September 28, 2018

Cooperstown, NY - MLB Hall of Fame

Entering the Baseball Hall of Fame

Stock shares from the 1874 Philadelphia White Stockings
to help generate money for expenses 

Trophy balls 
primarily from 1860s



Shay's distant relative Rabbit Maranville is in the Hall of Fame

A jacket worn by Rabbit during a Japan tour
During players visiting the Sphinx, picture of them climbing on it
The last picture is one of the first uniforms

Honus Wagner baseball card


Babe Ruth

Handwritten scorebook from 1856





The Locker Room


 








Josh Gibson autographed ball.  He played only in the Negro Leagues but was believed to hit even more home runs than Babe Ruth.



Tickets issued to "colored" folks only.  

Ticket from the 1919 World Series 
The Black Sox scandal World Series



To Ted Williams, hitting was a science
His believed average for pitches thrown in the zone


10 yr old Edith Houghton was invited to join the Philadelphia Bobbles
in 1922, he four year career included a tour in Japan


Ila Borders




Take Me Out to the Ballgame poem on the right
















The World Series Rings





Who's on First!


Buck O'Neil

 


2018 MLB Hall of Fame Inductees!










Doubleday Field



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