COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Former Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh is among the former managers who will be on the ballot when the National Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans Committee votes next month.
Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog, Gene Mauch, Tom Kelly, Davey Johnson, Hank O'Day, Steve O'Neill and Charlie Grimm also are on the 10-man ballot for managers and umpires. The Hall released the names Tuesday. The only former umpire up for consideration is Doug Harvey.
Murtaugh, named in 1999 as the top manager in franchise history, was previously considered in 2007. He received six of 16 possible votes; 12 votes, or 75 percent, are required for enshrinement.
In his 15 seasons and four separate stints at the helm of the Pirates, Murtaugh had a .540 winning percentage and won two World Series titles as a prohibitive underdog -- in 1960 against the New York Yankees and in 1971 against the Baltimore Orioles. He was twice named manager of the year by The Sporting News.
He retired for good following the 1976 season because of health reasons
A separate ballot for executives and pioneers includes former owners Gene Autry (Angels), Ewing Kauffman (Royals), John Fetzer (Tigers), Jacob Ruppert (Yankees) and Sam Breadon (Cardinals) along with former players' association head Marvin Miller.
Retired National League president Bill White and former general managers Bob Howsam, John McHale and Gabe Paul also will be considered.
Separate committees will gather at the baseball winter meetings in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, and vote totals will be announced the following day. Candidates must be on 75 percent on the ballots, and anyone elected will be inducted July 25 along with players elected in January by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
When the revamped Veterans Committee first deliberated on managers, umpires and executives two years ago, it elected former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss.
Herzog and Harvey each fell one vote short. Miller got only three of 12 possible votes, down from 63 percent earlier in 2007 under the previous system.
The Veterans Committee has been revised twice since 2001, when charges of cronyism followed the election of Bill Mazeroski. What was a 15-member panel was expanded to include every living Hall member, but it failed to elect anyone in three tries.
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