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Baseball Hall of Fame

The museum of great players, their careers, and the unique things they accomplished while playing the game of baseball. The select few and cream of the crop have been inducted into the legendary baseball museum in Cooperstown, New York. There are not just players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but executives, managers, umpires, and more that contributed to changing the game or extraordinarily took an element to new heights.

Here you will not only find the players in the Hall but also examine the top players at each jersey number in our ongoing pursuit to preserve the player, uniform and team history.

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Tony Gwynn

Born May 9, 1960, in Los Angeles, California, was Baseball Hall of Fame Right Fielder Tony Gwynn. Tony played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hitting Gwynn won eight batting titles in his career, tied for the most in National League history. He was a 15-time All-Star, recognized for his skills both on offense and defense with seven Silver Slugger Awards and five Gold Glove Awards. MLB Jersey 19

Eddie Collins

Born May 2, 1887, in Millerton, New York, was Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Eddie Collins. Collins played for the Philadelphia A's and Chicago White Sox during his MLB career. Eddie was on the World Series Champion teams of 1910, 11, 13, 17, 29, 30; AL MVP 1914; 4 x AL stolen base leader.

John Smoltz

Born May 15, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher John Smoltz. John played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, with all except the last year with the Atlanta Braves. (He played with both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox in 2009) An eight-time All-Star, Smoltz was part of a celebrated trio of starting pitchers, along with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who propelled Atlanta to perennial pennant contention in the 1990s, highlighted by a championship in the 1995 World Series. Smoltz was versatile and amazing in the MLB becoming only the second pitcher in history (joining Dennis Eckersley) to record both a 20-win season and a 50-save season. He is the only pitcher in Major League history to record both 200 wins and 150 saves.

Jack Morris

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Born May 17, 1955, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jack Morris. Morris was a 5-time MLB All Star and played on four World Series Championship teams (1984 Tigers, 1991 Minnesota Twins, and 1992–1993 Toronto Blue Jays). The legendary arm of Morris won the Babe Ruth Award in both 1984 and 1991, and was named World Series MVP in 1991.
This story famously recalls the pleasing of Morris in Game 7 of the WS to stay in the game when his Manager Kelly wished to replace him.

Dan Brouthers

Born May 8, 1858, in Sylvan Lake, NY, was Baseball Hall of Fame First baseman, Dan Brouthers. "Big Dan," was a pretty big dude by 19th-century standards, Dan's career spanned the period from 1879 to 1896, with a brief return in 1904. routhers is recognized as the first great slugger in baseball history, and among the greatest sluggers of his era, he held the record for career home runs from 1887 to 1889, with his final total of 106 tying for the fourth most of the 19th century. His career slugging percentage of .519 remained the Major League record for a player with at least 4,000 at bats until Ty Cobb edged ahead of him in 1922. His longevity is also a credit over time as Brouthers is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date who have appeared in Major League games in four decades.

Ray Halladay

Born May 14, 1977, in Denver, Colorado, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Roy Halladay. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013 during his MLB career. Halladay led the league in complete games seven times, the most of any pitcher whose career began after 1945. He also led the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio five times and innings pitched four times. Known as Doc, he pitched both the 20th perfect game and the second postseason no-hitter in major league history, led the majors in shutouts for the second consecutive year, and won the National League Cy Young Award.

Earl Averill

Born May 21, 1902, in Snohomish, Washington, was Baseball Hall of Fame Center Fielder Earl Averill. Earl was the father of a Hall of Fame Catcher named Earl Averill Jr. The Senior version played in the MLB from 1929 to 1941, including 11 seasons for the Cleveland Indians. Averill was a six-time All-Star from 1933–1938, and in his ten seasons with the Indians he is still the leader of the franchise in total bases, runs batted in, runs, and triples. On September 17, 1930, Averill became the first major league player to hit four home runs in a doubleheader when he crushed 3 in game one and an additional bomb in the later game.

Tony Perez

Born May 14, 1942 in Camaguey, Cuba, was Baseball Hall of Fame Infielder Tony Perez. Tony was a first baseman and third baseman from 1964 through 1986, for the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976 and also played for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies. Tony was a seven-time All-Star, Pérez averaged more than 100 runs batted in per season for seven straight seasons.

Edd Roush

Born May 8, 1893 in Oakland City, Indiana, was Baseball Hall of Fame Center Fielder, Edd Roush. Edd played in the MLB from 1913 to 1931, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds where he was a two-time National League (NL) batting champion and led the team to the 1919 World Series championship. He also played for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox as well as the Newark Peppers and the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal League.

Zack Wheat

Born May 23, 1888 in Hamilton, Missouri, was baseball Hall of Fame left Fielder Zack Wheat. Wheat played in the Major Leagues from 1909 to 1927, most notably as a member of the Brooklyn Robins and Dodgers. his career batting average was .317 and he won the National League batting championship in 1918. Zack isstill holds the records as the Dodgers all-time franchise leader in hits, doubles, triples, RBI, and total bases.
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 9 - 5 - 12 - 21 - 44 - 6 - 8 - 16 - 23 May 3, 1936 - A big event in New York Yankee history occurred. Number 9, Joe DiMaggio ...

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May 2 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 4 May 2, 1876 - Second baseman for the Chicago White Stockings, Ross Barnes hit the first home run in National League history...

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May 1 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 23 - 1 - 4 May 1, 1884 - The Toledo Blue Stockings made history by signing catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker. It doesn't...

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April 30 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 4 - 17 - 6 - 22 - 33 - 1 April 30, 1922 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Charlie Robertson,  threw a perfect game as the...

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April 29 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 14 - 9 April 29, 1892 - Charlie Reilly of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes Major League Baseball's first pinch hitt...

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April 28 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 20 - 21 - 1 April 28, 1901 - Cleveland Blue's pitcher Bock Baker had a really bad day on the mound. The left hander gave&...

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