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	Baseball Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Among baseball fans, "Hall of Fame" means not only the museum and facility in Cooperstown, but also the pantheon of players, managers, umpires and builders who have been named to enshrinement there.
		Players are currently inducted into the Hall of Fame through election by either the Baseball Writers Association of America (or BBWAA), or the Veterans Committee, which is now composed of living Hall of Famers and recipients of the two major awards.
		An ongoing controversy facing the Hall of Fame is that of the status of Joe Jackson and Pete Rose.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame (1137 words)

	Fame
		Baseball Hall of Fame The baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, and the hon...
		Notable Halls of Fame: Baseball Hall of Fame Hockey Hall of Fame Roc...
		Fame Fame is the condition of being known to the general public.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/fame.html (1572 words)

	ESPN.com: February Classic Moments
		Baseball also adopts writer Fred Lieb's proposal that a game-winning homer with men on base be counted as a homer even if its run is not needed to win the game.
		1936: In the first voting for Baseball's Hall of Fame, a singles hitter beats out the sport's greatest slugger.
		After retiring from tennis, he spent the rest of his life as a scholar and activist, using his fame in sports as a platform to address inequities in society.
	espn.starwave.com /sportscentury/moments/0002.html (2288 words)

	WyomingAthletics.com : General Releases :: University of Wyoming : Official Athletic Site
		A classy, hard-hitting infielder, Bob Jingling is described by UW Hall of Fame Baseball Coach Bud Daniel as the most outstanding player on the field, in academic performance, and in personal conduct that he had the opportunity to coach.
		Joe also competed for the Wyoming swimming team and was a letterman on the 1955 Cowboy baseball team as a catcher.
		The University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1993 in conjunction with the Football Centennial Celebration, in order to honor individuals and teams who have brought honor and distinction to the Intercollegiate Athletics Department of the University of Wyoming over it's long and storied history.
	wyomingathletics.collegesports.com /genrel/wyo-hof.html (13313 words)

	College Football Hall of Fame
		Frank Sinkwich was Georgia's first Heisman Trophy winner in 1942 and led UGA to wins in the Rose and Orange Bowls.
		He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
		Herschel Walker was inducted into the Hall of Fame in December, 1999.
	georgiadogs.collegesports.com /football/history/honors/hall_fame.shtml (524 words)

	Hall of Fame history : Announcers - YESNetwork.com
		When Hall of Fame voting began in 1936, baseball had been played for almost 100 years and writers were passing judgment on a century's worth of players, many of whom were Hall of Fame worthy and would eventually be chosen in the most demanding election we know.
		The Baseball Hall of Fame originated in 1936 at the suggestion of National League President Ford Frick.
		Frick suggested that a Hall of Fame as a shrine to honor the game's immortals be a part of the centennial celebration and be included in the museum.
	www.yesnetwork.com /announcers/article.asp?article_id=336 (912 words)

	BASEBALL HALL OF FAME BALLOTING, 1942 FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The 1942 election to select inductees to the Baseball_Hall_of_Fame was the first to be conducted in three years, and the only regular election in the years 1940 to 1944; in 1939 the Baseball_Writers_Association_of_America (BBWAA) had moved to hold elections every three years rather than annually, now that the Hall had opened.
		Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1942 facts and information
		A total of 233 ballots were cast, with 2328 individual votes for 72 specific candidates; 175 votes were required for election.
	www.gwailoproject.com /Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_1942 (347 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame - Inductee Information
		He learned baseball from his father, Lew, an ex-minor leaguer who had lost part of a foot in a mining accident and wanted to steer his son away from the same fate.
		Dave Winfield is one of seven players in baseball history to reach both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
		Of the players alive at the time of their election, Puckett is the third-youngest to have been voted into the Hall of Fame, behind only Lou Gehrig and Sandy Koufax.
	baseballhalloffame.org /hof_weekend/2001/inductees.htm (2903 words)

	Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1944
		Two weeks after Landis' death, the Old-Timers Committee met at baseball's winter meetings in New York City and unanimously moved to elect Landis to membership in the Hall of Fame; Connie Mack sent his approval of the move by telegram from California, where he was vacationing.
		Landis was formally inducted into the Hall of Fame on June 13, 1946, with New York Governor Thomas Dewey unveiling his plaque in Cooperstown.
		This was a goal the committee members believed they would have no problem meeting, and some noted that the number of deserving players was probably over two dozen.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-balloting,-1944.htm (349 words)

	ipedia.com: Frankie Frisch Article
		Frankie Frisch was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.
		After no players had been selected by the writers in the previous two years (the only elections since Hornsby's selection in 1942), the rules were revised to limit eligibility to those players who had retired after 1921; Frisch was among the first four players to benefit from the more reasonable field of candidates.
		Frank Francis "Frankie" Frisch (September 9, 1898 - March 12, 1973) was an American Major League Baseball player of the early 20th century.
	www.ipedia.com /frankie_frisch.html (873 words)

	WSDC : Past Inductees
		Not that many baseball fans in the country would recognize that last name on that list of home run hitters, but Joe "Unser Choe" Hauser was a prolific slugger in the days when minor league baseball was practically the equivalent of many major league teams today.
		Ray Berres was once called "the greatest pitching coach in the history of baseball." Berres first started to learn his craft while playing sandlot ball in his hometown of Kenosha.
		Messmer also was scouted by pro baseball teams and accompanied the Badger baseball team to Japan in 1909.
	www.sportsinwisconsin.com /wahf/index.php?category_id=976 (8866 words)

	Letter B Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Baseball player.
		Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (team squads)
	www.mauspfeil.net /B_133.html (67 words)

	colmel40.htm
		HALL OF FAME: The Veterans Committee of baseball's Hall of Fame meets Wednesday in Tampa to consider inducting players that didn't qualify via the writers' ballots.
		BRANDENTON, Fla. - No matter how close the Pittsburgh Pirates came to making baseball's postseason last fall - the Pirates were 79-83 and finished five games out in the National League Central - the team isn't going to alter its goal.
		Mazeroski should be in the Hall of Fame.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/colmel40.htm (2584 words)

	Rich's Weekend Baseball BEAT: November 2003 Archives
		Baseball Prospectus is one of the four most important sources of information (along with Baseball-Reference.com, ESPN.com, and the Sabermetric Baseball Encyclopedia) for Rich’s Weekend Baseball BEAT.
		Baseball Prospectus rates his defensive play at 123 for 1944, meaning he saved 23 more runs per 100 games than the average fielder.
		Interestingly, Marion is the only player in the history of baseball who was voted the MVP despite having batting, on base, and slugging averages below the league mean (excluding pitchers).
	www.all-baseball.com /richbeat/archives/2003_11.html (15111 words)

	Monte Irvin BaseballLibrary.com
		The Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues elected him to the Hall of Fame in 1973; he later became a member of that body and of the Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans.
		After baseball's color line was broken in 1947, Monte Irvin was one of the first black players signed by the Giants.
		After hitting league highs of.422 in 1940 and.396 in 1941, he won the triple crown in Mexico with a.398 average and 30 home runs in 68 games.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/I/Irvin_Monte.stm (1662 words)

	2004 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Bios
		Below you'll find information on the 32 candidates who are eligible for the Baseball Writers' Assocation of America (BBWAA) Hall of Fame ballot for 2004.
		Find out who is eligible for upcoming Hall of Fame elections.
		Candidates may remain on the ballot for a maximum of 15 years.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/candidate_info/candidate_info_2004.htm (278 words)

	Hornsby, Rogers -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		American professional baseball pitcher whose prowess became legendary during his many years in the Negro leagues; he finally was allowed to enter the major leagues in 1948 after the unwritten rule against black players was abolished.
		As part of its millennium celebration, major league baseball conducted fan balloting to honor the All-Century Team.
		Twenty-five players were selected via the voting process; five others were added to bring the roster to 30; and the living members of the elite squad were sent to Atlanta for a ceremony before game two of the World Series.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311734 (694 words)

	Charlie Gehringer - Wikpedia
		Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 - January 21, 1993) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers (1924-1942).
		Gehringer was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
		After his retirement, Gehringer coached for Detroit and served as a club executive (1951-59) and as a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Veterans (1953-90).
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Charlie_Gehringer (218 words)

	Baseball Almanac - Remembering Yesterday's Heroes : Phil Cavarretta - The Hustling Cub Starred in Three World Series
		In fact, he played baseball with an intensity which was not otherwise apparent in his agreeable temperament.
		But before that World Series, Cavarretta had proven to be what baseball scouts often call a "phenom." Born on July 19, 1916, into a working class Italian family on Chicago's near North Side, Phil grew up a stone's throw from Hell's Kitchen, an area with tough living conditions, violent crime, and few opportunities.
		In 1942 and 1943, respectively, Cavarretta played 136 and 144 games, mainly at first base during the latter season.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /hero/hero2002b.shtml (4663 words)

	Traditions University of South Carolina :: The Official Athletic Site
		runner-up in balloting for the Lefty Gomez Plate, symbolic of the top amateur baseball player in the United States, in 1975 when he pitched the Gamecocks to within one game of the NCAA championship at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska...
		the Carolina baseball team was 17-13 in his two seasons while the Gamecock basketball squad was 13-7, 8-4 in the Southern Conference in 1937.
		was drafted by the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in baseball...
	uscsports.collegesports.com /trads/scar-hof.html (5405 words)

	The Baseball Hall of Fame
		The location of the hall and the year of its opening were chosen because of the myth that Abner Doubleday had invented baseball at Cooperstown in 1839, although the myth had been pretty thoroughly discredited by the time the Hall of Fame opened.
		Inspired by the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University, the Baseball Hall of Fame was established in 1936 with the selection of five players: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner.
		In addition to biographical plaques of its inductees, the hall includes a baseball museum that has a collection of balls, bats, and other equipment, baseball cards, trophies, and photographs.
	www.wi-travel-guide.com /Kansas_City_Chiefs-AV-0204-K.html (700 words)

	Player Profile: Johnny Sain
		According to the Baseball Almanac, the original doggerel was written by
		Once he went to the Yankees he was used more in relief than as a starter, and led the AL in saves in 1954 with 22.
		Then there were several days of rain, enabling the Braves to use those same two pitchers in that team's first two games after resumption of play.
	www.diamondfans.com /profile-sainj.html (206 words)

	Texas Rangers : Fan Forum : Hall Of Fame Ballot
		The Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame will honor players, managers, coaches, executives and broadcasters for outstanding performance and service with the organization.
		The 2005 Texas Rangers Hall of Fame inductees will be announced once balloting concludes, and an induction ceremony will be held in a pre-game ceremony on Friday, August 5, 2005.
		All players who have appeared in at least one game for the Texas Rangers are eligible for selection, provided they have been retired for at least two full seasons as an active player.
	texas.rangers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/tex/fan_forum/hof/hof_ballot.jsp (304 words)

	CNNSI.com - SI Online - This Week's Issue of Sports Illustrated - SI Flashback: Ease of Entry - Monday November 06, 2000 11:58 AM
		While the Baseball Hall of Fame has inducted 202 players, the hockey hall in Toronto has waved 218 through its door, even though the NHL has historically had fewer teams -- six between 1942 and '67 -- and smaller rosters.
		The fact that Mullen is an American and that only five previous Hall of Famers hailed from the U.S. might have carried more weight than even his exemplary work on the Calgary power play in the Flames' championship season of 1988-89.
		Hockey is awfully bighearted by nature -- the NHL hands out more feel-good, end-of-the-year awards than a grammar school -- but if its Hall of Fame is to continue to have any prestige, the selection committee, which includes former players, current and former hockey executives and five media members, will have to turn ornery.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/cover/news/2000/11/06/ease_of_entry (313 words)

	Hall of Fame Part II
		Maranville was voted-in by the baseball writers on 83% of the ballots, and is remembered for his tremendous range, durability and longevity.
		Moreover, with the almost endless array of good-hitting, super-slugging first baseman currently in baseball, new distinctions will need to be drawn between those who just stood at first and slugged.550, and those who could actually field their position adequately—or even superbly—while doing so.
		Hall of Fame Brooklyn favorite Pee Wee Reese did not put up the attractive offensive numbers of shortstop Joe Cronin, and certainly fell well below those of hyperstar Honus Wagner; he was not inducted to the HoF until 1984 by the Veteran’s Committee.
	www.athomeplate.com /hofpt2.shtml (2715 words)

	Baseball Fever HOF: November Election - Page 2 - Baseball Fever
		In his prime, the swithc-hitting Mackey was one of the most dangerous hitters in baseball, with power from both sides of the plate.
		Many baseball historians say that he was one of the best black players ever, but the mighty Babe Ruth, disregarding his race, said he was the greatest baseball player of all time!
		You see, you spend a good deal of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?p=215755 (3412 words)

	Archived Weblog Entry - 12/31/2002: "Cooperstown Confidential--The Lives That Baseball Lost In 2002"
		According to longtime Cleveland writer Russ Schneider, the famed photograph was “considered a landmark in what was then only the second year of the integration of baseball.” Gromek retired in 1957, leaving the game with a record of 123-108 and an ERA of 3.41.
		She enjoyed one of her best seasons in 1948, stealing 108 bases Dancer is immortalized at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, where a photograph, along with her spikes and glove, are displayed in the “Women in Baseball” exhibit.
		He also threw a no-hitter as a member of the Houston Astros According to the rules of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Kile’s passing in July made him eligible for the 2003 ballot considered by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
	www.baseballguru.com /archives/entries/00000096.htm (8617 words)

	BTF's Hall of Merit Discussion :: 1932 Ballot Discussion
		Winningist Tiger pitcher despite playing in a down era for Tiger baseball.
		If their cluster had occurred in the 1880s, you would have the same great pitchers, but because of differences in the way the game is played, they would pitch half the seasons they did with double the innings pitched each year.
		These last two ballots before 1934 are important and since neither of the above guys are "shoo-in" but has a realistic shot as being a first ballot selection...
	www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/hall_of_merit/discussion/1932_ballot_discussion/P0 (12485 words)

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