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20 unusual facts about National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum


1871 Boston Red Stockings season

From this team, Harry Wright, Al Spalding, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1872 Boston Red Stockings season

Harry Wright, Al Spalding, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1873 Boston Red Stockings season

Harry Wright, Al Spalding, first baseman Jim O'Rourke, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1874 Boston Red Stockings season

Harry Wright, Al Spalding, first baseman Jim O'Rourke, catcher Deacon White, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1875 Boston Red Stockings season

Harry Wright, Al Spalding, Jim O'Rourke, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Baseball IQ

The show features 32 contestants (each of whom work for one of the 30 Major League Baseball teams as well as one from MLB.com and one from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) in a bracket-style tournament for up to $45,000US for their teams' designated charities.

Billy O'Dell

He did manage to stirke out 8, including Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle, who struck out twice.

Bowery Savings Bank

From 1972 to 1992, baseball Hall-of-Famer Joe DiMaggio was spokesman for the Bowery Savings Bank.

Buena Vista, Georgia

The Hall of Famer was born in Buena Vista on December 21, 1911.

Frank Selee

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 for his managerial achievements.

Hal McCoy

He was honored by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) in 2002 as the winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, which is awarded annually at the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction festivities "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing."

In the Cards

Weyoun initially seems incredulous, so Jake concocts a "more plausible" story: he and Nog are time travel agents investigating Willie Mays' sudden appearance in the Baseball Hall of Fame...

Lou Brock, Jr.

He is notably the son of Hall of Fame baseball player Lou Brock.

Meeker, Oklahoma

Carl Hubbell, American baseball player and Hall of Famer was raised in Meeker.

MLB Front Office Manager

MLB Front Office Manager allows a player to take the role of a baseball general manager over the course of a thirty-year career; the goal is to perform well enough to become inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Nashville Vols all-time roster

Two members of the Vols were later honored by being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Providence Grays

One of the leading players from the 1879 pennant winner was Hall of Famer John Montgomery Ward.

Rick Hummel

Hummel was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in 2007 when he was honored with the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball writing.

Riley Odoms

He is the grandson of Baseball Hall of Famer, Biz Mackey.

St. Louis Maroons / Indianapolis Hoosiers

Baseball Hall of Fame member Amos Rusie made his big league debut with the 1889 Hoosiers.


1905 Philadelphia Athletics season

The pitching staff featured three future Hall of Famers: Rube Waddell, Eddie Plank, and Chief Bender.

1928 Philadelphia Athletics season

The team featured three starters who were later elected into the Hall of Fame: catcher Mickey Cochrane and outfielders Al Simmons and Ty Cobb.

Bob Boozer

One of his teammates was future Baseball Hall-of-Famer Bob Gibson.

Bob Duliba

Through his career, Duliba had significant success against some of the games toughest hitters, including holding Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Luis Aparicio, Ernie Banks, Roberto Clemente, Al Kaline, Willie Mays, Bill Mazeroski, and Duke Snider to a .114 collective batting average (4-for-35).

Byron Larkin

Byron Larkin is the brother of Hall of Fame baseball player Barry Larkin, who played the shortstop position for the Cincinnati Reds.

Chuck Oertel

He did hit one home run, which came against future Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning.

Dale Berra

He is the son of Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra and brother of former Baltimore Colts return specialist Tim Berra.

Dave Downs

Downs threw four pitches: a standard four-seam fastball, a changeup, a curveball, and a slider, whose development he credited to his Spartanburg manager—Hall of Famer, Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame member, and perfect game pitcher Jim Bunning.

Jeff Bagwell

Jeff Bagwell became eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Luke Witte

Another Buckeye, Mark Wagar (currently the president of Empire BlueCross BlueShield in New York), was attacked from behind by Minnesota player—and future Major League Baseball Hall of FamerDave Winfield, who landed four or five punches to Wagar's head.

Missouri Route 13

In 2006 the portion through Caldwell County, Missouri was named the Zack Wheat Memorial Highway in honor of the Baseball Hall of Fame player.

New York Yankees Museum

Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión, Jr. called for the museum to function as a "Cooperstown South".

Nolan Smith

He was named after Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan.

Seals Stadium

Hall of famer Joe DiMaggio grew up in San Francisco and played for the Seals at the stadium for over three seasons; October 1932 through 1935.

Tommy Harper

Harper played at Encinal High School in Alameda, California, where his teammates included Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Stargell and MLB player Curt Motton.