance
3
8
1999
Brett, Ryan, Yount
2
24
2009
Henderson, Rice
1
25
2010
Dawson
0
7
1996
----THE GAME’S ELITE: The Hall of Fame is comprised of 292 elected members…Included are 203 former major league players, 26
executives, 35 Negro leaguers, 19 managers and nine umpires…The BBWAA has elected 109 candidates to the Hall while the
Veterans Committee (in all of its forms) has chosen 157 deserving candidates (94 major leaguers, 26 executives, 19 managers, nine
Negro leaguers and nine umpires)…The defunct “Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues” selected nine men from 1971-77 and the
Special Committee on Negro Leagues in 2006, elected 17 Negro leaguers…There are currently 66 living members.
BETWEEN THE LINES: Including Negro league players, the following is a breakdown by position of the 231 Hall of Famers who
earned their election on the playing field…Also included is the last major leaguer to be elected at each position.
Pitchers ........................ 71
Second Baseman ......... 19
Left Fielders ................ 21
Catchers....................... 16
Third Baseman ........... 13
Center Fielders ........... 23
First Baseman ............. 21
Shortstops ................... 23
Right Fielders.............. 23
Designated Hitter.......... 1
DH: Molitor (2004)
PITCHER: Gossage (2008)
SECOND BASE: Gordon (2009)
LEFT FIELD:Henderson, Rice(2009)
CATCHER: Carter (2003)
THIRD BASE: Boggs (2005)
CENTER FIELD: Puckett (2001)
FIRST BASE: Murray (2003)
SHORTSTOP: Ripken Jr. (2007)
RIGHT FIELD: Dawson (2010)
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CAPPING THE ISSUE: The choice of which team logo appears on a player’s plaque is the Museum's decision, though the inductees
desires are considered…As a history museum, it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that
player's career…A player's election to the Hall of Fame is a career achievement, and as such, every team for whom he played is listed
on the plaque; however, the logo selection is based on where that player makes his most indelible mark…For example, it would not be
appropriate from an historical standpoint if Babe Ruth's cap had a Red Sox logo, if Ty Cobb's cap had a Philly A's logo, or if Hank
Greenberg's had a Pirates logo…However, when instances come up where a player's career achievements were fairly evenly divided,
as was the case with both Dave Winfield and Carlton Fisk, the player is given more ownership in the decision, though the Museum
retains the final one.
FIRST THINGS FIRST: With Rickey Henderson elected on his first Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot appearance in
2009, 44 players have been elected in their first year of eligibility (11 pitchers, seven RF, six LF, four CF, five SS, three 2B, four 3B,
two 1B, one DH and one catcher)…In seven of the last 11 elections, at least one player has been elected in his first year of
eligibility…Other than the inaugural Hall of Fame election, 1999 is the only year where as many as three first-year candidates were
elected at once…NOTE: Lou Gehrig (who received votes in 1936 while active and then was elected by acclamation in 1939) and
Roberto Clemente (by special election in 1973) were each elected through a non-traditional process and are not counted in the 44.
YEAR
1936
1936
1936
1936
1936
1962
1962
1966
1969
1972
1973
NAME
Ty Cobb
Honus Wagner
Babe Ruth
Christy Mathewson
Walter Johnson
Jackie Robinson
Bob Feller
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Sandy Koufax
Warren Spahn
YEAR
1974
1977
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982
1983
1985
1986
1988
NAME
Mickey Mantle
Ernie Banks
Willie Mays
Al Kaline
Bob Gibson
Hank Aaron
Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Lou Brock
Willie McCovey
Willie Stargell
YEAR
1989
1989
1990
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1999
1999
NAME
Johnny Bench
Carl Yastrzemski
Jim Palmer
Joe Morgan
Rod Carew
Tom Seaver
Reggie Jackson
Steve Carlton
Mike Schmidt
Nolan Ryan
George Brett
YEAR
1999
2001
2001
2002
2003
2004
2004
2005
2007
2007
2009
NAME
Robin Yount
Kirby Puckett
Dave Winfield
Ozzie Smith
Eddie Murray
Dennis Eckersley
Paul Molitor
Wade Boggs
Tony Gwynn
Cal Ripken Jr.
Rickey Henderson
TRY AND TRY AGAIN: The 63 men not elected by the BBWAA in their first year eligible were done so on a later ballot, taking
from two to 15 elections…The length of time a player could stay on the BBWAA ballot has varied throughout history…From 194656, the rule was that a player must have been active at some point in the 25 years prior to the election – it was increased to 30 years
from 1956-62, and has been 20 ever since…When one walks through the Hall of Fame Gallery, though, the year or method by which
players were elected are not noted…The 63 non-first year BBWAA electees: 2nd election (Berra, Fingers, Fisk, Ford, Lajoie,
Speaker, Young); 3rd election (Alexander, Grove, Hubbell, Hunter, Jenkins, Marichal, Ott, Perry, Sandberg); 4th election (E.Collins,
DiMaggio, Keeler, Killebrew, Roberts, Sisler, Wynn); 5th election (Campanella, Hornsby, Mathews, Niekro, Sutton); 6th election
(Aparicio, Carter, Cochrane, Frisch, Gehringer, P.Waner, B.Williams); 7th election (Appling, Foxx); 8th election (Pennock, Traynor,
Wilhelm); 9th election (Dawson, Dean, Gossage, Greenberg, Medwick, Perez, Simmons); 10th election (Boudreau, Cronin, Dickey,
Drysdale, Lyons); 11th election (Snider); 12th election (Hartnett, Heilmann, Lemon); 13th election (Kiner, Sutter); 14th election
(Maranville, Terry); 15th election (Rice, Ruffing); 16th election (Vance).
ONE-TEAM WONDERS: There are 47 Hall of Famers who spent their entire career with one team…2009 inductee Jim Rice is the
most recent addition to that list…The others: Luke Appling, Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, George Brett, Roy Campanella, Roberto
Clemente, Earle Combs, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Don Drysdale, Red Faber, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Lou Gehrig,
Charlie Gehringer, Bob Gibson, Tony Gwynn, Carl Hubbell, Travis Jackson, Walter Johnson, Al Kaline, Addie Joss, Sandy Koufax,
Bob Lemon, Ted Lyons, Mickey Mantle, Bill Mazeroski, Bid McPhee, Stan Musial, Mel Ott, Jim Palmer, Kirby Puckett, Pee Wee
Reese, Cal Ripken Jr., Phil Rizzuto, Brooks Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell, Pie Traynor, Bill Terry, Ted
Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Robin Yount and Ross Youngs.
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LUCKY 70: Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar are the 22nd and 23rd players to receive between 70 and 74.9 percent of the Baseball
Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame vote in any one BBWAA election…Blyleven received 74.21 percent of the 2010
BBWAA vote, missing election by just five votes…Roberto Alomar received 73.65 percent of the 2010 BBWAA vote, falling short
by eight votes…All 21 previous players who cleared the 70-percent barrier but did not receive the 75 percent of the vote necessary to
gain election that year have been subsequently elected to the Hall of Fame…Seventeen of those players were elected the following
year – 16 by the BBWAA and one – Frank Chance – by the Veterans Committee…Of the four players who were not elected the
following year, two – Nellie Fox (1985, 74.68 percent) and Orlando Cepeda (1994, 73.63 percent) – were in their final year of
BBWAA eligibility…Jim Bunning (1988, 74.24 percent) remained on the BBWAA ballot for three more years after clearing the 70percent barrier and was subsequently elected by the Veterans Committee in 1996…The final player who was not elected the following
year, Red Ruffing, is the only player to receive between 70 and 74.9 percent of the BBWAA vote in more than one election…Ruffing
received 70.15 percent of the vote in the 1964 election, and later that year was placed on a winner-take-all run-off ballot, where he
received 81.78 percent of the vote but finished second to Luke Appling…Then in 1967, Ruffing received 72.60 percent of the
BBWAA vote to finish in a first-place tie with Joe Medwick…This resulted in another run-off election, in which Ruffing was elected.
CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR: Several individuals have come close to being elected to the Hall of Fame, but have missed by the
slimmest of margins in a given year…All were subsequently elected.
YEAR
PLAYER
BALLOTS CAST
VOTES RECEIVED
NEEDED/ELECTION SHORT BY
1985 ................... Nellie Fox......................... 395.................................... 295 .......................................297......................................2
1947 ................... Pie Traynor....................... 161.................................... 119 .......................................121......................................2
1986 ................... Billy Williams .................. 425.................................... 315 .......................................319......................................4
1988 ................... Jim Bunning ..................... 427.................................... 317 .......................................321......................................4
2010 ................... Bert Blyleven................... 539.................................... 400 .......................................405......................................5
1994 ................... Orlando Cepeda................ 455.................................... 335 .......................................342......................................7
1967 ................... Joe Medwick .................... 292.................................... 212 .......................................219......................................7
1945 ................... Frank Chance.................... 247.................................... 179 .......................................186......................................7
1953 ................... Bill Terry.......................... 264.................................... 191 .......................................198......................................7
1982 ................... Juan Marichal ................... 415.................................... 305 .......................................312......................................7
1951 ................... Paul Waner ....................... 226.................................... 162 .......................................170......................................8
1968 ................... Roy Campanella ............... 283.................................... 205 .......................................213......................................8
2010 ................... Roberto Alomar.............. 539.................................... 397 .......................................405......................................8
1975 ................... Robin Roberts................... 362.................................... 263 .......................................272......................................9
1997 ................... Don Sutton ....................... 473.................................... 346 .......................................355......................................9
2002 ................... Gary Carter....................... 472.................................... 343 .......................................354....................................11
CLOSE, AND CIGAR: Meanwhile, 24 Hall of Famers have earned election by 10 votes or less:
YEAR
PLAYER
VOTES NEEDED
RECEIVED
MARGIN
1939 ................... Willie Keeler……………………... 206…………………. 207………………. 1
1953 ................... Al Simmons………………………. 198…………………. 199………………. 1
1975 ................... Ralph Kiner………………………. 272…………………. 273………………. 1
1991 ................... Ferguson Jenkins…………………. 333…………………. 334………………. 1
1937 ................... Cy Young………………………….151…………………. 153………………. 2
1947 ................... Lefty Grove………………………. 121…………………. 123………………. 2
1948 ................... Pie Traynor……………………….. 90…………………... 93………………... 3
1948 .................. Herb Pennock…………………….. 90…………………... 94………………... 4
1962 ................... Jackie Robinson…………………... 120…………………. 124………………. 4
1972 ................... Early Wynn……………………….. 297…………………. 301………………. 4
1987 ................... Jim “Catfish” Hunter……………... 310…………………. 315………………. 5
1954 ................... Bill Terry…………………………. 189…………………. 195………………. 6
1955 ................... Gabby Hartnett…………………… 189…………………. 195………………. 6
2005 ................... Ryne Sandberg…………………… 387…………………. 393………………. 6
1939 ................... Eddie Collins……………………... 206…………………. 213………………. 7
1942 ................... Rogers Hornsby…………………... 175…………………. 182………………. 7
1947 ................... Mickey Cochrane………………….121…………………. 128………………. 7
1956 ................... Joe Cronin………………………… 145…………………. 152………………. 7
1970 ................... Lou Boudreau…………………….. 225…………………. 232………………. 7
2009…………….Jim Rice…………………………...412…………………...405……………….7
1951 ................... Jimmie Foxx……………………… 170…………………. 179………………. 9
1991 ................... Gaylord Perry…………………….. 333…………………. 342………………. 9
1974 ................... Whitey Ford………………………. 274…………………. 284………………. 10
2000 ................... Tony Perez………………………... 375…………………. 385………………. 10
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HARDWARE HISTORY: POSTSEASON HONORS
It’s award season in baseball, and many former award-winners are now enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame:
MOUND MAVENS: Fourteen different Hall of Fame pitchers have captured 25 Cy Young trophies since the award’s inception in
1956…The HOF pitcher with the most awards is 1994 inductee Steve Carlton (4)…Other multiple-winners include Jim Palmer, Sandy
Koufax and Tom Seaver (3 each), and Bob Gibson and Gaylord Perry (2 each)…Warren Spahn, Early Wynn, Whitey Ford, Don
Drysdale, Ferguson Jenkins, Catfish Hunter, Bruce Sutter and Rollie Fingers each won the award once…Since the award was split into
two leagues in 1967, on three occasions the two winners have become Hall of Fame members: 1972 (Perry and Carlton), 1973 (Palmer
and Seaver) and 1975 (Palmer and Seaver).
KIDS ON THE BLOCK: In the 63-year history of Rookie of the Year voting (its official inception was in 1947), 13 recipients went
on to earn a spot in the Hall of Fame, including 2010 inductee Andre Dawson, who won the 1977 National League Rookie of the Year
Award with the Expos…Of the 14 unanimous RoY choices, four have gone to Cooperstown – Frank Robinson, Orlando Cepeda,
Willie McCovey and Carlton Fisk…Three times in the 61 years of balloting in both leagues (1949-09), the voters have selected a pair
of future Hall of Famers in the same season: 1956 (Luis Aparicio/Frank Robinson), ’67 (Tom Seaver/Rod Carew) and ’77
(Dawson/Eddie Murray).
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE: In the 89 years of MVP voting (1911-09, less the nine years when there was either no official vote or
voting was not held in both leagues), several Hall of Famers have earned the award…On eight occasions league MVPs from the same
position in the same year became Hall of Famers, including:
YEAR
POSITION
A.L. MVP/FUTURE HOFer
N.L. MVP/FUTURE HOFer
1980
Third Base
George Brett
Mike Schmidt
1969
First Base
Harmon Killebrew
Willie McCovey
1966
Right Field
Frank Robinson
Roberto Clemente
1955
Catcher
Roy Campanella
Yogi Berra
1951
Catcher
Roy Campanella
Yogi Berra
1946
Left Field
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
1924
Pitcher
Walter Johnson
Dazzy Vance
1914
Second base
Eddie Collins
Johnny Evers
GLOVE HIM MADLY: The Gold Glove Award has been presented annually in each league since 1957 at every fielding
position…Twenty-five Hall of Famers earned multiple Gold Glove Awards during their career, with the “Human Vacuum Cleaner,”
Brooks Robinson, pacing all Hall of Famers with 16…By position among Hall of Famers, a total of 25 Hall of Famers (three pitchers,
two catchers, one first baseman, four second basemen, three third basemen, three shortstops and nine outfielders) garnered multiple
Gold Glove Awards…The list of Hall of Famers (with total Awards in parentheses) to win multiple Gold Gloves: Brooks Robinson
(16), Ozzie Smith (13), Roberto Clemente (12), Willie Mays (12), Johnny Bench (10), Al Kaline (10), Mike Schmidt (10), Luis
Aparicio (9), Bob Gibson (9), Ryne Sandberg (9), Andre Dawson (8), Bill Mazeroski (8), Dave Winfield (7), Carl Yastrzemski
(7), Kirby Puckett (6), Tony Gwynn (5), Joe Morgan (5), Phil Niekro (5), Jim Palmer (4), Hank Aaron (3), Gary Carter (3),
Nellie Fox (3), Eddie Murray (3), Wade Boggs (2) and Cal Ripken (2).
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MUSEUM NEWS FROM COOPERSTOWN
LASTING LEGACY: The ballplayer known as Pete Hill earned election to the Hall of Fame in 2006…On Oct. 12, the man who was
known at birth as John Preston Hill was honored in Cooperstown – his identity secure for all time…The National Baseball Hall of
Fame and Museum hosted Pete Hill Day on Oct. 12 – the date of his birth – to recognize the genealogical roots of a Hall of Fame
hero…Thanks to recently unearthed information by a group of dedicated researchers, the Hall of Fame was able to re-cast Hill’s Hall
of Fame plaque to properly reflect his given name as well as to reflect his hometown of Culpeper, Va…Pete Hill’s accomplishments
as a pre-Negro leagues star in the early 20th century led to his posthumous induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006, as
part of a special election of candidates who emerged through a five-year study on the feats of Negro leagues and pre-Negro leagues
stars…Hill was one of 17 legends elected to the Hall of Fame that year following the work of the Negro leagues and pre-Negro
leagues project which, though a grant from Major League Baseball, researched baseball achievements by African Americans from
1860-1960…Research on Pete Hill’s real identity was delivered to Cooperstown in December when Zann Nelson, a researcher and
writer based in Culpeper County, Va., received an assignment on Hill from her editor at the Culpeper Star-Exponent…Hill was
thought to have been born in Pittsburgh, Pa., but new information suggested that Hill was actually born in the Culpeper, Va.,
area…Using data such as census reports, Social Security documents and death certificates, Nelson produced a series of articles
detailing Hill’s roots and proper formal name, John Preston Hill…Earlier this year, a thorough review conducted by the Hall of Fame,
using Nelson’s research as a guide, confirmed the new research…Pete Hill’s Hall of Fame plaque was updated to reflect his given
name – John Preston Hill – replacing the “Joseph Preston Hill” that originally appeared at his 2006 induction…Additionally, the
official records in the Hall of Fame Library will reflect a change in his birthplace from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Culpeper, Va., on October
12, the day records indicate Hill was born, though his exact birth year, sometime between 1880 and 1884, remains unclear…Among
those in attendance at the Oct. 12 ceremony were six great nephews and nieces of Pete Hill – Ron Hill, Marcella Hill-Grimett, Leslie
Hill Penn, Loretta Hill Embry, Kenneth Embry and Michael Hill Sr. – along with their family members.
AUTUMN GLORY: Following the San Francisco Giants’ World Series-clinching win on Nov. 1, the Museum acquired nearly a
dozen artifacts from both the Giants and the American League Champion Texas Rangers…Those artifacts will be on display by
Thanksgiving in Autumn Glory, which celebrates the history of baseball’s postseason…Artifacts donated by the Giants and Rangers
from the 106th World Series include:
Bat used by World Series Most Valuable Player Edgar Renteria to hit his game-winning home run in Game 5.
Road jersey worn by Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum in Game 5; Lincecum won two games in the Fall Classic.
World Series batting helmet worn by Cody Ross, who scored five runs in the World Series.
Cap worn by the Giants Madison Bumgarner in Game 4 when the rookie pitched eight shutout innings.
Cap worn by the Giants’ Matt Cain in Game 2; Cain allowed no earned runs in 21.1 postseason innings this year.
Left spike worn by the Giants’ Aubrey Huff in the Series; Huff drove in eight runs in the 2010 postseason.
Catcher’s mask and spikes worn by the Giants’ Buster Posey throughout the Series.
Bat used by the Rangers’ Mitch Moreland to hit his Game 3 home run, the first World Series round-tripper in Rangers’
history.
Ceremonial first pitch ball from Game 4, delivered by former President George W. Bush and former President George H.W.
Bush, signed by both men.
Dirt taken from around the pitching mound following Game 3 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to mark the first World Series
game in North Texas history.
These and other artifacts from the 2010 postseason will be on display in the Autumn Glory exhibit through the 2011 Major League
Baseball postseason…The Museum collections contain many artifacts documenting the entire history of World Series and postseason
play, including Don Larsen’s cap and Yogi Berra’s mitt from Larsen’s 1956 perfect game; Joe Carter’s bat from his 1993 Seriesending blast; and World Series rings from the last century of Fall Classic competition.
BACK TO SCHOOL: The Education Department at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has resumed its award-winning
program of videoconference lessons as students returned to the classroom this fall…The EBBETS Field Trip Series (Electronically
Bringing Baseball Education To Students) transports the wonders of Cooperstown to the classrooms of students across the nation and
the world…Classroom educators may choose any of our 15 thematic units and participate in a live, interactive lesson with a Museum
educator…Baseball is used as the platform to help students discover standards-based objectives in diverse topics like mathematics,
geography, civil rights, women’s history, economics, industrial technology, communication arts and more…Learning and artifacts
abound in this hour-long virtual visit to one of America's premier education destinations…For more information on the program, call
607-547-0347 or visit www.baseballhall.org/education.
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A GAME FOR ALL: The role of women in baseball is celebrated every day at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
through Diamond Dreams, a fan-favorite exhibit featuring nearly 100 artifacts and the stories of scores of women who have played
influential roles on the field, in the office and in the stands throughout baseball history…On Oct. 15, a new face joined the exhibition
walls, as the Museum revealed the incorporation of Judy Scarafile, long-time President of the Cape Cod Baseball League, to the "In
the Office" segment of the exhibit, with an image and label documenting her achievements over 40 years of service to the
game…Scarafile, who visited Cooperstown for the debut, joins other women executive pioneers in the exhibit, including Pam
Gardner, President of Business Operations for the Houston Astros, and Major League Baseball executives Katy Feeney and Phyllis
Merhige, in the panel of the exhibit…For 40 years, Scarafile has served the 125-year-old Cape League in various capacities, leading
the collegiate summer league organization since 1991 in all facets of business operations…In 2003, Scarafile became the first woman
inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame and she has received numerous awards from charities and organizations, as
well as winning the "Woman of the Year" Award from USA Baseball…The Diamond Dreams exhibit is located along the Museum’s
baseball history timeline on the second floor and is included with regular Museum admission.
TEEN DREAM: Fourteen-year-old Josh Smith’s dream of visiting the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum came true this
fall, thanks to a trip to the Haverhill (Mass.) Public Library…As avid library users and baseball fans, the Smith family discovered the
Step Up to the Plate @ Your Library program while visiting their library this summer…Smith won the contest when new Hall of
Famer Andre Dawson pulled his name from all the entries from around the country…Smith visited the Hall of Fame Oct. 30 as the
winner of the annual program…The 14-year-old Red Sox fan got a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum with his family, then
attended the World Series Gala in the Hall of Fame's Grandstand Theater – watching Game 3 of the Fall Classic between the Giants
and the Rangers…For more information on the program, please visit your local library or www.ala.org.
THE ULTIMATE SLEEPOVER: Cooperstown is the home of baseball, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is
giving children the chance to feel right at home amidst heroes and history…The Hall of Fame will host its Extra Innings Overnight
program Nov. 19-20, giving kids ages 7-12 the chance to spend an unforgettable night in the Museum…Children have the opportunity
to sleep in the Plaque Gallery among the bronze tributes to Hall of Famers like Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams after a
fun-filled evening at the Hall of Fame…The evening includes all-access to the Museum’s public area after hours, special hands-on
programs throughout the Museum, a late-night snack and a movie in the Bullpen Theater…The evening begins at 7 p.m. on Friday and
guests will exit the Museum at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday…Cost is $49.95 for juniors, $39.95 for adults, and limited spots remain…For
more information or to reserve your spot, call 607-547-0312.
VIP TREATMENT: This winter and spring, fans will have the opportunity to experience the Baseball Hall of Fame through a
program designed to give Cooperstown visitors a Hall of Fame VIP Experience…The Museum has partnered with Cooperstown
accommodations to offer this unique package, which includes behind-the-scenes experiences at the Museum...This special package is
only available through participating accommodations on select dates…Your VIP experience will begin with exclusive after-hours
access to the Hall of Fame on Thursday evening and wrap up on Friday afternoon with a private reception…The Hall of Fame VIP
experience is a great way to learn more about the Museum and baseball history, whether this is your first or your 50th visit to
Cooperstown…Available for purchase through select Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce accommodations, the Hall of Fame VIP
Experience makes a perfect get-away for you and your family or a great gift for someone special…The Hall of Fame VIP Experience
includes: A Hall of Fame Sustaining Membership ($100 value), exclusive after-hours access to the Museum on Thursday evening, a
library archive tour, a Museum collections artifact presentation and concludes with a private late-afternoon reception with light
refreshments served….Upcoming dates include: Jan. 20-21, Feb. 24-25, March 3-4, March 17-18, April 14-15, May 19-20.
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: Help us celebrate the Holidays at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday, Dec. 11…Museum
admission is free that day to all visitors who contribute at least two non-perishable food items to our food drive benefiting
Opportunities for Otsego and the Cooperstown Food Bank…At 2 p.m., we will host a special holiday concert in the Hall of Fame
gallery featuring the Pathfinder Village Hand Bell Choir and Hooked on Tonics, SUNY Oneonta's premiere co-ed A Cappella group.
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COOPERSTOWN CONNECTION
COMING TO COOPERSTOWN: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has already received several treasures from the
2010 season, including: The ball hit by Boston’s Marco Scutaro for the first regular-season hit at Minnesota’s Target Field and dirt
from the field after that first game on April 12…The bat used by Minnesota’s Jason Kubel to hit the first regular-season home run at
Target Field on April 12…A Cincinnati Reds cap from pitcher Mike Leake, who became the first pitcher in 15 years to go directly
from amateur ball to the big leagues…A bat with an axe-style handle used by the Seattle Mariners in spring training during batting
practice…Jose Reyes’ batting gloves from his game-winning sacrifice fly in the Mets’ 20-inning win over the Cardinals on April 17,
along with a scorecard from the game…A ball from Ubaldo Jimenez’s no-hitter on April 17, the first no-hitter in Rockies’ history,
along with a scorecard from the game from 2005 J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner Tracy Ringolsby and Jimenez’s cap from the
game…Jersey from Kansas City pitcher Joakim Soria worn on April 25 when he recorded his 94th big league save, setting a record for
MLB pitchers born in Mexico…Spikes worn by Oakland’s Dallas Braden during his perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays May
9, and a game ball from that contest, along with a scoresheet kept by A’s manager of baseball information Mike Selleck…A game
uniform worn by Tomoaki Kanemoto of the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Baseball League on April 17, the 1,492nd consecutive
(and final) game in which Kanemoto appeared in every inning of every game, a streak that began on July 21, 1999…Roy Halladay’s
game cap from May 29 and a ball used in that contest where Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in MLB history…Armando
Galarraga’s spikes and the first base bag from Galarraga’s June 2 near-perfect game against the Indians…Stephen Strasburg’s game
cap and a game ball from his 14-strikeout performance June 8 in his debut with the Nationals…Eri Yoshida’s game-worn uniform and
game-used bat from her May 29 debut with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League…Hank Conger’s bat from the Angels
prospect’s MVP performance in the July 11 Futures Game…Brian McCann’s bat from the three-run, bases-clearing double by the
Braves’ catcher during the July 13 All-Star Game that resulted in his being named the game’s MVP…Edwin Jackson’s game-worn
cap and a game ball from Jackson’s June 25 no-hitter for the Diamondbacks against the Rays… Bengie Molina’s bat from his July 16
cycle for the Rangers…Game ball and game-worn cap from Tampa’s Matt Garza, who no-hit the Tigers on July 26…Game-worn
jersey from Little Leaguer Chelsea Baker, who pitched her second career perfect game April 9…Game-worn cap from Trevor
Hoffman from Sept. 7 game when the Brewers’ reliever recorded his 600th career save…Game-used bat from Twins’ Jim Thome used
to hit his 587th career home run on Sept. 11 to pass Frank Robinson for eighth on the all-time list…Bat used by Yankees’ Nick
Swisher to hit game-winning walk-off single July 16, the Yankees’ first game following the death of George Steinbrenner…Spikes
worn by Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez Aug. 4 when he hit his 600th career home run…Bat used by the Angels’ Bobby Abreu on Sept. 19
to hit his 20th home run of the season, marking the ninth time Abreu has posted a 20-home run/20-stolen base season…A game-worn
cap and game-used ball from Brocton Rox pitcher Bill Lee, who on Sept. 5 at the age of 63 became the oldest pitcher to record a
victory in a pro game…Jersey worn by the Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki during Sept. 24 game in which he recorded his 200th hit of the
season, his 10th-straight season of 200-or-more hits...Game-worn jersey and game-used ball from the Phillies’ Roy Halladay during his
Oct. 6 NLDS no-hitter against the Reds…Jersey, pants, undershirt, belt, spikes, socks and cap from the Twins’ Jon Rauch, who at 6foot-11 is the tallest player in big league history.
SEE IT BEFORE YOU EXPERIENCE IT: Before planning your trip to Cooperstown, visit www.baseballhall.org for the most
comprehensive baseball history site on the Web…Learn about new acquisitions, shop the Museum Store for the perfect baseball gift,
plan your trip, read about Hall of Famers and explore baseball history in a way that fans of all ages can enjoy…Stop by
www.baseballhall.org today!
WEB COMMUNITY: Check out the Hall of Fame’s new web presence at www.baseballhall.org, our new community site at
www.hofclubhouse.com, our blog at baseballhall.mlblogs.com, visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/baseballhall or follow us
on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BaseballHall.
BASEBALL CELEBRATED YEAR-ROUND: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily from Labor Day until Memorial Day Weekend…The Museum observes summer hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Memorial Day
Weekend through the day before Labor Day…The Hall of Fame is open every day of the year except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year’s Day.
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