#Shortstops: The amazing Jackie Price
Jackie Price was an entertainer and a ballplayer, alike.
DISCOVER HISTORY
Stories from baseball's rich history are constantly being added to keep you connected to the game you love.
#Shortstops: School yearbooks paint early picture of Jackie Robinson
Baseball researchers can now get a glimpse of Robinson in his high school and collegiate glory days through a recent donation to the Baseball Hall of Fame Library.
#Shortstops: A complete view of the game
Each stadium is unique, with its own personality shaped by the resident city’s culture and history.
#Shortstops: O’Doul left his mark on the game
Lefty O'Doul started his career as a pitcher, transitioned into a slugging outfielder and then into one of the game's great ambassadors.
#Shortstops: Bo Jackson scouting report documents one of sport’s greatest athletes
Ken Gonzales's 1986 scouting report of Bo Jackson captures a moment in time.
#Shortstops: The 9/11 baseball
Of all of America’s strengths, maybe its greatest is our ability to put the past behind us and move forward.
#Shortstops: Mary Pratt’s suitcase
Statistics tell the story of a player’s career in black and white. But it’s the personal belongings of a player which add color to that career.
Symposium features deep dive into women on the diamond
The seventh annual Skirting the Issue panel was entitled The High Times and Challenges of Women Who Play Baseball..
Robin Yount and Dave Winfield were picked No. 3 and No. 4 overall in the MLB Draft
Three Cooperstown-bound baseball stars emerged from the 1973 MLB draft.
Bobby Doerr reflects on a life in baseball
Bobby Doerr was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1986.
An AAGPBL moment in time
On Aug. 19, 1945, Dottie Collins won a game against the Rockford Peaches, and also met her future husband.
Team Tours of Japan bridged cultural gap following World War II
As American participation in the Korean War wound down baseball would again see itself as a bridge between cultural divides.
First Game, Last Out in 1927
A memorable treasure from Game 1 of the 1927 World Series, the ball struck for the final out, is now part of the Museum’s collection.
Vin Scully came to Cooperstown in 1951
On July 23, 1951, Vin Scully stopped in Cooperstown and never really left.
Jane Leavy, the Museum’s Library, and Digitization
Jane Leavy is an acclaimed author who has written biographies on some of baseball’s biggest names. In a recent telephone interview with Leavy, she talked about the important role digitization of the Ruth scrapbooks have played in her own research.
#Shortstops: Moe Berg’s life in baseball
Fluent in seven languages, a WWII spy, and a backstop for 15 years, Moe Berg could do it all.