CBM Galleries

Once it opens, 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:
 
• National Baseball Hall of Fame members from Chicago
• Inaugural All-Star Game
• Chicago baseball leaders
• Chicago ballparks and special events
     • Disco Demolition
     • The Beatles concerts
• The Comiskey Family
• The Wrigley Family
• The Veeck Family
• Chicago 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

 

 

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