Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Announces Lifetime Achievement Award honorees for 2013 Legends for Youth Dinner
Colorado Springs, CO – The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) is pleased to announce that Bobby Richardson and Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will be honored with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 14th Annual Legends for Youth Dinner in New York City.
The event, which will take place on Tuesday, November 19 at the New York Marriott Marquis, aims to recognize former Major League players for their accomplishments on the diamond coupled with their off-the-field contributions to communities across the nation.
Smith, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002, was a fifteen-time All-Star and thirteen-time Gold Glove winner throughout his 19-year career, and still holds the record for most assists at shortstop in a season. For his efforts at shortstop, was awarded the Silver Slugger Award in 1987. Smith won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1989, the Branch Rickey Award in 1994, and the Roberto Clemente Award in 1995, due to his involvement in childrens charities, including the Ronald McDonald House, the Annie Malone Children’s Home, the Boys Club of St. Louis, and Kids in the Middle. Smith played for the San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals, assisting the Cardinals in their World Series win in 1982.
The second honoree, Richardson, played for the New York Yankees for the entirety of his 12-year career. Richardson played second base for the Yankees, helping them to three World Series championships, in 1958, 1961, and 1962. Named the World Series MVP in 1960, he remains the only player from a losing team to ever receive that honor. Richardson also won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1963 for his on and off-field contributions. Richardson was involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the American Tract Society, and South Carolina’s tuberculosis campaign. Richardson was an eight-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner.
MLBPAA allocates proceeds from the dinner to the Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic series. The Legends for Youth program is a series of free baseball clinics designed to provide children with positive role models, teach young players baseball fundamentals and promote the game of baseball. Former players, such as George Foster, Bobby Grich, Ferguson Jenkins, Phil Niekro, Brooks Robinson, Harmon Killebrew, Orlando Cepeda and Tom Seaver, have participated in past clinics.
The Brooks Robinson Community Service Award and the Heart and Hustle Award will be presented at the Legends for Youth Dinner.
To purchase a table or tickets for the Legends for Youth Dinner, please contact Nikki Warner, Public Relations Coordinator, at nikki@mlbpaa.com or visit www.baseballalumni.com.
Contact: Nikki Warner
Public Relations Coordinator
nikki@mlbpaa.com, (719) 477-1870 x. 105
About the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA)
MLBPAA was founded in 1982 with the mission of promoting baseball, raising money for charity, and protecting the dignity of the game through its Alumni players. The MLBPAA is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado with a membership of 6,400, of which approximately 5,300 are Alumni and current players. Alumni players find the MLBPAA to be a vital tool to become involved in charity and community philanthropy.
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