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Bob Feller Honored by Chicago Baseball Museum - 5.06.10
The Chicago Baseball Museum honored Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller and commemorated the 70^th Anniversary of his historic Opening Day no-hitter with two days of celebration in Chicago on Monday April 5^th at the White Sox-Indians Home Opener at US Cellular Field and a special tribute luncheon on Tuesday April 6^th at Harry Caray's restaurant before a capacity crowd.

Bob Feller Pitches Opening Day No-Hitter - Stuns White Sox in April 1940 - 3.29.10
Feller had been in the AL for four years by the time opening day 1940 began. He baffled hitters with his repertoire of pitches and crafty changes of speed. His curveball was particularly unfriendly to right-handed hitters. The pitch sped at a right-handed batter before dropping down toward the strike zone. To further confuse and trip-up hitters, Feller used a variety of windups - ranging from overhand to "three-quarters" to sidearm.
www.bobfellermuseum.org

4 Magic Words... "Pitchers and Catchers Report" - 2.17.10
Baseball begins today. Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. The Cubs today in Mesa. This Sunday the White Sox in Glendale. Coverage starts today, speculation, anticipation and predictions start today. Dream seasons begin today. Chicago baseball history books have new chapters starting today. Welcome back, baseball... Chicago baseball. The Chicago Baseball Museum & Jerome Holtzman Library eagerly awaits the 2010 season. Follow us as we follow baseball in 2010, as well as focusing on the rich history of Chicago baseball. Play ball!
Conrad "Connie" Kowal
Executive Director
Chicago Baseball Museum & Jerome Holtzman Library
ckowal@chicagobaseballmuseum.org

Dawson gets Hall of Fame call as lone Class of 2010 inductee - 1.06.10
Former Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson had been through the Hall of Fame drill eight times before, but he sensed this one would be different. At 6 o'clock this morning, Dawson began his usual workout at a local gym in his native Miami, where he resides with his wife and daughter. Then the man once known as Hawk did something out of character on the day of the Hall of Fame election. He paid a visit to the cemetery where his mother, grandmother and an uncle were laid to rest.
An interview with Andre Dawson...

Chicago Baseball Museum Announces Special Event to Mark the 70^th Anniversary of the Only Opening Day No-Hitter in MLB History - 2.17.10
The Chicago Baseball Museum and Jerome Holtzman Museum Library & Research Center will host a special tribute for Hall of Fame Pitcher Bob Feller on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 marking the 70th Anniversary of his Opening Day No-Hitter at old Comiskey Park.

SoxFest 2010 - 1.28.10
Thanks to all the CBM and White Sox fans for stopping by and visiting us at SoxFest 2010, January 22-24, at the Palmer House Hilton.

Convention Recap - 1.20.10
The Chicago Baseball Museum had booth space at this past weekend's 25th Annual Cubs Convention. Thanks to all the fans who stopped by the CBM booth to grab a brochure, donate to the CBM, buy a CBM lapel pin, sign the Andre Dawson Hall of Fame congratulatory card, get an autograph from former major leaguer Marvin Freeman and generally learn more about the CBM.

In Memoriam: Judge Edward W. Kowal, 1924-2010 - 1.01.10
Judge Edward Kowal, 85, passed away Jan. 26 after a long, courageous battle with cancer and Parkinson's disease.

CBM Board Members Duffy and Voelker's Quest to clear Shoeless Joe Jackson - 9.09.09
"It Ain't So, Kid, It Just Ain't So:" History's Apology to "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Charles Comiskey and Chicago's Black Sox by Daniel J. Voelker and Paul A. Duffy with links to related Chicago Tribune and Chicago Lawyer Magazine articles.

Yankees Win World Series in 6 games! 31 VIPs Picked It Right
The New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in 6 games, 4 games to 2. Of the 75 Chicago VIPs who participated in the first-ever Chicago Baseball Museum World Series Prediction poll, 31 saw their predictions come true.
Click here for the complete list of predictions...
See our Fans' predictions on the Chicago Baseball Museum Facebook page.

Buehrle, perfect game are big winners in Chicago Baseball Museum Awards - 12.22.09
The 2009 campaign won't be remembered as a banner year for Chicago baseball, but it hasn't been without its share of noteworthy accomplishments. For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Baseball Museum selection panel chose the best of the best this season. The envelope please...

Bernardoni named recipient of the 2009 Jerome Holtzman Award - 12.21.09
The Chicago Baseball Museum and Jerome Holtzman Museum Library & Research Center is pleased to announce this year's recipient of the Jerome Holtzman Award is Brian Bernardoni.

Update: Jack is Back - 12.18.09
The Chicago Baseball Museum is pleased to announce the Jack Brickhouse statue has been returned to its place along Michigan Ave. after undergoing necessary repairs.
Click here to read a recent article in the Chicago Tribune and see a photo of workers returning Jack's statue...

Chicago Baseball Museum Raising Funds to Return Jack Brickhouse Statue to Michigan Avenue - 11.13.09
Through the end of the year, the Chicago Baseball Museum will donate 50 cents for every $1 donated to the Chicago Baseball Museum up to the estimated repair costs of $12,000.

Chicago Baseball Muesum Names Executive Director - 9.22.09
Conrad "Connie" Kowal joins CBM team

Inaugural Jack Brickhouse and Rudy Malnati, Sr. Benefit with Celebrity Bartenders, October 5, 5-9pm
Join us for an Italian Buffet Dinner to honor the memory of two revered Chicagoans.

CBM's Paul Ladewski is interviewed about the Go-Go White Sox 1959 Season - 9.22.09
Chicago Public Radio, Eight Forty-Eight, CBM's Paul Ladewski is interviewed about the Go-Go White Sox 1959 Season on its 50th anniversary of winning the pennant.

Baseball's Big Black Eye: Black Sox, Blackouts and the Banning of Buck Weaver – 8.28.09
The notorious Black Sox scandal of 1919 occurred when a group of White Sox players threw the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a promised payoff by gamblers set to bet on the fix. Eight players were consequently banned from baseball for life. George "Buck" Weaver never should have been one of them.

Gene Carney, Black Sox Author, Passes Away at 63 Years of Age – 07.13.2009
Longtime baseball writer and 1919 White Sox historian Gene Carney died on Sunday, July 5, at 63 years of age.

White Sox again pay tribute to Negro League All-Star Game - 07.02.2009
Every so often, out of either curiosity or the frustration of a bad loss, White Sox general manager Kenny Williams makes an unscheduled visit to a local baseball field...

Go-Go to Glory: The 1959 White Sox fetes A.L. champions on 50th anniversary – 06.08.2009
The 1959 White Sox broke a 40-year pennant drought on the city’s South Side...

Fifty years later: The legend of Big Klu still lives large – 06.09.2009
The area once referred to as Argo is located eight miles west of old Comiskey Park, is a decidedly blue-collar town...

CBM Officials Attend Opening of Little Cubs Field – 06.01.2009
A $2 million baseball park called ‘Little Cubs Field’ opened Saturday in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side…

CBM Fundraiser Celebrates Opening Week – 04.09.2009
Thank you to everyone who attended Tuesday’s fundraiser…

Sox Storm Back Against Dodgers – 03.03.2009
Well, it was a much better outcome…

Pitch & Hit Club Banquet a Success – 02.16.2009
A number of dignitaries were feted at the 63^rd annual Pitch & Hit Club banquet…

Thome, Dr. Fletcher to be feted at the Pitch & Hit Club banquet – 01.12.2009
CBM introduces first annual Jerome Holtzman Award

Close Calls for the Hall – 01.08.2009
The results of the annual Hall of Fame vote will be known at 1 p.m. (Chicago time) on Monday

CBM Documentary Vitally Important for Future Generations – 11.17.2009
Jerry Reinsdorf lauds “Buck O’Neil and Black Baseball in Chicago”

Fifty Years Later... - 11.07.2008
Former White Sox great Billy Pierce recalls his brush with perfection...

President-elect Barack Obama appeals to Commissioner Selig for George 'Buck' Weaver's reinstatement - 11.23.2005
It has recently come to my attention that several Chicagoans with a great interest in baseball have organized a petition drive...

Commissioner Selig responds to (at the time) Sen. Barack Obama - 12.06.2005
I certainly understand the great interest you have in the reinstatement of George Buck Weaver...

Chicago Baseball Museum Aligns with White Sox Team Physicians - 09.05.2008
The Chicago Baseball Museum finds a new home at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

New York Times - 07.22.2008
Jerome Holtzman, 82, the dean of Chicago sportswriters, dies.

Jerome Holtzman dies at 82 - 07.21.2008
The Jerome Holtzman Museum Library and Research Center will honor the legacy of its namesake.

WGN-TV Instant Replay - 02.10.2008
Rich King interviews Dr. David Fletcher about the Chicago Baseball Museum and previews the Jerome Holtzman collection.

WSCR-AM The Score - 02.02.2008 (mp3 5mb)
Dr. David Fletcher talks baseball and discusses the plans for the Chicago Baseball Museum with host Brian Paruch.

Chicago Tribune - 01.24.2008
An exclusive interview with Dr. David Fletcher describes the Chicago Baseball Museum's acquisition of Jerome Holtzman's personal library and collection.

Charles Albert Comiskey II - 08.27.2007
Born into the first family of Chicago baseball.

White Sox Interactive - 03.01.2007
A museum for Chicago baseball.

Sports Collectors Daily - 11.17.2006
An Illinois doctor bids to provide Chicago with its own baseball museum and library.

Buck O'Neil - 10.16.2006
A Negro League legend passes away at 94.

Joe Benz Jr. - 08.20.2006
The son of White Sox pitcher dies at 85.

Rush MD - Spring 2006
In a League of His Own.

First Member On Deck - 09.06.2005
A Springfield lobbyist signs on to support the Chicago Baseball Museum.

Theodore Roosevelt “Double Duty” Radcliffe - 08.11.2005
A Negro League star dies at 103.

Hilda Award Press Release -07.11.2005
The Baseball Reliquary announces Dr. David Fletcher as the recipient of the 2005 Hilda Award.

Chicago Tribune - 03.08.2005
Exhibiting a love for the game.

The Chicagoist - 03.08.2005
Chicago To Get its Own Baseball Museum?

WAND-TV (ABC) Decatur - 01.19.2005
The first official Chicago Baseball Museum advisory board meeting.

Newsletter Archive

Volume 2007, Issue 4
The Chicago Baseball Museum Acquires the Collection of a Major League Baseball historian
Haunted Baseball
You Never Forget Your First Game
Jack Quinlan
Visionary Chicago Baseball Museum Preliminary Concept Studies
23rd Annual Cubs Convention
2008 SoxFest
Artist Draws on Baseball for Inspiration
The Final Season
The Pitch and Hit Club
Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans
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Volume 2007, Issue 3
A "Hey-Hey!" for Jack Brickhouse
John Ely Homecoming
Collecting Chicago
The Business of Baseball
Beer and Baseball
Casey Crosby
A Chicago Tavern
Andrew "Rube" Foster
Wrigley Field's Last World Series
Pre-National League
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Volume 2007, Issue 2
Opening Day Memories on the South Side
What if Chicago Fans Bought the Cubs?
Jackie Robinson Day
Growing Up Comiskey
"Chasing October"
Chicago American Giants
Red Faber Biography
Annual Ritual of Spring Training
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Volume 2007, Issue 1
About CBM
In Memorium
CBM Online
Chicago Baseball Conventions
Spring Training
Support the Chicago Baseball Museum

Player:
Gabby Hartnett

Born:
December 20, 1900

Birthplace:
Woonsocket, RI

Batted:
Right

Threw:
Right

Debut:
April 12, 1922

Primary Position:
Infield (C)

Primary Team:
Chicago Cubs

Hall of Fame:
Inducted in 1955

Future Hall of Famer
Pat Hughes Honors
Legends of the Past

photo of Dr. Fletcher and Pat Hughes

How did you decide to get started on the "Baseball Voices Hall of Fame Series?"

No one in the broadcast industry had done something like this before. Curt Smith wrote “Voices of the Game” and “Voices of Summer” but he is not a broadcaster. The “Baseball Voices” series is an extension of what I do and my interest in the series was coming from the angle of a broadcaster. I decided to do it because broadcasters are the link to the fans and I wanted to pay tribute to their influence on my career.