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The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
The Texas League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, and executives of the Double-A Texas League of Minor League Baseball for their accomplishments or contributions to the league in playing, administrative, or other roles. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2004.
The first night game in Texas took place at Katy Park between the Kansas City Monarchs and Waco Black Cardinals under the Monarchs' portable light system on May 5, 1930. The perennial Monarchs won the game, 8–0. [3] The first night game in Texas League history was played at Katy Park on June 20, 1930, between the Waco Cubs and the Fort Worth ...
Olsen is a member of the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame and the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame. He was named a Texas A&M Distinguished Alumnus in 1981. [4] In 1991, he was a member of the second class inducted into the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. [5] Texas A&M awards the C. E. "Pat" Olsen Outstanding Pitcher Award ...
The Hall of Fame includes one female member, Effa Manley. [6] The newest members of the Hall of Fame as of January 21, 2025, are Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, and Billy Wagner. In 2019, former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the first player to be elected unanimously on the writers' ballot. [7]
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All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote. Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. The ballot consisted of 32 players; a total of 388 ballots were cast, with 291 votes required for election.
The first elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936. Members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) were given authority to select individuals from the 20th century; while a special Veterans Committee, made up of individuals with greater familiarity with the 19th century game, were polled to select deserving individuals from that era.