The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by a private foundation. It serves as the central collection and gathering space f
The Hall of Fame in 2020
First class of inductees, listed by votes received: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson
Seven of the American League's 1937 All-Star players: Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg. All seven were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
1971 inductee Satchel Paige
Stephen Carlton Clark
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Stephen Carlton Clark was an American art collector, businessman, newspaper publisher and philanthropist. He may be best known as the founder of the Baseball Hall of Fame, in Cooperstown, New York.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
…Fame and Museum. The museum also established and manages the process for honorees into the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was established in 1939 by Stephen Carlton Clark, heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark sought to bring tourists to the village greatly decimated by the Great Depression, which reduced the…
Stephen Carlton Clark (c.1921) by William Orpen
The Explorers Club, 46 East 70th Street, Manhattan
National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York
Fenimore Farm & Country Village, Cooperstown, New York