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Originally Posted by z28jd

Are you talking about the Negro League players enshrined in Cooperstown already?

If so, they are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame just like anyone else enshrined. Satchel Paige's plaque is right between Joe Kelley and Yogi Berra. There has never been any separation since I've been going as a little kid slightly more than 30 years ago. There's no difference. There was a category separation in the old yearbooks I have, but that was only because they didn't have stats available, so they didn't fit in the stats section. However, when the bios were broken down into sections, you would find them alongside others at the position.

If you're talking about the Negro League Museum in Kansas City, then you wouldn't combine them because different people vote on them. It would be odd to have a process in place and not follow it. I would also assume it should be easier to get into the Negro League Museum as a player, similar to players being in team Hall of Fames, but not Cooperstown.

When I was there they made it very clear they are a museum and not a HOF. Definately worth a visit for anyone who has not been there.