Negro Leagues Committee
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The Negro Leagues Committee was a special body of the National Baseball Hall of Fame responsible for evaluating and selecting players and figures from the Negro Leagues for induction.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball selection committee
ⓘ
special committee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
correct historical exclusion of Negro leagues players from the Hall of Fame
ⓘ
recognize achievements of Negro leagues participants ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Negro American League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ other Negro leagues and independent Black baseball teams ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionType | collective committee vote ⓘ |
| domain | sports history ⓘ |
| field | baseball ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American baseball players excluded from Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Negro leagues history ⓘ |
| formedAs | special body distinct from the regular Hall of Fame Veterans Committee ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Negro leagues candidates not previously considered by standard Hall of Fame processes ⓘ |
| hasTask |
identify overlooked Negro leagues candidates
ⓘ
recommend inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ review historical records of Negro leagues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Cooperstown, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | specialized evaluation of Negro leagues candidates for Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | rules of the National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| partOf | National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | evaluate Negro leagues players and figures for Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
selecting Negro leagues executives for the National Baseball Hall of Fame
ⓘ
selecting Negro leagues managers for the National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ selecting Negro leagues players for the National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ selecting other significant Negro leagues contributors for the National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
contributions to Negro leagues baseball
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historical significance in Negro leagues ⓘ playing record in Negro leagues ⓘ |
| selectionScope | pre-integration era of professional baseball in the United States ⓘ |
| selectionType | Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
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