On day 3 we arrived at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Adam has been to the museum several times, but this was Cheryl’s and Cora’s first visit. We covered the museum inside and out and top to bottom. We saw Schilling’s bloody sock, all 7 of the balls from Nolan Ryan’s no-hitters, and so much more.
The exterior of the museum.
These are the plaques from the first 5 Hall of Fame inductees: Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, and Honus Wagner.
This was a letter from Roosevelt to Kenesaw Landis (commisioner of baseball) encouraging Major League Baseball to keep playing even though the war was going on. As Roosevelt stated, "these players are a definite recreational asset to at least 20,000,000 of their fellow citizens -- and that in my judgement is thoroughly worthwhile."
Cora and Cheryl posed in this cut-out. Maybe one day, she'll be a pro.Perhaps Cora's favorite part of the museum was this chair and this room. She had to be practically dragged away. I swear if I could find a baseball glove chair I'd buy it.
Outside of the museum is an exhbit that features a bronze statue of Johnny Podres throwing to a bronze statue of Roy Campanella. Cora was in love with Roy's glove. Perhaps this means she'll become a catcher.
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