Sports museum in Ontario, Canada
TheCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (French :Temple de la renommée du baseball canadien ) is a museum located inSt. Marys, Ontario , Canada. The museum commemorates the great players, teams, and events from Canadian baseball history.
The museum was founded in November 1982 inToronto atExhibition Place and later moved toOntario Place theme park. In August 1994, it was awarded toSt. Marys, Ontario , and in June 1998 the doors officially opened in St. Marys. On November 23, 2017, construction began on a 2,500-square-foot (230 m2 ) expansion to the museum, including a secure archive facility, library, new entrance, and auditorium/exhibition space. The re-designed museum opened to the public on April 27, 2019.[ 1]
The Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving Canada'sbaseball heritage which dates back to June 4, 1838, when a game which very closely resembled today's game of baseball was played inBeachville, Ontario .[ 1] University of Western Ontario professorBob Barney wrote the historical study which advocated for relocating the hall of fame from Toronto to St. Marys, Ontario,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
In 2021,Helen Callaghan , who had played in theAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), became the first woman individually inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame; the Hall had previously inducted, as a group in 1998, all Canadian women who played in the AAGPBL.[ 5]
In early 2022, the Hall of Fame was criticized for not inducting theChatham Coloured All-Stars , the first team ofBlack Canadians to win anOntario Baseball Association title.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Since opening, over 160 individual members have been inducted into the hall.[ 9] [ 9] National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum inCooperstown, New York , as players, managers, or executives. Several other inductees have been recipients of theFord C. Frick Award orBBWAA Career Excellence Award .
In addition, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame awards theTip O'Neill Award annually to the Canadian baseball player "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball" and theJack Graney Award for Lifetime Media Achievement.[ 10] [ 11]
Original building in St. Marys before 2018 addition The 32-acre (13 ha) facility in St. Marys also includes four baseball fields designed by landscape architect Art Lierman ofLondon, Ontario .[citation needed
Rules for nominations [ edit ] A player must be retired for at least three years. Must receive 75 percent of the vote to be inducted. If the person is not Canadian he must have done something significant with respect to baseball in Canada. The person nominated will stay on the ballot for nine years as long as he receives a minimum of one vote every two years. All information must be in by December 1 of the year to be eligible for the following year.[ 12] Tip O'Neill was one of the first players inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.UmpireErnie Quigley was inducted in 2021. Name Role(s) Born Year inducted City Province or state Country Bob Addy Player Port Hope Ontario Canada 2021 Roberto Alomar † Player Ponce — Puerto Rico 2010 Felipe Alou Manager Haina — Dominican Republic 2015 Sparky Anderson † Manager Bridgewater South Dakota United States 2007 Jimmy Archer Player Dublin — Ireland 1990 Gord Ash Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2019 Nat Bailey Builder Saint Paul Minnesota United States 2013 Jesse Barfield Player Joliet Illinois United States 2023 Jason Bay Player Trail British Columbia Canada 2019 Paul Beeston Builder Welland Ontario Canada 2002 Richard Bélec Builder Montreal Quebec Canada 2003 George Bell Player San Pedro de Macorís — Dominican Republic 2013 Reno Bertoia Player San Vito al Tagliamento — Italy 1988 Andy Bilesky Builder Trail British Columbia Canada 1984 Howard Birnie Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2024 Denis Boucher Player Montreal Quebec Canada 2023 Ted Bowsfield Player Vernon British Columbia Canada 1988 Charles Bronfman Builder Montreal Quebec Canada 1984 Bob Brown Builder Scranton Pennsylvania United States 1989 Tom Burgess Player London Ontario Canada 1992 Carmen Bush Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1985 James F. Cairns Executive Lawrenceville Quebec Canada 2021 Helen Callaghan Player Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2021 Gary Carter † Player Culver City California United States 2001 Joe Carter Player Oklahoma City Oklahoma United States 2003 Ray Carter Executive Nanaimo British Columbia Canada 2017 Tom Cheek † Broadcaster Pensacola Florida United States 2013 Nig Clarke Player Amherstburg Ontario Canada 1996 Jimmy Claxton Player Wellington British Columbia Canada 2021 Reggie Cleveland Player Swift Current Saskatchewan Canada 1986 Frank Colman Player London Ontario Canada 1999 Murray Cook Player,GM , Scout Sackville New Brunswick Canada 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Builder Hamilton Ontario Canada 1985 Rhéal Cormier Player Moncton New Brunswick Canada 2012 Ronald Cullen Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1996 Charlie Culver Player Buffalo New York United States 2021 Andre Dawson † Player Miami Florida United States 2004 Carlos Delgado Player Aguadilla — Puerto Rico 2015 Ryan Dempster Player Gibsons British Columbia Canada 2019 Jacques Doucet Broadcaster Montreal Quebec Canada 2020 John Ducey Builder, Umpire Buffalo New York United States 1983 Rob Ducey Player Toronto Ontario Canada 2013 Bob Elliott † Writer Kingston Ontario Canada 2015 Bob Emslie Player, Umpire Guelph Ontario Canada 1986 Jim Fanning Builder Chicago Illinois United States 2000 Tony Fernández Player San Pedro de Macorís — Dominican Republic 2008 Russ Ford Player Brandon Manitoba Canada 1987 Dick Fowler Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1985 Jeff Francis Player Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2022 Hippo Galloway Player Buffalo New York United States 2021 Cito Gaston Manager San Antonio Texas United States 2002 George Gibson Player London Ontario Canada 1987 Pat Gillick † Builder,GM Chico California United States 1997 Roland Gladu Player Montreal Quebec Canada 2021 Paul Godfrey Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2024 Jack Graney † Player, Broadcaster St. Thomas Ontario Canada 1984 Calvin Griffith Owner Montreal Quebec Canada 2010 Vladimir Guerrero † Player Nizao — Dominican Republic 2017 John Haar Builder, Coach Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2007 Roy Halladay † Player Denver Colorado United States 2017 Vern Handrahan Player Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada 2021 Rich Harden Player Victoria British Columbia Canada 2023 Peter Hardy Builder London Ontario Canada 2004 Bill Harris Player Duguayville New Brunswick Canada 2008 Ron Hayter Builder Regina Saskatchewan Canada 2006 Jeff Heath Player Fort William Ontario Canada 1988 Rod Heisler Player Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada 2024 Tom Henke Player Kansas City Missouri United States 2011 Pat Hentgen Player Detroit Michigan United States 2016 John Hiller Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1985 Doug Hudlin Umpire Victoria British Columbia Canada 2017 William Humber Historian Toronto Ontario Canada 2018 Arthur Irwin Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1989 Ferguson Jenkins † Player Chatham Ontario Canada 1987 Oscar Judd Player Rebecca Ontario Canada 1986 Jimmy Key Player Huntsville Alabama United States 2024 Corey Koskie Player Anola Manitoba Canada 2015 Tony Kubek † Player, Broadcaster Milwaukee Wisconsin United States 2016 Joseph Lannin Builder Lac-Beauport Quebec Canada 2004 Tommy Lasorda † Player, Manager Norristown Pennsylvania United States 2006 George Lee Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1998 Phil Marchildon Player Penetanguishene Ontario Canada 1983 Russell Martin Player East York Ontario Canada 2024 Dennis Martínez Player Granada — Nicaragua 2016 Pedro Martínez † Player Manoguayabo — Dominican Republic 2018 Bobby Mattick Builder Sioux City Iowa United States 1999 Kirk McCaskill Player Kapuskasing Ontario Canada 2003 Don McDougall Builder Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada 2002 John McHale Builder Detroit Michigan United States 1997 Manny McIntyre Player Devon New Brunswick Canada 2021 Dave McKay Player, Coach Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2001 Jim McKean Umpire Montreal Quebec Canada 2004 Larry McLean Player Fredericton New Brunswick Canada 2006 Doug Melvin Builder Chatham Ontario Canada 2012 Roy Miller Player Chatham Ontario Canada 2009 Justin Morneau Player New Westminster British Columbia Canada 2020 Lloyd Moseby Player Portland Arkansas United States 2018 Rocky Nelson Player Portsmouth Ohio United States 1987 Wayne Norton Player Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 2016 John Olerud Player Seattle Washington United States 2020 Tip O'Neill Player Springfield Ontario Canada 1983 Frank O'Rourke Player Hamilton Ontario Canada 1996 Joe Page Executive London — England 2021 Lester B. Pearson Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1983 Bill Phillips Player Saint John New Brunswick Canada 2010 Ron Piché Player Verdun Quebec Canada 1988 Bob Prentice Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1986 Terry Puhl Player Melville Saskatchewan Canada 1995 Paul Quantrill Player London Ontario Canada 2010 Ernest C. Quigley Umpire Newcastle New Brunswick Canada 2021 Hector Racine Executive La Prairie Quebec Canada 2021 Tim Raines † Player Sanford Florida United States 2013 Jimmy Rattlesnake Player Hobbema Alberta Canada 2021 Claude Raymond Player, Broadcaster Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec Canada 1984 Jim Ridley Player, Coach, Scout Toronto Ontario Canada 2014 Sherry Robertson Player Montreal Quebec Canada 2007 Jackie Robinson † Player Cairo Georgia United States 1991 Steve Rogers Player Jefferson City Missouri United States 2005 Ron Roncetti Builder Rome — Italy 1998 Goody Rosen Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1984 Allan Roth Statistician Montreal Quebec Canada 2010 Jean-Pierre Roy Player Montreal Quebec Canada 2021 Gladwyn Scott Administration Hamiota Manitoba Canada 2008 George Selkirk Player Huntsville Ontario Canada 1983 Frank Shaughnessy Player, Builder Amboy Illinois United States 1983 Dave Shury Builder Wilkie Saskatchewan Canada 2002 William Shuttleworth Player, Executive Brantford Ontario Canada 2016 Harry Simmons Builder New York City New York United States 2002 Allan Simpson Writer Kelowna British Columbia Canada 2011 Bill Slack Coach, Manager Petrolia Ontario Canada 2002 George Sleeman Builder Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario Canada 1999 Pop Smith Player Digby Nova Scotia Canada 2005 Bernie Soulliere Builder Windsor Ontario Canada 2009 Matt Stairs Player Saint John New Brunswick Canada 2015 Howard Starkman Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2016 Rusty Staub Player New Orleans Louisiana United States 2012 Ron Stead Player London Ontario Canada 2006 Ashley Stephenson Player Mississauga Ontario Canada 2024 Dave Stieb Player Santa Ana California United States 2005 Ron Taylor Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1985 Fred Thomas Player Windsor Ontario Canada 2021 Rob Thomson Coach Sarnia Ontario Canada 2019 Dave Van Horne † Broadcaster Easton Pennsylvania United States 2014 Larry Walker † Player Maple Ridge British Columbia Canada 2009 Tim Wallach Player Huntington Park California United States 2014 Duane Ward Player Los Ojos New Mexico United States 2020 Pete Ward Player Montreal Quebec Canada 1991 Ernie Whitt Player Detroit Michigan United States 2009 Peter Widdrington Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2008 Jimmy Williams Player, Coach Toronto Ontario Canada 1991 George Wood Player Pownal Prince Edward Island Canada 2011 Roy Yamamura Manager Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2021 Harold Younker Trainer Auburn Washington United States 2005 Joe Wiwchar Coach, Executive Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 2023
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