The Chicago Baseball Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that will collect, preserve, document, research, and interpret artifacts and events which are associated with the legacy, evolution and contemporary life of Chicago baseball.


1915 Chicago White Sox

The Chicago Baseball Museum will begin collecting and displaying prints, photographs, objects and artifacts in specially designed galleries tailored to the following preliminary categories:

  • Major Leagues
  • Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago White Sox
  • Minor Leagues
  • Negro Leagues
  • All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
  • 16” Softball
  • Chicago Baseball Broadcasting

Each gallery will tell a unique, comprehensive, and historic tale of Chicago baseball focusing on the developments, milestones, personnel and perspectives ranging from the sport’s inception to present day. Additional thematic galleries will explore topics and events more narrowly focused but within the realm of the aforementioned topics. Themed galleries may include:

  • Chicago Baseball Hall of Fame
  • The 1919 ‘Black Sox’ Scandal
  • Inaugural All-Star Game
  • Chicago baseball magistrates
  • Chicago ballparks and special events
  • Disco Demolition
  • The Beatles concerts
  • The Comiskey Family
  • The Wrigley Family
  • The Veeck Family
  • Chicago baseball fans

Public programs and events for families and adults will supplement the exhibition experience and encourage individuals to engage the collections at the Chicago Baseball Museum. Programs will include appraisal workshops on collecting and collectibles; seminars on uniforms and equipment, broadcasting techniques, and the business of baseball; family puppet shows; baseball skills challenges; lectures and debates on team and league development and contemporary history; annual fundraising galas and Museum board and member receptions; festivals and community events; and more.


Bill Foster - Chicago American Giants

The Museum will strive to offer a wide range of educational programs for students throughout the Midwest in grades K through 12. Reproduction artifacts, documents, taped broadcasts, and other materials will be used in programs involving inquiry-driven, interactive learning. The Chicago Baseball Museum will reach out to the school systems throughout the Midwest to develop mutually beneficial programs and events. Middle and high school students can also be served through a teen internship program that will enable participants to research historical topics through the use of primary sources and artifacts while also furthering their critical and analytical thinking skills. Pre-and-post-visit materials for school tours and outreach programs can be developed to include lesson plans and learning activities for use by teachers.

Player:
Minnie Minoso

Born:
November 29, 1925

Birthplace:
Havana, Cuba

Batted:
Right

Threw:
Right

Debut:
April 19, 1949

Primary Position:
Outfield

Primary Team:
Chicago White Sox
1951-57, 60-61, 64-80