THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL

of Fame and Museum is the oldest and

most revered of all the sports Halls of Fame．

Enshrinement is the highest honor a major league

player can receive．

Though Baseball Magazine used the term

“HaⅡofFame”as early as 1 908 to describe．a list

of pitchers who had thrown 110—hit games．its

meaning changed when baseball decided to honor

its premier performers．Today,the term embraces

all three branches ofthe sport s shrine：the g,aHery

where the plaques of the Hall of Fame players

hang，as well as the adjacent museum and library．