National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ @baseballhall

The official account of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It’s always baseball season here. baseballhall.org Cooperstown, NY Joined April 2009

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Even as baseball’s top prospects advance through the minor leagues, seeing a star debut before turning 20 remains rare. Robin Yount has them all beat, however, breaking the record for most games played as a teenager #OTD in 1975. ow.ly/kkME50ZNBY3

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Kid Nichols was 30 years old when he joined the 300-win club. More than a century later, he is still its youngest member. The Hall of Fame hurler, born #OTD in 1869, finished his career with 362 victories – including seven seasons topping the 30-win mark.

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We’d recognize that bat point anywhere. Welcome back to Cooperstown, Jim Thome! 👋

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Jerry Coleman was a @Yankees World Series hero, a @Padres legend behind the mic and a lieutenant colonel in the Marines who saw combat in both World War II and Korea. The 2005 Frick Award winner was born on this date in 1924.

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Like father, like son: Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back-to-back homers for the @Mariners on this date in 1990. ow.ly/hzLW50ZNhIn

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Willie Mays led the National League in homers four times, including a career-high 52 in 1965. Sixty-one years ago today, the Say Hey Kid made the case for his second MVP Award by joining the 500-home run club. ow.ly/OrnM50ZN19t

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Mariano Rivera was hot on Trevor Hoffman’s heels 15 years ago today, becoming the second closer to reach 600 career saves. ow.ly/8PrE50ZN1bb

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Just a few minutes shy of midnight on Sept. 13, 1971, in front of a few hundred lingering @Orioles faithful, Frank Robinson became the 11th player in history to hit 500 home runs. ow.ly/Tw0450ZN15E

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Think you’d be able to get a big league hit at age 52? Minnie Miñoso did just that 50 years ago today for the @whitesox! ow.ly/wbGb50ZMVmy

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On this date in 1972, Mike Schmidt made his major league debut for the @Phillies. Eighteen seasons later, the hot corner in Philadelphia would never be the same. 📸 Doug McWilliams

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The 1970s saw seven players join the 3,000-hit club, including Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski #OTD in 1979. Appropriately, the landmark hit came at Fenway Park as the @RedSox defeated the Yankees 9-2. ow.ly/QZjC50ZMUFL

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@NickLee51 Posted at 6:19 p.m. Perfect timing for a San Diego legend. Thanks for visiting us, Nick!

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Kenneth Marino of FDNY Rescue Ladder 1 loved his children, his wife and baseball - specifically, Ken Griffey Jr. 🎥 MLB Network Special: When America Took the Field - tonight at 10pm ET

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The @Yankees and @Mets will wear first responder caps tonight to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Museum preserves caps worn by John Franco and Bobby Valentine on Sept. 21, 2001 – the first game in New York after baseball resumed play.

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A two-time minor league batting champion, Jim Dwyer searched for his niche in the National League before becoming a pinch-hitting specialist and a World Series champion with the 1980s Orioles. #CardCorner » ow.ly/vwPr50ZMLTY

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From the Hall of Fame collection: New York City firefighter Vin Mavaro found this baseball in the rubble of the World Trade Center site. The promotional item from TradeWeb, a company with offices in the North Tower, remained intact with only a few cuts. ow.ly/YAFA50ZMJj3

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Sixty years ago today, Nolan Ryan struck out the first batter he faced as a @Mets reliever. He would total 5,714 strikeouts – a record that may never be approached.

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A Hall of Fame employee captured this photograph of our baseball scoreboard in the days following the Sept. 11 attacks. Twenty-five years later, the promise stands: We will never forget. 🇺🇸

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The home run that helped a city heal. #NeverForget 🇺🇸

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George “High Pockets” Kelly used his 6-foot-4 frame to its full advantage, topping the .300 mark seven times and becoming the first National Leaguer to homer in six consecutive games. The New York Giants star was born #OTD in 1895.