Help With Ballpark Statues

[The Jaunt]

I am currently doing a feature on my site just simply honoring black history month by posting stadium statues.

I was wondering if anyone could help me with either photos (Which you will be credited for) or the inscription on the statue (This is probably the hardest part).

Any help would be appreciated, but I am more or less hoping for assistance with the inscriptions.

If you can/want to help out...feel free to send me an email or PM me here.

Specifically, these are the ones I need help with:

Hank Aaron inscription (Miller Park)
Willies Mays and Willie McCovey inscriptions (AT & T Park)
Frank Robinson Photo and Inscription (Great American Ballpark)
Frank White inscription (Kauffman Stadium)
Willie Horton photo and inscription (Comerica Park)
Minnie Minoso photo and inscription (US Cellular)

In general...feel free to visit, comment, hang out or contribute at www.thejaunt.com

[2Chance]

Here's some help with Willie the Wonder at Comerica Park:

Located in the walkway above left field in Comerica Park in
Downtown Detroit and visible from Adams between Witherell and Brush



The inscription reads:

WILLIE HORTON
"WILLIE THE WONDER"
Born October 18, 1942 Arno Virginia

Detroit Tigers OF, DH 1963-77 Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, &
Toronto Blue Jays DH, OF 1978 Seattle Mariners DH 1979-80

A HOMETOWN HERO WHOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON AND
OFF THE FIELD ARE A CREDIT TO THE CITY OF DETROIT

ACHIEVEMENTS AND HONORS

Raised in a Detroit Housing Project and overcame adversity
to become a Tiger hometown hero
Was a baseball star for Detroit's Northwestern High School
and played Detroit sandlot baseball
Was instrumental in helping crush the violence that erupted
during the 1967 riots in Detroit
Batted .326 his first season with the Tigers
Had 100 or more RBI in 1965 104 and 1966 100
Threw out Lou Brock at home plate in the pivotal Game Five
of the 1968 World Series
Led the team in Home Runs 1968 36 1969 28 and 1975 25
Hit 325 Career Home Runs, 1163 RBI, and had a .273 lifetime Batting Average
Was elected to four All Star teams as a Tiger
Had his uniform number 23 retired July 15, 2000

Sculptors: Julie & Omni Amrany Co-Sculptor: Gary Tillery
Dedicated: July 15, 2000

[The Jaunt]

Wow. Thank you very much. That is a great help. If these are your personal photos and you wish to be credited...please email or PM your real name.

Thanks again.

[2Chance]

I took those three shots, but don't need any recognition.

I think more people know me as 2Chance than know my real name anyway. How 'bout a nice plug for Baseball-Fever?

[The Jaunt]

Cool. No prob.

I've been coming to this message board for years, I just re-registered with a new email address.

So I do already have a link to Baseball Almanac. I love the site/forums. But I can most certainly plug the awesome community here.

[StadiumPage]

Here is the Minnie Minoso Statue. I didn't take a picture of the inscription though:

[The Jaunt]

Thank you for your help. I will most certainly use your image. I'll try to see if I can hunt down the inscription.

[StadiumPage]

Any time.

Feel free to check out my website www.stadiumpage.com for anything else you may want to use. I definetly have pics of the Mays and McCovey statues on my site but don't have the inscriptions.

[The Jaunt]

Yeah, I was already checking out your site. Good stuff. Thanks for offering your pics.

I'll be sure to credit and link to your site. Out of curiosity, do you have plans to hit up any more stadiums this year?

[StadiumPage]

Yeah, I was already checking out your site. Good stuff. Thanks for offering your pics.

I'll be sure to credit and link to your site. Out of curiosity, do you have plans to hit up any more stadiums this year?

Yea, big plans this year. I'm planning on going to the new Washington park and a trip to Cincy/Detroit/Toronto/Cleveland.

[The Jaunt]

Yea, big plans this year. I'm planning on going to the new Washington park and a trip to Cincy/Detroit/Toronto/Cleveland.

Awesome! Yeah, I am planning on hitting up Nationals Park too. I've been to all of the others, except for Detroit. Cleveland is an awesome experience. Toronto (the city) rocks.