Day 15: Cooperstown

Today was a travel day for us, and we decided to take advantage of the chance to stop by Cooperstown, NY and visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. The museum was amazing, and definitely a must-see for any baseball fan. The most impressive section by far was the Hall of Champions, where each player has a bronze bust and brief paragraph written up about his career. The 1st class was inducted in 1936, and Ty Cobb received the most votes of the 5 who were inducted (Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy mathewson, Walter Johnson). Roberto Clemente was elected in 1973, voted in before the mandatory 5-year waiting period because of the special cirumstances of his life.



The Hall of Fame also had several other interesting sections. A timeline chronicled the game from its origins in the post-Civil War 19th century all the way up to the most recent World Series. All the great teams and players throughout history had a display that displayed their accomplishments. On the 3rd floor, the game's unique aspects were showcased. The evolution of baseball parks was a major exhibit, along with a section about team's mascots.



There was also a section for great fans throughout history, and part of an exhibit detailed one man's journey to see a game in all 30 ballparks in 37 days. But, he flew to some of his games, so maybe we can get in there for driving to all of the games.

We left Boston at 9:00am, and got to Cooperstown at around 1:00. After looking around for almost 2 hours, we were on our way to our stayover at the Comfort Inn in Syracuse, the 1st hotel of the trip. However, we are lucky enough to be staying for free thanks to the "Frequent Trip Points" that my parents have aquired over the years. Thanks Mom and Dad!



Special thanks to Susan Zuck for letting us spend the night in Boston. We had a great time and are very appreciative.

Here are the statistical updates:
1-end of day odometer: 21,428
2-miles traveled today: 352
3-miles traveled total: 4,785
4-states traveled in today: Massachusetts, New York
bonus stat: between the years 1988-1993, Dennis Eckersley had 458 strikeouts and only 51 walks, giving him a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.98:1