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Dottie Collins, 84, Star Pitcher of Women’s Baseball League, Dies

Ms. Collins was a star pitcher in women’s professional baseball in the 1940s and later played a major role in preserving the history of the women’s game.

Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 2:41 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Deaths (Obituaries), Women, Baseball Hall of Fame, Collins, Dottie

Broadcaster Skip Caray Remembered by the Braves

The former broadcaster would have celebrated his 69th birthday on Tuesday, one day shy of the fourth anniversary of his induction into the Braves Hall of Fame.

Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Atlanta Braves, Baseball Hall of Fame, Caray, Skip

Sports Business: Beneath the Hall, a Baseball Vault Full of Treasures

In baseball’s attic, a vast collection of the significant and the ephemeral.

Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 11:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Museums, Cooperstown (NY), Storage, Antiques

At Hall Enshrinement, Links Are Cherished

Rich “Goose” Gossage, who finished his career in 1994 with a 124-107 record, 1,502 strikeouts and 3.01 ERA in 1,002 games, was among those inducted on Sunday.

Posted Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:12 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Halls of Fame, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown (NY)

Williams Limits Playing to Guitar

Bernie Williams make his presence known again in baseball world by playing guitar at a gala held by Major League Baseball at the Museum of Natural History.

Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 11:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Music, Baseball Hall of Fame, Williams, Bernie, Guitars

Deal Struck as Hall Receives Home Run Ball Hit by Bonds

Marc Ecko, the owner of Barry Bonds’s record-setting 756th home run ball, has donated the artifact to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:32 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Bonds, Barry, Halls of Fame, Baseball Hall of Fame, Ecko, Marc

Sports of The Times: A Fine Piece of Editing in Cooperstown

Over his 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was more than numbers. Much more. And Wednesday, a new plaque with new words was unveiled in Cooperstown to reflect this.

Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson, Jackie, Baseball Hall of Fame

Red-Faced Hall Fades to Bronze

There is a twist to the Hall of Fame’s commissioning a bronze likeness of Buck O’Neil, who was rejected for election in one of the organization’s most controversial votes.

Posted Saturday, May 31, 2008 1:46 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Sculpture, O'Neil, Buck

Sports of The Times: Lion Who Made Players Roar Faces the Quiet

Marvin Miller, who turned the union for major league baseball players into one of the strongest in the country, said that he no longer wants to be considered for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Organized Labor, Miller, Marvin

Sports of The Times: At Every Level, Appreciating a Veteran Voice

Baseball players everywhere should have given their caps a tip when they learned that Julio Franco had stepped to the plate for the last time. John Wilson, 53, certainly did.

Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 9:49 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Franco, Julio, Baseball Hall of Fame

Cheering Section: Anthem’s Forgotten History, Complete With Cracker Jack

They call it baseball’s greatest hit. This week is the 100th anniversary of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame

500 Home Runs, Zero Certainty for Thome

When Jim Thome’s career statistics are dissected and debated, he is not universally considered an automatic Hall of Famer.

Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:16 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Hall of Fame, Thome, Jim

Thome’s in the 500 Club, but Maybe Not in THE Club