June 22, 2020

Official National Baseball Hall of Fame Press Release

Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley, Alan Trammell to be Featured in Virtual Voices of the Game

-- Free Programs Part of Museum’s Safe at Home Series --

(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – Two of the heroes of the 1980s will connect with fans around the globe as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum adds to its virtual programming lineup.

As part of the Museum’s Safe at Home initiative, Dennis Eckersley and Alan Trammell will be special guests in upcoming Virtual Voices of the Game programs. Viewers can interact with the Hall of Fame legends as they reminisce about their careers and share stories of their favorite moments as Hall of Famers.

Upcoming programs include (all times Eastern):

Virtual Legends of the Game: Alan Trammell

Tuesday, June 23, 1 p.m.

Hall of Famer Alan Trammell joins us for a Virtual Legends of the Game event. Trammell, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2018, played 20 seasons for the Detroit Tigers, earning six All-Star Game selections and four Gold Glove Awards at shortstop.

Safe at Home with Boog and Chipper

Wednesday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.

Join Hall of Famer Chipper Jones and ESPN’s Jon “Boog” Sciambi on Instagram Live as the two discuss the game’s latest news and share memories on and off the field. Jones and Sciambi are members of ESPN’s Major League Baseball broadcast team for the 2020 season.

Virtual Field Trip: Celebration of the Negro Leagues

Thursday, June 25, 1 p.m.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro Leagues. To celebrate the centennial, join us for a special program about the history of the leagues that thrived during the 1920s, 30s and 40s. This program will highlight the efforts of Negro Leagues founder Rube Foster. Learn about some of the greatest players of African-American baseball, including Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell. Hear the story of Effa Manley, the only female member of the Hall of Fame. And find out more about the Hall of Famers who started their careers in the Negro Leagues before becoming household names, like Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks and Willie Mays.

Virtual Legends of the Game: Dennis Eckersley

Tuesday, June 30, 1 p.m.

The 1992 American League Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player, Dennis Eckersley will be featured in a Virtual Legends of the Game program. Eckersley, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2004, won 197 games and saved 390 more in a 24-year big league career that saw him transform from one of the game’s top starting pitchers to a record-setting closer.

Safe at Home with Boog and Chipper

Wednesday, July 1, 7:30 p.m.

Join Hall of Famer Chipper Jones and ESPN’s Jon “Boog” Sciambi on Instagram Live as the two discuss the game’s latest news and share memories on and off the field. Jones and Sciambi are members of ESPN’s Major League Baseball broadcast team for the 2020 season.

Virtual Trivia: So You Think You Know Baseball?

Thursday, July 2, 1 p.m.

Test your knowledge of baseball history in this virtual interactive game show. Make your way through nine ‘innings’ of questions. Each program consists of three separate games. For each game, the host will work with the virtual contestants to proceed through each inning.

Register to participate in these free virtual programs by visiting the Museum’s Events webpage at baseballhall.org/events.

These events are a part of the Museum’s regular virtual programming series, and past programs can be found at the Hall of Fame’s YouTube Channel.

Connect with the Museum through all the Hall of Fame’s online offerings via Safe at Home, which features educational and cultural resources that include:

n The Museum’s Digital Collection at collection.baseballhall.org, which features historic photographs, scouting reports, audio oral histories and artifact images from the Museum’s vast collection

n Free downloadable educational curriculum which cover 15 different topics ranging from mathematics to character development and are tailored to three different school levels from elementary to high school

n Transcription opportunities for fans as part of our ongoing digitization of our Correspondence Collection

n Historic and current videos at the Hall of Fame’s YouTube Channel, featuring Hall of Famer biographies, in-depth interviews and highlights of past Hall of Fame Weekends

n Online exhibits that provide a virtual tour of the Museum, as well as through Google Arts & Culture

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an independent not-for-profit educational institution, dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting its collections for a global audience as well as honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to our National Pastime. Opening its doors for the first time on June 12, 1939, the Hall of Fame has stood as the definitive repository of the game’s treasures and as a symbol of the most profound individual honor bestowed on an athlete. It is every fan’s spiritual home, with its stories, legends and magic shared from generation to generation.