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“Eddie Gaedel Day” Celebration Set for August 19, 2017

Join the Los Angeles Chapter of the Eddie Gaedel Society and the Baseball Reliquary as we honor baseball's biggest little hitter, Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant, Arcadia, California. (See "Recent Posts")
A Joyful Celebration of Baseball

For The Hardball Times, Sarah Wexler reports on the Shrine of the Eternals 2017 Induction Day.
Shrine of the Eternals 2017 Keynote Address

Dave Mesrey's speech, July 16, 2017, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California. (See "Recent Posts")
Introduction for Vin Scully’s Shrine of the Eternals Induction

Remarks by Lisa Nehus Saxon, July 16, 2017, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California. (See "Recent Posts")
The Best Version of Yourself

Tom Hoffarth profiles Lisa Nehus Saxon, who will introduce and accept Vin Scully’s induction into the Baseball Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals.
57 and Counting

For The Hardball Times, Don Malcolm writes that the Baseball Reliquary voting membership hit it out of the park with the Shrine of the Eternals Class of 2017.
Capturing the Magic of Baseball

For the Pasadena Weekly, Carl Kozlowski calls the Baseball Reliquary one of the most unique museums in America.
“Game Changers” Exhibition

The Baseball Reliquary and Institute for Baseball Studies present “Game Changers,” an exhibition featuring photographs by Tom Hagerty, artwork by Greg Jezewski, and displays of Emmett Ashford and Babe Ruth memorabilia. July 3-July 30, 2017, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California.
Shrine of the Eternals Class of 2017

Congratulations to Vin Scully, Bob Uecker, and Charlie Brown on their election to the Shrine of the Eternals. (See details in "Recent Posts")
Cam Perron is Recipient of 2017 Hilda Award

Negro Leagues baseball fan and researcher Cam Perron will receive the Baseball Reliquary's Hilda Award at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on July 16, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (See details in "Recent Posts")
Dr. Richard Santillan is Recipient of 2017 Tony Salin Memorial Award

Author and historian Dr. Richard Santillan will receive the Baseball Reliquary's Tony Salin Memorial Award at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on July 16, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (See details in "Recent Posts")
Baseball Reliquary Receives Dodger Donation

Dr. Richard and Teresa Santillan have donated their collection of Los Angeles Dodgers ephemera and memorabilia, likely the most comprehensive private collection of its kind in the world, to the Baseball Reliquary. The materials will be housed at the Institute for Baseball Studies.
A Reliquarian Before the Reliquary

Sportswriter and social activist Arnold Hano, a 2016 Shrine of the Eternals inductee, shares his observations of the Baseball Reliquary and fellow Shrine inductees in this original video footage shot by Jon Leonoudakis in 2010.
2017 Paul Dickson Prize

Whittier College senior Nathan Landau has been named recipient of the 2017 Paul Dickson Prize, an annual cash prize presented by the Institute for Baseball Studies and the Baseball Reliquary. (See details in "Recent Posts")
2016 “Shrine” Induction Ceremony on Video

Watch the entire event now!
Shrine of the Eternals 2016 Induction Day Recap

A gallery of photographs by Jesse Saucedo from the Baseball Reliquary's 18th Annual Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day, July 17, 2016, Pasadena, California. (See "Blog" post for July 30, 2016)
Preserving a Memory and a Legacy

The Institute for Baseball Studies is the repository for K. Robert Patton's "odd" little hobby. (See "Blog" post for February 26, 2017)
Ross Altman’s “The National Pastime” CD

Studio recordings of twelve of his original baseball compositions highlight this CD by the celebrated Los Angeles-based folk singer, now available through the Baseball Reliquary. (See "Store")
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Baseball Reliquary Receives Dodger Donation