National Baseball Hall of Fame Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1952-1955.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1952-1955.

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A collection of articles relating to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Doubleday Field and general news items around Cooperstown, NY. Items of note include: museum attendance records; new highway signs for local attractions; new bleachers at Doubleday Field; obituaries for Clark Griffith, Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Bob Quinn.

1 scrapbook (410 mm x 297 mm x 55 mm)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, honoring those who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations." Cooperstown is often used as shorthand (or a metonym) for the ...

Wagner, Honus, 1874-1955

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Honus Wagner played for the Louisville Colonels (1897-1899) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-1917, 5 games as player-manager in 1917). After his playing career, Wagner served as a coach for the Pirates (1933-1951). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. From the description of Letter, 1933, March 5. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47836404 ...

Griffith, Clark, 1869-1955

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Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler was unanimously elected commissioner of baseball on February 25, 1945, just four months after the death of long-time Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Although he was elected to, and signed, a seven- year contract, his tenure in office only ran from 1945-1951. Discord with the owners started almost immediately. Chandler wanted the same type of dictatorial control Landis had, but the owners wanted someone to carry out the rules, not make them. Three baseball o...

Young, Cy, 1867-1955

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Denton True Young was nicknamed "Cy," which was short for Cyclone, in reference to the whirlwind force of pitching. Young pitched for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League (1890-1898), St. Louis of the National League (1899-1900, known as Perfectos 1899, then Cardinals 1900- ), Boston of the American League (1901-1908, 1907 as player-manager, known as Somersets 1901-1902, Pilgrims 1903-1906, then Red Sox 1907- ), Cleveland Naps of the American League (1909-1911), and the Boston Rustlers o...