The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum () is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. The museum commemorates the great players, teams, and events from Canadian baseball history.

History

The museum was founded in November 1982 in Toronto at Exhibition Place and later moved to Ontario Place theme park. In August 1994, it was awarded to St. Marys, Ontario, and in June 1998 the doors officially opened in St. Marys. On November 23, 2017, construction began on a expansion to the museum, including a secure archive facility, library, new entrance, and auditorium/exhibition space. The re-designed museum opened to the public on April 27, 2019.

The Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving Canada's baseball heritage which dates back to June 4, 1838, when a game which very closely resembled today's game of baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario. and extensively researched and validated the Beachville game in 1838.

In 2021, Helen Callaghan, who had played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), became the first woman individually inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame; the Hall had previously inducted, as a group in 1998, all Canadian women who played in the AAGPBL.

In early 2022, the Hall of Fame was criticized for not inducting the Chatham Coloured All-Stars, the first team of Black Canadians to win an Ontario Baseball Association title.

Awards

Since opening, over 160 individual members have been inducted into the hall. This includes professional and amateur players, builders, administrators, umpires, broadcasters, writers, and honorary members who have helped popularize the sport in Canada. Several teams or groups have also been inducted.

Facilities

thumb|Original building in St. Marys before 2018 addition

The facility in St. Marys also includes four baseball fields designed by landscape architect Art Lierman of London, Ontario.

Rules for nominations

  1. A player must be retired for at least three years.
  2. Must receive 75 percent of the vote to be inducted.
  3. If the person is not Canadian he must have done something significant with respect to baseball in Canada.
  4. The person nominated will stay on the ballot for nine years as long as he receives a minimum of one vote every two years.
  5. All information must be in by December 1 of the year to be eligible for the following year.

Inductees

thumb|right|upright=.8|[[Tip O'Neill (baseball)|Tip O'Neill was one of the first players inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.]]

thumb|right|upright=.8|Umpire [[Ernest C. Quigley|Ernie Quigley was inducted in 2021.]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

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!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|

|Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York<br>(includes Ford C. Frick Award and BBWAA Career Excellence Award recipients)

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Individuals

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|-

! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Name

! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Role(s)<!--per https://baseballhalloffame.ca/inductees/-->

! scope="col" colspan=3 | Born

! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Year inducted

|-

! scope="col" | City

! scope="col" | Province or state

! scope="col" | Country

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Port Hope || Ontario || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Ponce || — || Puerto Rico

| 2010

|-

! scope="row" |

| Manager

| Haina || — || Dominican Republic

| 2015

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Manager

| Bridgewater || South Dakota || United States

| 2007

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Dublin || — || Ireland

| 1990

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Prince George || British Columbia || Canada

| 2025

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2019

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Saint Paul || Minnesota || United States

| 2013

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Joliet || Illinois || United States

| 2023

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Santo Domingo || — || Dominican Republic

| 2025

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Trail || British Columbia || Canada

| 2019

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Welland || Ontario || Canada

| 2002

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Navan || Ontario || Canada

| 2025

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2003

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| San Pedro de Macorís || — || Dominican Republic

| 2013

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| San Vito al Tagliamento || — || Italy

| 1988

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Trail || British Columbia || Canada

| 1984

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2024

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2023

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Vernon || British Columbia || Canada

| 1988

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 1984

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Scranton || Pennsylvania || United States

| 1989

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| London || Ontario || Canada

| 1992

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1985

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| Lawrenceville || Quebec || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Vancouver || British Columbia || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Culver City || California || United States

| 2001

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Oklahoma City || Oklahoma || United States

| 2003

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| Nanaimo || British Columbia || Canada

| 2017

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Broadcaster

| Pensacola || Florida || United States

| 2013

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Amherstburg || Ontario || Canada

| 1996

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Wellington || British Columbia || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Swift Current || Saskatchewan || Canada

| 1986

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| London || Ontario || Canada

| 1999

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player, GM, Scout

| Sackville || New Brunswick || Canada

| 2014

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Hamilton || Ontario || Canada

| 1985

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Moncton || New Brunswick || Canada

| 2012

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1996

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Buffalo || New York || United States

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Miami || Florida || United States

| 2004

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Aguadilla || — || Puerto Rico

| 2015

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Gibsons || British Columbia || Canada

| 2019

|-

! scope="row" |

| Broadcaster

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2020

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder, Umpire

| Buffalo || New York || United States

| 1983

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2013

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Writer

| Kingston || Ontario || Canada

| 2015

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player, Umpire

| Guelph || Ontario || Canada

| 1986

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Chicago || Illinois || United States

| 2000

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| San Pedro de Macorís || — || Dominican Republic

| 2008

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Brandon || Manitoba || Canada

| 1987

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1985

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Vancouver || British Columbia || Canada

| 2022

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Buffalo || New York || United States

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Manager

| San Antonio || Texas || United States

| 2002

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| London || Ontario || Canada

| 1987

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Builder, GM

| Chico || California || United States

| 1997

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2024

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player, Broadcaster

| St. Thomas || Ontario || Canada

| 1984

|-

! scope="row" |

| Owner

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2010

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Nizao || — || Dominican Republic

| 2017

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder, Coach

| Vancouver || British Columbia || Canada

| 2007

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Denver || Colorado || United States

| 2017

|-

! scope="row" |

| Coach, Manager, Executive

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2025

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Charlottetown || Prince Edward Island || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Victoria || British Columbia || Canada

| 2023

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| London || Ontario || Canada

| 2004

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Duguayville || New Brunswick || Canada

| 2008

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Regina || Saskatchewan || Canada

| 2006

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Fort William || Ontario || Canada

| 1988

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Moose Jaw || Saskatchewan || Canada

| 2024

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Kansas City || Missouri || United States

| 2011

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Detroit || Michigan || United States

| 2016

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1985

|-

! scope="row" |

| Umpire

| Victoria || British Columbia || Canada

| 2017

|-

! scope="row" |

| Historian

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2018

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1989

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Chatham || Ontario || Canada

| 1987

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Rebecca<!--per https://baseballhalloffame.ca/hall-of-famer/oscar-judd/--> || Ontario || Canada

| 1986

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Huntsville || Alabama || United States

| 2024

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Anola || Manitoba || Canada

| 2015

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player, Broadcaster

| Milwaukee || Wisconsin || United States

| 2016

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Lac-Beauport || Quebec || Canada

| 2004

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player, Manager

| Norristown || Pennsylvania || United States

| 2006

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1998

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Penetanguishene || Ontario || Canada

| 1983

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| East York || Ontario || Canada

| 2024

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Granada || — || Nicaragua

| 2016

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Manoguayabo || — || Dominican Republic

| 2018

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Sioux City || Iowa || United States

| 1999

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Kapuskasing || Ontario || Canada

| 2003

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Charlottetown || Prince Edward Island || Canada

| 2002

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Detroit || Michigan || United States

| 1997

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Devon || New Brunswick || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player, Coach

| Vancouver || British Columbia || Canada

| 2001

|-

! scope="row" |

| Umpire

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2004

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Fredericton || New Brunswick || Canada

| 2006

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Chatham || Ontario || Canada

| 2012

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Chatham || Ontario || Canada

| 2009

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| New Westminster || British Columbia || Canada

| 2020

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Portland || Arkansas || United States

| 2018

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Portsmouth || Ohio || United States

| 1987

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Ogema || Saskatchewan || Canada

| 2025

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Winnipeg || Manitoba || Canada

| 2016

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Seattle || Washington || United States

| 2020

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Springfield || Ontario || Canada

| 1983

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Hamilton || Ontario || Canada

| 1996

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| London || — || England

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1983

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Saint John || New Brunswick || Canada

| 2010

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Verdun || Quebec || Canada

| 1988

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1986

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Melville || Saskatchewan || Canada

| 1995

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| London || Ontario || Canada

| 2010

|-

! scope="row" |

| Umpire

| Newcastle || New Brunswick || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| La Prairie || Quebec || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Sanford || Florida || United States

| 2013

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Hobbema || Alberta || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player, Broadcaster

| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu || Quebec || Canada

| 1984

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player, Coach, Scout

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2014

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2007

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Cairo || Georgia || United States

| 1991

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Jefferson City || Missouri || United States

| 2005

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Rome || — || Italy

| 1998

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1984

|-

! scope="row" |

| Statistician

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2010

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Administration

| Hamiota || Manitoba || Canada

| 2008

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Huntsville || Ontario || Canada

| 1983

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player, Builder

| Amboy || Illinois || United States

| 1983

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Wilkie || Saskatchewan || Canada

| 2002

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player, Executive

| Brantford || Ontario || Canada

| 2016

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| New York City || New York || United States

| 2002

|-

! scope="row" | <!--this is not the baseball player Allan Simpson-->

| Writer

| Kelowna || British Columbia || Canada

| 2011

|-

! scope="row" |

| Coach, Manager

| Petrolia || Ontario || Canada

| 2002

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Niagara-on-the-Lake || Ontario || Canada

| 1999

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Digby || Nova Scotia || Canada

| 2005

|-

! scope="row" |

| Owner

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 2025

|-

! scope="row" |

| Builder

| Windsor || Ontario || Canada

| 2009

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Saint John || New Brunswick || Canada

| 2015

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2016

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| New Orleans || Louisiana || United States

| 2012

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| London || Ontario || Canada

| 2006

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Mississauga || Ontario || Canada

| 2024

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Santa Ana || California || United States

| 2005

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1985

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Windsor || Ontario || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Coach

| Sarnia || Ontario || Canada

| 2019

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Broadcaster

| Easton || Pennsylvania || United States

| 2014

|-

! scope="row" style=background:#ffb;|

| Player

| Maple Ridge || British Columbia || Canada

| 2009

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Huntington Park || California || United States

| 2014

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Los Ojos || New Mexico || United States

| 2020

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Montreal || Quebec || Canada

| 1991

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Detroit || Michigan || United States

| 2009

|-

! scope="row" |

| Executive

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 2008

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player, Coach

| Toronto || Ontario || Canada

| 1991

|-

! scope="row" |

| Player

| Pownal || Prince Edward Island || Canada

| 2011

|-

! scope="row" |

| Manager

| Vancouver || British Columbia || Canada

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" |

| Trainer

| Auburn || Washington || United States

| 2005

|-

! scope="row" |

| Coach, Executive

| Winnipeg || Manitoba || Canada

| 2023

|}

Groups

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|-

! scope="col" | Name

! scope="col" | Year(s) honored

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Year inducted

|-

! scope="row" |

| align=center|1943–1954

| Canada

| 1998

|-

! scope="row" | Asahi baseball team

| align=center|1914–1941

| Vancouver, British Columbia

| 2003

|-

! scope="row" | Beachville & Zorra amateur teams

| align=center|1838

| Ontario

| 1988

|-

! scope="row" | London Tecumsehs

| align=center|1877

| London, Ontario

| 2021

|-

! scope="row" | National Youth Team (1991 WJC)

| align=center|1991

| Brandon, Manitoba

| 1992

|-

! scope="row" | National Baseball Team (PA 2011)

| align=center|2011

| Lagos de Moreno, Mexico

| 2012

|-

! scope="row" | National Baseball Team (PA 2015)

| align=center|2015

| Ajax, Ontario

| 2017

|}

See also

  • History of baseball outside the United States#Canada
  • London Tecumsehs#Early baseball in Canada
  • :Category:Baseball in Canada
  • Baseball awards#Canada

References

  • Official website