Baseball Hall Digital Collections

ALT A black-and-white, head and shoulders photograph of Herbert Pennock captured looking directly into the camera and smiling widely. Pennock is wearing a road New York Yankees uniform. Based on the caption and his time with the Yankees, this photograph was taken in 1927.

ALT A black-and-white photograph of Herbert Pennock captured pitching, having just released his pitch. Pennock is dressed in a New York Yankees road uniform. An unidentified stadium is located in the background. The caption on the front of the photograph reads, "To Eddie with kindest regards and best wishes Herb." Based on his uniform and his time with the Yankees, the photograph was taken between 1923 and 1933.

ALT Amateur scouting report on shortstop Albert Pujols of Maple Woods Community College written by John Kazanas for the Chicago White Sox. Report includes a physical description, ratings on his present and future hitting and fielding abilities, and a summary of his strengths and weaknesses.

ALT A free agent scouting report on Mike Piazza of Phoenixville High School produced by Brad Kohler for the Major League Scouting Bureau on April 8, 1986. The top portion of the report includes basic information about Piazza, as well as his overall future potential, which is listed as 44.6. The middle portion are Kohler's numerical rankings of his defensive and offensive skills. The bottom portion are Kohler's comments.

ALT A black-and-white negative of Minnie Minoso sitting on a trunk in the away clubhouse of Yankee Stadium, taken in 1951. Minoso is wearing a Chicago White Sox away uniform. The text, "CHICAGO WHITE SOX," is written on the trunk. The date of the negative was determined by examining the details of Minoso's uniform. Of particular interest is the patch visible on Minoso's left shoulder .

ALT Bronze plaque bearing the bas relief portrait of Mariano Rivera with two bats behind it and narrative of career highlights below in raised lettering. There are four holes, one at each corner, for mounting. Back of plaque has hollow areas where face sculpture is.

ALT Bronze plaque bearing the bas relief portrait of Harry Leroy Halladay III with two bats behind it and narrative of career highlights below in raised lettering. There are four holes, one at each corner, for mounting. Back of plaque has hollow areas where face sculpture is.

ALT A sepia-toned photograph of Moe Berg crouching in a catcher uniform behind home plate. He is not wearing the mask, instead sporting a Boston Red Sox hat. An unidentified stadium, probably Fenway Park, is in the background. Based on Berg's time with the Red Sox as both a player and a coach, the photograph was taken between 1935 and 1941.

ALT White leather baseball with blue and red stitching and black manufacturer's stamps including "Harwood / Trade Mark 1858 / Natick Massachusetts", "Harwood Official League" and "9 In. 5 Oz. / Horsehide Cover / Cork Center". The ball has been signed in black ink: Babe Ruth; Lefty Gomez; Clint Brown; Doc Ebling; Lou Gehrig; Frank O'Doul; Earl Averill; Bing Miller; Connie Mack; Bud Warren; Rabbit Warstler and others

ALT Dark gray and iridescent green nylon and vinyl shoes, size 15, with light gray laces and black nylon mesh socks on the interior. The socks extend up around the ankle with a strap that secures with hook and loop fasteners. The ankle strap has "CC 52" embroidered in black on the front. Outer sides of the heels have a light gray vinyl logo depicting a figure with splayed legs holding a ball up in the air.

ALT A color photograph of Rae Allen standing on the field with actors dressed in Washington Senators uniforms performing the song and dance number "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO" on Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, CA for the film Damn Yankees. The actors are leaping in the air with their arms above their heads while Rae Allen stands in a blue dress with her hands on her hips.

ALT A black-and-white photograph of Mel Ott on one end of a seesaw while his two daughters sit opposite. He is in the air and his dog Buster, standing on his hind legs, rests his front paws on Ott's seat, helping push.

ALT Solid bronze coin with "One World One Dream" printed in English and Chinese with five small dolls, the 2008 Olympic mascots, on one side and "Games of the XXIX Olympiad" in English and Chinese around the edge of the reverse. Center has "Beijing 2008", Olympic Rings and design of the stadium at the bottom. Coin was delivered in a square rosewood presentation box that has "Beijing 2008" on exterior top of lid.

ALT A black-and-white negative of Jackie Robinson signing a baseball in an unidentified location, taken between 1950 and 1956. Robinson is visible from the knee level up, wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers home uniform. Sitting on an unseen object, Robinson holds a baseball against his right leg as he signs it with a pen. Robinson wears an expression of intense concentration on his face. Given that Robinson is wearing a home uni

ALT A black-and-white negative of six Brooklyn Dodgers players sitting in the home dugout at Ebbets Field, taken between 1952 and 1955. All the figures are shown sitting on the dugout bench, wearing Brooklyn Dodgers home uniforms. Only Joe Black (second from right) is identified. The figure third from the left wears catching gear. Fans standing near their seats can be seen above the dugout.

ALT A black-and-white negative of Don Larsen (left) and Don Newcombe (right) sitting together on a staircase in a clubhouse located at an unidentified stadium, taken between 1954 and 1957. Both men are dressed in street clothes. Larsen appears to be listening closely as Newcombe gestures and speaks. The date of the negative was determined by examining the record of Larsen and Newcombe's careers.

ALT A black-and-white negative of Chico Garcia posed in front of the away dugout at Yankee Stadium, taken in 1954. Garcia is wearing a Baltimore Orioles away uniform. Garcia is bent over at the waist, pulling a bat from the bat rack of the away dugout. The date was provided by a caption inscribed on the right side of the negative. Part of the seating at Yankee Stadium is visible in the background.

ALT Darkened leather "lemon peel" style baseball with gold paint covering a majority of the surface. Black painted lettering is still somewhat visible but with many areas of loss, "BROOKLYN___ N__ORK / B_ 18 ------- / FASHION COURSE __ JULY 20TH 185_."