Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum

Last updated
World of Little League:
Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store
USA Pennsylvania location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of the Hall of Fame and Museum in Pennsylvania
Established1982
Location539 US Route 15 Highway, South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 41°13′44″N76°58′51″W / 41.2288°N 76.9808°W / 41.2288; -76.9808
TypeSports museum, Hall of fame
Website Official Website

The Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, formally known as the World of Little League: Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store, is located on the Little League International Complex on Route 15 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum offers interactive exhibits for children of all ages. In addition, patrons can learn about the history of Little League Baseball.

Contents

The museum chronicles the growth of Little League from one, three-team league in 1939 to the multi-national youth sporting organization that it is today. Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium are located directly behind the museum.

Hall of Excellence

Vice President Joe Biden at the 2009 Little League World Series Peggy Adler & Vice President Biden.jpg
Vice President Joe Biden at the 2009 Little League World Series

The museum maintains a Hall of Excellence, established in 1998, to honor former Little League players who "have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in their chosen profession and exemplify the values learned as children in Little League." [1]

YearNameProfession or area known for
1988 Tom Seaver MLB
1989 Bill Bradley Politics, United States Senate, NBA
1990 Dan Quayle Politics, Vice President of the United States
1991 Nolan Ryan MLB
Mike Schmidt MLB
Tom Selleck Acting
1992 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA
George Will Politics, commentary
1993 Hale Irwin Golf
1994Vincent Fortanasce Medicine & author
Story Musgrave Astronaut
Jim Palmer MLB
1995 Dale Murphy MLB
1996 Leonard S. Coleman Jr. MLB, President of the National League
Robert B. Sloan Theology
Cal Ripken Jr. MLB
1997 Dan O'Brien Olympic Games
Bruce Springsteen Musician
1998 Dave Barry Humorist
Tony Dungy NFL
1999Don Beaver Minor League Baseball owner
Michael Pladus Education
Brian Sipe NFL
2000 Kevin Costner Acting
Billy Hunter NFL player & NBA executive
Robert Stratta Medicine
2001 George W. Bush Politics, President of the United States
2002 Rudolph Giuliani Politics, Mayor of New York City
Michael Cammarata New York City Fire Department
2003Wilbert Davis United States Army
Peter Pace United States Marine Corps
2004Nancy dosReis Law enforcement
Cathy Gerring Golf
Krissy Wendell Ice hockey
2005José Maiz García Construction executive (es:José Maiz García)
2006 Lloyd McClendon MLB
2007 Dusty Baker MLB
Pierre Turgeon NHL
2008 Ozzie Newsome NFL
2008 Chris Drury NHL
Joe Biden Politics, Vice President of the United States, President of the United States
2010 Kyle Petty NASCAR
2011 Ross A. McGinnis United States Army, Medal of Honor
2012Ron Ricks Airline executive
Dick Vitale Sports commentator
2013 Chris Christie Politics, Governor of New Jersey
Harlan Coben Author
2014 Mike Mussina MLB
2015 Mariano Rivera MLB
2016 Cat Osterman Softball
Torii Hunter MLB
Tom Coughlin NFL coach
2017Champ Pederson Special Olympics athlete
Sydney Leroux Soccer
Angel Macías Little League Baseball in Mexico
2018 Rob Manfred MLB, Commissioner of Baseball
Thomas Tull Film producer
2019 Heather Tarr NCAA coach
Austin Dillon NASCAR
2022 Todd Frazier MLB
Jenny Dalton-Hill NCAA softball player
2023 Stuart Scott ESPN2
2024 Maria Pepe Little League Baseball
Meghan Duggan USA Hockey player
Ray Ferraro NHL

Source: [1] [2]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Williamsport, Pennsylvania</span> City in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States

Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 27,754. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of about 114,000. Williamsport is the larger principal city of the Williamsport-Lock Haven Combined Statistical Area, which includes Lycoming and Clinton counties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bristol, Tennessee</span> City in Tennessee, United States

Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 27,147 at the 2020 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundary between the two cities is also the state line, which runs along State Street in their common downtown district. It is a principal city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area, which had a population of 307,614 in 2020. The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, with a population of 508,260 in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orchard Park, New York</span> Town in New York, United States

Orchard Park is an incorporated town in Erie County, New York, United States. It is an outer ring suburb southeast of Buffalo. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,054, representing an increase of 5.13% from the 2000 census figure. The town contains a village also named Orchard Park. Orchard Park is one of the Southtowns of Erie County and is best known as the site of Highmark Stadium, home of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little League Baseball</span> Youth sports organization

Little League Baseball and Softball is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, that organizes local youth baseball and softball leagues throughout the United States and the rest of the world.

The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States. Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball. The Series was first held in 1947 and is held every August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania; while the postal address of the organization is in Williamsport, the Series itself is played at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Volunteer Stadium at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William DeWitt Jr.</span> American businessman

William Orville DeWitt Jr. is an American businessman who is currently the managing partner and chairman of the St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise which competes in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cardinals have won two World Series — in 2006 and 2011 — during DeWitt's time as owner. In addition to the Cardinals, DeWitt has also owned or invested in the Cincinnati Stingers hockey club, Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers. Business interests outside baseball include Reynolds, DeWitt & Co., which owns Arby's franchises and invests in the U.S. Playing Card Company and the petroleum company Spectrum 7.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louisville Slugger Field</span> Baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville Slugger Field is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The baseball-specific stadium opened in 2000 with a seating capacity of 13,131. It is currently home to the professional baseball team, the Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. From 2015 to 2019, it was also home to Louisville City FC, a professional soccer team in the USL Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howard J. Lamade Stadium</span> Baseball stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Howard J. Lamade Stadium is a baseball stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Each year, along with Little League Volunteer Stadium, it hosts the Little League World Series. The playing field is two-thirds the size of a professional baseball field, with 60-foot (18.3 m) basepaths, a 46-foot (14 m) mound, and after modification in 2006, outfield fences at 225 ft (68.6 m), forming one-fourth of a true circle. Much of the capacity of the stadium is bench seating, while large berms surrounding the stadium provide additional seating allowing over 40,000 spectators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel S. Frawley Stadium</span> Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware, US

Daniel S. Frawley Stadium is a stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball team. The park was originally known as Legends Stadium when it was built in 1993. It was renamed in 1994 for Wilmington mayor Daniel S. Frawley, who had pushed for a return of the Blue Rocks. The field is named separately for Judy Johnson, a local Negro league baseball star.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clipper Magazine Stadium</span> Baseball stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Clipper Magazine Stadium is a baseball park located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the Northwest Corridor neighborhood. It is the home of the Lancaster Stormers, the city's Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) franchise. It hosted its first regular-season baseball game on May 11, 2005, with the Stormers losing to the Atlantic City Surf, 4–3. The ballpark also serves as the corporate headquarters for the Atlantic League and seats 6,000 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little League Volunteer Stadium</span> Baseball stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Little League Volunteer Stadium is a baseball stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Along with Howard J. Lamade Stadium, it annually hosts the Little League World Series, one of the few sports events where children 12 years old and younger take the center stage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vashon Island High School</span> Public secondary school in the United States

Vashon Island High School (VHS) is a public high school located on Vashon Island, Washington. Vashon Island High School, a part of the Vashon Island School District, is the only high school to serve the island. VHS runs 9th through 12th grade. The school has two language courses available: French and Spanish. VHS puts on three plays a year within the three drama classes; Theater Arts I, II and Musical Theater. VHS also has a band which puts on three concerts, including a Christmas concert and a Pops concert. The band also competes at a band competition at Stadium High School. The school's athletic mascot is the Pirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum</span> Professional sports hall of fame in St. Louis, Missouri

The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum is a team hall of fame located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, representing the history, players and personnel of the professional baseball franchise St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). It is housed within Ballpark Village, a mixed-use development and adjunct of Busch Stadium, the home stadium of the Cardinals. To date, 55 members have been enshrined within the Cardinals Hall of Fame.

The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum is an entity established by Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise that pays homage to the team's past through displays, photographs and multimedia. It was instituted in 1958 to recognize the career of former Cincinnati Reds players, managers and front-office executives. It is adjacent to Great American Ball Park on the banks of the Ohio River. Currently, the Hall of Fame section is home to 81 inductees. These inductees include players, managers & executives who were involved in Cincinnati's baseball legacy, which dates back to 1869, the year the original Cincinnati Red Stockings took the field. Inductions take place every other year.

Maria Pepe was one of the first girls to play Little League Baseball after Little League officially banned girls from participating in 1951.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Navy Midshipmen</span> Sports teams of the United States Naval Academy

The Navy Midshipmen are the athletic teams that represent the United States Naval Academy. The academy sponsors 36 varsity sports teams and 12 club sport teams. Both men's and women's teams are called Navy Midshipmen or "Mids". They participate in the NCAA's Division I, as a non-football member of the Patriot League, a football-only member of the American Athletic Conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and a member of the Collegiate Sprint Football League (men), Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (men), Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges, Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (men), Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference (men) and Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Navy is also one of approximately 300 members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">American Family Field Walk of Fame</span> Baseball exhibit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The American Family Field Walk of Fame is an exhibit located at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that commemorates baseball players, coaches, executives, and broadcasters who have made significant contributions to Major League Baseball (MLB) in Milwaukee. Established by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2001 with the opening of the stadium, it encompasses the entire history of the Brewers since 1970 and that of the Milwaukee Braves, who played in the city from 1953 to 1965. Twenty-three individuals have been inducted as of 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chicago Colleens</span> Minor league baseball team

The Chicago Colleens were a women's professional baseball team who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1948 to 1951, evolving into a development team. The team was based Chicago, Illinois and played their home games at Shewbridge Field.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame</span> Former museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame (BMHF) was founded in 1999, to honor various players, managers, coaches, executives, and others who have been a part of the Atlanta Braves professional-baseball franchise during its years in Boston (1871–1952), Milwaukee (1953–1965), and/or Atlanta (1966–present). The Museum and Hall of Fame, named after former Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr., was located in Turner Field on the northwest side at Aisle 134.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball . Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. Bouchette, Ed (July 31, 2018). "Thomas Tull, Steelers part owner, headed to Little League Hall of Excellence". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved August 26, 2018.

41°13′44″N76°58′51″W / 41.2288°N 76.9808°W / 41.2288; -76.9808