Posted on 12/08/2019 6:35:35 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
Longtime Cardinals catcher Ted Simmons and MLB Players Association executive director Marvin Miller were elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame, as announced tonight on MLB Network. Simmons and Miller were inducted via the Modern Era veterans committee, a 16-person panel focusing on people whose largest contributions to the sport fell between 1970 and 1987.
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Yes, I believe he is the first labor rep. There are a few umps in the Hall also.
https://baseballhall.org/explorer?name=al+simmons&team=All&induction=All&pos=All&state=All&born%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&bats=All&throws=All
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https://baseballhall.org/explorer?name=al+simmons&team=All&induction=All&pos=All&state=All&born%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&bats=All&throws=All
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