#Shortstops: Effa’s scrapbook
Museum preserves first-hand history of the first woman elected to the Hall of Fame.
DISCOVER HISTORY
Stories from baseball's rich history are constantly being added to keep you connected to the game you love.
#Shortstops: A Dandy of a Mascot
Prototypes of the Yankees mascot, Dandy, are now preserved in the Hall of Fame's archives.
#Shortstops: Houston history in Cooperstown
Among the many interesting artifacts in the Museum's collections are pieces from the Astrodome's animated scoreboard, known as Astrolite.
#Shortstops: Gloves of a Different Weather
Gloves worn by hockey legend Bobby Orr are part of the collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
#Shortstops: The Irish Wore Pinstripes
The Hall of Fame collection includes a very special football helmet.
#Shortstops: The Vision of Charles Conlon
The work of legendary photographer Charles Conlon helps tell the story of America's pastime.
#Shortstops: The business of the Negro Leagues
As baseball began to integrate and major league teams began signing African-American ballplayers, Effa Manley advocated fiercely - and successfully - for compensation for Negro League teams.
#Shortstops: Hooray for Hollywood
A recent donation to the National Hall of Fame and Museum highlights a brief moment in a player's career, and the legacy of the PCL.
#Shortstops: Stop the presses
The printing press plates from the day after the Cubs won the World Series in 2016 have been preserved in Cooperstown to tell the story of postseason baseball, and to help illustrate the relationship between baseball and the media.
#Shortstops: The Unending Braves
An unassuming piece of metal sheds some light on the history of the Boston Braves.
#Shortstops: Drawing the perfect postseason
Gene Mack's cartoons helped illustrate many key moments in baseball history, including the wild 1947 World Series.
#Shortstops: Motown in Cooperstown
A sign from historic Tiger Stadium has a home at the Hall of Fame.
#Shortstops: A bat ‘four’ a home run
Marlon Anderson helped the Dodgers make history when he used this bat to hit the team's fourth consecutive home run on Sept. 18, 2006.
#Shortstops: Sharing the game
Artifacts tell the story of the effort to make the National Pastime accessible to all.
#Shortstops: Judging Baseball Cards
An 1888 promotional poster from Old Judge highlights a number of future Hall of Famers.
#Shortstops: Ebbets Field on film
When the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles they left behind Ebbets Field, which would not become fully demolished until years later.