Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame
Class of 2014
David Cone
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Pitched the 16th perfect game in baseball history on July 18, 1999
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Career won-loss record: 194–126 with 3.46 ERA and 2,688 strikeouts
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5x All-Star and 5x World Series champion; 1994 AL Cy Young Award winner
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Had standout years for the NY Mets, NY Yankees, KC Royals and Toronto Blue Jays
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Currently a broadcaster for the NY Yankees
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Proud of his Northern Irish roots
Tom Gorman
- Umpired in more than 3,700 games, including five World Series (1956, '58, '63, '68, '74) and five 5 All-Star Games; was behind the plate during the deciding seventh games in ‘58 and ‘68
- Worked the plate for two no-hitters, and Bob Gibson's record 17 strike out World Series game, and was part of the crew for Don Larsen's perfect game,
- Honored with the prestigious Bill Slocum Award and Bill Klem Award
- Was buried in his uniform with his indicator in his hand reading 3 and 2
- Son, Brian Gorman, is a current MLB umpire.
Bill Shea
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Patriarch of expansion era of Major League Baseball (1959-78), including the New York Mets (1962)
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Namesake of Shea Stadium (longtime home of the Mets), The Bill Shea Distinguished Little League
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Graduate Award, and William Shea Friendship Ball Field (Marcus Garvey Park – Harlem Little League)
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Honored on the outfield wall alongside other retired players numbers at Shea Stadium and CitiField
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Generous supporter of The American Ireland Fund and the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
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Family roots in Co. Kerry
Hal McCoy
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Cincinnati Reds reporter for FOXSportsOhio.com
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Longtime beat writer for the Dayton Daily News
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Baseball Hall of Fame’s J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoree in 2003
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Family roots trace back to Co. Donegal
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Has attended McCoy family reunions in Braxton Co., West Virginia, where his ancestors settled
Dave Schofield
- Official photographer of the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame
- Has photographed countless players for numerous MLB (Phillies and Yankees) and Minor League teams, including the Trenton Thunder and Lakewood Blue Claws, over the past four decades
- Covered 2009 World Series in New York and Philadelphia; has seven championship rings
- Voice of Canisius College Golden Griffins Basketball and other sports
- Family roots trace back to Co. Donegal