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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Established	1983
Location	St. Marys, Ontario, Canada
Type	sports museum

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (French: Temple de la renommée du baseball canadien) is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. The museum commemorates great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada.

History

The museum was founded in October 1983 in Toronto at Exhibition Place and later moved to Ontario Place theme park. In 1994, it moved to St. Marys, Ontario.

The Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving Canada's baseball heritage which dates back to June 4, 1838, when a game which very closely resembled today's game of baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario.

The Hall gained some major attention when Pete Rose became eligible for election for earning his 4,000th MLB hit while playing with the Montreal Expos in 1984. However, Rose has yet to be elected to the Hall.

Awards

Since opening, 127 individual members and 6 teams or groups have been inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame as of 2021. This includes professional and amateur players, builders, administrators, umpires, teams, organizations, broadcasters, writers, and honorary members who have helped popularize the sport in Canada. Additionally, as of 2020, 17 members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame have been enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, as players, managers, executives, and recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award and BBWAA Career Excellence Award.

In addition, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame awards the Tip O'Neill Award annually to the Canadian baseball player "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball" and the Jack Graney Award for Lifetime Media Achievement.

Facilities

The 32 acre facility in St. Marys also includes four baseball fields designed by landscape architect Art Lierman of London, Ontario.

Pearson Cup on display

See: Pearson Cup

Rules for nominations

1. A player must be retired for at least three years.
2. Must receive 75 percent of the vote to be inducted.
3. If the person is not Canadian he must have done something significant with respect to baseball in Canada.
4. The person nominated will stay on the ballot for nine years as long as he receives a minimum of one vote every two years.
5. All information must be in by December 1 of the year to be eligible for the following year.

Inductees

	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Name	Born	Year inducted
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson	Miami, Florida	2004
Roth, AllanAllan Roth	Montreal, Quebec	2010
Simpson, AllanAllan Simpson	Kelowna, British Columbia	2011
Bilesky, AndyAndy Bilesky	Trail, British Columbia	1984
Irwin, ArthurArthur Irwin	Toronto, Ontario	1989
Soulliere, BernieBernie Soulliere	Windsor, Ontario	2009
Phillips, BillBill Phillips	Saint John, New Brunswick	2010
Slack, BillBill Slack	Petrolia, ON	2002
Harris, BillBill Harris	Duguayville, New Brunswick	2008
Brown, BobBob Brown	Scranton, Pennsylvania	1989
Elliott, BobBob Elliott	Kingston, ON	2015
Emslie, BobBob Emslie	Guelph, Ontario	1986
Prentice, BobBob Prentice	Toronto, Ontario	1986
Mattick, BobbyBobby Mattick	Sioux City, Iowa	1999
Griffith, CalvinCalvin Griffith	Montreal, Quebec	2010
Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado	Aguadilla, Puerto Rico	2015
Bush, CarmenCarmen Bush	Toronto, Ontario	1985
Bronfman, CharlesCharles Bronfman	Montreal, Quebec	1984
Gaston, CitoCito Gaston	San Antonio, Texas	2002
Raymond, ClaudeClaude Raymond	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec	1984
Koskie, CoreyCorey Koskie	Anola, Manitoba	2015
McKay, DaveDave McKay	Vancouver, British Columbia	2001
Shury, DaveDave Shury	Wilkie, Saskatchewan	2002
Stieb, DaveDave Stieb	Santa Ana, California	2005
Van Horne, DaveDave Van Horne	Easton, Pennsylvania	2014
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	Granada, Nicaragua	2016
Fowler, DickDick Fowler	Toronto, Ontario	1985
Hudlin, DougDoug Hudlin	Victoria, British Columbia	2017
Melvin, DougDoug Melvin	Chatham, Ontario	2012
Whitt, ErnieErnie Whitt	Detroit, Michigan	2009
Alou, FelipeFelipe Alou	Haina, Dominican Republic	2015
Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins	Chatham, Ontario	1987
Colman, FrankFrank Colman	London, Ontario	1999
O'Rourke, FrankFrank O'Rourke	Hamilton, Ontario	1996
Shaughnessy, FrankFrank Shaughnessy	Amboy, Illinois	1983
Carter, GaryGary Carter	Culver City, California	2001
Lee, GeorgeGeorge Lee	Toronto, Ontario	1998
Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell	San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic	2013
Gibson, GeorgeGeorge Gibson	London, Ontario	1987
Selkirk, GeorgeGeorge Selkirk	Huntsville, Ontario	1983
Sleeman, GeorgeGeorge Sleeman	Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario	1999
Wood, GeorgeGeorge Wood	Pownal, Prince Edward Island	2011
Scott, GladwynGladwyn Scott	Hamiota, Manitoba	2008
Rosen, GoodyGoody Rosen	Toronto, Ontario	1984
Ash, GordGord Ash	Toronto, Ontario	2019
Younker, HaroldHarold Younker	Auburn, Washington	2005
Simmons, HarryHarry Simmons	New York City, New York	2002
Starkman, HowardHoward Starkman	Toronto, Ontario	2016
Graney, JackJack Graney	St. Thomas, Ontario	1984
Cooke, Jack KentJack Kent Cooke	Hamilton, Ontario	1985
Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	Cairo, Georgia	1991
Bay, JasonJason Bay	Trail, British Columbia	2019
Heath, JeffJeff Heath	Fort William, Ontario	1988
Fanning, JimJim Fanning	Chicago, Illinois	2000
McKean, JimJim McKean	Montreal, Quebec	2004
Ridley, JimJim Ridley	Toronto, Ontario	2014
Archer, JimmyJimmy Archer	Dublin, Ireland	1990
Williams, JimmyJimmy Williams	Toronto, Ontario	1991
Carter, JoeJoe Carter	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	2003
Ducey, JohnJohn Ducey	Buffalo, New York	1983
Haar, JohnJohn Haar	Vancouver, British Columbia	2007
Hiller, JohnJohn Hiller	Toronto, Ontario	1985
McHale, JohnJohn McHale	Detroit, Michigan	1997
Lannin, JosephJoseph Lannin	Lac-Beauport, Quebec	2004
McCaskill, KirkKirk McCaskill	Kapuskasing, Ontario	2003
McLean, LarryLarry McLean	Fredericton, New Brunswick	2006
Walker, LarryLarry Walker	Maple Ridge, British Columbia	2009
Pearson, Lester B.Lester B. Pearson	Toronto, Ontario	1983
Moseby, LloydLloyd Moseby	Portland, Arkansas	2018
Stairs, MattMatt Stairs	Saint John, New Brunswick	2015
Cook, MurrayMurray Cook	Sackville, New Brunswick	2014
Bailey, NatNat Bailey	Saint Paul, Minnesota	2013
Clarke, NigNig Clarke	Amherstburg, Ontario	1996
Judd, OscarOscar Judd	London, Ontario	1986
Gillick, PatPat Gillick	Chico, California	1997
Hentgen, PatPat Hentgen	Detroit, Michigan	2016
Beeston, PaulPaul Beeston	Welland, Ontario	2002
Quantrill, PaulPaul Quantrill	London, Ontario	2010
Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez	Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic	2018
Ward, PetePete Ward	Montreal, Quebec	1991
Hardy, Peter N.E.Peter N.E. Hardy	London, Ontario	2004
Widdrington, PeterPeter Widdrington	Toronto, Ontario	2008
Marchildon, PhilPhil Marchildon	Penetanguishene, Ontario	1983
Smith, PopPop Smith	Digby, Nova Scotia	2005
Carter, RayRay Carter	Nanaimo, British Columbia	2017
Cleveland, ReggieReggie Cleveland	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	1986
Bertoia, RenoReno Bertoia	San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy	1988
Cormier, RhéalRhéal Cormier	Moncton, New Brunswick	2012
Bélec, RichardRichard Bélec	Montreal, Quebec	2003
Ducey, RobRob Ducey	Toronto, Ontario	2013
Thomson, RobRob Thomson	Sarnia, Ontario	2019
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2010
Nelson, RockyRocky Nelson	Portsmouth, Ohio	1987
Hayter, RonRon Hayter	Regina, Saskatchewan	2006
Piché, RonRon Piché	Verdun, Quebec	1988
Roncetti, RonRon Roncetti	Rome, Italy	1998
Stead, RonRon Stead	London, Ontario	2006
Taylor, RonRon Taylor	Toronto, Ontario	1985
Cullen, RonaldRonald Cullen	Toronto, Ontario	1996
Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay	Denver, CO	2017
Miller, RoyRoy Miller	Chatham, ON	2009
Ford, RussRuss Ford	Brandon, Manitoba	1987
Staub, RustyRusty Staub	New Orleans, Louisiana	2012
Dempster, RyanRyan Dempster	Gibsons, British Columbia	2019
Robertson, SherrySherry Robertson	Montreal, Quebec	2007
Anderson, SparkySparky Anderson	Bridgewater, South Dakota	2007
Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers	Jefferson City, Missouri	2005
Bowsfield, TedTed Bowsfield	Vernon, British Columbia	1988
Puhl, TerryTerry Puhl	Melville, Saskatchewan	1995
Raines, TimTim Raines	Sanford, FL	2013
Wallach, TimTim Wallach	Huntington Park, California	2014
O'Neill, TipTip O'Neill	Springfield, ON	1983
Burgess, TomTom Burgess	London, Ontario	1992
Cheek, TomTom Cheek	Pensacola, Florida	2013
Henke, TomTom Henke	Kansas City, Missouri	2011
Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda	Norristown, Pennsylvania	2006
Fernández, TonyTony Fernández	San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic	2008
Kubek, TonyTony Kubek	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	2016
Guerrero, VladimirVladimir Guerrero	Nizao, Dominican Republic	2017
Norton, WayneWayne Norton	Winnipeg, Manitoba	2016
Humber, WilliamWilliam Humber	Toronto, Ontario	2018
Shuttleworth, WilliamWilliam Shuttleworth	Brantford, Ontario	2016
Doucet, JacquesJacques Doucet	Montreal, Quebec	2020
Morneau, JustinJustin Morneau	New Westminster, British Columbia	2020
Olerud, JohnJohn Olerud	Seattle, Washington	2020
Ward, DuaneDuane Ward	Los Ojos, New Mexico	2020
Beachville & Zorra teams, 1838	Ontario	1988
National Youth Team, 1991	Brandon, Manitoba	1992
Canadian-born players of the AAGPBL	Across Canada	1998
Asahi	Vancouver, British Columbia	2003
Team Canada, 2011	Lagos de Moreno, MEX	2012
Team Canada, 2015	Ajax, ON	2017

Images for kids

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  Tip O'Neill was one of the first players inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

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  Umpire Ernie Quigley was inducted in 2021.