JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Jon Nunnally’s all-star jersey? Check.

Hugh Baumann’s 100th Home Run Ball? Check.

A statue of George Sisler? Check.

Every significant artifact in Johannesburg Steelmen history - and some insignificant ones - can be found at the brand new Johannesburg Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Hall opens on April eleventh, to coincide with the team’s home opener against Berlin.

They’ve played Weaverball in Johannesburg consistently since 2005, and recently retired outfielder Bobby Higginson, the museum’s curator, has been there for all of it.

“It’s always been a passion of mine… I mean, I followed this team from Dallas, to Phoenix, and then here. If anyone knows the history of the franchise, it’s me.”

So Higginson floated his idea of a museum to Steelmen Owner Rick Gregg.

“When Bobby came to me… he had even drawn up plans for a building! We talked about it, and with a little work discovered we had enough room behind the center field wall to house a museum. This way fans can look at the history of the team, and watch the game.”

The Hall of Fame is divided into four sections. The smallest section highlights the short-lived Johannesburg Zebras, who after one year packed up and left for Belfast… where the team would win four Cups of Ultimate Power and go to the Weaver Series six times.

The one season in Johannesburg yielded just 30 wins.

“There’s a jersey there,” Higginson says. “And, uhm, a couple gloves from players. And of course, a shrine to Johannesburg’s only Hall of Famer - so far - Noto Otoyo.”

The Otoyo corner holds a complete uniform worn by the third baseman-turned-ostrich rancher. There’s the bat Otoyo used to hit the first home run in Zebra history. And, a copy of his Weaver League Hall of Fame induction speech.

“Unfortunately,” Higginson says, “We don’t know what it says. We thought he was from Japan, but when we brought in some scholars from JU (Johannesburg University) to translate it, they told us it was some form of dialect they couldn’t understand. And as we all know, Noto disappeared… I’ve heard rumors about him. They say he’s hanging out with Sidd Finch, but we haven’t confirmed that. Also something about a guy named Cerrano… but I don’t know what that means.”

Next, fans can remember the three-year tenure of the Johannesburg Poachers.

“We’ve got the contract signed to move the team from Phoenix to South Africa… team photos, uniforms, and banners… and a kid-sized replica of the old Poacher Park,” Higginson says.

Complete sets of trading cards from every Poacher team and a file cabinet full of protest letters about the team’s name are also on display.

Dead away center field features monument row, where statues of famous Johannesburg players can be found.

Noto Otoyo has a statue. So does Sandy Koufax, the ace pitcher who spent two years in a Poacher uniform. And the team’s current stars are there as well.

“George (Sisler) had a statue after his first year with the Steelmen… we just moved it inside. Hugh Baumann has one…we put his out with George’s last year. Like I said, we just moved them indoors.”

Higginson is too modest to mention his own statue, which the team plans to unveil at the grand opening.

“It’s a great honor… I guess I’m getting it because I’m the longest serving member of the franchise, but I don’t know that I deserve it.”

Higginson’s career .259 average isn’t much, but nine years in Johannesburg does say a lot.

The team plans to add a new statue every opening day, and the statues are made of - what else - Steel.

Finally, there is a vast room dedicated to the Johannesburg Steelmen.

The first thing you see is the Steel Mascot, greeting you as you walk in. The Grinning Giant holds a bat in one hand, and a ball in the other, as he invites you in.

The walls are plastered with Steelmen pictures. A picture and a steel shovel from the Steel Mill groundbreaking.

And the most interesting part of the Steelmen Hall of Fame… The Roll Call.

“We thought that it shouldn’t just be the stars… everyone should be remembered.”

Anyone who has ever donned a Steelmen uniform has a picture on the Roll Call, and beneath the picture is an autograph cast in steel. From Al Abbott to Farmer Wrona, from Bobby Higginson to Kevin Haid, no matter how popular a player was, or how many games they played, their picture is here.

“Some of the autographs were tough to track down. No one was really sure what happened to Alriar ‘Admiral’ Ackbar… but we found him. We also got the coaching staff up there. Without Frank Thomas and George Brett, this team doesn’t win 100 games. They even got me to have a career season last year, and I was just about washed up!”

The museum will be open seven days a week, from 9 to 5. If there’s a game, the museum will open at nine and close two hours after the game’s completion. Admission is free.