The museum shows how Little League grew from a small start in 1939. Back then, it was just one league with three teams. Today, it is a huge sports organization for young people all over the world. Right behind the museum, you'll find Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. These are famous stadiums where big games are played.
The museum has a special area called the Hall of Excellence. It was created in 1998. This hall honors former Little League players. These players showed great skill and dedication in their chosen jobs. They also showed the good values they learned while playing Little League as kids.
| Year |
Name |
Profession or area known for |
| 1988 |
Seaver, TomTom Seaver |
MLB |
| 1989 |
Bradley, BillBill Bradley |
Politics, United States Senate, NBA |
| 1990 |
Quayle, DanDan Quayle |
Politics, Vice President of the United States |
| 1991 |
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan |
MLB |
| Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt |
MLB |
| Selleck, TomTom Selleck |
Acting |
| 1992 |
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar |
NBA |
| Will, GeorgeGeorge Will |
Politics, commentary |
| 1993 |
Irwin, HaleHale Irwin |
Golf |
| 1994 |
Fortanasce, VincentVincent Fortanasce |
Medicine & author |
| Musgrave, StoryStory Musgrave |
Astronaut |
| Palmer, JimJim Palmer |
MLB |
| 1995 |
Murphy, DaleDale Murphy |
MLB |
| 1996 |
Coleman Jr., Leonard S.Leonard S. Coleman Jr. |
MLB, President of the National League |
| Sloan, Robert B.Robert B. Sloan |
Theology |
| Ripken Jr., CalCal Ripken Jr. |
MLB |
| 1997 |
O'Brien, DanDan O'Brien |
Olympic Games |
| Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen |
Musician |
| 1998 |
Barry, DaveDave Barry |
Humorist |
| Dungy, TonyTony Dungy |
NFL |
| 1999 |
Beaver, DonDon Beaver |
Minor League Baseball owner |
| Pladus, MichaelMichael Pladus |
Education |
| Sipe, BrianBrian Sipe |
NFL |
| 2000 |
Costner, KevinKevin Costner |
Acting |
| Hunter, BillyBilly Hunter |
NFL player & NBA executive |
| Stratta, RobertRobert Stratta |
Medicine |
| 2001 |
Bush, George W.George W. Bush |
Politics, President of the United States |
| 2002 |
Giuliani, RudolphRudolph Giuliani |
Politics, Mayor of New York City |
| Cammarata, MichaelMichael Cammarata |
New York City Fire Department |
| 2003 |
Davis, WilbertWilbert Davis |
United States Army |
| Pace, PeterPeter Pace |
United States Marine Corps |
| 2004 |
dosReis, NancyNancy dosReis |
Law enforcement |
| Gerring, CathyCathy Gerring |
Golf |
| Wendell, KrissyKrissy Wendell |
Ice hockey |
| 2005 |
Maiz García, JoséJosé Maiz García |
Construction executive (José Maiz García) |
| 2006 |
McClendon, LloydLloyd McClendon |
MLB |
| 2007 |
Baker, DustyDusty Baker |
MLB |
| Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon |
NHL |
| 2008 |
Newsome, OzzieOzzie Newsome |
NFL |
| 2008 |
Drury, ChrisChris Drury |
NHL |
| Biden, JoeJoe Biden |
Politics, Vice President of the United States, President of the United States |
| 2010 |
Petty, KyleKyle Petty |
NASCAR |
| 2011 |
McGinnis, Ross A.Ross A. McGinnis |
United States Army, Medal of Honor |
| 2012 |
Ricks, RonRon Ricks |
Airline executive |
| Vitale, DickDick Vitale |
Sports commentator |
| 2013 |
Christie, ChrisChris Christie |
Politics, Governor of New Jersey |
| Coben, HarlanHarlan Coben |
Author |
| 2014 |
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina |
MLB |
| 2015 |
Rivera, MarianoMariano Rivera |
MLB |
| 2016 |
Osterman, CatCat Osterman |
Softball |
| Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter |
MLB |
| Coughlin, TomTom Coughlin |
NFL coach |
| 2017 |
Pederson, ChampChamp Pederson |
Special Olympics athlete |
| Leroux, SydneySydney Leroux |
Soccer |
| Macías, AngelAngel Macías |
Little League Baseball in Mexico |
| 2018 |
Manfred, RobRob Manfred |
MLB, Commissioner of Baseball |
| Tull, ThomasThomas Tull |
Film producer |
| 2019 |
Tarr, HeatherHeather Tarr |
NCAA coach |
| Dillon, AustinAustin Dillon |
NASCAR |
| 2022 |
Frazier, ToddTodd Frazier |
MLB |
| Dalton-Hill, JennyJenny Dalton-Hill |
NCAA softball player |
| 2023 |
Scott, StuartStuart Scott |
ESPN2 |
| 2024 |
Pepe, MariaMaria Pepe |
Little League Baseball |
| Duggan, MeghanMeghan Duggan |
USA Hockey player |
| Ferraro, RayRay Ferraro |
NHL |
