"This book covers the origins and history of baseball's Hall of Fame museum and its election process, provides general information on each year's class and induction ceremony, includes concise biographical and career discussion for every Hall of Famer, as well as commentary on his (Effa Manley is the lone female) path to election, and highlights of his speech"--Provided by publisher.

This history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony covers the entire period of its existence, from its inception in 1939 up until the year 2009. Included are biographical sketches of each of the 292 inductees, as well as highlights from their induction speeches.