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Collections

The Chicago Baseball Museum has started collecting prints, photographs, objects and artifacts of some of the following categories:

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

Eventually, the Chicago Baseball Museum will develop galleries with each gallery intended to 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

 



Player:
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson

Born:
July 16, 1889

Birthplace:
Pickens County, SC

Batted:
Left

Threw:
Right

Debut:
August 25, 1908

Primary Position:
Outfield

Primary Team:
Chicago White Sox