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MuSEUM OPENS ON MAY 2nd! Until then the Museum is only open for pre-booked group tours |
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13th annual celebrity golf classic Friday, June 19 2009. St. Marys Golf & Country Club
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2009 Induction ceremony Saturday, June 20th at 11am Roy "doc" Miller, Bernie Soulliere, Larry Walker and Ernie Whitt |
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum has 86 inductees (as of June 20, 2009) honoured in the Hall of Fame. Below is a list of the inductees and some photos.
1983 John Ducey - USA - baseball executive Phil Marchildon - Penetanguishene, ON - pitcher James (Tip) OíNeill - Woodstock, ON - player Lester B. Pearson - Toronto, ON - baseball pioneer George Selkirk ñ Huntsville, ON - player Frank Shaughnessy - USA - baseball pioneer
1984 Andrew Bilesky ñ Trail, B.C. - provincial administrator Charles Bronfman ñ Montreal, QC - owner Montreal Expos Jack Graney ñ St. Thomas, ON - player/broadcaster Claude Raymond ñ St. Jean, QC - pitcher/coach/executive Goody Rosen ñ Toronto, ON - player
1985 Carmen Bush ñ Toronto, ON - baseball pioneer Jack Kent Cooke ñ Toronto, ON - owner Dick Fowler ñ Toronto, ON - pitcher John Hiller ñ Toronto, ON - pitcher Ron Taylor ñ Toronto, ON - pitcher
1986 Reggie Cleveland ñ Swift Current, SK - player Bob Emslie ñ Guelph, ON - pitcher/umpire Oscar Judd ñ London, ON - pitcher Bob Prentice ñ Toronto, ON - baseball administrator
1987 Russ Ford ñ Brandon, MN - pitcher George (Moon) Gibson ñ London, ON - player Ferguson Jenkins ñ Chatham, ON - pitcher Glenn (Rocky) Nelson - USA - player with Montreal and Toronto
1988 Beachville & Zorra Amateur Teams (1838) - ON - players (1st ever recorded game) Reno Bertoia ñ Windsor, ON - player Ted Bowsfield ñ Vernon, B.C. - pitcher Jeff Heath ñ Fort William, ON - player Bill Phillips ñ St. John, NB - player Ron PichÈ ñ Verdun, QC - pitcher/coach/administrator
1989 Robert Brown - USA - Provincial Executive (British Columbia) Arthur Irwin ñ Toronto, ON - player
1990 Jimmy Archer ñ Toronto, ON - player
1991 Jackie Robinson - USA - player & first black player to play MLB Pete Ward ñ Montreal, QC - player Jimmy Williams ñ Toronto, ON - coach
1992 Tom Burgess ñ London, ON - player/coach National Youth Team (1991) - Canada - players
1995 Terry Puhl ñ Melville, SK - player
1996 Justin Jay Clarke ñ Amherstburg, ON - player Father Ronald Cullen ñ Windsor, ON - coach Frank OíRourke ñ Hamilton, ON - player
1997 Pat Gillick - USA - Toronto Blue Jays Executive John McHale - USA - Montreal Expos Executive
1998 Canadian-born AAGPBL Players - Canada - players George (Knotty) Lee ñ Toronto, ON - player/coach Ron Roncetti ñ Toronto, ON - player/coach
1999 Frank Colman ñ London, ON - player Bobby Mattick - USA - Toronto Blue Jays Coach/Manager George Sleeman ñ Guelph, ON - baseball pioneer
2000 Jim Fanning - USA - Long-time Montreal Expo Coach/Executive
2001 Gary Carter -USA - Montreal Expo Dave McKay ñ Vancouver, B.C. - Toronto Blue Jays
2002 Paul Beeston ñ Welland, ON - Toronto Blue Jays Executive Cito Gaston - USA - long-time Toronto Blue Jays Coach/Manager Don McDougall ñ Charlottetown, PEI - Toronto Blue Jays Executive Dave Shury ñ Wilkie, SK - Provincial Administrator (Saskatchewan) Harry Simmons - USA - Baseball Historian Bill Slack ñ Petrolia, ON - Minor League Player/Long-time Coach
2003 Richard Belec ñ Montreal, QC - Provincial Administrator (Quebec) Joe Carter - USA - long-time Toronto Blue Jays Kirk McCaskill ñ Kapuskasing, ON - pitcher Vancouver Asahi ñ British Columbia - amature team - Sleeping Tigers Movie
2004 Andre Dawson - USA - long-time Montreal Expo Peter Hardy ñ London, ON - Toronto Blue Jays Executive Joseph Lannin - Quebec - Owner Boston Red Sox Jim McKean ñ Montreal, QC - Major League Umpire
2005 Steve Rogers - USA - long-time Montreal Expo Charles (Pop) Smith ñ Digby - player Dave Stieb - USA - long-time Toronto Blue Jays Harold Doc Younker - USA - Provincial Administrator (British Columbia)
2006 Ron Hayter - Regina, SK - Provincial Administrator (Alberta) Tommy Lasorda - USA - pitcher with Montreal John McLean ñ Fredericton, NB - player Ron Stead ñ London, ON - pitcher
2007 George (Sparky) Anderson - USA - played/managed Montreal & Toronto John Haar - Vancouver, B.C. - Provincial Administrator (British Columbia) Sherry Robertson - Montreal, QC - Player/Coach
2008 Tony Fernandez - USA - 12 yrs with Toronto Blue Jays Billy Harris - Duguayville, NB - 15 year professional career, 174 Wins Gladwyn Scott - Hamiota, MB - Provincial Administrator (Manitoba) Peter Widdrington - Toronto, ON - Toronto Blue Jays & MLB Executive
2009 Bernie Soulliere - Windsor, ON - National/Provincial Adminstrator Roy "Doc" Miller - Chatham, ON - player Larry Walker - Maple Ridge, B.C. - player Ernie Whitt - USA - 25 yrs Toronto Blue Jays, 10 yrs Baseball Canada
This area is currently under construction and will be updated shortly with all 86 inductees bio's.
RULES FOR NOMINATIONS
1. A player must be retired for three years. 2. Must receive 75% of the vote to be inducted. 3. If the person is not Canadian they must have done something significant in baseball in Canada. 4. The person will stay on the ballot for nine years as long as they receive a minimum of one vote every two years. 5. If you would like a nomination form please email Scott. All information must be in by December 31st of the year to be eligible for the following year.
TIP O'NEILL AWARD
Presented annually to the Canadian player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball's highest ideals.
WINNERS:
1984 - Terry Puhl - G-132, R-66, HR-9, RBI-55, AVG-.301 1985 - Dave Shipanoff - W-1, ERA-3.22, G-26, IP-36.1, SO-26 1986 - Rob Ducey - G-135, R-85, HR-23, RBI-96, AVG-.324 (AA/A) 1987 - Larry Walker - G-128, R-91, HR-26, RBI-83, AVG-.287 (AA) 1988 - Kevin Reimer - G-145, R-76, HR-22, RBI-78, AVG-.294 (MLB/AA) 1989 - Steve Wilson - W-6, ERA-4.20, G-53, IP-85.2, SO-65 1990 - Larry Walker - G-133, R-59, HR-19, RBI-51, AVG-.241 1991 - Daniel Brabant - World Youth Championship W-3, ERA-0.46 1992 - Larry Walker - G-143, R-85, 23, RBI-93, AVG-.301 1993 - Rob Butler - WS winner - G-73, R-38, HR-1, RBI-16, AVG-.281 (MLB/AAA) 1994 - Larry Walker - G-103, R-76, HR-19, RBI-86, AVG-.322 1995 - Larry Walker - G-131, R-96, HR-36, RBI-101, AVG-.306 1996 - Jason Dickson - W-13, ERA-3.90, G-33, IP-228.1, SO-130 (MLB/AAA/AA) 1997 - Larry Walker - NL MVP - G-153, R-143, HR-49, RBI-130, AVG-.366 1998 - Larry Walker - G-130, R-113, HR-23, RBI-67, AVG-.363 1999 - Jeff Zimmerman - W-9, ERA-2.36, G-65, IP-87.2, SO-67 2000 - Ryan Dempster - W-14, ERA-3.66, G-33, IP-226.1, SO-209 2001 - Corey Koskie - G-153, R-100, HR-26, RBI-103, AVG-.276 2001 - Larry Walker - G-142, R-107, HR-38, RBI-123, AVG-.350 2002 - Eric GagnÈ - W-4, ERA-1.97, G-77, SV-52, IP-82.1, SO-114 2002 - Larry Walker - G-136, R-95, HR-26, RBI-104, AVG-.338 2003 - Eric GagnÈ-NL CY Young -W-2, ERA-1.20, G-77, SV-55, IP-82.1, SO-137 2004 - Jason Bay - NL ROY - G-120, R-61, HR-26, RBI-82, AVG-.282 2005 - Jason Bay - G-162, R-110, HR-32, RBI-101, AVG .306 2006 - Justin Morneau - AL MVP - G-157, R-97, HR-34, RBI-130, AVG-.321 2007 - Russell Martin - All-Star, SS, GG - G-151, R-87, HR-19, RBI-87, AVG-.293 2008 - Justin Morneau - G-163, R-97, HR-23, RBI-129, AVG-.300
Note: James "Tip" O'Neill was one of Major League baseball's first legitimate stars. With the St. Louis Browns in 1887, O'Neill batted .492, SLG-.691, Hits-225, Doubles-52, Triples-19, Homeruns-14, Total Bases-357, Runs-167 (4th all-time for a single season), RBI-123. The outfielder from Woodstock, Ontario set major league records in hits, doubles, slugging percentage, and total bases that season while compiling an astounding .492 batting average (walks were included as hits in 1887, but if his average was calculated by today's standard, it was .435, the second highest in major league history to Hugh Duffy, .438). The former US Speaker of the House was named after the Canadian baseball icon.
JACK GRANEY AWARD (Lifetime Media achievement award)
WINNERS:
2005 - Len Bramson - TBS Sports 2004 - Jacques Doucet - Monteal Expos 2003 - Allan Simpson - Baseball America 2002 - Ernie Harwell - Detroit Tigers 2001 - Tom Cheek - Toronto Blue Jays 1996 - Dave Van Horne - TSN & CIQC 1991 - Hal Kelly & Joe Crysdale - CKEY 1990 - Austin Dink Carroll - Montreal Star 1988 - Milt Dunnell - Toronto Star 1987 - Neil MacCarl - Toronto Star
If you feel that someone is eligible for the Jack Graney Award for their lifetime in Baseball media please email the HALL OF FAME with details as to why they should win this award. |
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