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	Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1939 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1939 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were the last ones conducted prior to the Hall's opening that year.
		In the BBWAA election, voters were instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall upon its opening in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
		At the major league winter meetings in Cincinnati in December 1939, the BBWAA held a special election in which Lou Gehrig - who had announced his retirement just after the Hall's opening - was elected to membership in the Hall of Fame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_1939 (797 words)

	First Five: The Original Members of the Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		When the inaugural Hall of Fame ballots were counted in 1936, five players had received at least 75% of the votes cast - the standard set for election by the Baseball Writers' Association of America that still exists today.
		His Hall of Fame plaque states he was the "greatest drawing card in (the) history of baseball." Until he came along, team's played for one run and long-ball hitters were considered anomalies.
		Among the Ruth items included in the Hall of Fame collections are his locker from Yankee Stadium, the bat he used to hit his 60th home run in 1927, the baseball from his 500th home run, his bowling ball and bowling shoes.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /history/first5/default.htm (1043 words)

	The Definitive Guide to Baseball Hall of Fame XXXX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Among baseball fans, "Hall of Fame" means not only the museum and facility in Cooperstown, but more likely the pantheon of players, managers, umpires and builders who have been named to enshrinement there.
		In 2005 the Hall completed a study on African American players between the late 19th century and the integration of the major leagues in 1947, and conducted a special election for such players in February 2006; seventeen figures from the Negro Leagues were chosen in that election, in addition to the eighteen previously selected.
		An ongoing controversy facing the Hall of Fame is that of the status of Joe Jackson and Pete Rose.
	www.xxxx.com /s/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame (2535 words)

	Quaest.io on Baseball Hall Of Fame
		The Hall of Fame Game weekend usually includes a home run derby, relevant museum programming (often with Hall of Fame inductees from the two teams), a parade down Cooperstown's Main Street and, finally, the game itself.
		Outside the exhibit are various display cases devoted to youth baseball, American presidents and baseball, baseball cards and a ball from every no-hitter since 1940.
		In April 2003, one month after the start of the Iraq War, Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey caused a furor when he canceled an event meant to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the well-known 1988 baseball movie Bull Durham because of the anti-war stance of two of its stars, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon.
	www.quaest.io /?title=baseball-hall-of-fame (2174 words)

	Joe Di Maggio Encyclopedia Article @ HigherPower.org (Higher Power) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Although he became eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953, rumors circulated that if he were elected, the Pittsburgh Pirates would sign him to the richest contract in the sport's history as a gate attraction.
		He was not elected to the Hall until 1955; the rules were revised in the interim, with DiMaggio and Ted Lyons excepted, extending the waiting period from one year to five.
		Their elopement at San Francisco City Hall on January 14, 1954 was the culmination of a courtship that had captivated the nation.
	www.higherpower.org /encyclopedia/Joe_DiMaggio (3097 words)

	Baseball Hall Of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The Hall of Fame was dedicated on [[June 12]], [[1939]] by the [[Clark Foundation]], a private organization based in Cooperstown that traces its money to the original [[Singer CorporationSinger Sewing Machine Company]].
		Among baseball fans, "Hall of Fame" means not only the museum and facility in Cooperstown, but more likely the pantheon of players, [[manager (baseball)managers]], [[umpire (baseball)umpires]] and builders who have been named to enshrinement there.
		An ongoing controversy facing the Hall of Fame is that of the status of [[Shoeless Joe JacksonJoe Jackson]] and [[Pete Rose]].
	comepost.com /Baseball_Hall_Of_Fame.html (3070 words)

	Oakland A's Fan Coalition - Athletics baseball enthusiasts dedicated to watching a winner
		At the time, the writers were in the midst of holding their regular Hall of Fame election, and about 30 writers had already returned ballots with Clemente’s name written in, even though no decision had been made on his eligibility.
		On January 3, the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors announced that it had amended its eligibility rules in the case of Clemente, and would allow the baseball writers to hold a special election.
		Hall of Fame Handbook: This week’s topic deals with the annual revelation of the Frick Award, a prestigious honor that is presented each year by the Hall of Fame to a legendary baseball broadcaster.
	www.oaklandfans.com /columns/markusen/markusen147.html (3689 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.
		Kirby Puckett becomes the twentieth center fielder elected to the Hall of Fame, and he is the 44th Hall of Fame player to spend his entire career with one franchise.
		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 - BaseballWiki
		The town of Cooperstown also includes Doubleday Field, where the "Hall of Fame Game" featuring two major league teams is held every year on the same weekend as the annual induction ceremony.
		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.
		The Hall has completed a study on African American players between the late 19th century and the integration of the major leagues in 1947, and will conduct a special election for such players in February 2006.
	baseball.wikia.com /wiki/Hall_of_Fame (1197 words)

	Sportsbook Lines - The Baseball Hall of Fame
		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.
		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.
		To allow the election of Casey Stengel in 1966, the Hall of Fame revised its rules to allow consideration of a candidate after six months of retirement, if he has reached the age of 65.
	www.onlinesportsbooklines.com /Baseball_hall_of_fame.htm (715 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame - Press Release - January 10, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Eddie Murray, one of only three players in major-league history with more than 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, and Gary Carter, the National League record holder for games caught, were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday in the annual balloting of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
		Bruce Sutter finished third in the balloting with 266 votes (53.6 percent), Jim Rice fourth with 259 (52.2) and Andre Dawson fifth with 248 (50.0).
		In his final year on the ballot, Jim Kaat received 130 votes (26.2 percent) and will be eligible for consideration by the Veterans Committee in two years.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /whats_new/press_releases/2003/pr2003_01_10.htm (588 words)

	WyomingAthletics.com : General Releases :: University of Wyoming : Official Athletic Site
		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.
		Devaney is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame and the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor.
		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.
	wyomingathletics.cstv.com /genrel/wyo-hof.html (13313 words)

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	Ryne Sandberg Hall of Fame Articles
		Ryne Sandberg is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
		Jeff Idelson, vice president for communication and education for the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, informed Sandberg of the established procedure.
		Their view of baseball immortality forever is linked to players from the years of yore in Cubs lore: 1969 (Ron Santo) or 1984 (Ryne Sandberg).
	www.thecubdom.com /playerpages/SandbergHOFArticles.html (7714 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 2004 in baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		It was only the third time in baseball history that two players with 500 homers connected in the same game.
		Bonds joined the select company of Hall of Famers Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) when he connects on an 0-1 slider from San Diego Padres hurler Jake Peavy in the third inning.
		September 29 - Major League Baseball announces that the Montreal Expos will be moved to the Washington, DC area for the 2005 season.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /2004_in_baseball (4157 words)

	Here is who needs to get the message of support for the Baseball Hall of Fame (Board of Directors ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		A member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 1990, he was a mainstay of the championship Cincinnati Reds teams during the 1970s.
		A member of the board since 1982, John McHale's career in Baseball spanned 56 years as a player, farm director, general manager and team president, with the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos, serving as chief executive officer, president and general manager of the Expos from the team's inception in 1969 through 1990.
		A 1992 Hall of Fame electee, Seaver is one of the finest pitchers of his generation and is now an accomplished Baseball television analyst.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/892396/posts?page= (1940 words)

	Traditions University of South Carolina :: The Official Athletic Site
		The USC Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 1967, and the current membership of 90 was selected by the University of South Carolina Association of Lettermen.
		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.
	uscsports.cstv.com /trads/scar-hof.html (5405 words)

	Baseball Almanac - Remembering Yesterday's Heroes : Phil Cavarretta - The Hustling Cub Starred in Three World Series
		Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer once discussed the 1935 World Series and said, "Every time I see (Phil) Cavarretta I say, 'You killed me. You kept me from being a hero." Fellow hall of famer Ralph Kiner said, "Phil hated to lose and he was very honest, and that was the reason he got fired."
		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.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /hero/hero2002b.shtml (4663 words)

	baseball fame hall Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown \| MyTravelGuide.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
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		Lasorda agreed with baseball) Women in Baseball The Today's Game exhibit Provide a description for Baseball Hall of Fame.
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	Raising the Home Run Standard - Baseball Fever
		Wade Boggs is the only new candidate on the ballot with a hope or prayer of ever getting elected and ought to be a shoo-in.
		There are, at the time of this election, 21 players in baseball history with 500+ home runs.
		At some point, the Hall will have more of Rice's contemporaries and he ought to be elected (by the VC) then.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=18053 (4365 words)

	The Baseball Fever Hall of Fame? [Archive] - Baseball Fever
		It was suggested months ago, by J W, that we have a Baseball Fever Hall of Fame.
		A member submits a ballot of 10 or fewer members and the results are tallied up.
		We've had a variation of players' Hall of Fame already (and by all means keep on goin').
	www.baseball-fever.com /archive/index.php/t-8141.html (2051 words)

	Lou Gehrig
		Henry Louis Gehrig, born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 19391939.
		On May 2, 1939, Gehrig played his 2,130th consecutive game — a record that stood for 56 years before Ripken broke it.
		He retired from the sport later that year after learning he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative disease so rare that it first became widely known due to him, and is today widely known as "Lou Gehrig's disease".
	www.33beat.com /Lou_Gehrig.html (931 words)

	Texas Rangers : Fan Forum : Hall Of Fame Ballot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		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.
		The Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame will honor players, managers, coaches, executives and broadcasters for outstanding performance and service with the organization.
		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 (294 words)

	Triumph and Tragedy (The Colgate Scene, January 2004)
		Even though his career ended before he was 37 years old, he ranks third all-time in runs batted in, ninth in runs scored, third in slugging percentage, sixth in extra-base hits, and 15th in batting with a lifetime average of.340.
		When writers and other baseball veterans choose their all-time teams, Gehrig is named the first baseman more often than anybody else.
		He was voted into the Hall of Fame in a special election held in December 1939, and has been honored ever since as one of baseball's greatest players and men.
	www4.colgate.edu /scene/jan2004/gehrig.html (641 words)

	CLICK RIGHT INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION RITES
		On Sunday, the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes its Cooperstown class of 1997: Phil Niekro, Nellie Fox, Willie ``Devil'' Wells and Tommy Lasorda.
		This week, baseball fans will converge on the otherwise sleepy village of Cooperstown, N.Y., to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
		But a lot of the Hall, open since 1939, can be seen with a click of the mouse.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970728/07260813.htm (599 words)

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		His intense interest in baseball was fostered by his father, Ancel "Woody" Hultz, once a semi-pro player in Louisville.
		Former Manual football coach and Hall of Famer, John Miehaus, admitted, "Of all the great coaching feats at Manual, Brad Jones’s 12 track titles has to be the greatest accomplishment of them all." He was a teacher of English and also coached football, basketball, baseball, and track.
		His education was interrupted by WWII and he enlisted in the army and became a member of the 79th Infantry Division Band, experiencing combat in both France and Germany.
	www.manualalumni.org /h-l.htm (3840 words)

	Cooperstown Confidential: April 2005 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Yes, baseball may be life, as indicated by the slogan, but there is also life after baseball.
		Bob Kennedy (Died on April 7 in Mesa, Arizona; age 84): A versatile baseball man who played, managed, and worked in the front office, Kennedy was best known for serving as manager of the Chicago Cubs in the mid-1960s and later becoming the first skipper in the history of the Oakland A’s.
		In many ways, Casey was the Dave Zinkoff of baseball, using the exaggerated pronunciations and wildly varied tempos that made the late voice of the Philadelphia 76ers one of the most beloved announcers in all of sports.
	www.all-baseball.com /cooperstown/archives/2005_04.html (8815 words)

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