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Baseball Hall of Fame 75th

Hall of Fame Gate Biggest Since 2007

Hall of Fame Gate Biggest Since 2007 COOPERSTOWN – More than 6,700 fans paid a visit to the Museum on Saturday, the biggest one-day total at the Cooperstown shrine since Hall of Fame Weekend 2007, The Hall of Fame announced today. 2007 was the year Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn were inducted.  At 1:30 p.m. today, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Tony La Russa, Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas and Joe Torre will be inducted. After a 7 a.m. thunder storm, followed…

AP: White Sox Owner Hospitalized At Bassett

AP: White Sox Owner Hospitalized At Bassett COOPERSTOWN – The Chicago White Sox say owner Jerry Reinsdorf, in Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame’s 75th Induction, has been hospitalized after feeling lightheaded,  Associated Press is reporting today. The team says all tests Friday night indicate he is fine. The 78-year-old Reinsdorf, also chairman of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, is coherent and resting comfortably, according to the club. In a statement released Friday night, the White Sox say Reinsdorf is communicating…

Babe Ruth Exhibit Opens at Baseball Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Exhibit Opens At Hall of Fame Eric Strohl, Baseball Hall of Fame vice president/exhibits and collections, stands with Amanda Stevens, Babe Ruth’s great-granddaughter, in “Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend,” an exhibit that opened this morning at the Hall of Fame.  Up from Cambridge, Mass. for the opening, Stevens said she was very pleased with what she saw.  “For me, it’s the family stuff that is really neat to see.” she said, pointing to a photo she had never seen before…

Homer Osterhoudt 1939 Photos

As Hall of Fame Nears 75th Anniversary, Osterhoudt Looks Back at First Induction Homer Osterhoudt, who helped build the Baseball Hall of Fame from the first brick, shares his photos of the first Induction ceremony on June 12, 1939. VIEW 1939 INDUCTION SLIDE SHOW…