Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame
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The Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame was established in 2008 to honor the accomplishments of Irish Americans in baseball. It is located at Foley's NY Pub & Restaurant, 18 West 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, across from the Empire State Building. Inductees Source: 2008: *Connie Mack, owner-manager *Tug McGraw, reliever *Mark McGwire, slugger *Sean Casey, slugger *John Flaherty, Yankees announcer *Pete Flynn, Mets groundskeeper *Red Foley, sports columnist/official scorer *Jeff Horrigan, sportswriter *Kevin Costner, star of Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, and For Love of the Game. 2009: *Walter O'Malley, Brooklyn and LA Dodgers owner *Steve Garvey, slugger *, slugger *Vin Scully, sportscaster *Jim Joyce, umpire *Ed Lucas, a blind reporter who has covered the Yankees and Mets for more than 40 years 2010: *Brian Cashman, GM, New York Yankees *Tim McCarver, TV analyst and former player *Bob Murphy, New York Mets announcer *Bill James, statistician and Boston Red Sox executive *, baseball’s first superstar 2011: *Nolan Ryan, Hall of Famer and Legend *Big Ed Walsh, Hall of Famer and Legend *John McGraw, Hall of Famer — Manager *Gene Monahan / Steve Donohue, Trainers *Terry Cashman, Entertainer *Chuck Lennon, Executive 2012: *Jeff Nelson, New York Yankees relief pitcher *, Hall of Famer and Legend *, slugger/manager *Jimmy Breslin, journalist *, Hall of Famer and Legend *Mike Roarke, slugger 2013: *Rusty Staub, slugger *, slugger *Bill Madden, sports journalist *Peter O'Malley, slugger and Los Angeles Dodgers President *Dan Shaughnessy, sports columnist for Boston Globe 2014: *David Cone, New York Yankees pitcher, broadcaster *Tom Gorman, umpire *Bill Shea, co-founder of Continental League, namesake of Shea Stadium *Hal McCoy, Cincinnati Reds reporter *Dave Schofield, photographer 2015: *Mike Sweeney, slugger *, broadcaster *, manager *Shannon Forde, Mets executive *Bill Murray, actor, owner of St. Paul Saints
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