Continuing Candidates for 2024 Shrine Election

For the 2024 ballot for the Shrine of the Eternals, the profiles of continuing candidates begin with Effa Manley.  She received 29% of the votes in the last election, the most of any candidate who was not inducted.  Her bio was written by Terry Cannon. EFFA MANLEY (1900-1981) One of the most remarkable women in…

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Call for Shrine Nominations, 2024

Call for Shrine Nominations, 2024   The Directors of the Baseball Reliquary invite Reliquary members to nominate prospective candidates for inclusion on the ballot for the 2024 Shrine of the Eternals.  Nominations must be received by January 15, 2024. Instructions for submitting nominations are at the bottom of this post. In the voting for the…

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Revisiting the 1988 Dodger Champions

Dodger Legacy Panel   The Institute for Baseball Studies at Whitter College will host a Dodgers-centric program on Tuesday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. in Villalobos Hall located at 7214 Painter Avenue in Whittier.  Featuring an All-Star cast of Fred Claire, Mike Scioscia, Mickey Hatcher, and Rich Kee, the event is free and open to…

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Shrine of the Eternals 2016 Keynote Address

Delivered by Michael Fallon on July 17, 2016, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California Good afternoon. I am very honored to be here today, and I would like to thank the Baseball Reliquary, and especially Terry Cannon, for extending an invitation to speak to you. I also would like to commend this year’s inductees to the…

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Shrine of the Eternals 2014 Induction Day Video Online

Check out the Shrine of the Eternals 2014 Induction Day ceremony in its entirety on YouTube, courtesy of the Pasadena Public Library! Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUBShZidEG4

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Candidates for 2016 Election of the Shrine of the Eternals

The Baseball Reliquary, Inc. has announced its list of fifty eligible candidates for the 2016 election of the Shrine of the Eternals, the membership organization’s equivalent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year marks the eighteenth annual election of the Shrine, a major national component of the Baseball Reliquary, a Southern California-based organization dedicated…

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Dave Mesrey: Shrine of the Eternals 2017 Keynote Address

Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California, July 16, 2017 Good afternoon. Great to be with you here at the Baseball Reliquary. As Terry Cannon knows, it’s a long way from Detroit to Pasadena. And what a long, strange trip it’s been. The game of baseball can take you to some of the most unlikely places with…

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Institute for Baseball Studies

The Institute for Baseball Studies, the first humanities-based research center of its kind associated with a college or university in the United States, celebrated its grand opening on the campus of Whittier College on Friday, January 16, 2015. The festivities included a program featuring a variety of speakers, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a tour of…

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Jim “Mudcat” Grant Honorary Degree Ceremony Recap

On February 8, 2016, before an audience of over 200 at the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier College presented a doctorate of humane letters, honoris causa, to Jim “Mudcat” Grant, in a visit and ceremony coordinated in conjunction with the Institute for Baseball Studies.  Video documentation of the ceremony, courtesy of…

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