The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Bart Wilhelm has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Hilda Award. The award will be formally presented at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on Sunday, July 22, 2018, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at the Donald R. Wright Auditorium […]
The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Dan Epstein will deliver the Keynote Address at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the Donald R. Wright Auditorium in the Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California. The festivities will include the induction of the 2018 […]
On May 4, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary announced the 20th class of electees to the Shrine of the Eternals. The Shrine of the Eternals is the national organization’s equivalent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Tommy John, Rusty Staub, and Nancy Faust were […]
The Institute for Baseball Studies and the Baseball Reliquary are pleased to announce that Scarlett Del Giudice is the recipient of the 2018 Paul Dickson Prize. The formal announcement was made at the Whittier College Honors Convocation on Friday, April 27, 2018, and the certificate and cash prize of $200 were presented to Scarlett at […]
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018, 7:00 P.M. VILLALOBOS HALL, WHITTIER COLLEGE 13507 Earlham Drive, Whittier, California The Institute for Baseball Studies, the Baseball Reliquary, and the Historical Society of Southern California join forces to present “Major League Baseball Moves West,” a discussion and book signing, on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at Villalobos Hall, […]
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2018, 7:00 P.M. VILLALOBOS HALL, WHITTIER COLLEGE 13507 Earlham Drive, Whittier, California The Institute for Baseball Studies and the Baseball Reliquary present “The Stories Behind the Images: The Dodgers Photography of Rich Kee,” a slide presentation and talk by the man who had the good fortune to serve as the Los Angeles […]
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018, 7:00 P.M. WARDMAN LIBRARY, WHITTIER COLLEGE 7031 Founders Hill Road, Whittier, California “Regardless of political beliefs, differences in governance, or the chasm between cultures, through the decades there has been one common love that Americans share with our Cuban neighbors. Baseball is Cuba’s unchallenged national pastime and most beloved sport. The […]
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018, 2:00 P.M. LA PINTORESCA BRANCH LIBRARY 1355 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, California In celebration of Black History Month, the Baseball Reliquary and the La Pintoresca Branch Library present “From Monarchs to Barons: The Legacy of the Negro Leagues,” a program spotlighting the great teams and players of the black professional baseball […]
The Baseball Reliquary, Inc. has announced its list of fifty eligible candidates for the 2018 election of the Shrine of the Eternals, the membership organization’s equivalent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year marks the twentieth annual election of the Shrine, a major national component of the Baseball Reliquary, a Southern California-based organization dedicated […]
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018, 2:00 P.M. ALLENDALE BRANCH LIBRARY 1130 S. Marengo Ave., Pasadena, California In collaboration with the Pasadena Public Library’s NEA “Big Read” project, the Baseball Reliquary and the Allendale Branch Library present “Desert Diamonds Behind Barbed Wire,” a program with author, filmmaker, and historian Kerry Yo Nakagawa. Behind the barbed wire of […]
Date & Time: Saturday, September 23, 2017, 2:00 p.m. Location: Cay Mortenson Auditorium, Arcadia Public Library Address: 20 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia, California 91006 In conjunction with the exhibition “Baseball: A Global Pastime” (on view through October 26 at the Arcadia Public Library), the Baseball Reliquary presents a panel discussion on the global impact of baseball on Saturday, […]
The Shrine of The Eternals Induction Ceremony was filmed, and has now been released to the public. View it here on directly on YouTube at https://youtu.be/qrULgrf6-Ag
L.A. Chapter of the Eddie Gaedel Society to Honor Baseball’s Mighty Mite WHERE: Matt Denny’s Ale House Restaurant, Library Room, 145 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia 91006. Phone (626) 462-0250. Parking available in lot and on street. Walking distance from Arcadia Gold Line station. Free and open to the public (food and drink extra). Space is […]
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 […]
Remarks by Lisa Nehus Saxon, July 16, 2017, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California Hi everybody, and a pleasant good afternoon to you. Thank you for coming here on a lovely Sunday when you might otherwise be at the ballpark. Frankly, I’m humbled that I’ve been asked to share a few stories about our good friend, […]
The Baseball Reliquary will present the 2017 Induction Day ceremony for its nineteenth class of electees to the Shrine of the Eternals on Sunday, July 16, 2017, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at the Donald R. Wright Auditorium in the Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, California. Doors to the auditorium will open at 1:30 […]
Each and every year since the inaugural Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day in 1999, the ceremony has commenced with a bell ringing in honor of the great Brooklyn Dodgers fan Hilda Chester. This cacophonous tribute is followed by the National Anthem and the performance of a baseball song, usually “Take Me Out to the […]
The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Cam Perron has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Hilda Award. The award will be formally presented at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on Sunday, July 16, 2017, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at the Donald R. Wright Auditorium […]
The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard Santillan has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Tony Salin Memorial Award. The award will be formally presented at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on Sunday, July 16, 2017, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at the Donald […]
The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Dave Mesrey will deliver the Keynote Address at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the Donald R. Wright Auditorium in the Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California. The festivities will include the induction of the 2017 […]
