Danny Murtaugh Hall of Fame Ballot

Hello All,

Many of you probably already know that my grandfather is once again on the ballot for the Hall of Fame. The vote is on December 6, and the competition is strong. If you would like to help his chances, you can write to the Hall of Fame Veterans' Committee Members before the vote.

Please don’t feel you have to get too into the statistics – they know all that. Please focus on what he meant to the Pirates, what he meant to Pittsburgh, what he meant to baseball, and – most of all – what he meant to you personally. There are a few candidates with similar stats. From what I’ve learned about my grandfather in the past two years, I doubt there are any that match his character.

The HOF will forward letters to the 16 members of the Veterans’ Committee IF each envelope has the return address of the sender and the proper postage applied.

In other words, you can send a package to the HOF containing 16 letters, each in a stamped envelope with your return address and the “to” section left blank. Please enclose a note asking to have the letters forwarded to the committee members in support of Danny Murtaugh. The HOF will put a label on each one and put them in the mail. I’ll put a list of the voters at the end of this email in case you want to personalize your letters.

The package should be sent to:

Jackie Brown
Administration Asst. – Communications
Baseball Hall of Fame
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326


The vote is going to be EXTREMELY close so any help that you have time to provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again for all of your help. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Take care,
Colleen Hroncich

Email: colleen@DannyMurtaughMemories.com

Website: http://dannymurtaughmemories.com/

The 16-member electorate charged with reviewing the Managers/Umpires ballot will include Hall of Famers Jim Bunning, Bob Gibson, Fergie Jenkins, Al Kaline, Tom Lasorda, Phil Niekro, Tony Perez, Billy Williams and Dick Williams; former executive Jim Frey; current executives Roland Hemond (Diamondbacks) and Bob Watson (Major League Baseball); and veteran media members Tim Kurkjian (ESPN), Jack O’Connell and Tom Verducci (Sports Illustrated), with one elector yet to be announced.

Link to HOF website announcement: http://community.baseballhall.org/Page.aspx?pid=428.

This Danny Murtaugh Career Baseball plaque is curenntly on display in the Delco Sports Hall of Fame in Chadds Ford, Pa. Mini versions known as table toppers are available through the Phila A's Society's Gift Shoppe. Click here to order now.