News and Notes from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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COOPERSTOWN —WORLD SERIES GALA:
Tickets for the ninth annual Baseball Hall of Fame World Series Game
One Gala went on sale on Oct. 3. This exclusive Friends of the Hall of
Fame event allows members an opportunity to catch the first game of the
2005 World Series, to be held Oct. 22, in either the Hall of Fame
Gallery or the Grandstand Theater... Prizes, entertainment and ballpark
fare enhance the evening, providing the best place (short of a seat at
the American League ballpark host) to catch the first game of the Fall
Classic... Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children, and must be
reserved in advance by calling 607-547-0397.
ESPN THE MAGAZINE PRESENTS 25 YEARS OF ROTISSERIE LEAGUE BASEBALL:
The Hall of Fame will pay homage to the 25th anniversary of the
invention of Rotisserie Baseball on Saturday, October 22 with a program
featuring many of the founding fathers of the original Rotisserie
League... Founders and noted authors Lee Eisenberg, Peter Gethers,
Daniel Okrent, Robert Sklar, Glen Waggoner and Steve Wulf will discuss
the origins of the game and the repercussions of its growth and the
possibilities for the future... Following the discussion, the founders
will participate in a one-hour Rotisserie speed draft of all the Hall
of Fame players, using their best seasons (Babe Ruth, 1927, for
instance)... The winner will be determined immediately upon completion
of the draft... .The first 250 attendees to the Museum that day will
receive a complimentary copy of the ESPN The Magazine which contained a
tribute to the creation of the league earlier this summer.
21ST CENTURY FALL CLASSIC GEMS IN COOPERSTOWN:
The Museum collections contain many artifacts documenting the history
of World Series and postseason play...Among the most notable: From
2004, nearly a dozen artifacts to commemorate the Red Sox’ first World
Championship in 86 years, including the spikes and ‘The Sock’ worn by
Curt Schilling during Game Two of the Series; the jersey worn by David
Ortiz during home playoff games; the bat used in Game 4 of the Series
by MVP Manny Ramirez; the bat used by Johnny Damon in Game 4 of the
Series; and many more items... From 2003, the jersey worn by Josh
Beckett to capture MVP honors, as well as Jack McKeon’s cap, Juan
Pierre’s spikes and Alex Gonzalez’ home run bat from Game 4... And from
the Yankees that year, Hideki Matsui’s bat, becoming the first Japanese
player to hit a home run in the World Series, as well as the bat Aaron
Boone used to win the ALCS... From 2002, a bat used by Barry Bonds who
set World Series records for walks (13), IBB (7), OBP (.700) and SLG
(1.294); cap worn by 20-year old rookie Francisco Rodriguez when he
became the youngest pitcher to win a World Series game; the home jersey
worn by World Series MVP Troy Glaus; cap worn by Game Seven winning
pitcher John Lackey, the first rookie to start and win a Game Seven
since Babe Adams in 1909; Luis Gonzalez’s bat, and the dramatic HR bats
from Tino Martinez and Scott Brosius, from the 2001 Fall Classic... And
From the Subway Series in 2000, the bat Luis Sojo used to win the World
Series,; Derek Jeter’s helmet as MVP; Mariano Rivera’s cap; Paul
O’Neill’s bat; Orlando Hernandez’ spikes; John Franco’s cap and Al
Leiter’s road jersey.
20th and 19th CENTURY FALL CLASSIC GEMS HERE TOO:
The Museum collections contain many artifacts documenting the entire
history of World Series and postseason play...The first and last
pitched baseballs from the original modern day World Series in 1903;
Don Larsen’s cap and Yogi Berra’s mitt from Larsen’ s ’ 56 gem; Bill
Mazeroski’s (1960) and Joe Carter’s (1993) bats from their
Series-ending blasts... The gloves worn by Al Gionfriddo (1947), Willie
Mays (1954) and Brooks Robinson (1970)... Babe Ruth’s bat from one of
his two 3-HR games (1928) and the radio given to the 1940 Reds as the
World Series share for winning... From the 2000 Subway Series: Derek
Jeter’s helmet, Luis Sojo’s game-winning hit bat, Don Zimmer’s jersey
and Mike Piazza’s batting helmet... The Temple Cup, presented to the
top two NL teams from 1894-97, is in Cooperstown, as is the Hall
Championship Cup, presented to the 1888 World Champion New York
Baseball Club.
ERNIE BANKS IS NOT ALONE: Of
the 46 Hall of Fame major league players who did not appear in a World
Series, 22 were victims of playing prior to the first Fall Classic in
1903... The other 24 played at least five years after 1902...The
unlucky 24 by position: C: Rick Ferrell...1B: Jake Beckley & George
Sisler...2B: Rod Carew, Nap Lajoie, Ryne Sandberg...SS: Luke Appling,
Ernie Banks, Bobby Wallace...3B: George Kell...LF: Joe Kelley, Ralph
Kiner, Billy Williams...CF: none...RF: Elmer Flick, Harry Heilmann,
Willie Keeler...Pitchers: Jim Bunning, Jack Chesbro, Ferguson Jenkins,
Addie Joss, Ted Lyons, Phil Niekro, Gaylord Perry and Rube Waddell.
LEADERS OF THE PACK: Among
the 106 Hall of Fame position players with World Series experience, the
career leaders in batting and service categories...Yogi Berra: years
(14), games (75), at-bats (259), hits (71), singles (49) and doubles
(10, tied with Frankie Frisch); Joe DiMaggio: most Series playing in
all games (10); Mickey Mantle: HR (18), RBI (40), extra base hits (26),
walks (43), total bases (123) and runs (42); Reggie Jackson: slugging
(.755); Tris Speaker: triples (4 – tied); Lou Brock: steals (14, tied
with Eddie Collins)... Also, 2004 inductee Paul Molitor (.418) shares
the career batting average record with Pepper Martin.
FORD TOUGH: Among the 44
Hall of Famers to pitch in the World Series, “The Chairman of the
Board,” Whitey Ford, leads in virtually every career category including
games (22), innings, (146), wins (10), strikeouts (94), years (11) and
consecutive scoreless innings (33)... Christy Mathewson leads in CG
(10), SHO (4) and consecutive scoreless innings in one series (27.0).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: Did
you know that the all-time leader in World Series games played at five
positions are Hall of Fame members?... Whitey Ford (P); Yogi Berra (C);
Frankie Frisch (2B); Phil Rizzuto (SS) and Mickey Mantle (OF).
MUSEUM MUSINGS
FRICK AWARD BALLOTING BEGINS NOV. 1:
In 2005, fans will once again have an opportunity to place three names
on the final 2006 Ford C. Frick Award ballot through an on-line fan
voting component throughout the month of November, exclusively at
www.baseballhalloffame.org...The Ford C. Frick Award is given annually
to a for excellence in baseball broadcasting to an announcer with at
least 10 years of consecutive service for a major league club or
network... The final ballot consists of 10 names, including the top
three vote-getters from the fan vote... The other seven candidates will
be determined by a Hall of Fame committee... Voting for the award will
take place in February.
SUMMER IN THE CITY, FALL IN COOPERSTOWN:
Throughout the fall, the Hall of Fame will display 35 compelling photos
from the New York Daily News in an exhibit titled Summer In The City...
Featuring images from New York baseball from 1947-57, the images cover
some of the great Yankees, Dodgers and Giants stars, memorable moments
at the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field and Yankee Stadium, and feature
several Hall of Famers.
DODGERS WEEKENDS, PART III:
A third weekend of events to celebrate the Dodgers title will be held
over Veterans Day Weekend, Nov. 11-13, as the Hall of Fame also
recognizes the contributions of Italian Americans in Baseball... Hall
of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, and others to be announced, will
participate in a variety of events, with dates and times yet to be
announced, including a Legends Event, a Baseball As America book
signing, and Sandlot Story presentations on Italian Americans in
baseball... The Hall of Fame also recognized the 1955 Dodgers over
Labor Day and will do so over Columbus Day.
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