COOPERSTOWN —
Baseball’s Hall of Fame is going to celebrate its 75th anniversary with a series of events throughout the 2014 season.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum said in a release on Tuesday that there will be four events, including one on June 12, the day of its official opening in 1939.
The legends game at Doubleday Field and a golf fundraiser will take place Memorial Day weekend May 23-35, when there will also be a race promoting healthy living and a parade.
The birthday weekend of June 12-14 will focus on the events the day the Hall was commemorated and will also honor the museum’s members.
Induction ceremonies for new Hall of Famers takes place July 25-28. Festivities conclude on Aug. 2 with a concert.
Picture above is “Call For Philip Morris” advertising star Johnny Roventini visiting Cooperstown. Have one of Yankee announcer Mel Allen going down Main Street in Cooperstown driving a Cadillac convertible. Will post when I find it. Both photos from my manager when he went to summer camp near Cooperstown.
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