A Look at the Baseball Hall of Fame

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an honor museum and Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. Established in 1966, the Baseball Hall of Fame was designed to honor baseball’s great players, inductees of the Baseball Hall of Fame. This venue is where you can meet, shake hands with famous players and enjoy unique exhibits about the game and the careers of those who made it. While at the Museum, you can also learn more about some of the greatest players in baseball history, including Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Tom Seaver, Roger Clemens and Babe Ruth.

There are three categories for induction into the Hall of Fame: induction on achievements and records, induction on reputation or contribution to the game and the player/manager combination. For players and managers, the recipient of the Hall of Fame usually has been honored with the Hall of Fame Ring for the Series MVP, the Series Title and the All-Star Game. Players can also be inducted on their years of major league baseball service. A player must have spent at least ten years in the big leagues but may have played professionally or not have spent at least ten years in the minors. One other important factor in choosing players for the Hall of Fame is that they must have played for at least two years at the time of induction.

Each year, a certain number of players are chosen for induction into the Hall of Fame, based on their qualifications and the opinions of other voters. Once a player is chosen, he or she must undergo a physical and interview session with the Baseball Hall of Fame selectors in order to be elected. The player must play for at least ten years at the time of induction, although a player can be elected after two years of eligibility. Induction into the Hall of Fame is based on a player’s career record, so as a player, it is important that your career statistics are outstanding over the course of any significant time period.