On Feb. 8, 1972, the nine-man Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues elected Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard into the Hall of Fame.

Lou Boudreau's bat and brains carried Cleveland through the 1948 American League tiebreaker and to a World Series title.

The Museum's statue garden preserves some of the game’s greatest legends.

The Negro leagues and baseball’s lost literature.

We should not be surprised to see Nate Colbert smiling on his 1969 Topps card.

Hall of Famer and civil rights pioneer Monte Irvin died in 2016 at age 96.

FDR’s Green Light Letter and the Fate of Baseball During World War II

Negro Leagues legends like Satchel Paige used humor to add to the show on the field.

A look back at Monte Irvin's interview with the Hall of Fame in 2006.

Christy Mathewson became the first face of baseball, a college-educated gentleman fans could mythologize. And though his life was filled with personal hardship, the face he presented the public was a smiling one.

10-name Pre-Integration Era ballot to be reviewed and voted upon Dec. 7.

Curt Flood and Hall of Famers who served in World War II will be honored during the annual Awards Presentation at Hall of Fame Weekend

Red Barber switched his teams from the Dodgers to the Yankees in 1953.

Gehrig’s streak a result of remarkable courage.

In 1963, Duke Snider headed back to the city where it all began.

The 1962 Hall of Fame Game was canceled due to rain.

The Red Sox succumbed to pressure and became the last team to integrate in 1959, when Pumpsie Green made his debut.