Posts by Joe Price
2020 Tony Salin Memorial Award Recipient: Alex Belth
The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Alex Belth has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Tony Salin Memorial Award. The award will be formally presented at the Shrine of the Eternals 2020 Induction Day, which, due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been postponed until 2021. The…
Read MorePhotos from “Stealin’ Home: A Musical Tribute to Jackie Robinson” at Whittier College
On Sunday, November 10, 2019, at the Whittier College Memorial Chapel, 160 attendees enjoyed a very special event in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial, presented by the Institute for Baseball Studies and the Baseball Reliquary. Included was a performance of Stealin’ Home, Bobby Bradford’s tribute to Jackie Robinson, commissioned by the Baseball Reliquary. A…
Read MoreSteve Dalkowski (1939-2020)
The legendary left-handed pitcher and 2009 Shrine of the Eternals inductee, Steve Dalkowski, died on April 19, 2020 at age 80, a victim of COVID-19. Author and historian Tim Wendel has shared this memory of the man they called Dalko: Ironically, Bull Durham was on TV when I heard that Steve Dalkowski had died. You…
Read More2020 Hilda Award Recipient: Jeff Boujoukos
The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Jeff Boujoukos has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Hilda Award. The award will be formally presented at the Shrine of the Eternals 2020 Induction Day, which, due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been postponed until 2021. The festivities will…
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