Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum () is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. The museum commemorates the great players, teams, and events from Canadian baseball history.

History The museum was founded in November 1982 in Toronto at Exhibition Place and later moved to Ontario Place theme park. In August 1994, it was awarded to St. Marys, Ontario, and in June 1998 the doors officially opened in St. Marys. On November 23, 2017, construction began on a expansion to the museum, including a secure archive facility, library, new entrance, and auditorium/exhibition space. The re-designed museum opened to the public on April 27, 2019.

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. University of Western Ontario professor Bob Barney wrote the historical study which advocated for relocating the hall of fame from Toronto to St. Marys, Ontario, and extensively researched and validated the Beachville game in 1838.

In 2021, Helen Callaghan, who had played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), became the first woman individually inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame; the Hall had previously inducted, as a group in 1998, all Canadian women who played in the AAGPBL.

In early 2022, the Hall of Fame was criticized for not inducting the Chatham Coloured All-Stars, the first team of Black Canadians to win an Ontario Baseball Association title.

Awards Since opening, over 160 individual members have been inducted into the hall. This includes professional and amateur players, builders, administrators, umpires, broadcasters, writers, and honorary members who have helped popularize the sport in Canada. Several teams or groups have also been inducted. Multiple members of the hall have also been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, as players, managers, or executives. Several other inductees have been recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award or 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.Tip O'Neill Award at baseballhalloffame.ca; accessed July 2, 2009Jack Graney Award at baseballhalloffame.ca; accessed July 2, 2009

Facilities

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

Rules for nominations A player must be retired for at least three years. Must receive 75 percent of the vote to be inducted. If the person is not Canadian he must have done something significant with respect to baseball in Canada. The person nominated will stay on the ballot for nine years as long as he receives a minimum of one vote every two years. All information must be in by December 1 of the year to be eligible for the following year.Rules for Nominations at baseballhalloffame.ca; URL accessed July 2, 2009

Inductees

Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York(includes Ford C. Frick Award and BBWAA Career Excellence Award recipients)

Individuals Name Role(s) Born Year inducted City Province or state Country Player Port Hope Ontario Canada 2021 Player Ponce — Puerto Rico 2010 Manager Haina — Dominican Republic 2015 Manager Bridgewater South Dakota United States 2007 Player Dublin — Ireland 1990 Player Prince George British Columbia Canada 2025 Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2019 Executive Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada 2026 Builder Saint Paul Minnesota United States 2013 Player Joliet Illinois United States 2023 Player Santo Domingo — Dominican Republic 2025 Player Trail British Columbia Canada 2019 Builder Welland Ontario Canada 2002 Player Navan Ontario Canada 2025 Builder Montreal Quebec Canada 2003 Player San Pedro de Macorís — Dominican Republic 2013 Player San Vito al Tagliamento — Italy 1988 Builder Trail British Columbia Canada 1984 Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2024 Player Montreal Quebec Canada 2023 Player Vernon British Columbia Canada 1988 Builder Montreal Quebec Canada 1984 Builder Scranton Pennsylvania United States 1989 Player London Ontario Canada 1992 Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1985 Executive Lawrenceville Quebec Canada 2021 Player Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2021 Player Culver City California United States 2001 Player Oklahoma City Oklahoma United States 2003 Executive Nanaimo British Columbia Canada 2017 Broadcaster Pensacola Florida United States 2013 Player, Coach Windsor Ontario Canada 2026 Player Amherstburg Ontario Canada 1996 Player Wellington British Columbia Canada 2021 Player Swift Current Saskatchewan Canada 1986 Player London Ontario Canada 1999 Player, GM, Scout Sackville New Brunswick Canada 2014 Builder Hamilton Ontario Canada 1985 Player Moncton New Brunswick Canada 2012 Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1996 Player Buffalo New York United States 2021 Player Miami Florida United States 2004 Player Aguadilla — Puerto Rico 2015 Player Gibsons British Columbia Canada 2019 Broadcaster Montreal Quebec Canada 2020 Builder, Umpire Buffalo New York United States 1983 Player Toronto Ontario Canada 2013 Writer Kingston Ontario Canada 2015 Player, Umpire Guelph Ontario Canada 1986 Builder Chicago Illinois United States 2000 Player San Pedro de Macorís — Dominican Republic 2008 Player Brandon Manitoba Canada 1987 Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1985 Player Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2022 Player Buffalo New York United States 2021 Manager San Antonio Texas United States 2002 Player London Ontario Canada 1987 Builder, GM Chico California United States 1997 Player Montreal Quebec Canada 2021 Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2024 Player, Broadcaster St. Thomas Ontario Canada 1984 Owner Montreal Quebec Canada 2010 Player Nizao — Dominican Republic 2017 Builder, Coach Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2007 Player Denver Colorado United States 2017 Coach, Manager, Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2025 Player Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada 2021 Player Victoria British Columbia Canada 2023 Builder London Ontario Canada 2004 Player Duguayville New Brunswick Canada 2008 Builder Regina Saskatchewan Canada 2006 Player Fort William Ontario Canada 1988 Player Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada 2024 Player Kansas City Missouri United States 2011 Player Detroit Michigan United States 2016 Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1985 Umpire Victoria British Columbia Canada 2017 Historian Toronto Ontario Canada 2018 Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1989 Player Chatham Ontario Canada 1987 Player Rebecca Ontario Canada 1986 Player Huntsville Alabama United States 2024 Player Anola Manitoba Canada 2015 Player, Broadcaster Milwaukee Wisconsin United States 2016 Builder Lac-Beauport Quebec Canada 2004 Player, Manager Norristown Pennsylvania United States 2006 Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1998 Player Penetanguishene Ontario Canada 1983 Player East York Ontario Canada 2024 Player Granada — Nicaragua 2016 Player Manoguayabo — Dominican Republic 2018 Builder Sioux City Iowa United States 1999 Player Kapuskasing Ontario Canada 2003 Builder Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada 2002 Builder Detroit Michigan United States 1997 Player Devon New Brunswick Canada 2021 Player, Coach Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2001 Umpire Montreal Quebec Canada 2004 Player Fredericton New Brunswick Canada 2006 Builder Chatham Ontario Canada 2012 Player Chatham Ontario Canada 2009 Player New Westminster British Columbia Canada 2020 Player Portland Arkansas United States 2018 Player Portsmouth Ohio United States 1987 Player Ogema Saskatchewan Canada 2025 Player Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 2016 Player Seattle Washington United States 2020 Player Springfield Ontario Canada 1983 Player Hamilton Ontario Canada 1996 Executive London — England 2021 Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1983 Player Saint John New Brunswick Canada 2010 Player Verdun Quebec Canada 1988 Builder Toronto Ontario Canada 1986 Player Burlington Ontario Canada 2026 Player Melville Saskatchewan Canada 1995 Player London Ontario Canada 2010 Umpire Newcastle New Brunswick Canada 2021 Executive La Prairie Quebec Canada 2021 Player Sanford Florida United States 2013 Player Hobbema Alberta Canada 2021 Player, Broadcaster Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec Canada 1984 Player, Coach, Scout Toronto Ontario Canada 2014 Player Montreal Quebec Canada 2007 Player Cairo Georgia United States 1991 Player Jefferson City Missouri United States 2005 Builder Rome — Italy 1998 Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1984 Statistician Montreal Quebec Canada 2010 Player Montreal Quebec Canada 2021 Umpire St. Catharines Ontario Canada 2026 Administration Hamiota Manitoba Canada 2008 Player Huntsville Ontario Canada 1983 Player, Builder Amboy Illinois United States 1983 Builder Wilkie Saskatchewan Canada 2002 Player, Executive Brantford Ontario Canada 2016 Builder New York City New York United States 2002 Writer Kelowna British Columbia Canada 2011 Coach, Manager Petrolia Ontario Canada 2002 Builder Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario Canada 1999 Player Digby Nova Scotia Canada 2005 Owner Montreal Quebec Canada 2025 Builder Windsor Ontario Canada 2009 Player Saint John New Brunswick Canada 2015 Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2016 Player New Orleans Louisiana United States 2012 Player London Ontario Canada 2006 Player Mississauga Ontario Canada 2024 Player Santa Ana California United States 2005 Player, Executive Oak Park Illinois United States 2026 Player Toronto Ontario Canada 1985 Player Windsor Ontario Canada 2021 Coach Sarnia Ontario Canada 2019 Broadcaster Easton Pennsylvania United States 2014 Player Maple Ridge British Columbia Canada 2009 Player Huntington Park California United States 2014 Player Los Ojos New Mexico United States 2020 Player Montreal Quebec Canada 1991 Player Kingston — Jamaica 2026 Player Detroit Michigan United States 2009 Executive Toronto Ontario Canada 2008 Player, Coach Toronto Ontario Canada 1991 Player Pownal Prince Edward Island Canada 2011 Manager Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2021 Trainer Auburn Washington United States 2005 Coach, Executive Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 2023

Groups Name Year(s) honored Location Year inducted 1943–1954 Canada 1998 Asahi baseball team1914–1941 Vancouver, British Columbia 2003 Beachville & Zorra amateur teams1838 Ontario 1988 London Tecumsehs1877 London, Ontario 2021 National Youth Team (1991 WJC)1991 Brandon, Manitoba 1992 National Baseball Team (PA 2011)2011 Lagos de Moreno, Mexico 2012 National Baseball Team (PA 2015)2015 Ajax, Ontario 2017

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

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