Umpire Harvey dies
Doug Har vey, one of 10 umpires enshrined in the baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 87.
Harvey umpired in the National League from 1962 through 1992 and was a crew chief for 18 of his 31 seasons. He worked the World Series five times, six All-Star Games and 4,673 games in the regular season.
His plaque at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., notes that “his knowledge of the rules and nononsense control of the game led players to refer to him as ‘god.’ ”
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