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Inside Features
Bruce Markusen's Page (Manager of Program Presentations, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum). He is available for your questions. He writes the Oakland A's 1972 daily diary.
My Hall of Fame Ballot, by John B. Holway - Includes foreign and passed over players.
Cooperstown 2003: Who's In? Who's Out? And why? by John B. Holway
Rating the Top Baseball Players of all Time: The Extrapolation Method (updated for 2003) - by Eric Gartman
Hall of Fame Trivia Crossword (2007) by Clay Duvall

The Baseball Guru's Special Features HOF Game  HOF Analysis  Alphabetical List of Hall of Famers   HOF Career Batting Stats  HOF Career Pitching Stats The Case for Sadaharu Oh and the Hall of Fame CLICK HERE TO VOTE SADAHARU OH INTO THE HOF

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Articles by Bruce Markusen A Trade of MVPs A Tribute to Catfish Hunter Roberto Clemente Walker Saying So Long To Starg The Baby Bull Visits The Hall Of Fame

Articles by Jeff Mordock The Case for Ted Simmons The Phorgotten Phillies - A Case for Gaavy Cravath and Sherry Magee Now Playing at a Ballpark Near You: A Hall of Famer No Way, Jose A. C. Haeffner's HOF Photo Collection Photos from the 1998 Hall of Fame induction ceremony: Bob Lemon, Brooks Robinson, then-NL president Leonard Coleman, Al Lopez, Lee Macphail, Juan Marichal, Stan Musial (playing the harmonica), and Buck O'Neil (who was among the dignitaries in the crowd), Larry Doby, Harmon Killebrew, Bud Selig,  Jim Bunning, Steve Carlton, Don Sutton, Bob Gibson, Warren Spahn, Tom Seaver, a combo of Spahn and Seaver, Enos Slaughter, and Eddie Mathews. Photos from the 1997 induction -- the year Niekro and Lasorda were enshrined. In this batch we have Rollie Fingers, George Kell, Sandy Koufax, Frank Robinson, Willie Stargell, Lou Brock, Sparky Anderson (who was among the dignitaries in the crowd), a combo of Pee Wee Reese and Phil Rizzuto, Phil Niekro (with Pee Wee Reese in background), Phil Niekro at podium during his induction speech, Tommy Lasorda during his speech, Niekro and Lasorda posing with their plaques, Whitey Ford, Bob Feller, Ted Williams 1, Ted Williams 2, Ted Williams 3, a combo of Jim Palmer and Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Yogi Berra. At Doubleday Field the next day, before the Hall of Fame game: Ralph Kiner, Bob Feller, and  Bobby Doerr. Photos from the 1987 Hall of Fame induction ceremony: Group shot: Ray Dandridge, Catfish Huner and Billy Williams with Commissioner Peter Ueberroth on the right behind them and then-HOF president, Edward Stack, on the left behind them Ray Dandridge, Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams, Billy Williams, Catfish Hunter sitting, Cool Papa Bell, Dale Murphy, Dale Murphy with Happy Chandler, George Grande, Happy Chandler, Enos Slaughter, Ralph Kiner, Monte Irvin and Stan Musial, Jack Buck and Ralph Kiner, Stan Musial. At Doubleday Field, before the Hall of Fame game: Catfish Hunter in dugout, Don Mattingly: with hat, signing autographs, smiling, stretching, Rickey Henderson, George Steinbrenner, Dave Winfield 1, Dave Winfield 2.

Cooperstown, NY
Cooperstown - Chamber of commerce, so what are you waiting for...go see it for real!

Official Online Home of the Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame - Why not start with a visit to the Hall of Fame's official web site.
Members' Gallery - Shortcut to the highlight of the Hall of Fame's official web site.

Other Hall of Fame Related Sites
Find A Grave - Grave icons indicate that a photo of the grave is available and you can view the images.
Virtual Hall of Fame Gallery - Intends to create enthusiasm around baseball's greats, share research, and build a community for baseball fans everywhere.

Hall of Fame, Foreign Leagues
Japanese Hall of Fame and Museum - Dedication of great Japanese baseball players, executives, and umpires as well as a collection of memorable baseball materials.
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - A visit to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Marys will open your eyes to Canada's rich baseball history.
Chronological List of Canadian Hall of Famers

Player Tributes
The Babe Ruth Museum - Love Babe Ruth?  It's also for Baltimore Orioles fans.
Shoeless Joe Jackson's Virtual Hall of Fame - A phenomenal tribute to a great player.  Everything you want to know about Joe Jackson. Email them your questions.

Articles
Vote is in -- anybody understand it? (2009 HOF), Jason Stark describing why Rickey Henderson did not get 100% of the votes.

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