Home Base: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 

An absolute treasure of our greatest pastime. The Greatest Game Baseball ⚾️🏆 "Thank you"

If you love baseball, a pilgrimage to the Baseball HOF is a must! I've been a couple times, and it was just as powerful each time I went. Baseball is a part of this nation in a way no other sport is. My uncle is in the HOF as part of the 1903 Boston team (World Series). George "Candy" LaChance- 1st base. ⚾️

If you haven't gone, go, it's so cool. You're here for a reason. I went 2 years ago, very glad I did!

Years ago when I saw a guy with a sweater that read 'National Baseball Hall Of Fame And Museum, Cooperstown NY', I asked him if he had been there, and he answered by simply flashing a thousand kilowatts smile in his face. Then I questioned him about his experience and he just said: 'It's the Disney World for Baseball fans !!!' Finally, I was there for the induction of my fellow Puerto Rican Edgar Martínez in 2019, and it was even better than what that guy had said, it was the greatest weekend of my life, something I will treasure forever.

A piligrimage indeed. Such great MLB players. I enjoyed my iconic Roberto Clemente 21.

Encouraging every baseball fan to visit this wonderful Museum. God bless everyone and happy Easter and happy baseball season!

I went to the Hall of Fame back in 1996 with my parents. This fall I am coming back with my best friend and our wives. Hopefully when they get older and take an interest in baseball I can bring my kids. I can never get tired of going to the Hall of Fame even though I live in Indiana.

This small American town is truly a paradise on earth-no violence, no crime, charming houses, impeccably clean streets unlike any other. And the passion of the people is genuinely remarkable. Honestly, the day I visit the United States, this town is my top priority.

Went a few times when I was a kid, would like to take my kids to Cooperstown now that they're old enough to enjoy it. When covid is finally over I'll be taking a trip to upstate new york

Great documentary, great game. Hope i am able to visit Cooperstown once in my life. Greetings from Munich, Germany, proud home of the Haar Disciples Baseball Club.

Love this game and place with ALL the tools of this game, the bats all very different and same with the gloves!! The great sound of the ball hitting the bat and the ball hitting the mitt, two of the best sounds to me in the world! The greatest game ever Baseball!

In October I am taking my second trip to New York and first to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Baseball is not just a sport. It’s part of our DNA. It’s a thinking person’s game-for the intellectual type. The video talks about the video as a rite of passage and a pilgrimage.

Over nearly 145 years of professional baseball, no player was tougher to strike out than Hall of Fame shortstop Joe Sewell. In 7,132 career at-bats, Sewell heard the umpire say “Strike three” just 114 times. That’s one strikeout for every 63 at-bats, or once every 17 games, or in just .014 percent of his total times at the plate. Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth, whose power at the plate became synonymous with baseball during the time he and Sewell played, racked up nearly 12 times more punchouts in the big leagues. “I never had trouble seeing the ball,” said Sewell, who often claimed he could see the spiraling seams on a baseball. “That’s because I followed it in. Why, I could even see the ball leave my bat.” So it was more than a noteworthy occurrence when on May 13, 1923, Joe Sewell struck out twice in one game for the first time in his career. In truth, it was more like an historical aberration. As an American League star in the 1920s and 1930s, Sewell regularly faced some of the best hurlers the game had ever seen, including Hall of Fame names like Red Faber, Waite Hoyt, Walter Johnson, and Herb Pennock. In 96 matchups, Hall of Famer Lefty Grove - he of 2,266 career strikeouts - could never reach strike three on Sewell, prompting him to call the shortstop the toughest batter he ever faced. So with those impressive hurlers in mind, “Who was the first pitcher to strike out Joe Sewell twice in a game?” might make for one of the better trivia questions in baseball history. That’s because the answer is rookie Cy “Wally” Warmoth, who was making just his sixth career start when the Washington Senators traveled to Cleveland’s Dunn Field to face Sewell’s Indians. By May 1923, Warmoth did have a couple wins against the Yankees under his belt, but few could have predicted that he would be the first to send Sewell back to the dugout twice. Though there is little anecdotal evidence from the game, a New York Times box score shows the lefty Warmoth collecting four strikeouts that day, but also issuing nine walks and losing to Cleveland by a 5-2 score.

When I look at this I get chills thinking of all the memories the game of baseball has for me and shows me why I love this game so much.

In 1970 I was 12 years old and me and my family took the trip from the state of Maryland to Cooperstown, New York for my dad to interview for a job at Bassett Hospital, local health care center. I stayed in Cooperstown until I graduated from high school and 1977 and I could tell you so much about how it has changed over the years. It was a nice little town that shared the baseball with other non-baseball shops and stores. We loved it that way and I could take you up and down each individual street and tell you what used to be here and there. I always say I don't think my two feet missed any real estate and the Village of Cooperstown and surrounding area. There's so much that you don't see that was there in the past which is sad because with those memories come so much love for not only the game but the village and the people that supported it.

Hey - good for them, they acknowledge the Doubleday Myth. (I think I read somewhere that Spalding knew Doubleday and wanted to link baseball to a hero. Henry Chadwick is the dude that promoted baseball, through his newspaper coverage of the sport & promoting it as a healthful American activity that aligned with the aggressive traits of his adopted country.) Great commentary by Bob Costas, Lasorda & Joe Morgan!

Went to Cooperstown last August. Love it so much, I got whole village experience, including the local hospital. (Darn that bee sting that got swollen after a day and a half)... But it's a must visit if you're a baseball fan....

I would love to go to Cooperstown and visit the Hall of Fame baseball was my life i played from 9 yrs old til i was 21yrs old i wish i would have stayed with it maybe just maybe i could've went into the pros i was damn good and have the trophys to back it up but i had a son and supporting him was more important so i had to sacrifice but i have no regrets i love the game and always will.

Awwww Tommy we miss you 💙

Wonderful documentary...would love someday to visit The Baseball Hall of Fame!

this makes me like i want to be a great hero like all of them as in 100 years kids will go to the hall of fame muesum and say i remember him he is a awesome player and i had my picture by ted williams the babe and all the other hall of famers

I want to go to this museum when I go to New York, this is great!

Thanks for the tour.

At 31:00 Orlando Cepeda finds unexpectedly that his father has 'preceeded' him to the Hall Of Fame. At the museum's Negro Leagues exhibit a photo of the 1937 Trujillo City Dragons, a super team that featured star players from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the U.S.A. which included Pedro 'Perucho' Cepeda and Hall Of Famers Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell is displayed.

I hope to go there someday

I would go once a week if I could. A great place for old-timers , and young fans interested in the history. If your kids are looking for today's game, or are football fans , don't waste their time. I'm 67 yrs old , I rather spend a weekend in the hip upstate NY town ,than a weekend in the museums of Rome. To each their own. 🇺🇲👍 ⚾ #pinstripepride ✌️

Really want to visit this museum.

I would love to visit Cooperstown. Baseball was such a big part of my life when I was growing up. If you get the chance, watch the Ken Burns "Baseball" series. There is a reason this game is "America's Pastime."

this is a great video however the content is incorrect the first baseball game was play in Beachville Ontario Canada 1838 it's in the Guinness book of world records

And now fast forward to 2022, Aaron Judge broke. Roger Maris’ single-season Homerun record of 61, one Judge hit 62 home runs in 2022 surpassing Roger Maris’ record. Definitely a great season last season! It’s certainly nice to see Aaron Judge become the next and latest Yankee captain after Derek Jeter! And Aaron Judge deserves the owner he is very good player, and he shows leadership on and off the field! I think that Aaron Judge at the end of his career could very well become a Hall of Famer!

I will go someday..i love baseball and my favorite team..the Yankees.. To see artifacts that mickey mantle and Lou gehrig,along with the other iconic yanks would be a dream come true

Great! We are sure you will really enjoy it. Thanks for sharing!

Outstanding

I saw Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose play at Riverfront Stadium in 1976.

@GreatMuseums thank you :)

@WorldWideBmxTour Wishing you the best!

Lest anyone thought Sewell was falling into a slump, the patient shortstop did not strike out again for another 32 games (more than a month’s time), and fanned just nine more times the entire season. After 12 total punchouts in the 1923 campaign, Sewell would only become more disciplined as time went on. Between 1924 and his final season in 1933, Sewell recorded two seasons with just three strikeouts and three more with only four strikeouts. In fact, he was hit by a pitch more times than he struck out in five different seasons during that span. Sewell’s consistency stretched beyond his plate discipline. A .312 lifetime hitter, he carried a 1,103 consecutive games played streak through much of the 1920s. Perhaps his most incredible feat is that he used the same bat, seasoned with chewing tobacco and sanded with an old Coke bottle, for every game of his career. Warmoth, the southpaw who twice set down Sewell in 1923, would not last in the majors beyond that season. As for Sewell, he would only suffer one other two-strikeout game - against another rookie southpaw named Pat Caraway (who would last in the majors just three seasons himself) during an Indians-White Sox tilt on May 26, 1930. Call it beginner’s luck for Warmoth and Caraway. With a hitter as foolproof as Sewell, there’s no other way to explain it. “There’s no excuse for a major league player striking out 100 times a season,” Sewell said in 1960. “Unless, of course, he’s blind.” Sewell was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1977.

I will see you someday Cooperstown.

Thanks - it was great to see your perspective of this special place.

i was in cooperstown for the NYS conference in history last year and sadly didnt have enough time to visit the hall of fame. i plan to this year!

Just a nice video learning stuff going along then then BOOM outta no where 50:00 and I am crying my eyes out.

That was excellent. Thank you.

Yeah McGwire and Sosa brought back alot of fans in 98 ... Cal Ripken also had a hand in it when he broke the iron horses games played streak the year after the strike

Great video.It makes you feel like going there.The best alternative are two books:HALL OF FAME BASEBALL ALMANACH and INSIDE THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.

I have been to the baseball hall of fame before. It was pretty cool.

I've been several times as I prefer to tour sections at a time rather than try to cram it all in in 1 day. We were fortunate to be there when Penny Marshal was making 'A League of Their Own' and saw several celebrities as she was doing primary photography. Saw Rob Reiner that same weekend.

THANK YOU BASEBALL!!!!

@THEGREATMONEY19 Thanks for your comment! The Baseball Hall of Fame website has a pretty cool online exhibit called "Dressed to the Nines," at which you can view Derek Jeter's different uniforms throughout his career.

Great video Go Mets

It's the New York Knickerbockers, America's first baseball club.

the HOF is a great place to visit very nice little town too went there as part of my honeymoon if you want to know more about the game and its cast of characters than this brief video check out Ken Burns doc on baseball on netflix... fantastic 10 full hours

I was there the day the Mick passed away.

I just put up a video on the hall of fame on my channel.

When the Hall adds Dock Ellis to the Hall of Fame, I might attend. Ellis deserves to be in based on his play, his civil rights work and his contributions to drug rehabilitation to players.

@1976cannon Ah, those are the memories that life is made of. Thanks for sharing! You may want to check out Great Museums' website and read the interview with Executive Producer Marc Doyle posted March 31, 2011. He tells of his experience interviewing great baseball legends, his most enjoyable moment filming, and some behind the scenes moments. Have a great trip this Fall!

15:11 To this day, the elephant is the A's mascot.

I live where spaldings was found ( chicopee Massachusetts )

I love baseball ❤❤❤

If you had told a baseball player in 1858 that someday players would sign $330 million dollar contracts ,.....can you imagine the look you would have gotten ?

Been there. It is hallowed ground. BTW Mays was a pro. he should have made that catch. he had all the room in the world. Many far greater catches have been achieved.

Next time I visit my family I'm going!

Neither the players nor the visitors get to the MLB HOF by accident Before they go the visitor will need to read several maps in order to figure out how to get there Once the visitor finally DOES get ther the MLB HOF has a surprise for them ; the main attraction is right inside the front doors

Me, my Dad and my Late Grandfather had a similar Yankees argument. I said Jeter was the best, he said Reggie Jackson was the best and my late Grandfather said Lou Gehrig was the greatest of all time!

please do a video on joe sewell

Teddy Ballgame probably didn't think much of a HR in Cooperstown. Fences are basically Little League distances .Like 270' down both lines

I wish Yankee Stadium was still standing.

This is a mini history of Baseball. Not a hall of fame documentary.

Wrigley Field was built in 1916 and Comiskey Park was built in 1910. They give Wrigley a mention as one of the early parks and don't even mention Comiskey. Clearly this film was produced by a Cub fan.

must be nine people that don't know what thumbs up and thumbs down mean! Don't EVER PUT DOWN THIS GAME OF BASEBALL!!

Have been there twice and I still don't think I've seen everything.

Loui Tiant?

We’re is the gashouse gang?

Forgive me but what is home base? Do they mean home plate?

Forbes Field in Pittsburgh!

I know it’s never gonna happen, but put Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame!!!! I mean, he IS the Hit King with 4,256 hits.

Batting swinger the following batters 1.Ted Williams 2.Stan the Man 3.Matsui These gentlemen’s viewing swing a baseball looking a Mona Liza.

It is kind of sad to see that the history of a county is just hundred years old

Re-instate Hank Aaron's home run record!!!!He never took any physical enhancing drugs!!!!!!!!

Nobody ever topped Ruth everybody who beat his home run record played more games than him in a season and used drugs nobody earned World Series as a star pitcher and star hitter and known as all time at their position but Ruth

anyone that can summarize this video please?

Why are Cap Anson and Kennesaw Landis in the hall while Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe are not?

The Church of Baseball.

Ozzi Osborn doesnt know the words to take me out to the ball game....so not everyone knows the lines to it

Where's Lou Whitaker? Not a Yankee so he doesn't matter?

2:39...hey girl

It's great now that the Negro League Greats and 19th Century Baseball Greats are in Cooperstown where they belong...

montreal expos want our team back that was stolen , go expos

el juego nacional de América es el futbol soccer. dije América la verdadera América.

*Shoeless Joe Jackson

You realise cricket players don't need gloves to help them catch? Cricket balls are just as hard as baseballs also.

BUCKET LIST, 100%

Fast forward to 2021 and nobody cares about the game

Hank Aaron the only true Homerun King

I’m 70.5 years old and appreciate the MLB HOF less & less every year. There are far too many inductees who should not be there AND far to many NOT inducted who should be. The MLB has become too damn politically correct and not worth the time nor effort to follow it.

Sammy Sosa should not even have had a spot in this video...

Www. Com. One Love

Too much Lasorda!

The 70's Reds were great, but they didn't dominate the 70's. All that's matters is World Series wins. So the 72-74 A's 3 was more dominate than the 75-76 Red's 2.

I've always felt that all the brick & mortar "Halls of Fame" are kind of a waste time because a person with true "fame" (like Babe Ruth for instance) doesn't need a plaque on a wall--everyone knows who they are anyway. And any person who does need a plaque on a wall to be remembered is--by definition--not famous and therefore isn't worthy to be up there. 'Hall of Fame" was originally just a phrase applied to those people who have achieved immortality because of great deeds or accomplishments. A "real" hall of fame is paradoxically--virtual. It exists only in the public mind and you can't be chosen or elected to it.

mario mendoza said it is kinda a fun ironic revenge for the drug testing failure