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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Temple de la renommée du baseball canadien
Original building in St. Marys, c. 2010
Established	1982
Location	386 Church Street South 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 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 2,500-square-foot (230 m²) 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 team of Black Canadians to win an Ontario Baseball Association title.

Awards

Since opening, over 125 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.

Facilities

Hall of Fame archives building

The 32-acre (13 ha) facility in St. Marys also includes four baseball fields designed by landscape architect Art Lierman of London, Ontario.

The Pearson Cup—awarded to the winner of an annual exhibition game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos from 1978 to 1986—is on display at the museum.

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

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

Umpire Ernie Quigley was inducted in 2021.

	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
Addy, BobBob Addy	Player	Port Hope	Ontario	Canada	2021
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar	Player	Ponce	—	Puerto Rico	2010
Alou, FelipeFelipe Alou	Manager	Haina	—	Dominican Republic	2015
Anderson, SparkySparky Anderson	Manager	Bridgewater	South Dakota	United States	2007
Archer, JimmyJimmy Archer	Player	Dublin	—	Ireland	1990
Ash, GordGord Ash	Executive	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	2019
Bailey, NatNat Bailey	Builder	Saint Paul	Minnesota	United States	2013
Barfield, JesseJesse Barfield	Player	Joliet	Illinois	United States	2023
Bay, JasonJason Bay	Player	Trail	British Columbia	Canada	2019
Beeston, PaulPaul Beeston	Builder	Welland	Ontario	Canada	2002
Bélec, RichardRichard Bélec	Builder	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2003
Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell	Player	San Pedro de Macorís	—	Dominican Republic	2013
Bertoia, RenoReno Bertoia	Player	San Vito al Tagliamento	—	Italy	1988
Bilesky, AndyAndy Bilesky	Builder	Trail	British Columbia	Canada	1984
Boucher, DenisDenis Boucher	Player	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2023
Bowsfield, TedTed Bowsfield	Player	Vernon	British Columbia	Canada	1988
Bronfman, CharlesCharles Bronfman	Builder	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	1984
Brown, BobBob Brown	Builder	Scranton	Pennsylvania	United States	1989
Burgess, TomTom Burgess	Player	London	Ontario	Canada	1992
Bush, CarmenCarmen Bush	Builder	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1985
Cairns, James F.James F. Cairns	Executive	Lawrenceville	Quebec	Canada	2021
Callaghan, HelenHelen Callaghan	Player	Vancouver	British Columbia	Canada	2021
Carter, GaryGary Carter	Player	Culver City	California	United States	2001
Carter, JoeJoe Carter	Player	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	United States	2003
Carter, RayRay Carter	Executive	Nanaimo	British Columbia	Canada	2017
Cheek, TomTom Cheek	Broadcaster	Pensacola	Florida	United States	2013
Clarke, NigNig Clarke	Player	Amherstburg	Ontario	Canada	1996
Claxton, JimmyJimmy Claxton	Player	Wellington	British Columbia	Canada	2021
Cleveland, ReggieReggie Cleveland	Player	Swift Current	Saskatchewan	Canada	1986
Colman, FrankFrank Colman	Player	London	Ontario	Canada	1999
Cook, MurrayMurray Cook	Player, GM, Scout	Sackville	New Brunswick	Canada	2014
Cooke, Jack KentJack Kent Cooke	Builder	Hamilton	Ontario	Canada	1985
Cormier, RhéalRhéal Cormier	Player	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada	2012
Cullen, RonaldRonald Cullen	Builder	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1996
Culver, CharlieCharlie Culver	Player	Buffalo	New York	United States	2021
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson	Player	Miami	Florida	United States	2004
Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado	Player	Aguadilla	—	Puerto Rico	2015
Dempster, RyanRyan Dempster	Player	Gibsons	British Columbia	Canada	2019
Doucet, JacquesJacques Doucet	Broadcaster	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2020
Ducey, JohnJohn Ducey	Builder, Umpire	Buffalo	New York	United States	1983
Ducey, RobRob Ducey	Player	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	2013
Elliott, BobBob Elliott	Writer	Kingston	Ontario	Canada	2015
Emslie, BobBob Emslie	Player, Umpire	Guelph	Ontario	Canada	1986
Fanning, JimJim Fanning	Builder	Chicago	Illinois	United States	2000
Fernández, TonyTony Fernández	Player	San Pedro de Macorís	—	Dominican Republic	2008
Ford, RussRuss Ford	Player	Brandon	Manitoba	Canada	1987
Fowler, DickDick Fowler	Player	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1985
Francis, JeffJeff Francis	Player	Vancouver	British Columbia	Canada	2022
Galloway, HippoHippo Galloway	Player	Buffalo	New York	United States	2021
Gaston, CitoCito Gaston	Manager	San Antonio	Texas	United States	2002
Gibson, GeorgeGeorge Gibson	Player	London	Ontario	Canada	1987
Gillick, PatPat Gillick	Builder, GM	Chico	California	United States	1997
Gladu, RolandRoland Gladu	Player	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2021
Graney, JackJack Graney	Player, Broadcaster	St. Thomas	Ontario	Canada	1984
Griffith, CalvinCalvin Griffith	Owner	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2010
Guerrero, VladimirVladimir Guerrero	Player	Nizao	—	Dominican Republic	2017
Haar, JohnJohn Haar	Builder, Coach	Vancouver	British Columbia	Canada	2007
Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay	Player	Denver	Colorado	United States	2017
Handrahan, VernVern Handrahan	Player	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	Canada	2021
Harden, RichRich Harden	Player	Victoria	British Columbia	Canada	2023
Hardy, PeterPeter Hardy	Builder	London	Ontario	Canada	2004
Harris, BillBill Harris	Player	Duguayville	New Brunswick	Canada	2008
Hayter, RonRon Hayter	Builder	Regina	Saskatchewan	Canada	2006
Heath, JeffJeff Heath	Player	Fort William	Ontario	Canada	1988
Henke, TomTom Henke	Player	Kansas City	Missouri	United States	2011
Hentgen, PatPat Hentgen	Player	Detroit	Michigan	United States	2016
Hiller, JohnJohn Hiller	Player	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1985
Hudlin, DougDoug Hudlin	Umpire	Victoria	British Columbia	Canada	2017
Humber, WilliamWilliam Humber	Historian	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	2018
Irwin, ArthurArthur Irwin	Player	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1989
Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins	Player	Chatham	Ontario	Canada	1987
Judd, OscarOscar Judd	Player	Rebecca	Ontario	Canada	1986
Koskie, CoreyCorey Koskie	Player	Anola	Manitoba	Canada	2015
Kubek, TonyTony Kubek	Player, Broadcaster	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	United States	2016
Lannin, JosephJoseph Lannin	Builder	Lac-Beauport	Quebec	Canada	2004
Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda	Player, Manager	Norristown	Pennsylvania	United States	2006
Lee, GeorgeGeorge Lee	Builder	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1998
Marchildon, PhilPhil Marchildon	Player	Penetanguishene	Ontario	Canada	1983
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	Player	Granada	—	Nicaragua	2016
Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez	Player	Manoguayabo	—	Dominican Republic	2018
Mattick, BobbyBobby Mattick	Builder	Sioux City	Iowa	United States	1999
McCaskill, KirkKirk McCaskill	Player	Kapuskasing	Ontario	Canada	2003
McDougall, DonDon McDougall	Builder	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	Canada	2002
McHale, JohnJohn McHale	Builder	Detroit	Michigan	United States	1997
McIntyre, MannyManny McIntyre	Player	Devon	New Brunswick	Canada	2021
McKay, DaveDave McKay	Player, Coach	Vancouver	British Columbia	Canada	2001
McKean, JimJim McKean	Umpire	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2004
McLean, LarryLarry McLean	Player	Fredericton	New Brunswick	Canada	2006
Melvin, DougDoug Melvin	Builder	Chatham	Ontario	Canada	2012
Miller, RoyRoy Miller	Player	Chatham	Ontario	Canada	2009
Morneau, JustinJustin Morneau	Player	New Westminster	British Columbia	Canada	2020
Moseby, LloydLloyd Moseby	Player	Portland	Arkansas	United States	2018
Nelson, RockyRocky Nelson	Player	Portsmouth	Ohio	United States	1987
Norton, WayneWayne Norton	Player	Winnipeg	Manitoba	Canada	2016
Olerud, JohnJohn Olerud	Player	Seattle	Washington	United States	2020
O'Neill, TipTip O'Neill	Player	Springfield	Ontario	Canada	1983
O'Rourke, FrankFrank O'Rourke	Player	Hamilton	Ontario	Canada	1996
Page, JoeJoe Page	Executive	London	—	England	2021
Pearson, Lester B.Lester B. Pearson	Builder	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1983
Phillips, BillBill Phillips	Player	Saint John	New Brunswick	Canada	2010
Piché, RonRon Piché	Player	Verdun	Quebec	Canada	1988
Prentice, BobBob Prentice	Builder	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1986
Puhl, TerryTerry Puhl	Player	Melville	Saskatchewan	Canada	1995
Quantrill, PaulPaul Quantrill	Player	London	Ontario	Canada	2010
Quigley, Ernest C.Ernest C. Quigley	Umpire	Newcastle	New Brunswick	Canada	2021
Racine, HectorHector Racine	Executive	La Prairie	Quebec	Canada	2021
Raines, TimTim Raines	Player	Sanford	Florida	United States	2013
Rattlesnake, JimmyJimmy Rattlesnake	Player	Hobbema	Alberta	Canada	2021
Raymond, ClaudeClaude Raymond	Player, Broadcaster	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Quebec	Canada	1984
Ridley, JimJim Ridley	Player, Coach, Scout	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	2014
Robertson, SherrySherry Robertson	Player	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2007
Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	Player	Cairo	Georgia	United States	1991
Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers	Player	Jefferson City	Missouri	United States	2005
Roncetti, RonRon Roncetti	Builder	Rome	—	Italy	1998
Rosen, GoodyGoody Rosen	Player	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1984
Roth, AllanAllan Roth	Statistician	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2010
Roy, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Roy	Player	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	2021
Scott, GladwynGladwyn Scott	Administration	Hamiota	Manitoba	Canada	2008
Selkirk, GeorgeGeorge Selkirk	Player	Huntsville	Ontario	Canada	1983
Shaughnessy, FrankFrank Shaughnessy	Player, Builder	Amboy	Illinois	United States	1983
Shury, DaveDave Shury	Builder	Wilkie	Saskatchewan	Canada	2002
Shuttleworth, WilliamWilliam Shuttleworth	Player, Executive	Brantford	Ontario	Canada	2016
Simmons, HarryHarry Simmons	Builder	New York City	New York	United States	2002
Simpson, AllanAllan Simpson	Writer	Kelowna	British Columbia	Canada	2011
Slack, BillBill Slack	Coach, Manager	Petrolia	Ontario	Canada	2002
Sleeman, GeorgeGeorge Sleeman	Builder	Niagara-on-the-Lake	Ontario	Canada	1999
Smith, PopPop Smith	Player	Digby	Nova Scotia	Canada	2005
Soulliere, BernieBernie Soulliere	Builder	Windsor	Ontario	Canada	2009
Stairs, MattMatt Stairs	Player	Saint John	New Brunswick	Canada	2015
Starkman, HowardHoward Starkman	Executive	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	2016
Staub, RustyRusty Staub	Player	New Orleans	Louisiana	United States	2012
Stead, RonRon Stead	Player	London	Ontario	Canada	2006
Stieb, DaveDave Stieb	Player	Santa Ana	California	United States	2005
Taylor, RonRon Taylor	Player	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1985
Thomas, FredFred Thomas	Player	Windsor	Ontario	Canada	2021
Thomson, RobRob Thomson	Coach	Sarnia	Ontario	Canada	2019
Van Horne, DaveDave Van Horne	Broadcaster	Easton	Pennsylvania	United States	2014
Walker, LarryLarry Walker	Player	Maple Ridge	British Columbia	Canada	2009
Wallach, TimTim Wallach	Player	Huntington Park	California	United States	2014
Ward, DuaneDuane Ward	Player	Los Ojos	New Mexico	United States	2020
Ward, PetePete Ward	Player	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	1991
Whitt, ErnieErnie Whitt	Player	Detroit	Michigan	United States	2009
Widdrington, PeterPeter Widdrington	Executive	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	2008
Williams, JimmyJimmy Williams	Player, Coach	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	1991
Wood, GeorgeGeorge Wood	Player	Pownal	Prince Edward Island	Canada	2011
Yamamura, RoyRoy Yamamura	Manager	Vancouver	British Columbia	Canada	2021
Younker, HaroldHarold Younker	Trainer	Auburn	Washington	United States	2005

Groups

See also

• History of baseball outside the United States#Canada
• London Tecumsehs#Early baseball in Canada
• Category:Baseball in Canada
• Baseball awards#Canada