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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is located in St. Marys, ON. It was founded as a non-profit, charitable foundation in October 1983 with the mission of "preserving Canada’s rich baseball heritage." It was originally located in Toronto, ON at Exhibition Place and later moved to Ontario Place through 1989. The Hall moved to St. Marys in 1994 and opened in its current location in 1998. 75 members (45 players, 24 builders, 2 honorary members, and 4 honorary teams) have been inducted into the Hall, including professional players, amateur players, builders and honourary members who have helped popularize the sport in Canada. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame also gives out the Tip O'Neill Award annually.
[edit] Nomination and Eligibility
- Selection is not restricted to Canadians; is open to anyone who has contributed to baseball in Canada, either on the field, in an administrative capacity, or in a combination of ways.
- Selection is open to both amateurs and professionals.
- If he/she has contributed significantly to baseball in other ways, a player does not have to have had a lengthy playing career to be considered for induction. However, on-field performance is an important consideration when judging the qualifications of former players.
- An "Honourary Member" category exists for individuals who have contributed to the Canadian game in a unique way.
- For a player to be eligable he/she must be retired for three years.
[edit] Selection
- The selection committee is composed of the board of governors of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as well as three members of the media and representatives of each province.
- To gain induction an individual must receive 75% of the vote.
- A maximum of five individuals (excluding those named as honourary members) may be selected in any year and it is not mandatory that inductees be named annually.
- The person will stay on the ballot for nine years, provided they receive a minimum of one vote every two years.
[edit] Members
| Year
| Person
| Birthplace
| Decription
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| 1983 | Lester B. Pearson | Toronto, ON | Honourary Member
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| Phil Marchildon | Penetanguishene, ON |
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| George Selkirk | Huntsville, ON |
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| Tip O'Neill | Woodstock, ON |
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| Frank Shaughnessy | United States |
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| John Ducey | United States |
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| 1984 | Goody Rosen | Toronto, ON |
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| Jack Graney | St. Thomas, ON |
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| Charles Bronfman | Montreal, QC |
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| Claude Raymond | St. Jean, QC |
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| Andrew Bilesky | Trail, BC |
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| 1985 | Dick Fowler | Toronto, ON |
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| John Hiller | Toronto, ON |
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| Ron Taylor | Toronto, ON |
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| Carmen Bush | Toronto, ON |
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| Jack Kent Cooke | Toronto, ON |
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| 1986 | Reggie Cleveland | Swift Current, SK |
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| Bob Prentice | Toronto, ON |
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| Bob Emslie | Guelph, ON |
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| Oscar Judd | London, ON |
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| 1987 | Russ Ford | Brandon, MB |
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| Rocky Nelson | United States |
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| Fergie Jenkins | Chatham, ON |
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| George Gibson | London, ON |
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| 1988 | Bill Phillips | St. John, NB |
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| Reno Bertoia | Windsor, ON |
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| Ted Bowsfield | Vernon, BC |
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| Ron Piché | Verdun, QC |
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| Jeff Heath | Fort William, ON |
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| Beachville Amateur Team | Ontario | Honourary Team
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| Zorra Amateur Team | Ontario | Honourary Team
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| 1989 | Bob Brown | United States |
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| Arthur Irwin | Toronto, ON |
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| 1990 | Jimmy Archer | Toronto, ON |
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| 1991 | Jimmy Williams | Toronto, ON |
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| Jackie Robinson | United States | Honourary Member
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| Pete Ward | Montreal, QC |
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| 1992 | 1991 National Youth Team | Canada | Honourary Team
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| Tom Burgess | London, ON |
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| 1993 | None Elected
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| 1994 | None Elected
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| 1995 | Terry Puhl | Melville, SK |
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| 1996 | Nig Clarke | Amherstburg, ON |
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| Frank O'Rourke | Hamilton, ON |
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| Father Ronald Cullen | Windsor, ON |
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| 1997 | John McHale | United States |
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| Pat Gillick | United States |
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| 1998 | Ron Roncetti | Toronto, ON |
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| George "Knotty" Lee | Toronto, ON |
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| Canadian-born AAGPBL Players | Canada | Honourary Team
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| 1999 | Bobby Mattick | United States |
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| Frank Colman | London, ON |
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| George Sleeman | Guelph, ON |
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| 2000 | Jim Fanning | United States |
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| 2001 | Gary Carter | United States |
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| Dave McKay | Vancouver, BC |
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| 2002 | Don McDougall | Charlottetown, PE |
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| Dave Shury | Wilkie, SK |
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| Paul Beeston | Welland, ON |
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| Cito Gaston | United States |
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| Harry Simmons | United States |
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| Bill Slack | Petrolia, ON |
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| 2003 | Kirk McCaskill | Kapuskasing, ON |
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| Vancouver Asahi | British Columbia |
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| Richard Belec | Montreal, QC |
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| Joe Carter | United States |
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| 2004 | Jim McKean | Montreal, QC |
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| Peter Hardy | London, ON |
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| Joseph Lannin | Quebec |
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| Andre Dawson | United States |
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| 2005 | Steve Rogers | United States |
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| Harold Doc Younker | United States |
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| Pop Smith | Digby, NS |
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| Dave Stieb | United States |
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| 2006 | John McLean | Fredericton, NB |
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| Ron Stead | London, ON |
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| Ron Hayter | Regina, SK |
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| Tommy Lasorda | United States |
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| 2007 | Sparky Anderson | United States |
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| John Haar | Vancouver, BC |
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| Sherry Robertson | Montreal, QC |
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| 2008 | Tony Fernandez | Dominican Republic | Toronto Blue Jays infielder
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| Bill Harris (harribi03) | Duguayville, NB | Major league pitcher
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| Gladwyn Scott | Hamiota, MB | Vice President of Baseball Canada
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| Paul Widdrington | London, ON | Toronto Blue Jays Chairman of the Board, 1992-1993
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