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HALL OF FAME WEEKEND TO FEATURE INDUCTIONS OF CLASS OF 2020 JULY 24-27 IN COOPERSTOWN
(COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.) – Three players with enough hardware to fill a warehouse and a labor leader who changed the game’s economic model will receive the National Pastime’s highest honor in Cooperstown during Hall of Fame Weekend 2020, July 24-27, as the eyes of the...
Hall of Fame Weekend
The four newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame will take their permanent place in Cooperstown on Sunday, July 26, highlighting four days of celebratory events and programs for baseball fans of all ages, as part of Hall of Fame Weekend 2015, July 24-27....
2015 Hall of Fame Classic
The game’s memories live forever in Cooperstown. And once every spring, the legends who authored the National Pastime’s greatest moments come together at the home of baseball for a weekend that has truly become a Classic. Hall of Fame members Rollie Fingers, Tom...
History of The Field
Before Doubleday Field was used as a baseball stadium and community gathering spot, several individuals and business used the space that is now the parking lot for their businesses and personal use. The Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from March 1887 shows that, in addition to a wood shed and ice house, there were stables managed by the Lettis family belonging to the Central Hotel. Between 1894 and 1903, a small building was constructed at the Main Street entrance of the parking lot property. This building housed Mogavero’s fruit stand as well as Noyes Lunch in 1906.
In the 1910s, with growing interest to establish Cooperstown (and Doubleday Field in particular) as the birthplace of baseball, money was raised to purchase the field from the Phinney family… read more
