A number of people have already contributed to The Hall Ball in a myriad of ways. Without them, we wouldn’t be as close as we are. Thanks to you and for believing in the quest.
Player Access
Brian Coppola with JP Sports and Rock Solid Promotions * Mollie Ann Bracigliano, Jared Salvato and Reggie Halloway with MAB Celebrity Services * Brendan Herlihy, Eric Levy, George De Jesus and Nicole with Steiner Sports * Quentin Hasak with Doubleday Field * Brandon Koehnke with the Cleveland Indians * Sean Morgan and Lauren Graziano with Fanatics Authentic * Joe Pelc with the Illinois Office of Mines and Minerals
Donations
AAA
Alana Jacoby * Steve Rosenberg * Elizabeth Rothman * Beth LaValle * Marlene Vogelsang * Daniel Lipton * Dan Adamsky * Dennis Degenhardt * Brian Sattinger
Major League
Anonymous * Sophia McGee * John Wakelin * John Thorn * Marjorie Adams * John Sawicki * George Dougherty
All Star
Julia & Ralph Carhart * Bill Cornell * Dakin Lecakes * Laurie & Bob Peterson * Amelia J. Michael * Douglas Filomena
Hall of Famer
Tony Milito * Peg Samuels
Website Bio Writers
Alan Bard * Brian Beebe * Arthur Boodaghian * Ej Garr * Jeff Greenberg * Tony Milito * Marty & Tisha Peronto * Michael Rinehart Jr. * Steve Rosenberg * Steve Smith
Other Angels
Ej Garr and Lisa Iannucci with Sportspalooza Radio
Stew Thornley, whose amazing website has been invaluable on the journey.
Tony Milito, who took the photos of Red Schoendienst and Bill Mazeroski, and was my most vocal advocate on social media.
Mark and Jackson Bell, who took tender care of the Ball when they traveled to Milwaukee to get the photo of Henry Aaron
Rebecca Ash, Martín Dihigo Jr., Casey Drane, Jeff Greenberg, Sage Hershman, Jess Hoffman, Ken Kerbs, Corey Kilgannon, Jeremy Krock (founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project), Dakin Lecakes, Amelia J. Michael, Bob Peterson, Jeremy Rishe, Steve Rosenberg, Phil Ross, Mel Schmittroth, Orion Schmittroth, Xavier Schmittroth, Brook Silva-Braga, Loren Studley, Robert Tholkes, and Bryan Thomas, all of whom have joined me on various parts of my travels. An extra shout out to all the Cubaballistas, especially Clem Paredes, Kit and Pepito Krieger, and Larry Phillips. Without them the trip to Cruces, and the chance to visit the grave of Martín Dihigo with his charming son by my side, would not have been possible.
The following people helped make The Hall Ball possible by providing an itinerant traveler with a place to rest: Rebecca Ash * The Brennans (Meredith, David, Jack and Abigail) * Joe Blodgett & Joey Kotfica * Elizabeth Rothman * Robert Tholkes
And, most importantly, Anna, Finn and Violet, who have sacrificed countless hours of vacation time so that I could drag them through another cemetery. Without the three of you, there would be no Hall Ball.