Baseball Australia Hall of Fame
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The Baseball Australia Hall of Fame or Australian Baseball Federation Hall of Fame is a group of baseball
players, managers
and coaches
who have been recognised by the Australian Baseball Federation
(ABF) as having had an impact on baseball in Australia
over a prolonged period of time "at the highest level available at the time."
The concept of an Australian baseball hall of fame
was first formally raised in 2002 when the ABF board created a Heritage Committee, who were tasked with creating a hall of fame including the selection criteria and induction process. The first group of inductees was announced in December 2004, and were formally inducted at a presentation ceremony on 27 January 2005. Since 2006, new groups have since been inducted as part of the Baseball Australia Diamond Awards
each year.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
players, managers
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
and coaches
Coach (baseball)
In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. They are assistants to the manager, or head coach, who determines the lineup and decides how to substitute players during the game...
who have been recognised by the Australian Baseball Federation
Australian Baseball Federation
The Australian Baseball Federation is the national governing body of Baseball in Australia. Baseball is played in all the mainland states and territories, but it struggles for popularity due to the popularity of many other sports, including the comparable sport of cricket, in which Australia has...
(ABF) as having had an impact on baseball in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
over a prolonged period of time "at the highest level available at the time."
The concept of an Australian baseball hall of fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
was first formally raised in 2002 when the ABF board created a Heritage Committee, who were tasked with creating a hall of fame including the selection criteria and induction process. The first group of inductees was announced in December 2004, and were formally inducted at a presentation ceremony on 27 January 2005. Since 2006, new groups have since been inducted as part of the Baseball Australia Diamond Awards
Baseball Australia Diamond Awards
The Baseball Australia Diamond Awards — begun in 2006 — are given annually by the Australian Baseball Federation, to honor persons who have excelled in playing, managing, or serving the sport of baseball. The awards ceremony is usually held in or about February, soon after the conclusion of that...
each year.
2010
Inducted on 6 March 2010 were:- David Clarkson
- Cyril Graham
- Doug Mateljan
- Montague Alfred Noble
- Andrew Watson
See also
- Australian baseball awards
- Baseball in AustraliaBaseball in AustraliaIn Australia, baseball is a game that is played in all states and territories of the country, but it struggles for popularity due to the popularity of many other sports, including the comparable sport of cricket, in which Australia has always been one of the leading nations...
- Neil PageNeil PageNeil Philip Page is a former Australian baseball representative. A left-hand starting pitcher, he regularly played for Australia from 1964 until 1977.-Career:Page was born in Adelaide, the son of Roy Page, a well-known local baseball identity...
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