The Shrine of the Eternals Induction Ceremony 2024

The highest honor that the Baseball Reliquary affords an individual is election to its Shrine of the Eternals, the Reliquary’s alternative to the MLB Hall of Fame. Unlike enshrinement in the Cooperstown Hall, eligibility for the Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals is based on the quality of candidates’ stories, not their record-setting statistics. And unlike…

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Shrine of the Eternals Class of 2024

  The Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce the honorees elected to the Shrine of the Eternals, the organization’s alternative to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  For the first time in the Reliquary’s history, a tie resulted between two of the candidates.  Consequently, four individuals will be inducted this year: Dusty Baker, Sean Doolittle,…

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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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Photos from the Shrine of the Eternals 2019 Induction Day

Photographs by Jesse Saucedo Over 200 baseball fans packed the Pasadena Public Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium on Sunday, July 14, 2019 for the Baseball Reliquary’s 21st annual Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day. We are pleased to share a few photos from the festivities. The ceremony began with a Shrine of the Eternals tradition:…

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Photos from “A Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100” at Boston Court Pasadena

On Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Boston Court Pasadena, a full house enjoyed a very special event in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial, presented by the Baseball Reliquary. Included was a performance of Stealin’ Home, Bobby Bradford’s tribute to Jackie Robinson, commissioned by the Baseball Reliquary. A renowned jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, Bradford…

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Video from “A Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100”

 PART 1 On September 29, 2019, at the Westerbeck Recital Hall on the campus of Pasadena City College, the Baseball Reliquary presented a musical event in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial. Singer/songwriter Byron Motley opened the program with a collection of songs reflecting Jackie Robinson’s historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947…

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Baseball Reliquary Commissions Artwork in Celebration of Negro Leagues Centennial

In conjunction with the nationwide celebration of the Negro Leagues Centennial, the Baseball Reliquary has commissioned artist Greg Jezewski to produce a special artwork for the occasion. The Baseball Reliquary is a Pasadena, California-based nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of American art and culture through the context of baseball history and to…

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Video from “A Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100” at Boston Court Pasadena

On Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Boston Court Pasadena, a full house enjoyed a very special event in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial, presented by the Baseball Reliquary. Included was a performance of Stealin’ Home, Bobby Bradford’s tribute to Jackie Robinson, commissioned by the Baseball Reliquary. The Donavan/Muradian Quintet opened the program with a…

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Photos from “A Swinging Centennial: Jackie Robinson at 100” at Robinson Park Recreation Center

Photographs by Michael Fernandez On Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Robinson Park Recreation Center in Pasadena, just blocks from Jackie Robinson’s childhood home, a packed house enjoyed a very special musical event in celebration of the Jackie Robinson Centennial. Included was Stealin’ Home, Bobby Bradford’s jazz suite in tribute to Jackie Robinson, commissioned by the…

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Photos 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…

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