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53 Hall of Famers Scheduled to Return to Cooperstown for July 24-27 Hall of Fame Weekend
Historic Class of 2015 to be Inducted Sunday, July 26
(COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.) – The plans are made and the legends are lined up.
Cooperstown is ready for baseball’s best weekend.
More than 50 Hall of Famers are scheduled to be in Cooperstown to honor the Class of 2015 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum July 24-27. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, honoring Class of 2015 electees Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez and John Smoltz, will be held Sunday, July 26, at 1:30 p.m. ET at the Clark Sports Center – located one mile south of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Admission to the Induction Ceremony is free.
As of July 20, an expected 53 Hall of Famers, including the Class of 2015, are scheduled to be part of Hall of Fame Weekend festivities in Cooperstown:
Hank Aaron | Al Kaline |
Roberto Alomar | Sandy Koufax |
Luis Aparicio | Barry Larkin |
Johnny Bench | Tony La Russa |
Craig Biggio | Tommy Lasorda |
Bert Blyleven | Greg Maddux |
Wade Boggs | Juan Marichal |
George Brett | Pedro Martínez |
Lou Brock | Joe Morgan |
Jim Bunning | Eddie Murray |
Rod Carew | Phil Niekro |
Steve Carlton | Tony Pèrez |
Orlando Cepeda | Gaylord Perry |
Bobby Cox | Jim Rice |
Andre Dawson | Cal Ripken Jr. |
Dennis Eckersley | Brooks Robinson |
Rollie Fingers | Frank Robinson |
Carlton Fisk | Nolan Ryan |
Whitey Ford | Tom Seaver |
Bob Gibson | Ozzie Smith |
Pat Gillick | John Smoltz |
Tom Glavine | Bruce Sutter |
Rickey Henderson | Frank Thomas |
Whitey Herzog | Joe Torre |
Reggie Jackson | Dave Winfield |
Ferguson Jenkins | Robin Yount |
Randy Johnson |
The Induction Ceremony will be shown live on MLB Network, which is available in more than 70 million homes nationwide. The Induction Ceremony will also be shown via webcast at www.baseballhall.org.
The Hall of Fame
Also on Saturday, July 25, the Hall of Fame Parade of Legends returns for a sixth year to provide fans with more thrills. Hall of Famers will ride down Main Street in trucks provided by Ford Motor Company en route to a private reception at the Museum during the 6 p.m. parade, with the staging for this year’s Parade to take place at Doubleday Field, immediately following the Awards Presentation.
The Sunday, July 26 Induction Ceremony will take place on the grounds outside of the Clark Sports Center, which is located on lower Susquehanna Avenue, unless severe weather cancels the event. Follow the Hall of Fame on Twitter @BaseballHall for the latest updates.
The Ceremony is expected to last three hours. Seating for the event is unlimited and free of charge. A blanket or lawn chair is recommended for comfortable viewing. As the weather in Cooperstown can be quite warm in July, it is recommended that visitors bring a cap and sunscreen. Ball caps, yearbooks and Museum membership packages are available for purchase at the Induction site. Refreshments are sold at the site and water is provided complimentary to visitors.
Parking will be extremely limited in Cooperstown during Hall of Fame Weekend. As is the case throughout the summer, the village will make parking and trolley service available at three trolley lots in Cooperstown. The Cooperstown Trolley will provide transit to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Doubleday Field from three different locations: the Red Lot on Route 28 (Glen Avenue) at Maple Street; the Blue Lot on Route 28 just south of Cooperstown; and the Yellow Lot on Route 80 at the upper parking lot of the Fenimore Art Museum. All-day passes are available for $2 per adult and free for children 5 and under. The Trolley will operate throughout Hall of Fame Weekend daily from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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