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NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, INC.
25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326-0590
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Phone: (607) 547-0215 Fax: (607) 547-2044
Website Address – baseballhall.org
E-Mail – info@baseballhall.org
Brad Horn, Vice President, Communications & Education
Craig Muder, Director, Communications
Matt Kelly, Communications Specialist
PRESERVING HISTORY. HONORING EXCELLENCE. CONNECTING GENERATIONS.
AROUND THE HORN
News & Notes from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
World Series Edition
Oct. 27, 2015 volume 22, issue 9
CHAMPIONS TO BE HONORED
The 2015 World Series champions will be celebrated in Cooperstown in Autumn Glory, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and
Museum’s exhibit that chronicles the postseason…The 2015 edition of Autumn Glory will be unveiled in mid-November on the
Museum’s third floor and feature artifacts from the 2015 postseason…The exhibit will run through the 2016 Major League Baseball
postseason…Artifacts from the 2014 postseason, like the cap worn by Most Valuable Player Madison Bumgarner and the bats used
throughout the World Series by the Giants’ Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval, are currently on exhibit in Autumn Glory…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 Series-ending blast; and World
Series rings from the last century of Fall Classic competition.
PARTY LIKE IT’S 1985: The Royals won the franchise’s first World Series title in 1985 in just their 17 th year of existence, capping
a 10-year run that included seven postseason appearances and two American League pennants…The Museum collected several
historic treasures from the 1985 team, including: George Brett’s 1985 All-Star Game cap; a bat used by Brett during the ALCS (where
he was named Most Valuable Player) and the World Series; the cap worn by World Series MVP Bret Saberhagen; the bat used by
Darryl Motley to hit two home runs in Game 7 of the World Series; and a ball signed by the 1985 Royals.
Several artifacts from the Royals’ 2014 postseason run are currently on exhibit in Autumn Glory, including: A jersey worn by Royals
manager Ned Yost in Game 4 of the ALCS when Yost became the first manager to win his first eight postseason games; a cap worn
by pitcher Brandon Finnegan in Game 3 of the World Series when he became the first player to appear in the College World Series
and the MLB World Series in the same year; and a cap worn by pitcher Yordano Ventura featuring a tribute to the Cardinals’ Oscar
Taveras during Ventura’s victory in Game 6 of the World Series.
MEET THE METS: The Mets are making their first World Series appearance in 15 years and are aiming to claim their third World
Series championship after previously capturing the title in 1969 and 1986…The Museum collected artifacts from each of those
‘Amazin’ teams, including:
1969: A glove used by outfielder Tommy Agee; jersey, cap and glove worn by pitcher Jerry Koosman.
1986: Batting helmets worn by catcher Gary Carter and third baseman Ray Knight.BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 2
ALREADY IN COOPERSTOWN: Several members of the 2015 Mets and Royals are represented in the Museum’s collection
beyond those listed above, including:
Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets, who donated his jersey from when he became the first player in major league history to record
three home runs, five hits, seven runs batted in and one steal in the same game on Aug. 21, 2015 against the Rockies.
Bartolo Colon of the Mets, who donated the cap he wore while pitching six shutout innings for the Dominican Republic
against Cuba in the semifinal of the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Michael Cuddyer of the Mets, who donated the bat he used to complete the cycle with a triple for the Twins on May 22,
2009.
Two donated items from Curtis Granderson of the Mets: A jersey worn on July 27, 2014 featuring the Hall of Fame’s 75 th
anniversary patch, and a bat he used as one of three Yankees players (along with Robinson Cano and Russell Martin) to hit
grand slams on Aug. 25, 2011 against the Athletics.
Matt Harvey of the Mets, who signed a baseball after pitching in an exhibition game for Team USA against Japan on Aug.
30, 2006 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown.
David Wright of the Mets, who donated a bat he used to drive in the winning run for Team USA against Puerto Rico in the
2009 World Baseball Classic.
Joba Chamberlain of the Royals, who donated a Yankees cap he wore during September 2008.
Jonny Gomes of the Royals, who donated the bat he used to hit a home run for the Red Sox in Game 4 of the 2013 World
Series.
Kendrys Morales of the Royals, who donated a bat he used to record two home runs for the Angels in the same inning – from
opposite sides of the plate – in a game on July 30, 2012.
Alex Rios of the Royals, who donated a game-used baseball he hit for one his AL record-tying five singles for the Blue Jays
on July 9, 2013.
THE FALL CLASSIC
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 recent: From 2014, the cap worn by World Series MVP Madison
Bumgarner and the spikes worn by the Giants’ Game 7 winner Jeremy Affeldt; From 2013, the bat used by World Series MVP
David Ortiz of the Red Sox in Game 5 and the spikes worn by Boston’s Koji Uehara throughout the World Series; From 2012, the
bat used by the Giants’ Pablo Sandoval to hit the first two of his three home runs in Game 1; From 2011, the game-worn Game 6
jersey from World Series MVP David Freese along with the bat the Cardinals’ third baseman used to hit his game-winning home run
in Game 6, and the spikes worn by the St. Louis’ Albert Pujols when he hit three home runs in Game 3; From 2010, the road jersey
from the Giants’ Tim Lincecum from Game 5, and the bat used by World Series MVP Edgar Renteria to hit his game-winning home
run in Game 5; And from 2009, the Game 6 bat from World Series MVP Hideki Matsui when the Yankees’ slugger drove in a
record-tying six runs, and the spikes from Johnny Damon’s double steal in Game 4.
20th and 19th CENTURY FALL CLASSIC ARTIFACTS 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; Joe Carter’s (1993) bat from his Series-
ending blast…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…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 50 Hall of Fame major league players who did not appear in a World Series, 23 played
prior to the first Fall Classic in 1903…The other 27 played at least five years after 1902...The unlucky 27 by position: C: Rick
Ferrell...1B: Jake Beckley, George Sisler, Frank Thomas...2B: Rod Carew, Nap Lajoie, Ryne Sandberg...SS: Luke Appling, Ernie
Banks, Bobby Wallace...3B: George Kell, Ron Santo...LF: Joe Kelley, Ralph Kiner, Billy Williams...CF: none...RF: Andre Dawson,
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 117 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); Tris Speaker: triples (4 – tied); Lou Brock: steals (14, tied with Eddie Collins).
FORD TOUGH: Among the 53 Hall of Famers to pitch in the World Series, “The Chairman of the Board,” Whitey Ford, leads in
virtually every career category including 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 four positions are Hall of
Fame members?…Yogi Berra (C); Frankie Frisch (2B); Phil Rizzuto (SS) and Mickey Mantle (OF).BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 3
FRICK AND SPINK AW ARD FINALISTS IN SPOTLIGHT
Ten of baseball’s most beloved and honored broadcasters from the Broadcasting Dawn Era were named Oct. 6 as the finalists for the
2016 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 2016 Frick Award are: Jack Graney, Harry Heilmann, Al Helfer, France Laux, Tom Manning,
Graham McNamee, Rosey Rowswell, Hal Totten, Ty Tyson and Bert Wilson. …The winner of the 2016 Frick Award will be
announced on Dec. 9 at the Baseball Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn., and honored during the 2016 Hall of Fame Weekend
Awards Presentation, Saturday, July 23 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown…The 10 finalists for the 2016 Frick Award include the
three fan selections – Graney, McNamee and Wilson – who emerged from online balloting at the Hall of Fame’s Facebook site –
www.facebook.com/baseballhall – throughout September...All candidates are deceased.…Final voting for the 2016 Frick Award will
be conducted by an 18-member electorate, comprised of the 14 living Frick Award recipients and four broadcast historians/columnists,
including past Frick honorees Marty Brennaman, Dick Enberg, Joe Garagiola, Jaime Jarrin, Tony Kubek, Denny Matthews,
Tim McCarver, Jon Miller, Eric Nadel, Felo Ramirez, Vin Scully, Bob Uecker, Dave Van Horne and Bob Wolff, and
historians/columnists Bob Costas (NBC/MLB Network), Barry Horn (Dallas Morning News), Ted Patterson (historian) and Curt
Smith (historian).…For bios on the 10 finalists, please visit http://baseballhall.org/discover/awards/ford-c-frick/2016-candidates.
FRICK AWARD HISTORY: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford C. Frick Award has been presented annually
since 1978 by the Museum for excellence in baseball broadcasting…Annual winners are announced as part of Baseball’s Winter
Meetings each year, while awardees are presented with their honor the following summer during Hall of Fame Weekend in
Cooperstown, New York…San Diego Padres broadcaster Dick Enberg became the 39 th winner of the Frick Award in 2015.
FRICK AWARD PROCESS RESTRUCTURED: Following changes to the voting regulations implemented by the Hall of Fame’s
Board of Directors in the summer of 2013, the selection process reflects an era-committee system where eligible candidates are
grouped together by years of most significant contributions of their broadcasting careers… The totality of each candidate’s career will
be considered, though the era in which the broadcaster is deemed to have had the most significant impact will be determined by a Hall
of Fame research team…The three cycles reflect eras of major transformations in broadcasting and media:
The “Broadcasting Dawn Era” – to be voted on this fall, announced in December at the Winter Meetings and presented at
the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation in 2016 – will consider candidates who contributed to the early days of baseball
broadcasting, from its origins through the early-1950s.
The “High Tide Era” – to be presented at the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation in 2017 – will consider candidates
represents candidates whose contributions have come during the regional cable network era, beginning with the mid-1980s
through today.
The “Living Room Era” – to be presented at the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation in 2018 – will consider candidates
whose most significant years fell during the mid-1950s through the early 1980s, as the game spread through television and
into homes across the country.
2016 SPINK AWARD FINALISTS: The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has announced its three finalists for the 2016
J.G. Taylor Spink Award…The finalists are: Former Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Furman Bisher; longtime Boston Globe
writer and columnist Dan Shaughnessy; and longtime Spanish syndicated columnist Juan Vene …The winner of the 2016 J.G. Taylor
Spink Award for writers will be announced on Dec. 8 at Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings…The Spink Award has been
presented annually by the BBWAA since 1962, with an annual recognition by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
SCRIBES AND MIKEMEN: Winners of the Frick and Spink Awards are featured in the Museum’s “Scribes and Mikemen” exhibit,
located on the first floor as part of the Library and Education Center of the Hall of Fame…Text of the current year’s award winner and
headshots of past award winners are featured in the exhibit, which outlines the media contributions to the game’s history.
PRE-INTEGRATION ERA VOTE ON DECK
Six former big league players, three executives and one of the game’s earliest organizers were named Oct. 5 to the Hall of Fame’s Pre-
Integration Era Ballot…The 10 finalists on the 2016 Pre-Integration Era Ballot include: Doc Adams, Sam Breadon, Bill Dahlen,
Wes Ferrell, Garry Herrmann, Marty Marion, Frank McCormick, Harry Stovey, Chris von der Ahe and Bucky Walters.
Dahlen, Ferrell, Marion, McCormick, Stovey and Walters are included for their contributions as players, while the other four are
inclusions for their off-field careers…All candidates are deceased… Any candidate to receive votes on 75 percent of the ballots cast
by the 16-member Pre-Integration Era Committee will earn election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and will be inducted in
Cooperstown on July 24, 2016, along with any electees who emerge from the 2016 Baseball Writers’ Association of America election,
to be announced on Jan. 6, 2016.BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 4 WHO’S ELIGIBLE: The Pre-Integration Era covers candidates among managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players whose most significant career impact was realized from baseball’s origins through 1946, the year before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the major leagues… 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; and Managers, Umpires and Executives with 10 or more years in baseball. THE BBWAA HISTORICIAL OVERVIEW COMMITTEE: The Pre-Integration Era ballot was determined this fall by the Historical Overview Committee, comprised of 11 veteran historians: Bob Elliott (Toronto Sun); Jim Henneman (formerly Baltimore Sun); Rick Hummel (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); Steve Hirdt (Elias Sports Bureau); Bill Madden (formerly New York Daily News); Jack O’Connell (BBWAA); Jim Reeves (formerly Fort Worth Star-Telegram); Tracy Ringolsby (MLB.com); Glenn Schwarz (formerly San Francisco Chronicle); Dave Van Dyck (Chicago Tribune); and Mark Whicker (Los Angeles News Group)…The HOC annually sets ballots for the Era Committee elections. THE LAST TIME THE PRE-INTEGRATION ERA COMMITTEE MET: In December 2012, the Pre-Integration Era Committee elected Hank O’Day, Jacob Ruppert and Deacon White to the Hall of Fame…Ruppert and O’Day were each named on 15 of 16 ballots, while White was named on 14 ballots…Full results of the 2012 election: Jacob Ruppert* (15 votes, 93.8%); Hank O’Day* (15 votes, 93.8%); Deacon White* (14 votes, 87.5%); Bill Dahlen (10 votes, 62.5%); Sam Breadon, Wes Ferrell, Marty Marion, Tony Mullane, Alfred Reach and Bucky Walters all earned less than three votes. (*earned election to the Hall of Fame). THE 2015 PRE-INTEGRATION ERA VOTING COMMITTEE: The Hall of Fame will announce the 16-member Voting Committee who will consider the Pre-Integration Era Ballot later this fall…Era Committee composition is determined by the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors and changes annually. FUTURE ELECTIONS: The 2010 changes to the Hall of Fame election process 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 (origins through 1946), as opposed to the previous four Committees on Baseball Veterans, which considered the four categories of candidates…Three separate electorates consider by era a single composite ballot of managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players on an annual basis, with the Pre-Integration Era Committee candidates to be considered at the 2015 Winter Meetings for Induction in 2016 and the Expansion Era Committee candidates to be considered at the 2016 Winter Meetings for Induction in 2017…The Golden Era Committee will next meet in the fall of 2017 for consideration of candidates for the Class of 2018. ON DECK FOR 2016: At the Winter Meetings in 2016 in Washington, D.C., a Voting Committee will be comprised to consider the Expansion Era Ballot, as devised by the BBWAA’s Historical Overview Committee, featuring candidates whose most significant contributions came from between 1973 and the present day. A BRIEF OVERVIEW: The Veterans Committee has been a part of the Hall of Fame voting process since the first class of electees in 1936, with the first Veterans Committee electees coming in 1937…In all its forms, the Veterans Committee has elected 159 individuals (95 major leaguers, 27 executives, 19 managers, nine Negro Leaguers and nine umpires) to the Hall of Fame. THE COMMITTEE ON BASEBALL VETERANS: In 1953, the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans was formed, outlining parameters that were similar through 2001, though with some variance throughout its time…Voting was conducted every other year from 1953-1959, with annual votes from 1961 until 2001…From 1961 through 2001, the Committee elected 101 members in 41 meetings, electing a candidate on all but three occasions: 1988, 1990 and 1993. VETERAN INFLUENCE: The Veterans Committee, in all its forms, has been electing players to the Hall of Fame since 1937, when Morgan Bulkeley, Ban Johnson, Connie Mack, John McGraw and George Wright comprised the first Veterans Committee class…The largest class came in 1946 when 11 men were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee…The 11 electees in 1946 were: Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith, Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell and Ed Walsh…The 17 former Negro league players and executives chosen for enshrinement in 2006 were elected through a special committee on Negro Leagues and pre-Negro leagues candidates. TURN OF THE CENTURY CHANGES: From 2001 through 2007, the Hall of Fame’s Committee on Baseball Veterans considered long-retired players, managers, umpires and executives on a bi-annual cycle featuring one ballot for players and another for managers, umpires and executives… The electorate was comprised of the living members of the Hall of Fame, the living recipients of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, the living recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award and Veterans Committee members whose terms had not yet expired… Beginning in 2003, the Committee held its election of players every other year…Also beginning in 2003, the election of managers, umpires and executives was held every four years…The three players elections (2003, 2005 and 2007) and the two composite-ballot elections (2003 and 2007) produced no candidates who received the 75 percent of the vote necessary for election.
BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 5
REVAMPING THE PROCESS: From 2007 to 2010, the Hall of Fame’s Committee on Baseball Veterans was revamped to consider
managers and umpires on one ballot, executives and pioneers on one ballot, players who began their big league careers prior to 1943
on one ballot and players who were retired for at least 21 seasons and whose careers began after 1942 on a fourth ballot…The
electorates consisted of panels of Hall of Famers, executives and media members…Players whose big league careers began after 1942
were considered every other year, with the managers/umpires and executive pioneers ballots considered in the opposite years from the
players…Players whose big league careers began prior to 1942 were considered every five years starting in the fall of 2008…In the
fall of 2007, the Committee considered the managers/umpires ballot and the executives/pioneers ballot…Managers Billy Southworth
and Dick Williams each received 13 of a possible 16 votes (81.3%) to earn election from the managers/umpires ballot, while Barney
Dreyfuss (10 of 12 votes, 83%), Bowie Kuhn (10 of 12 votes, 83%) and Walter O’Malley (9 of 12 votes, 75%) were elected from
the executives/pioneers ballot…In the fall of 2008, Joe Gordon received 10 of 12 votes (83%) to earn election from the pre-1943
players ballot…No player reached the 75 percent threshold needed for election on the post-1942 players ballot, which was comprised
solely of the 64 living Hall of Famers at that time…In the fall of 2009, the managers/umpires and the executives/pioneers ballots were
again considered…Umpire Doug Harvey (15 of 16 votes, 93.8%) and manager Whitey Herzog (14 of 16 votes, 87.5%) were elected
from the managers/umpires ballot…No candidate received the necessary 75 percent of the vote to earn election from the
executives/pioneers ballot.
2016 BBWAA ELECTION
CHANGES TO THE ELECTION PROCESS: In July 2014, the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors altered the election criteria for
candidates under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, reducing the maximum number of years a candidate
can be considered by the BBWAA from 15 years to 10 years…The change will be reflected in 2016 balloting, though two candidates
who had already surpassed the 10-year threshold will be grandfathered in for the potential for consideration for the full 15 years: Alan
Trammell (year 15) and Lee Smith (year 14).
2016 BALLOT TO BE ANNOUNCED: The BBWAA will announce the candidates for 2015 Hall of Fame election on Monday,
November 9…Any candidate who received 5% or more of ballots cast in 2015 will return…First-year eligible candidates must have
last appeared in a major league game in the 2010 season and have received support through the BBWAA’s Screening Committee in
order to appear on the ballot…Any candidates who receive 75% or more of votes on ballots cast will earn election to Cooperstown.
2016 RESULTS ANNOUNCED JAN. 6: The Hall of Fame and BBWAA will announce the results of the 2016 election on
Wednesday, Jan. 6…The results will be delivered live on MLB Network by Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson and will also be
released on the respective websites of the two organizations, baseballhall.org and bbwaa.com.
2015 BALLOTING REC AP
THE 2015 BALLOT: The BBWAA ballot featured 34 players, including 17 new candidates and 17 returnees…Candidates appearing
on the necessary 75 percent of all ballots cast to earn election appear in bold below…Candidates receiving less than five percent of the
vote are no longer eligible for BBWAA consideration and appear in italics below…Seventeen players will return for consideration in
2016…A total of 549 votes were cast, with 412 votes necessary for election and 28 votes necessary to remain on the ballot…Don
Mattingly received 9.1% of the vote in his final year of eligibility on the BBWAA ballot…Mattingly will be eligible for consideration
by the Expansion Era Committee beginning in the fall of 2016…The final results, in order of percentage received with number of
years on the ballot:
NAME YR 2015 NAME YR 2015 NAME YR 2015
Randy Johnson 1 97.3% Alan Trammell 14 25.1% Aaron Boone 1 0.4%
Pedro Martínez 1 91.1% Mike Mussina 2 24.6% Tom Gordon 1 0.4%
John Smoltz 1 82.9% Jeff Kent 2 14.0% Darin Erstad 1 0.2%
Craig Biggio 3 82.7% Fred McGriff 6 12.9% Rich Aurilia 1 0.0%
Mike Piazza 3 69.9% Larry Walker 5 11.8% Tony Clark 1 0.0%
Jeff Bagwell 5 55.7% Gary Sheffield 1 11.7% Jermaine Dye 1 0.0%
Tim Raines 8 55.0% Mark McGwire 9 10.0% Cliff Floyd 1 0.0%
Curt Schilling 3 39.2% Don Mattingly 15 9.1% Brian Giles 1 0.0%
Roger Clemens 3 37.5% Sammy Sosa 3 6.6% Eddie Guardado 1 0.0%
Barry Bonds 3 36.8% Nomar Garciaparra 1 5.5% Jason Schmidt 1 0.0%
Lee Smith 13 30.2% Carlos Delgado 1 3.8%
Edgar Martinez 6 27.0% Troy Percival 1 0.7%BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 6
THE VOTING ELECTORATE: A total of 549 ballots were cast by BBWAA voters in 2015, marking the 13th time that more than
500 ballots have been cast: (also: 515-2001; 506-2004; 516-2005; 520-2006; 545-2007; 543-2008; 539-2009; 539-2010; 581-2011;
573-2012; 569-2013; 571-2014)…A record 581 ballots were cast in the 2011 election…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.
RULES CHANGES: On July 28, 2015, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Directors announced changes to
the Baseball Writers’ Association of America electorate for Hall of Fame voting…Hall of Fame voters must now meet requirements
as active members who are still covering the game…A 10-year grace period will be provided for BBWAA members who are no
longer active in baseball…. BBWAA members previously holding Hall of Fame voting privileges who are no longer active in the
game and are more than 10 years removed from active status will have the opportunity for annual reinstatement, based on their
coverage of the game in the preceding year…Approximately 650 BBWAA members are currently eligible to participate in the Hall of
Fame vote, based on their status as 10-year BBWAA members…A voter registration system and survey will determine each
individual member’s eligibility…Each BBWAA-Hall of Fame eligible voter will be required to register online in order to be
considered as a potential voter for 2016.
CAREFUL SELECTION: 2015 marked the 71st Hall of Fame election held by the BBWAA…Starting in 1936, the BBWAA has
elected someone 63 times and on eight occasions it did not elect anyone (1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1971, 1996, 2013)…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 71 elections…As quantified in the chart below, the BBWAA has voted in one player more
than any other quantity (26 times).
ELECTED TIMES LAST CLASS
5 1 1936 Cobb, Johnson, Mathewson, Ruth, Wagner
4 3 2015 Biggio, Johnson, Martínez, Smoltz
3 8 2014 Glavine, Maddux, Thomas
2 25 2011 Alomar, Blyleven
1 26 2012 Larkin
0 8 2013 -----
RULES FOR ELECTION: Voting criteria for BBWAA electors can be found at http://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/bbwaa-rules-
for-election...Voting rules state that: “Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship,
character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.”
THE GAME’S ELITE: Including the four members of the Class of 2015, the Hall of Fame is comprised of 310 elected
members…Included are 215 former major league players, 28 executives, 35 Negro Leaguers, 22 managers and 10 umpires…The
BBWAA has elected 119 candidates to the Hall while the veterans committees (in all forms) have chosen 165 deserving candidates
(96 major leaguers, 28 executives, 22 managers, 10 umpires and nine Negro Leaguers)…The defunct “Committee on Negro Baseball
Leagues” selected nine men between 1971-77 and the Special Committee on Negro Leagues in 2006 elected 17 Negro
Leaguers…There are currently 69 living members.
68 AMBASSADORS: The 68 living members of the Hall of Fame are: Hank Aaron, Roberto Alomar, Luis Aparicio, Johnny Bench,
Craig Biggio, Bert Blyleven, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Lou Brock, Jim Bunning, Rod Carew, Steve Carlton, Orlando Cepeda,
Bobby Cox, Andre Dawson, Bobby Doerr, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Carlton Fisk, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Pat Gillick,
Tom Glavine, Goose Gossage, Doug Harvey, Rickey Henderson, Whitey Herzog, Monte Irvin, Reggie Jackson, Ferguson Jenkins,
Randy Johnson, Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax, Barry Larkin, Tony La Russa, Tom Lasorda, Greg Maddux, Juan Marichal, Pedro
Martínez, Willie Mays, Bill Mazeroski, Willie McCovey, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan, Eddie Murray, Phil Niekro, Jim Palmer, Tony
Pérez, Gaylord Perry, Jim Rice, Cal Ripken, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Mike Schmidt, Red
Schoendienst, Tom Seaver, Ozzie Smith, John Smoltz, Bruce Sutter, Don Sutton, Frank Thomas, Joe Torre, Billy Williams, Dave
Winfield, Carl Yastrzemski and Robin Yount.
CONNECTING GENERATIONS: Bobby Doerr is the oldest living Hall of Famer in history, having surpassed Al Lopez (97 years,
71 days) on June 18, 2015...Doerr was born on April 7, 1918, while World War I was still raging around the globe…Pedro Martínez,
who was born on Oct. 25, 1971, is now the youngest living Hall of Famer at 44 years of age.BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 7
BETWEEN THE LINES: Including Negro League players, the following is a breakdown by position of the 244 Hall of Famers who
earned their election on the playing field…Also included is the last major leaguer to be elected at each position…Numbers in
parenthesis indicate Hall of Famers elected by the BBWAA at each position.
Pitchers ................ 77 (41) Second Baseman .. 21 (11) Left Fielders ......... 21 (11)
Catchers ................. 16 (8) Third Baseman ...... 16 (6) Center Fielders ...... 23 (7)
First Baseman ....... 21 (9) Shortstops ............ 24 (11) Right Fielders....... 24 (13)
Designated Hitter .... 1 (1)
DH: Thomas (2014)
PITCHER: Johnson, Martínez, Smoltz (2015) SECOND BASE: Biggio (2015) LEFT FIELD: Henderson, Rice (2009)
CATCHER: Carter (2003) THIRD BASE: White (2013) CENTER FIELD: Puckett (2001)
FIRST BASE: Murray (2003) SHORTSTOP: Larkin (2012) RIGHT FIELD: Dawson (2010)
FIRST THINGS FIRST: Fifty players have been elected in their first year of eligibility (16 pitchers, seven RF, six LF, four CF, five
SS, five 3B, three 2B, two 1B, one DH and one catcher; position based on where electee played the majority of his big league
games)…In nine of the last 14 elections, at least one player has been elected in his first year of eligibility…Other than the inaugural
Hall of Fame election, 1999, 2014 and now 2015 are the only three years 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 47.
YEAR NAME YEAR NAME YEAR NAME YEAR NAME
1936 Ty Cobb 1979 Willie Mays 1991 Rod Carew 2004 Paul Molitor
1936 Honus Wagner 1980 Al Kaline 1992 Tom Seaver 2005 Wade Boggs
1936 Babe Ruth 1981 Bob Gibson 1993 Reggie Jackson 2007 Cal Ripken
1936 Christy Mathewson 1982 Hank Aaron 1994 Steve Carlton 2007 Tony Gwynn
1936 Walter Johnson 1982 Frank Robinson 1995 Mike Schmidt 2009 Rickey Henderson
1962 Jackie Robinson 1983 Brooks Robinson 1999 Nolan Ryan 2014 Greg Maddux
1962 Bob Feller 1985 Lou Brock 1999 George Brett 2014 Tom Glavine
1966 Ted Williams 1986 Willie McCovey 1999 Robin Yount 2014 Frank Thomas
1969 Stan Musial 1988 Willie Stargell 2001 Kirby Puckett 2015 Randy Johnson
1972 Sandy Koufax 1989 Johnny Bench 2001 Dave Winfield 2015 Pedro Martínez
1973 Warren Spahn 1989 Carl Yastrzemski 2002 Ozzie Smith 2015 John Smoltz
1974 Mickey Mantle 1990 Jim Palmer 2003 Eddie Murray
1977 Ernie Banks 1990 Joe Morgan 2004 Dennis Eckersley
TRY AND TRY AGAIN: The 67 men not elected by the BBWAA in their first year eligible were done so on a later ballot, taking
from two to 16 elections…The length of time a player could stay on the BBWAA ballot has varied throughout history…From 1946-
56, 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, was 20 years from 1963-2014 and is now 15 years…When one walks through the Hall of Fame Gallery, though, the
year or method by which players were elected are not noted…The 67 non-first year BBWAA electees: 2nd election (Alomar, Berra,
Fingers, Fisk, Ford, Lajoie, Speaker, Young); 3rd election (Alexander, Biggio, Grove, Hubbell, Hunter, Jenkins, Larkin, 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, Gossage, Greenberg, Medwick, Perez); 10th
election (Boudreau, Cronin, Dickey, Drysdale, Lyons, Simmons); 11th election (Snider); 12th election (Dean, Hartnett, Heilmann,
Lemon); 13th election (Kiner, Sutter); 14th election (Blyleven, Maranville, Terry); 15th election (Rice, Ruffing); 16th election
(Vance).
ONE-TEAM WONDERS: There are 49 Hall of Famers who spent their entire career with one team…2015 inductee Craig Biggio 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, Addie Joss, Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax,
Barry Larkin, Bob Lemon, Ted Lyons, Mickey Mantle, Bill Mazeroski, Bid McPhee, Stan Musial, Mel Ott, Jim Palmer, Kirby
Puckett, Pee Wee Reese, Jim Rice, Cal Ripken, Phil Rizzuto, Brooks Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell, Pie
Traynor, Bill Terry, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Ross Youngs and Robin Yount.BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 8
NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW: No individual has been elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA as a unanimous choice, though
there have been many close calls....Randy Johnson and Pedro Martínez are the 29 th and 30th players to earn at least 90 percent of the
BBWAA vote in any one election…The 30 players with at least 90% of votes cast in their favor:
YEAR PLAYER BALLOTS CAST VOTES RECEIVED % RECEIVED OMITTED BALLOTS
1992 ................... Tom Seaver ...................... 430 .................................... 425 .............................. 98.84%.................................. 5
1999 ................... Nolan Ryan ....................... 497 .................................... 491 .............................. 98.79%.................................. 6
2007 ................... Cal Ripken ........................ 545 .................................... 537 .............................. 98.53%.................................. 8
1936 ................... Ty Cobb ............................ 226 .................................... 222 .............................. 98.23%.................................. 4
1999 ................... George Brett ..................... 497 .................................... 488 .............................. 98.19%.................................. 9
1982 ................... Hank Aaron ...................... 415 .................................... 406 .............................. 97.83%.................................. 9
2007 ................... Tony Gwynn ..................... 545 .................................... 532 .............................. 97.60%................................ 13
2015 ................... Randy Johnson ............... 549 .................................... 534 .............................. 97.27% ............................... 15
2014 ................... Greg Maddux.................... 571 .................................... 555 .............................. 97.20%................................ 16
1995 ................... Mike Schmidt ................... 460 .................................... 444 .............................. 96.52%................................ 16
1989 ................... Johnny Bench ................... 447 .................................... 431 .............................. 96.42%................................ 16
1994 ................... Steve Carlton .................... 455 .................................... 436 .............................. 95.82%................................ 19
1936 ................... Honus Wagner .................. 226 .................................... 215 .............................. 95.13%................................ 11
1936 ................... Babe Ruth ......................... 226 .................................... 215 .............................. 95.13%................................ 11
2009…………….Rickey Henderson……….539………………………..511…………………...94.81%................................28
1979 ................... Willie Mays ...................... 432 .................................... 409 .............................. 94.67%................................ 23
1989 ................... Carl Yastrzemski .............. 447 .................................... 423 .............................. 94.63%................................ 24
1962 ................... Bob Feller ......................... 160 .................................... 150 .............................. 93.75%................................ 10
1993 ................... Reggie Jackson ................. 423 .................................... 396 .............................. 93.62%................................ 27
1966 ................... Ted Williams .................... 302 .................................... 282 .............................. 93.37%................................ 20
1969 ................... Stan Musial....................... 340 .................................... 317 .............................. 93.23%................................ 23
1990 ................... Jim Palmer ........................ 444 .................................... 411 .............................. 92.57%................................ 33
1983 ................... Brooks Robinson .............. 374 .................................... 344 .............................. 91.97%................................ 30
2014 ................... Tom Glavine ..................... 571 .................................... 525 .............................. 91.94%................................ 46
2005 ................... Wade Boggs ..................... 516 .................................... 474 .............................. 91.86%................................ 42
2002 ................... Ozzie Smith ...................... 472 .................................... 433 .............................. 91.74%................................ 39
2015 ................... Pedro Martínez ............... 549 .................................... 500 .............................. 91.07% ............................... 49
1936 ................... Christy Mathewson .......... 226 .................................... 205 .............................. 90.70%................................ 21
1991 ................... Rod Carew ........................ 443 .................................... 401 .............................. 90.50%................................ 42
2011 ................... Roberto Alomar ................ 581 .................................... 523 .............................. 90.02%................................ 58
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND RECAP
The induction of Class of 2015 members Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez and John Smoltz brings the total number
of Hall of Famers to 310, including 68 living members…Award winners Dick Enberg (Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence)
and Tom Gage (J.G. Taylor Spink Award for writing) were honored at the July 25 Awards Presentation at Doubleday Field.
A STAGE FILLED WITH HEROES: Fifty-three living Hall of Famers attended the July 26 Induction Ceremony at the Clark Sports
Center:
Hank Aaron Andre Dawson Sandy Koufax Brooks Robinson
Roberto Alomar Dennis Eckersley Barry Larkin Frank Robinson
Luis Aparicio Rollie Fingers Tony La Russa Nolan Ryan
Johnny Bench Carlton Fisk Tommy Lasorda Tom Seaver
Craig Biggio Whitey Ford Greg Maddux Ozzie Smith
Bert Blyleven Bob Gibson Juan Marichal John Smoltz
Wade Boggs Pat Gillick Pedro Martínez Bruce Sutter
George Brett Tom Glavine Joe Morgan Frank Thomas
Lou Brock Rickey Henderson Eddie Murray Joe Torre
Jim Bunning Whitey Herzog Phil Niekro Dave Winfield
Rod Carew Reggie Jackson Tony Pérez Robin Yount
Steve Carlton Fergie Jenkins Gaylord Perry
Orlando Cepeda Randy Johnson Jim Rice
Bobby Cox Al Kaline Cal Ripken Jr.BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 9
COME ONE, COME ALL: An estimated crowd of 45,000 fans attended the July 26 Induction Ceremony, the fourth-highest total in
the history of the event…In 2007, an estimated 82,000 fans packed Cooperstown, honoring the Hall of Fame induction of Cal Ripken
Jr. and Tony Gwynn and setting a Hall of Fame Weekend attendance record…Following 2007, the top six estimated crowds for Hall
of Fame Induction Ceremonies: 50,000 (1999); 48,000 (2014); 45,000 (2015); 40,000 (1995); 27,000 (2001 and 2005); and 25,000
(2000)…This year’s total marked the first time that crowds of 40,000 or more attended the Induction Ceremony in consecutive
years…The average attendance for any one Induction Ceremony is 15,000 fans.
BOOK NOW FOR FUTURE WEEKENDS: Hall of Fame Weekend is typically scheduled for the last weekend in July, though
there are exceptions…The 2016 Induction Weekend is scheduled for July 22-25, with the Induction on July 24…A partial list of
eligible first-time players for upcoming Hall of Fame elections includes: 2016: Jim Edmonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Trevor Hoffman, Billy
Wagner; 2017: Vladimir Guerrero, Jorge Posada, Manny Ramirez, Ivan Rodriguez,; 2018: Chipper Jones, Hideki Matsui, Jim Thome,
Omar Vizquel; 2019: Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera; 2020: Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter, Paul Konerko,
Alfonso Soriano.
BIGGER AND BETTER: Craig Biggio totaled 3,060 hits in his 20-year career with the Astros, one of only 29 men in the 3,000-hit
club…Starting out as a catcher before moving to second base and then the outfield, Biggio won Silver Slugger Awards both behind
the plate and at the keystone sack (for a total of five Silver Sluggers) and was named to seven All-Star Games… A four-time Gold
Glove Award-winner at second base, Biggio is one of only 12 players with at least 3,000 hits and 1,800 runs scored…Led the Astros
to six postseason appearances, including their only National League pennant in 2005...Biggio ranks fifth on the all-time doubles list
(and first among right-handed batters) with 668 two-base knocks…Only player in big league history with at least 3,000 hits, 600
doubles, 400 stolen bases and 250 home runs.
LONG STORY: Randy Johnson won 303 games over 22 seasons with the Expos, Mariners, Astros, Diamondbacks, Yankees and
Giants, the fifth-best total among all left-handers…The 6-foot-10 Johnson won the American League Cy Young Award in 1995 with
the Mariners and four straight National League Cy Young Awards with the Diamondbacks from 1999-2002…Johnson led his league
in strikeouts eight times and earned-run average four times, posting three 20-win seasons and leading his league in winning percentage
four times…His career mark of 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings is the best in baseball history, and his 4,875 strikeouts rank second
behind Nolan Ryan and first among left-handers…Johnson shared World Series Most Valuable Player honors with Diamondbacks
teammate Curt Schilling after going 3-0 in the 2001 Fall Classic, leading Arizona to a seven-game victory over the Yankees.
DOMINICAN DOMINATOR: Pedro Martínez won three Cy Young Awards (1997, 1999-2000) and five earned-run average titles in
his 18 seasons with the Dodgers, Expos, Red Sox, Mets and Phillies…Martínez becomes the second native of the Dominican Republic
to be elected to the Hall of Fame following Juan Marichal in 1983…With a 219-100 record, Martínez posted a career winning
percentage of .687, second to only Whitey Ford among pitchers with at least 200 victories…Martínez led his league in WHIP (walks
plus hits divided by innings pitched) six times and strikeouts three times, earning eight All-Star Game selections…In seven seasons
with the Red Sox, Martínez was 117-37 with a 2.52 ERA, helping Boston end an 86-year drought by winning Game 3 of the 2004
World Series that the Red Sox went on to sweep…He is the only pitcher in history with at least 3,000 strikeouts (3,154) with fewer
than 3,000 innings pitched (2,827.1).
HOME OF THE BRAVE: John Smoltz won 213 games and saved 154 more in a 21-year career with the Braves, Red Sox and
Cardinals, becoming the first pitcher in history with at least 200 wins and 150 saves…An eight-time All-Star Game selection, Smoltz
won the 1996 National League Cy Young Award and led the NL in wins twice, strikeouts twice, innings pitched twice and winning
percentage twice…In three-and-a-half seasons as a relief pitcher in the middle of his career, Smoltz established himself as an All-Star
closer, saving at least 44 games in each of his three full seasons…Smoltz was the only player on each of the Braves teams from 1991-
2004 that finished the season in playoff position…He is one of only 16 members of the 3,000 strikeout club (3,084).
2015 AWARD WINNERS
BY ANY MEASURE: Tom Gage, who served as The Detroit News’ beat writer for the Tigers from 1979-2014, was elected the 2015
winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America…Gage, born April 2, 1948 in
Detroit, began his career with the New Orleans Times-Picayune in the early 1970s before moving to The News in 1976…Gage has
covered more than 5,000 big league games in 54 ballparks, including five no-hitters and the 1984 World Championship team…Gage
is the 66th winner of the Spink Award.BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 10
OH MY!: Dick Enberg, who has spent nearly 20 years calling Major League Baseball games bracketed around remarkable stints at
NBC and CBS, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting
by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum…Born Jan. 9, 1935 in the Detroit suburb of Mount Clemens, Mich., Enberg
began his broadcasting career as an undergraduate at Central Michigan and later broadcast both football and basketball games at
Indiana University…By the end of the 1960s, Enberg was calling California Angels games, a position he held from 1968-78…He also
called games of the Los Angeles Rams and UCLA men’s basketball team and joined NBC Sports in 1975, remaining with the network
for 25 years while working assignments that included the MLB Postseason and World Series as well as Wimbledon, college football
and the National Football League…Enberg called the memorable 1982 World Series featuring the Cardinals and the Brewers, and
later returned to the Angels’ broadcast team in 1985…After moving to CBS Sports in 2000, Enberg covered events including football,
tennis, basketball and golf before joining the Padres as their television play-by-play voice in 2010, a position he still holds…Over a
career that has spanned six decades, Enberg has established himself as one of sport’s top play-by-play announcers, with his signature
“Oh, my!” call recognized around the world.
MUSEUM NEWS FROM COOPERSTOWN
COMING TO COOPERSTOWN: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has received several treasures from the 2015
season, including: A Motus pitching sleeve and sensor worn by the Indians’ Trevor Bauer and his teammates during spring
training…A cap worn by the Reds’ Aroldis Chapman on April 10 when he recorded his 115 th career save, setting a new mark for
pitchers born in Cuba…A ball, ticket and scorecard from the Orioles vs. White Sox game in Baltimore on April 29 when Oriole Park
at Camden Yards was closed to fans…A bat used by the Angels’ Carlos Perez when he became just the fourth player in history to hit a
walk-off home run in his first major league game on May 5…A batting helmet worn by the Rangers’ Adrian Beltre when he hit his
400th career home run on May 15…A game-used ball and cap worn by the Giants’ Chris Heston when he threw San Francisco’s fourth
no-hitter in as many years on June 9…A bat used by the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez to record the 2,000 th and 2,001st runs batted in of
his career on June 13, becoming just the fourth player in MLB history to reach 2,000 RBIs in his career…A baseball used by the
Nationals’ Max Scherzer during his no-hitter against the Pirates on June 20…A bat used by the Rangers’ Carlos Corporan to hit a
home run against the Orioles on June 29, marking the 11,000 th hit by a Puerto Rican-born player…A jersey worn by White Sox pitcher
Chris Sale when he ended a streak of eight straight starts with at least 10 or more strikeouts, matching Pedro Martínez for the most in
history…A bat used by Cubs prospect Kyle Schwarber in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, in which he won the game’s MVP
Award on July 12…A bat used by Mike Trout during his MVP performance in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, where he became the
first player in history to win back-to-back All-Star Game MVP Awards…A game-used ball and cap worn by the Phillies’ Cole Hamels
during his no-hitter against the Cubs on July 25, Hamels’ final start for Philadelphia…A jersey worn by the Reds’ Brandon Phillips on
July 29, when he became the first player to collect four hits, two home runs, seven RBI and two stolen bases in a game since RBI
became an official MLB statistic in 1920…A jersey worn by the Toledo Mud Hens’ Mike Hessman on Aug. 3 when he hit his 433 rd
home run to set the new all-time MiLB record…A game-used ball and cap worn by the Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma on Aug. 12 when
he threw a no-hitter against the Orioles…A game-used ball and cap worn by the Astros’ Mike Fiers on Aug. 21 when he threw a no-
hitter in his first career complete game start against the Dodgers…A jersey worn by the Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes on Aug. 21, when he
became the first player to record three home runs, five hits, seven runs batted in and a steal in one game against the Rockies…Bat used
by the Dodgers’ Jimmy Rollins to record his 500 th career double on Aug. 22…A ball used by the Cubs’ Jake Arrieta during his no-
hitter against the Dodgers on Aug. 30, and a cap he wore while earning his 20 th win of the season on Sept. 22…An “axe-handle”
Victus bat used by the Red Sox’s Dustin Pedroia in September…A ball used by the Nationals’ Scherzer on Oct. 3 to throw his second
no-hitter of the season…A batting helmet worn by the Mariners’ Robinson Cano for several accomplishments, including his 30 th
double of the season on Aug. 25 and his 2,000 th career hit on Sept. 23…A bat and jersey used throughout the year by Indians All-Star
Jason Kipnis.
A WHOLE NEW LOOK: Baseball remains unchanged as the National Pastime, a label it has worn for more than 100 years…But the
game is also forever changing, reflecting its days and adapting to its time…Those changes have never been more evident than in the
past five decades, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will tell the story of baseball’s most recent era in its Whole
New Ballgame exhibit, opening Nov. 7 in Cooperstown… The Museum’s newest permanent exhibit, located in the Janetschek Gallery
on the Museum’s second floor, will feature more than 300 artifacts and Library items while exploring iconic moments like Carlton
Fisk’s home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, game-altering rules changes like the designated hitter and labor challenges that
redefined the fiscal boundaries of the sport…Featuring new video displays and the implementation of interactive elements not seen
before at the Cooperstown shrine, Whole New Ballgame chronicles the changing nature of baseball from the 1970s to the present by
examining the game and its culture as a whole. The game’s athletic achievements and evolving nature will be celebrated and explained
as well as the fans’ presence and the far-reaching social implications of the sport…Whole New Ballgame was made possible by a
donation from Bill Janetschek, Jr. to honor his late father. The Janetscheks have been passionate fans of baseball dating back to Bill
Sr.’s first Dodgers games at Ebbets Field in the 1940s…Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk will be on hand for an official ribbon-cutting
ceremony on the morning of Nov. 7, and will participate in a Voices of the Game question-and-answer discussion with Museum
visitors immediately afterwards at 11 a.m. in the Grandstand Theater…Tickets for the Voices of the Game program are $10 for adults
and $5 for children under 12, and are now available to Museum members…To reserve your tickets, please call 607-547-0397
weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.BASEB ALLH ALL .ORG AROUND THE HORN, PAGE 11
COOPERSTOWN CONNECTION
TRICK OR TREAT: The baseball ghosts will come alive for one special afternoon in Cooperstown…The Museum will host local
trick-or-treaters with free admission from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31 for children in costume and their parents and/or
guardians…Take a trip in time through the Plaque Gallery as Hall of Fame employees dressed in old-fashioned baseball uniforms and
holiday costumes will pass out candy before the annual Halloween Parade on Cooperstown’s idyllic Main St…Treats will be provided
through the support of Price Chopper Supermarkets…For more information, visit our website at
www.baseballhall.org/events/Halloween-Celebration-2?date=0.
ANCHORS AWEIGH: U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has announced that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will be
named USS Cooperstown (LCS 23)…Mabus made the announcement in a speech during the annual Awards Presentation ceremony
on July 25 during Hall of Fame Weekend, to commemorate Hall of Fame members who made the sacrifice by enlisting in the U.S.
military during wartime… All 68 men served in conflicts ranging from the Civil War through the Korean War…The future
Cooperstown will be the first ship to bear the name…The LCS possesses the flexibility to execute a variety of missions in areas such
as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare…The ship will be 388 feet long and will be capable of traveling at
speeds in excess of 40 knots…For more information about the USS Cooperstown, please visit http://www.navy.mil/local/lcsfreedom.
‘BHOF BEACON’ MOBILE APP GUIDES VISITORS ON HISTORY-FILLED JOURNEY TO COOPERSTOWN: The
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has launched a new mobile app from the Cooperstown shrine – “BHOF Beacon” –
which is now available for free in iOS through iTunes…The app provides baseball fans with an exclusive location-based mobile tool
that opens users’ eyes to baseball history all around them, ultimately inspiring a pilgrimage to the Hall of Fame…The app also
incorporates artifacts, historic imagery and video from the Museum, spotlighting destinations throughout New York State that a
Cooperstown-bound visitor might encounter along the way, such as the location of the now-shuttered Ebbets Field where Jackie
Robinson made his major league debut on April 15, 1947…The app will be expanding in the coming months to spotlight destinations
across America…Built by Sullivan, a top brand engagement firm, The Beacon brings to fans a living exhibit of baseball moments and
places throughout the country, starting with New York State…The Beacon provides users with indicators when near an historical
baseball site, showcasing pictures, video and audio to deepen the user experience…Thanks to support from Empire State Development
and the I Love NY Division of Tourism, The Beacon app is the first to be released by the Baseball Hall of Fame…In the coming
weeks, the self-discovery experience of The Beacon app will be complemented with additional features and content as new places and
moments from across the country are continually being added.
DECK THE HALL: Help us celebrate the Holidays and help local families in need at the National Baseball Hall of Fame's annual
Holiday Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 5…Museum admission is free to all visitors who contribute an new, unwrapped toy or at least
two non-perishable food items to our food drive benefiting Opportunities for Otsego and the Cooperstown Food Bank…Hands-on
activities and programs are scheduled throughout the day for Museum visitors, including a special performance at 2 p.m. by residents
of Pathfinder Village, a community in nearby Edmeston, N.Y., dedicated to children and adults with Down syndrome…For more
information, visit our website at http://baseballhall.org/events/holiday-celebration-2015?date=0 or call 607-547-0329.
TIME TO VISIT: The Museum resumed regular hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily starting Labor Day… The Museum is open every day
of the year, except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day…Ticket prices are $23 for adults (13 and over), $15 for seniors
(65 and over) and for those holding current memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets
organizations, and $12 for juniors (ages 7-12)…Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children 6
years of age or younger…For more information, visit our website at www.baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-
5633) or 607-547-7200.
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