Al Michaels Named 2021 Ford C. Frick Award Winner
by Iconic National Voice to be Honored at July 23-26 Induction Weekend in Cooperstown; Al Michaels, whose passionate and authoritative voice was the nationwide soundtrack of …
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Dick Kaegel Wins BBWAA’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award
Longtime Cardinals and Royals Writer to be Honored at July 24 Awards Presentation in Cooperstown Dick Kaegel, who covered the beats of Missouri’s two Major …
N.Y. Well Represented In Hall Of Fame Book
by When the Mets opened their Hall of Fame in Citi Field, I sometimes joked that the Yankees have a Hall of Fame, too… in Cooperstown. …
The National Baseball Hall of Fame Remembers Whitey Ford
“To think when I was 21 years old, I’d be playing with DiMaggio and Berra, against guys like Stan Musial and Roy Campanella, it’s just …
Mets On The 2018 Hall of Fame Ballot
by Later today, the Hall of Fame is going to announce the results of the Hall of Fame vote. While we should not expect anyone to …
Big Stein, Sweet Lou and Davey Added To Special HOF Ballot
Five former big league players, three executives and two managers comprise the 10-name Today’s Game Era ballot to be reviewed and voted upon Dec. 5 …
2016 HOF Classic Features Baseball’s Biggest Stars in Memorial Day Weekend Legends Game
(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – Baseball’s biggest stars will make their annual return to the home of baseball on Memorial Day Weekend. It could only happen in …
Hall of Fame Announces Changes to Voting Process
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Directors today announced changes to the rules for election for recently retired players, reducing the …
Cooperstown Archive: The More Things Change: A History Lesson
by One day, a legendary writer and literary fixture in the early days of Gotham decided he wanted to see what this baseball business was all about. The great Cecilia M. Tan, one of Gotham Baseball’s original contributors, shares the tale of Christopher Morley’s trek to the Fall Classic of 1921.