Andre Dawson, Whitey Herzog and National League umpire Doug Harvey got their day in Cooperstown on Sunday afternoon, as the National Baseball Hall of Fame held its’ annual induction ceremony. Herzog managed the Cardinals, but he also managed the Texas Rangers, California Angels and Kansas City Royals. In his 11 years with the Cards, he led them to three pennants and one World Series title in 1982.
Harvey was an umpire for 30 years, from 1962-92. He umpired the NLCS a record nine times, and also worked five World Series. He and Whitey were picked by the Veterans Committee
Andre Dawson was the only player inducted and became the second member of the Hall of Fame with a Montreal Expos cap on his plaque.
Dawson received 77.9 percent of the vote -- eclipsing the necessary 75% -- in his ninth year of eligibility. The National League Rookie of the Year with the Montreal Expos in 1977 and the league's Most Valuable Player with the Chicago Cubs in 1987, Dawson was a .279 career hitter with 438 home runs, 1,591 runs batted in and 314 stolen bases. J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner Bill Madden and Giants broadcaster Jon Miller, the 35th recipient of Ford C. Frick Award, were also honored on Sunday.