General view of the plaques dedicated to the Legends of Baseball at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.Mandatory Credit: Ezra O. Shaw...
Inductees, from left, Jim Leyland, Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer pose for a photograph with their plaques during the Baseball Hall of Fame...
General view of the interior of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.Mandatory Credit: Ezra O. Shaw /Allsport
Still-life of baseball bats used by Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Frank Baker and Napoleon Lajois, as exhibited at the National Baseball Hall of...
View of the dedication plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, summer 1939.
General view of National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum prior to the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies at the Clark Sports Center in...
Smiling Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color line in 1947, holds a plaque after he was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame here 7/23.
Picture shows American baseball pitcher Christy mathewson in the follow through of a pitch, 1900s. Methewson was an original inductee into the...
Museum goers anter the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, summer 1939.
Visitor viewing the locker used by American baseball player Babe Ruth, topped with a silver crown trophy at Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame and...
Warren Spahn, Monte Irvin and the late Roberto Clemente, will be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame on August 6th. Spahn won more games than any...
Hank Aaron's 715th homer in Atlanta on April 8th caused a tremor as far as Cooperstown as Cliff Kachline, historian and keeper of the Home Run Board...
View of display cases which contain, uniforms, balls, and other ephemera, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York,...
Baseball fan looks at the plaques of players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum during the Baseball Hall of Fame weekend on...
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is seen during the Baseball Hall of Fame weekend on July 29, 2006 in Cooperstown, New York.
Cal Ripken Jr. And Tony Gwynn, wearing their Hall of Fame jerseys, shake hands during a news conference at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel announcing their...
Chicago: Bob Lemon, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and former pitching coach of the New York Yankees, who was named new manager of the Chicago...
Young baseball fans reach out to shake the hand of Casey Stengel here, as he passes in car at Busch Memorial Stadium where 26 living members of the...
Frankie Frisch, a veteran of the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected January 23, sings along during a harmony session here January 28th. Medwick played...
Chicago, Illinois: Former White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio waves to a cheering crowd during ceremonies at Comskey Park, August 14th, to retire...
After almost breaking into tears at the announcement that he had ben elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame here, Casey Stengel became his true self....
New York, NY: Giants' star Willie McCovey at a press conference upon his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. A star in the late 50's through the...
Cooperstown, NY: Hank Aaron, who has hit more home runs than any other player, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame 8/1. Baseball Commissioner...
Inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown posing with their plaques. They are Rick Ferrell, Pee Wee Reese, Don Drysdale, Roy...
Close-up of George Brett, third baseman for the Kansas City Royals, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Gene Mauch, known as the "Little General", managed four different baseball clubs in his career and is known for losing more games than he lost, went...
New York, New York-Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox, and Johnny Bench of the Reds are introduced as the newly-inducted members of the Baseball...
Cooperstown, N.Y.: Ray Dandridge, Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are introduced to fans at the start of the Baseball Hall of Fame indiction...
Photo shows the crowning moment of Joe Medwick, who was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, as he wears the Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat crown presented to...
The Baseball Hall of Fame's newest members display their plaques after being inducted to the Hall. Standing left to right are Mickey Mantle and...
The Baseball Hall of Fame's four newest members are shown during induction ceremonies : Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, James "Cool Papa" Bell, and Jocko...
New Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle, and Whitey Ford are congratulated by the "Old Professor" Casey Stengel after the two famous Yankees were inducted...
"Hase" hunters Red Schoendienst , St. Louis baseball Cardinal manager, and Joe Medwick , ex-Cardinal voted into Baseball Hall of Fame last month,...
Washington, D.C.: Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe, Detroit Tigers' ace hurler, took his place in the Baseball Hall of Fame by equaling the American League...
New York, NY: St. Louis Cardinals' Lou Brock, the greatest base-stealer in the history of modern baseball, stops here enroute to spring training to...
Willie Mays, centerfielder for the New York Giants, hit 660 home runs in his career and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.
Photographic portrait of Tommy McCarthy wearing a Philadelphia Quakers uniform, in the photograph he is posing as though he is about to throw a...
Photographic portrait of Tommy McCarthy wearing a Philadelphia Quakers uniform, in the photograph he is catching a ball that was thrown to him, he...
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton autographing baseball for young fan outside Baseball Hall of Fame in appearance opening her undeclared campaign for...
Jackie Robinson , the first African-American baseball player to play in the major leagues and to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame,...
Former baseball player Willie Mays speaking at a press conference after being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, New York, January 23rd 1979.
Former baseball player Willie Mays speaking at a press conference after being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, New York, January 23rd 1979.
American former baseball player Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers is congratulated on his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, October 2,...
Former baseball players Frank Robinson and Hank Aaron are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, August 1st 1982.
An illustration in the book Baseball by Seymour Church features baseball Hall of Fame players Adrian 'Cap' Anson and George Wright, published in 1902...
Two Cuban baseball stars, both players in the U.S. Major Leagues pose in Almendares Park before a game circa 1920 in Havana, Cuba.
Photographic cigarette insert card for Billiken cigarettes features Cuban Hall of Famer Cristobal Torriente was produced in 1923 in Havana, Cuba.
Hall of Fame baseball players John Clarkson and Tim Keefe appear on a game card from the E.R. Williams Company which were printed in 1889 in New York...
The magazine Fotos features the baseball champion Cienfuegos team, with every player in portraits on the cover. Martin Dihigo, Alejandro Crespo, Luis...
The magazine Casa Ayus features the baseball champion Cienfuegos team, with every player in portraits on the cover. Martin Dihigo, Alejandro Crespo,...
The sporting newspaper La Petit Habana covers baseball in every issue, and this one features Christy Mathewson on the cover, dated July 28, 1907 in...
Hall of Famer Adrian 'Cap' Anson appears on a cigarette card from the Allen & Ginter Company printed in 1888 in New York City.
Photographic cigarette insert card for Billiken cigarettes features Cuban Hall of Famer Oscar Levis and was produced in 1923 in Havana, Cuba.
Photographic cigarette insert card for Billiken cigarettes features Cuban Hall of Famer Oscar Charleston and was produced in 1923 in Havana, Cuba.
Star baseball pitcher Bob Caruthers appears on a cigarette card from the Allen & Ginter company printed in 1888 in New York City.
Baseball Hall of Famer Buck Ewing appears with three other stars on the cover of a premium album from the Allen & Ginter Company printed in 1888 in...
