The Veterans Committee announced today that it has named five new members to the Baseball Hall of Fame. They are:
- Manager Dick Williams who won the two World Series with Oakland (1972 and 1973) and pennants with Boston (1967) and San Diego (1985).
- Manager Billy Southworth who won the Series twice with the Cardinals (1942 and 1944).
- Commisioner (1969 - 1984) Bowie Kuhn who defended the reserve clause against Curt Flood and had a reputation for being hard on players who abused drugs.
- Owner Walter O'Malley who moved the Dodgers from Brooklyn to LA in 1958.
- Owner Barney Dreyfuss who built the first modern steel-frame triple-tier stadium, Forbes Field, for his Pirates in 1909.
On the ballot but unselected were Whitey Herzog who won the Series with the Cardinals in 1982 and Marvin Miller, former head of the players' association.
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The Post-Dispatch is reporting that Whitey missed it by one vote! Says Whitey, “I wish I would have got in.. But I’m enthused about the system. This system is going to be fine.”
Maybe next time (the committee votes again on managers in two years).
Wow… one freaking vote. That’s rough. The White Rat should get in IMO.
I should probably know this but did they every fix the travesty that was Buck Oneil not getting in?
No. http://toonrefugee.com/toonblog/sports/a-tribute-to-buck-oneil/31