The Portland Duffs were a minor league baseball team based in Portland, Maine . From 1913 to 1915, the Portland "Duffs" played as members of the Class B level New England League , winning the 1915 league championship.
80-701: The Duffs were named after their owner/manager, Baseball Hall of Fame member Hugh Duffy . After the New England league folded following the 1915 season, the Duffs played the 1916 and 1917 seasons in the Eastern League . Portland returned to New England League membership for the 1919 and 1926 to 1930 seasons, with Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame member Duffy Lewis managing the team for three seasons. The Portland teams hosted home New England League and Eastern League minor league games at Bayside Park. The ballpark
160-482: A 21–9 record, finishing 2.5 games ahead of the second place Lynn Papooses and 6.5 games ahead of third place Portland. Manager Dick Rudolph had been a long-time major league pitcher. Rudolph had a stellar year pitching for the 1914 "Miracle Braves" team that saw Boston go from last place to first place in the National League in a span of two months. From July 4 to August 24, Rudolph won 12 straight games for
240-607: A 24–18 record when the team moved to become the Lewiston-Auburn Twins . The New England League folded on August 20, 1919 with the Twins in first place and Portland in second place. After their move, the Grays/Twins ended the season with an overall 38–25, finishing 2.0 games ahead of the second place Portland Blue Sox in winning a default championship. Portland ended the shortened season with a record of 38–27, playing
320-474: A few cases, like umpires, they wear caps without logos. (Executives are not depicted wearing caps.) Additionally, as of 2015, inductee biographies on the Hall's website for all players and managers, and executives who were associated with specific teams, list a "primary team", which does not necessarily match the cap logo. The Hall selects the logo "based on where that player makes his most indelible mark." Although
400-555: A final playoff, where Manchester defeated Lynn 4 games to 1. Rusty Saunders of Portland won the England League batting championship, hitting .399 while also topping the league with 145 RBI. Teammate August Snyder scored 115 runs to lead the league. Bernie McHugh, who split the season between Portland and Lynn, led the New England League with 19 home runs. The Portland Mariners played their final season in 1930, as
480-415: A manager and sportswriter) had first approached the idea of making a memorial to the great players of the past in what was believed to have been the birthplace of baseball: Cooperstown, New York , but the idea did not muster much momentum until after his death in 1925. In 1934, the idea for establishing a Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was devised by several individuals, such as Ford C. Frick (president of
560-551: A member. The league then folded after the 1933 season. The New England League returned to play beginning with the 1946 season with a Portland franchise rejoining the league. After the Mariners, Portland next hosted minor league baseball when the 1946 Portland Gulls began a tenure of play as members of the reformed Class B level New England League. Today, the Portland Sea Dogs continue minor league play as members of
640-470: A special election at the 1939 Winter Meetings in Cincinnati, specifically to elect Gehrig (most likely because it was known that he was terminally ill , making it uncertain that he would live long enough to see another election). Nobody else was on that ballot, and the numerical results have never been made public. Since no elections were held in 1940 or 1941, the special election permitted Gehrig to enter
720-542: Is listed as the Angels despite playing one fewer season for that team than for the Astros. In 2001, the Hall of Fame decided to change the policy on cap logo selection, as a result of rumors that some teams were offering compensation, such as number retirement, money, or organizational jobs, in exchange for the cap designation. (For example, though Wade Boggs denied the claims, some media reports had said that his contract with
800-573: Is the current chairman of the board of directors.) The erroneous claim that Civil War hero Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown was instrumental in the early marketing of the Hall. An expanded library and research facility opened in 1994. Dale Petroskey became the organization's president in 1999. In 2002, the Hall launched Baseball as America , a traveling exhibit that toured ten American museums over six years. The Hall of Fame has since also sponsored educational programming on
880-460: The 1951 World Series and 1953 World Series . Gore also worked as an umpire in the 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and the 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game , which was his final season as a major league umpire. Duffy Lewis began the 1929 season managing Portland for a third consecutive season. After the season began, Duffy resigned as manager in June, citing poor health. In 1929,
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#1732798155661960-403: The 2009 election process ; the main committee did not select a player, while the panel for pre–World War II players elected Joe Gordon in its first and ultimately only vote. The main committee voted as part of the election process for inductions in odd-numbered years, while the pre-World War II panel would vote every five years, and the panel for umpires, managers, and executives voted as part of
1040-592: The Boston Red Sox . Duffy still holds the major league record for the highest batting average in a season, hitting .440 in 1894. On May 18, 1913, the Portland "Duffs" played their first home game on opening day. Playing in front of a large crowd at the newly built Bayside Park, Portland lost their opener to the Lowell Grays by the score of 17–9. Hugh Duffy became manager in Portland, founding and owning
1120-657: The Cincinnati Reds when he was their manager in the 1980s. (Baseball's Rule 21, prominently posted in every clubhouse locker room, mandates permanent banishment from MLB for having a gambling interest of any sort on a game in which a player or manager is directly involved.) Rose later admitted that he bet on the Reds in his 2004 autobiography . Baseball fans are deeply split on the issue of whether these two should remain banned or have their punishment revoked. Writer Bill James , though he advocates Rose eventually making it into
1200-572: The Class AA level Eastern League , having joined the league in 1994. Beginning in 1913, Portland hosted minor league home games at the newly built Bayside Park. Bayside Park was constructed in 1913 and served as home to the Portland minor league teams unlit 1930 season. The ballpark was built on fill. Bayside Park was located on the North side of Fox Street, between Boyd Street and Smith Street in Portland, Maine. Today's Kennedy Park corresponds with
1280-493: The Haverhill Hustlers franchise in the league. The returning Brockton Shoemakers , Fall River Adopted Sons , Lawrence Barristers , Lowell Grays , Lynn Shoemakers , New Bedford Whalers and Worcester Busters teams joined with Portland in beginning league play on April 30, 1913. The Portland team was known as "Duffs," named after their owner and manager Hugh Duffy , who was a Baseball Hall of Fame player for
1360-576: The National League ) and Alexander Cleland, a Scottish immigrant who decided to serve as the first executive secretary for the Museum for the next seven years that worked with the interests of the Village and Major League Baseball . Stephen Carlton Clark (a Cooperstown native) paid for the construction of the museum, which was planned to open in 1939 to mark the "Centennial of Baseball", which included renovations to Doubleday Field. William Beattie served as
1440-583: The Negro leagues have also been considered at various times, beginning in 1971. In 2005, the Hall completed a study on African American players between the late 19th century and the integration of the major leagues in 1947, and conducted a special election for such players in February 2006; seventeen figures from the Negro leagues were chosen in that election, in addition to the eighteen previously selected. Following
1520-675: The Portland Blue Sox , who played briefly in the 1908 Atlantic Association before the league folded after beginning league play. After the Atlantic League folded, the Blue Sox immediately joined the Maine State League , where they won the league championship in the final season of the league. The Portland "Duffs" became members of the 1913 eight-team Class B level New England League, with Portland replacing
1600-480: The Tampa Bay Devil Rays required him to request depiction in the Hall of Fame as a Devil Ray.) The Hall decided that it would no longer defer to the inductee, though the player's wishes would be considered, when deciding on the logo to appear on the plaque. Newly elected members affected by the change include the following: Sam Crane (who had played a decade in 19th century baseball before becoming
1680-665: The United States House of Representatives by Rep. Richard Hanna , a Republican from New York, and passed the House on October 26, 2011. The coins, which depict baseball gloves and balls, are the first concave designs produced by the Mint. The mintage included 50,000 gold coins, 400,000 silver coins, and 750,000 clad (nickel-copper) coins. The Mint released them on March 27, 2014, and the gold and silver editions quickly sold out. The Hall receives money from surcharges included in
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#17327981556611760-540: The Veterans Committee , which now consists of four subcommittees, each of which considers and votes for candidates from a separate era of baseball. Five years after retirement, any player with 10 years of major league experience who passes a screening committee (which removes from consideration players of clearly lesser qualification) is eligible to be elected by BBWAA members with 10 years' membership or more who also have been actively covering MLB at any time in
1840-449: The 10 years preceding the election (the latter requirement was added for the 2016 election). From a final ballot typically including 25–40 candidates, each writer may vote for up to 10 players; until the late 1950s, voters were advised to cast votes for the maximum 10 candidates. Any player named on 75% or more of all ballots cast is elected. A player who is named on fewer than 5% of ballots is dropped from future elections. In some instances,
1920-399: The 1915 league championship in the eight-team New England League. The Duffs finished with a final record 77–42, placing first in the final standings as Hugh Duffy led the franchise to the league championship. The Duffs finished 13.5 games ahead of the second place Lawrence Barristers, winning the first place position in the league standings by a substantial margin. Clem Clemens of Portland led
2000-628: The 1918 season, but without a Portland franchise. The Portland Duffs were replaced by the Waterbury Nattatucks franchise in the eight-team 1918 Eastern League. After a one-season hiatus from hosting a minor league team, the Portland "Blue Sox" rejoined the reformed six-team Class B level New England league in 1919. It was their final season known as the "Blue Sox." The Fitchburg Foxes , Haverhill Climbers , Lawrence Barristers , Lewiston Red Sox and Lowell Grays teams joined Portland in beginning league play. On July 14, 1919, Lowell had
2080-469: The 1919 season, the New England League reformed as an eight-team Class B level league in 1926, with the Portland "Eskimos" as a member. The Portland Eskimos joined the Haverhill Hillies , Lawrence Merry Macks , Lewiston Twins , Lowell Highwaymen , Lynn Papooses , Manchester Blue Sox and Nashua Millionaires teams in beginning league play on May 11, 1926. The Portland Eskimos began play in
2160-406: The 2010 changes, Negro leagues figures were primarily considered for induction alongside other figures from the 1871–1946 era, called the "Pre-Integration Era" by the Hall; since 2016, Negro leagues figures are primarily considered alongside other figures from what the Hall calls the "Early Baseball" era (1871–1949). Predictably, the selection process catalyzes endless debate among baseball fans over
2240-690: The Boston Braves in leading their streak to the National League pennant. Overall, Rudolph had a 26–10 record with a 2.35 ERA in 42 games (36 starts), including 31 complete games and six shutouts while pitching 336 innings. The Braves then swept the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1914 World Series , becoming the first team to sweep the world series in four games, as Rudolph pitched complete-game victories in Games 1 and 4 of
2320-544: The Commissioner's Office made reparations, but the negative publicity damaged the Hall of Fame's reputation, and made it more difficult for it to solicit donations. In 2012, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed a law ordering the United States Mint to produce and sell commemorative, non-circulating coins to benefit the private, non-profit Hall. The bill, H.R. 2527 , was introduced in
2400-413: The Hall always made the final decision on which logo was shown, until 2001 the Hall deferred to the wishes of players or managers whose careers were linked with multiple teams. Some examples of inductees associated with multiple teams are the following: In all of the above cases, the "primary team" is the team for which the inductee spent the largest portion of his career except for Ryan, whose primary team
2480-570: The Hall had been sold on the collectibles market. The items had been lent to the Baseball Commissioner 's office, gotten mixed up with other property owned by the Commissioner's office and employees of the office, and moved to the garage of Joe Reichler , an assistant to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn , who sold the items to resolve his personal financial difficulties. Under pressure from the New York Attorney General,
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2560-532: The Hall of Fame have been inducted posthumously, including four who died after their selection was announced. Of the 39 members primarily recognized for their contributions to Negro league baseball , 31 were inducted posthumously, including all 26 selected since the 1990s. The Hall of Fame includes one female member, Effa Manley . The newest members of the Hall of Fame, inducted on July 21, 2024 , are Adrián Beltré , Todd Helton , Jim Leyland , and Joe Mauer . In 2019, former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became
2640-487: The Hall of Fame, compared the people who want to put Jackson in the Hall of Fame to "those women who show up at murder trials wanting to marry the cute murderer ". The actions and composition of the Veterans Committee have been at times controversial, with occasional selections of contemporaries and teammates of the committee members over seemingly more worthy candidates. In 2001, the Veterans Committee
2720-606: The Hall while still alive. If a player fails to be elected by the BBWAA within 10 years of his eligibility for election, he may be selected by the Veterans Committee. Following changes to the election process for that body made in 2010 and 2016, the Veterans Committee is now responsible for electing all otherwise eligible candidates who are not eligible for the BBWAA ballot — both long-retired players and non-playing personnel (managers, umpires, and executives). From 2011 to 2016, each candidate could be considered once every three years; now,
2800-567: The Hall, and voted on a reduced number of candidates from among players whose careers began in 1943 or later. Separate committees, including sportswriters and broadcasters, would select umpires, managers and executives, as well as players from earlier eras. In the first election to be held under the 2007 revisions, two managers and three executives were elected in December 2007 as part of the 2008 election process . The next Veterans Committee elections for players were held in December 2008 as part of
2880-437: The Hall. The first five men elected were Ty Cobb , Babe Ruth , Honus Wagner , Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson , chosen in 1936; roughly 20 more were selected before the entire group was inducted at the Hall's 1939 opening. As of January 2024 , 346 people had been elected to the Hall of Fame, including 274 former professional players, 23 managers, 10 umpires, and 39 pioneers, executives, and organizers. 118 members of
2960-608: The Internet to bring the Hall of Fame to schoolchildren who might not visit. The Hall and Museum completed a series of renovations in spring 2005. The Hall of Fame also presents an annual exhibit at FanFest at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game . Among baseball fans, "Hall of Fame" means not only the museum and facility in Cooperstown, New York, but the pantheon of players, managers , umpires , executives, and pioneers who have been inducted into
3040-463: The New England League in scoring 88 runs, while teammate Taylor Farrell led the league with 135 total hits. Portland pitcher Forrest More led the New England League with 18 wins and George Martin had a perfect 10–0 record. After the 1915 season, the Class D New England League folded. When New England League president Tim Murnane , a longtime friend of Hugh Duffy, reorganized the New England League into
3120-550: The New England League team. The Lowell Grays were league champions with an 81–45 record, as Portland followed playing under their namesake Hugh Duffy. The Duffs finished 7.0 games behind the first place Grays in the final standings. Portland opened a new ballpark in 1913. Portland finished 2.5 games ahead of the third place Worcester Busters, who were managed by another Baseball Hall of Fame member, Jesse Burkettl . The 1914 Portland Duffs finished in third place in continuing New England League play under owner/manager Hugh Duffy. Lowell
3200-630: The New England with 99 runs scored. Portland native Rip Jordan pitched for his hometown Duffs in 1914. Jordan had a record of 11–6 with Portland. On September 27, 1919, Jordan started for the Washington Senators against the Boston Red Sox . Boston pitcher/outfielder Babe Ruth set a Major League Baseball record that year in hitting 29 home runs , and the last one came off of Jordan in the September 27 contest. The Portland Duffs played their third season under manager Hugh Duffy and won
3280-470: The Portland Eskimos to the New England League finals, Duffy Lewis served as a player/manager in the 1927 season. Lewis retired as a player following the 1927 season, but remained as Portland's non-playing manager for the 1928 season. The 1928 Portland team became known as the "Mariners" and the team continued Class B level New England League play under returning manager Duffy Lewis. Portland ended
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3360-494: The Portland Mariners improved on their eighth place finish the season before to end the season in fifth place. In the eight–team New England League regular season, Portland finished with a record of 61–64 and ended the regular season 19.0 games behind the first place Manchester Blue Sox (82–47) in the final standings. Portland was led by manager Duffy Lewis and his replacement, Henry Baldwin . The New England League held
3440-416: The ballot at the first election at least six months after his death. Roberto Clemente set the precedent: the writers put him up for consideration after his death on New Year's Eve, 1972, and he was inducted in 1973. The five-year waiting period was established in 1954 after an evolutionary process. In 1936 all players were eligible, including active ones. From the 1937 election until the 1945 election, there
3520-556: The central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, honoring those who have excelled in playing , managing , and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations". Cooperstown is often used as shorthand (or a metonym ) for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Hall of Fame
3600-475: The eight-team league, playing under a new manager. The 1917 team is also referred to as the "Paramounts." Portland ended their final Eastern League season with a 51-58 record playing the season under manager Mike Garrity. Portland finished 19.0 games behind first place New Haven. Robert Spald led the league with 168 strikeouts. Portland did not return to the Eastern League as the league continued play in
3680-500: The election process for inductions in even-numbered years. Further changes to the Veterans Committee process were announced by the Hall in July 2010, July 2016, and April 2022. Per the latest changes, announced on April 22, 2022, the multiple eras previously utilized were collapsed to three, to be voted on in an annual rotation (one per year): A one-year waiting period beyond potential BBWAA eligibility (which had been abolished in 2016)
3760-465: The era that the Golden Outfield was "the greatest defensive outfield I ever saw...They were smart and fast. They covered every square inch of the park – and they were like three fine infielders on ground balls. They could move into another country, if the ball happened to fall there." Ty Cobb and former teammate Babe Ruth said that it was the best outfield that they had ever seen. Leading
3840-403: The first curator of the museum. According to the Hall of Fame, approximately 260,000 visitors enter the museum each year, and the running total has surpassed 17 million. These visitors see only a fraction of its 40,000 artifacts, 3 million library items (such as newspaper clippings and photos) and 140,000 baseball cards. The Hall has seen a noticeable decrease in attendance since
3920-587: The first half title. Portland did not qualify for the playoff, won by Lynn over Attleboro. Artie Gore played for Portland in 1928. Gore later became a major league umpire.Beginning his umpiring career in the minor leagues, Gore worked in the Canadian-American League in 1937 and 1938, in the Eastern League from 1939 to 1942, and in the International League from 1942 to 1946. Becoming a major league umpire in 1947, Gore worked in
4000-628: The first player to be elected unanimously. Derek Jeter , Marvin Miller , Ted Simmons , and Larry Walker were to be inducted in 2020, but their induction ceremony was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic until September 8, 2021. The ceremony was open to the public, as COVID restrictions had been lifted. Players are currently inducted into the Hall of Fame through election by either the Baseball Writers' Association of America (or BBWAA), or
4080-469: The former Bayside Park site location. In use as a public park with amenities, Kennedy Park is located 109 Fox Street in Portland, Maine. Bayside Park hosted an exhibition game featuring Babe Ruth in 1921. Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York , operated by private interests. It serves as
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#17327981556614160-450: The frequency depends on the era in which an individual made his greatest contributions. A more complete discussion of the new process is available below . From 2008 to 2010, following changes made by the Hall in July 2007, the main Veterans Committee, then made up of living Hall of Famers, voted only on players whose careers began in 1943 or later. These changes also established three separate committees to select other figures: Players of
4240-420: The game. — Ogden Nash , Sport magazine (January 1949) Contrary to popular belief, no formal exception was made for Lou Gehrig (other than to hold a special one-man election for him): there was no waiting period at that time, and Gehrig met all other qualifications, so he would have been eligible for the next regular election after he retired during the 1939 season. However, the BBWAA decided to hold
4320-495: The greatest outfields of all time. Duffy played left field , along with center fielder Tris Speaker , and right fielder Harry Hooper . With the three in the outfield, Boston won the 1912 and 1915 World Series. Speaker and Hooper, are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame . All three outfielders were noteworthy hitters and were also known for their exceptional fielding in the era. Famed baseball writer Grantland Rice said in
4400-439: The hope of heightening the value of their own selection. After no one was selected for the third consecutive election in 2007, Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt noted, "The same thing happens every year. The current members want to preserve the prestige as much as possible, and are unwilling to open the doors." In 2007, the committee and its selection processes were again reorganized; the main committee then included all living members of
4480-542: The league. Following league president Tim Murnane’s unexpected death in February 1917, Hugh Duffy sold the Portland Eastern League franchise. Murnane and Duffy were longtime friends. After selling the Portland franchise, Duffy became the baseball coach at Harvard University . Without Hugh Dufy, the Portland Duffs continued play in the 1917 Eastern League and ended the season in sixth place in
4560-446: The level of Jackson or Rose. Jackson and Rose were both banned from MLB for life for actions related to gambling on their own teams—Jackson was determined to have cooperated with those who conspired to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series , and for accepting payment for losing, and Rose voluntarily accepted a permanent spot on the ineligible list in return for MLB's promise to make no official finding in relation to alleged betting on
4640-710: The merits of various candidates. Even players elected years ago remain the subjects of discussions as to whether they deserved election. For example, Bill James ' 1994 book Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame? goes into detail about who he believes does and does not belong in the Hall of Fame. The selection rules for the Baseball Hall of Fame were modified to prevent the induction of anyone on Baseball's "permanently ineligible" list, such as Pete Rose or "Shoeless Joe" Jackson . Many others have been barred from participation in MLB, but none have Hall of Fame qualifications on
4720-476: The mid-2010s. A 2013 story on ESPN.com about the village of Cooperstown and its relation to the game partially linked the reduced attendance with Cooperstown Dreams Park, a youth baseball complex about 5 miles (8.0 km) away in the town of Hartwick . The 22 fields at Dreams Park currently draw 17,000 players each summer for a week of intensive play; while the complex includes housing for the players, their parents and grandparents must stay elsewhere. According to
4800-521: The new Eastern League , Duffy and his Portland team continued play in the newly named league. In 1916, the Duffs continued play as members of a newly named Eastern League as the New England League changed names. Portland became members of the eight-team Class B level Eastern League . The Bridgeport Hustlers , Hartford Senators , Lawrence Barristers, Lowell Grays , New Haven Merlins , New London Planters and Worcester Busters teams joined Portland in beginning league play on April 20, 1916. Alex Gaston
4880-525: The newly formed league and finished in sixth place behind the Manchester Bue Sox, who won the 1926 New England League championship. Led by player/manager George Faulkner, the Eskimos finished the season with a 38–56 record to place sixth in the final standings, as Portland finished 20.0 games behind the first place Manchester Blue Sox team. No playoffs were held. After finishing in sixth place
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#17327981556614960-583: The player-manager with the 1920 Norfolk Mary Janes of the Virginia League . After seven years out of professional baseball, Wagner was hired in 1928 as a coach for the Boston Red Sox under manager Bill Carrigan . In 1930, he was hired as manager of the Red Sox after Carrigan retired. On September 29, 1930, after one season, Wagner resigned as manager of the Red Sox, a resignation that was accepted by team president Bob Quinn . After folding during
5040-420: The playoff, Lynn swept Portland in four games to win the New England League championship. Portland pitcher Vic Fraser was a co-leader in the New England League with 15 wins. Teammate Ed Bogart scored 81 runs to top the New England League. In his playing career, Portland manager Duffy Lewis was a member of the " Golden Outfield " of the Boston Red Sox of from 1910 through 1915. The outfield was considered one of
5120-414: The previous season, the 1927 Portland Eskimos finished second in the New England League standings and advanced to a playoff. As the league adopted a playoff format, Portland ended the regular season in second place with a 54–40 record in the eight-team league. Playing under new manager Duffy Lewis , Portland finished 7.5 games behind the first place Lynn Papooses and qualified for the final playoff series. In
5200-539: The sale price: a total of $ 9.5 million if all the coins are sold. Clem Clemens Clement Lambert "Count" Clemens (born Clement Lambert Ulatowski ; November 21, 1886 – November 2, 1967) was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1914 through 1916, playing for two Chicago -based teams. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 176 pounds (80 kg), he both batted and threw right-handed. After his playing career, Clemens
5280-435: The screening committee had restored their names to later ballots, but in the mid-1990s, dropped players were made permanently ineligible for Hall of Fame consideration, even by the Veterans Committee. A 2001 change in the election procedures restored the eligibility of these dropped players; while their names will not appear on future BBWAA ballots, they may be considered by the Veterans Committee. Players receiving 5% or more of
5360-466: The season in last place in the eight-team league. With a final record of 39–64, Portland finished in eighth place in the regular season New England League standings, The first place Lynn Papooses ended the regular season a 56–44 overall regular season record, finishing 18.5 games ahead of eighth place Portland. Lynn won the second half of the split season schedule after the Attleboro Burros won
5440-477: The season under manager Heinie Wagner . Portland player Cy Morgan was leading the league with 97 strikeouts when the league folded, while teammate Ton Gallagher had a league best 9–2 record. Portland's Bob Bailey had 97 total hits, most in the league. The New England League did not return to play in 1920 Portland was without a minor league for the next six seasons. After the New England League folded in 1919, Portland manager Heinie Wagner ended his playing career as
5520-511: The six-team New England League folded during the season. The league struggled in 1930 as, the Lewiston Twins and Nashua Millionaires teams both disbanded on June 16, 1930. After continuing play briefly as a four–team league, the New England League folded on June 22, 1930. On the date the 1930 New England League folded, Portland ended their season with a record of 13–14 under manager Dick Rudolph . The Salem Witches were in first place with
5600-534: The story, Prior to Dreams Park, a room might be filled for a week by several sets of tourists. Now, that room will be taken by just one family for the week, and that family may only go into Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame once. While there are other contributing factors (the recession and high gas prices among them), the Hall's attendance has tumbled since Dreams Park opened. The Hall drew 383,000 visitors in 1999. It drew 262,000 last year. A controversy erupted in 1982, when it emerged that some historic items given to
5680-503: The votes but fewer than 75% are reconsidered annually until a maximum of ten years of eligibility (lowered from fifteen years for the 2015 election). Under special circumstances, certain players may be deemed eligible for induction even though they have not met all requirements. Addie Joss was elected in 1978, despite only playing nine seasons before he died of meningitis. Additionally, if an otherwise eligible player dies before his fifth year of retirement, then that player may be placed on
5760-487: The world series. Rudolph played his last season in 1927, compiling a career record of 121–108 and a 2.66 ERA. After managing Portland, Rudolph later became the supervisor for Stevens Brothers Concessionaires at both Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds . The New England League did not return to play in 1931 or 1932. The New England League reformed and played the 1933 season as a six-team league, but without Portland as
5840-560: Was a catcher while playing for Portland in 1916. Alex Gaston went on to have a lengthy major league career. His brother Milt Gaston was his teammate and battery mate for the Boston Red Sox from 1929 to 1931. Playing in the Eastern League, the Duffs ended of the 1916 season in second place. The Pprtland Duffs had a record of 81-37, playing their final season under manager Hugh Duffy. Lowell and Lawrence both folded on September 5, 1916, Portland finished 4.0 games behind first place New London. Portland's Richard Durning had 187 strikeouts to lead
5920-538: Was built for the 1913 season after Hugh Duffy founded the New England League team. The Portland Duffs teams were preceded in minor league play by 1908 Portland Blue Sox who played in the final season of the Maine State League . Minor league baseball began in Portland, Maine when the 1885 Portland team placed fourth in the Eastern New England League , which folded after one season. The Duffs were immediately preceded in minor league play by
6000-543: Was established in 1939 by Stephen Carlton Clark , an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark sought to bring tourists to the village hurt by the Great Depression , which reduced the local tourist trade, and Prohibition , which devastated the local hops industry. Clark constructed the Hall of Fame's building, which was dedicated on June 12, 1939. (His granddaughter, Jane Forbes Clark ,
6080-453: Was in effect. (DiMaggio, for example, retired after the 1951 season and was first eligible in the 1953 election.) The modern rule establishing a wait of five years was passed in 1954, although those who had already been eligible under the old rule were grandfathered into the ballot, thus permitting Joe DiMaggio to be elected within four years of his retirement. Z is for Zenith The summit of fame. These men are up there. These men are
6160-422: Was no waiting period, so any retired player was eligible, but writers were discouraged from voting for current major leaguers. Since there was no formal rule preventing a writer from casting a ballot for an active player, the scribes did not always comply with the informal guideline; Joe DiMaggio received a vote in 1945, for example. From the 1946 election until the 1954 election, an official one-year waiting period
6240-486: Was reformed to comprise the living Hall of Fame members and other honorees. The revamped Committee held three elections, in 2003 and 2007 , for both players and non-players, and in 2005 for players only. No individual was elected in that time, sparking criticism among some observers who expressed doubt whether the new Veterans Committee would ever elect a player. The Committee members, most of whom were Hall members, were accused of being reluctant to elect new candidates in
6320-418: Was reintroduced, thus restricting the committee to considering players retired for at least 16 seasons. The eligibility criteria for Era Committee consideration differ between players, managers, and executives. While the text on a player's or manager's plaque lists all teams for which the inductee was a member in that specific role, inductees are usually depicted wearing the cap of a specific team, though in
6400-471: Was unable to defend their league championship, as the Lawrence Barristers won the 1914 New England League championship. The Portland Duffs had a 70–48 record to finish in third place in the Class B league's final standings. Portland finished 11.5 games behind Lawrence in the eight–team league and were also behind second place Worcester managed again by Jesse Burkett. Portland's Joseph Burns led
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