African Americans played baseball – and played the game at a very high level – since the game spread across American territories during the Civil War. But many of those talented players would likely ...

Despite losing four prime seasons to World War II and another to a fractured wrist, Hank Greenberg still walloped 331 home runs. Despite losing four prime seasons to World War II and another to a ...

Many baseball fans are familiar with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Green Light” letter, in which he encouraged baseball owners and executives to “keep baseball going” to boost Americans’ ...

Now that America has steamrolled into the digital age and a new millennium, it could be argued that we have lost as much as we have gained since the last "turn of the century." For all our new-found ...

Willie Stargell was a feared power hitter and a leader on the field and in the clubhouse during his 21 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Willie Stargell was a feared power hitter and a leader on ...

In the wake of the Black Sox scandal, in which players of the Chicago White Sox were accused of fixing the 1919 World Series, baseball was in need of a leader who could regain the public’s faith in ...

“We would rather play ball than eat,” insisted catcher Lavonne “Pepper” Paire. “We put our hearts and souls into the league. We thought it was our job to do our best, because we were the All-American ...

Mike Piazza went from 62nd round draft pick to becoming one of the greatest hitting catchers in the game's history. Mike Piazza went from 62nd round draft pick to becoming one of the greatest hitting ...

Slight of build and considered by some as too nice to succeed, left-handed pitcher Billy Pierce proved that size and temperament do not always determine results. In fact, the mainstay of the Chicago ...

The third floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown is home to an exhibit which celebrates records from the height of personal achievement in America’s National Pastime.

Click on the subjects below to find FREE Lesson Plans for use in your own classroom. Each program includes directions, activity suggestions, and handouts that you can adapt to enrich your on-site ...

On select Fridays this Fall, you can enjoy engaging programs at the Hall of Fame through the Fall Friday Programming Series. Take a guided tour of the Hall of Fame Gallery, play trivia, and interact ...