Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey died Saturday at age 87:
Harvey umpired in the National League from 1962 through 1992, and was a crew chief for 18 seasons. He worked five World Series, including the plate for Kirk Gibson’s extraordinary home run in the 1988 opener, and six All-Star Games. His 4,673 games in the regular season rank fifth.
Commissioner Rob Manfred praised Harvey’s “strong presence and communication skills.” He said in a statement: “A generation of umpires learned as a result of Doug’s example, his eagerness to teach the game and his excellent timing behind the plate.”
In particular, Harvey would take an extra split-second to call a play, to be sure he got it right. Remember, that was long before replay could sort things out.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2mG1K3v
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