Awards
Each year, the museum presents the following awards:
- Oscar Charleston Legacy Award – "Most Valuable Players" in the National (NL) and American (AL) leagues
- Pitcher of the Year – "Pitchers of the Year" in the NL and AL:
- Leroy "Satchel" Paige Legacy Award (2000–2005)
- Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan Legacy Award (2006–present)
- Larry Doby Legacy Award – "Rookies of the Year" in the NL and AL
- Hilton Smith Legacy Award – "Relievers of the Year" in the NL and AL
- Walter "Buck" Leonard Legacy Award – batting champions in the NL and AL
- Josh Gibson Legacy Award – "Home Run" leaders in the NL and AL
- James "Cool Papa" Bell Legacy Award – "Stolen Base" leaders in the NL and AL
- Charles Isham "C. I." Taylor Legacy Award – "Managers of the Year" in the NL and AL
- Andrew "Rube" Foster Legacy Award – "Executives of the Year" in the NL and AL
- John Henry "Pop" Lloyd Legacy Award – in recognition of "Baseball and Community Leadership"
- Sam Lacy Legacy Award – "Baseball Writer of the Year"
- Jackie Robinson Lifetime Achievement Award – for "Career Excellence in the Face of Adversity"
- John "Buck" O'Neil Legacy Award – to a local or national corporate/private philanthropist for "Outstanding Support of the NLBM"
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