Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Encyclopedia
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario
, Canada
. The museums commemorates great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball
in Canada.
in Toronto
at Exhibition Place
and later moved to Ontario Place
. In 1994, it moved to St. Marys. It is dedicated to preserving Canada's baseball
heritage which dates back to June 4, 1838, when a game closely resembling today's baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario. The Hall gained some major attention when Pete Rose
became eligible for earning his 4,000th hit with the Montreal Expos
. However Rose has yet to be elected to the Hall.
. It includes professional ballplayers, amateurs, builders and honorary members who have helped popularize the sport in Canada.
In addition, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame also gives out the Tip O'Neill Award
annually to the baseball player "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball."
The Hall of Fame also awards the Jack Graney Award for Lifetime Media achievement. It was last awarded to Ian MacDonald of Montreal sports in 2009.
.
St. Marys, Ontario
St. Marys is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Thames River southwest of Stratford in Perth County, and surrounded by the Township of Perth South. The town is also known by its nickname, "The Stone Town", due to the abundance of limestone in the surrounding area, giving...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The museums commemorates great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
in Canada.
History
The museum was founded in October 19831983 in sports
1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, United States-American football:...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
at Exhibition Place
Exhibition Place
Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,...
and later moved to Ontario Place
Ontario Place
Ontario Place is a multiple use entertainment and seasonal waterfront park attraction located in Toronto, Ontario, and owned by the Crown in Right of Ontario. It is administered as an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, just south of...
. In 1994, it moved to St. Marys. It is dedicated to preserving Canada's baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
heritage which dates back to June 4, 1838, when a game closely resembling today's baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario. The Hall gained some major attention when Pete Rose
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....
became eligible for earning his 4,000th hit with the Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
. However Rose has yet to be elected to the Hall.
Awards
Since opening, 90 members have been inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of FameHall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
. It includes professional ballplayers, amateurs, builders and honorary members who have helped popularize the sport in Canada.
In addition, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame also gives out the Tip O'Neill Award
Tip O'Neill Award
The Tip O'Neill Award is an award given out by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame 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." It is named for Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer...
annually to the baseball player "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball."
The Hall of Fame also awards the Jack Graney Award for Lifetime Media achievement. It was last awarded to Ian MacDonald of Montreal sports in 2009.
Facilities
The facility in St. Marys also includes a baseball field designed by landscape architect Art Lierman of London, OntarioLondon, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
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Rules for nominations
- A player must be retired for three years.
- Must receive 75 percent of the vote to be inducted.
- If the person is not Canadian he must have done something significant in 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 31 of the year to be eligible for the following year.
Teams / groups
- Beachville & Zorra teams of 1883 (1988)
- National Youth Team, 1991 (1992)
- Asahi, Japanese-Canadian team (2003)
- Canadian-born players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueAll-American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueThe All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...
(1998)
See also
- History of baseball outside the United States#Canada
- London Tecumsehs#Early baseball in Canada
- :Category:Baseball in Canada
- Baseball awards#Canada
- Toronto Blue Jays award winners and league leadersToronto Blue Jays award winners and league leadersThis is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Toronto Blue Jays professional baseball team.-Most Valuable Player:*1987 - George Bell-Cy Young Award:*1996 - Pat Hentgen*1997 - Roger Clemens*1998 - Roger Clemens*2003 - Roy Halladay...