Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame
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The Irish American
Baseball Hall of Fame
was established in 2008. It is located at Foley's NY Pub & Restaurant, 18 West 33rd Street, New York, New York (across from the Empire State Building).
Description Of The Hall. webpage. Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
2009
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
Baseball Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
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was established in 2008. It is located at Foley's NY Pub & Restaurant, 18 West 33rd Street, New York, New York (across from the Empire State Building).
Description Of The Hall. webpage. Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
Criteria
Criteria webpage. Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2011-01-25.2008-2009
2008- See footnote
- Connie MackConnie MackConnie Mack may refer to:* Connie Mack I , Hall of Fame baseball manager, player, owner* Connie Mack III , U.S. Representative , U.S. Senator from Florida * Connie Mack IV , U.S...
, owner-manager - Tug McGrawTug McGrawFrank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher and the father of Country music singer Tim McGraw and actor/TV personality Mark McGraw and Cari McGraw...
, reliever - Mark McGwireMark McGwireMark David McGwire , nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the hitting coach for the St...
, slugger - Sean Casey, slugger
- John FlahertyJohn FlahertyJohn Timothy Flaherty is a television baseball broadcaster and a retired Major League Baseball player. Flaherty was a catcher, and last played in the major leagues for the New York Yankees.-Early life:...
, Yankees announcer - Pete Flynn, MetsNew York MetsThe New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
groundskeeper - Red Foley, sports columnist/official scorer
- Jeff Horrigan, sportswriter
- Kevin CostnerKevin CostnerKevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
, star of Field of Dreams and Bull Durham
- Connie Mack
2009
- See footnote
- Walter O'MalleyWalter O'MalleyWalter Francis O'Malley was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from to . He served as Brooklyn Dodgers chief legal counsel when Jackie Robinson broke the racial color barrier in...
, Brooklyn and LA Dodgers owner - Steve GarveySteve GarveySteven Patrick Garvey , nicknamed "Mr. Clean" because of the squeaky clean image he held throughout his career in baseball, is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current Southern California businessman...
, slugger - Paul O'Neill, slugger
- Vin ScullyVin ScullyVincent Edward Scully is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team on Prime Ticket, KCAL-TV and KABC radio...
, sportscaster - Jim JoyceJim JoyceJames A. "Jim" Joyce III is a Major League Baseball umpire who has worked in the American League from 1987 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He wears uniform number 66...
, umpire - Ed LucasEd LucasEdward Lucas is a blind sports writer, broadcaster and motivational speaker.As a reporter for the New York Mets and the New York Yankees, Lucas has covered the playoffs, the World Series and the All Star games. He has interviewed hundred of sports figures and celebrities over his fifty-five-year...
, a blind reporter who has covered the Yankees and Mets for more than 40 years
- Walter O'Malley
2010-2019
2010- See footnote
- Brian CashmanBrian CashmanBrian McGuire Cashman is an American Major League Baseball executive for the New York Yankees.-Early life:Cashman was born in Rockville Centre, New York and raised in Washingtonville, New York. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He moved with his family to Lexington, Kentucky, where his...
, GM, New York Yankees - Tim McCarverTim McCarverJames Timothy "Tim" McCarver is an American former Major League Baseball catcher, and a current sportscaster in residence for Fox Sports.-Playing career:...
, TV analyst and former player - Bob Murphy, New York Mets announcer
- Bill JamesBill JamesGeorge William “Bill” James is a baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books devoted to baseball history and statistics...
, statistician and Boston Red Sox executive - Mike "King" KellyKing KellyMichael Joseph "King" Kelly was an American right fielder, catcher, and manager in various professional American baseball leagues including the National League, International Association, Players' League, and the American Association. He spent the majority of his 16-season playing career with the...
, baseball’s first superstar
- Brian Cashman
See also
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Hispanic Heritage Baseball MuseumHispanic Heritage Baseball MuseumThe Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame, Inc., was founded in San Francisco, California, in June 1999 by its founder Mr.Gabriel "Tito" Avila, Jr., as a way to honor the greatest Hispanic baseball players of all time. The organization is a not-for-profit institution...
- Baseball awards #United States
- Irish American Cultural InstituteIrish American Cultural InstituteThe Irish American Cultural Institute, or IACI, is an American cultural group founded by Dr. Eoin McKiernan in 1962. It specialises in recording aspects of Irish culture. It also sponsors research and awards prizes in the field of Irish Studies...
External links
- Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame official website