INDIANAPOLIS — Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey got the call Monday, elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
Herzog and Harvey missed by one vote in their previous tries. This time, they easily drew enough support to reach Cooperstown.
Among those who came close this year was former players’ union head Marvin Miller. He was on a separate slate for executives and officials, and fell two votes short.
Herzog was a fixture in major-league dugouts for two decades. He won the 1982 World Series and three NL pennants with the Cardinals and three division titles with Kansas City. He became the 19th manager to make the Hall.
Harvey umpired in the National League for 31 seasons before retiring in 1992.
“I don’t know why he should get in,” Herzog said jokingly. “Doug kicked me out of more games than any other umpire.”
Footnotes.
The Yankees sent reliever Brian Bruney to the Nationals for a player to be named, said left-hander Andy Pettitte’s representatives told them he wants to return for 2010 and acknowledged interest in right-hander Jason Marquis.
• St. Louis and right- hander Brad Penny reached a tentative agreement on a $7.5 million, one- year contract pending a physical.
• The Tigers agreed to a $1.55 million, one-year contract with shortstop Adam Everett and traded left-hander Clay Rapada to the Rangers in exchange for a player to be named or cash.
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