Danny Murtaugh, the manager of the 1960 and 1971 World Series winning Pirates teams, is one of 10 people who is eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame this year via the Golden Days Committee.
Murtaugh managed the Pirates for 15 years over four different stints from 1957 to 1976, compiling a 1,115-950 record. Hall of Famer Fred Clarke is the only Pirate to manage the team longer or win more games with the club.
Murtaugh is the only Pirate manager to win two World Series and four division titles with the team, overseeing seven-game series victories over the Yankees in 1960 and Orioles in 1971.
His No. 40 has been retired by the club since 1977.
Murtaugh also spent two years as a Pirate coach in 1956 and 1957 and wrapped up his nine-year playing career with the Pirates from 1948-1951.
Also on the Golden Age Committee’s ballot are former Pirate infielder Maury Wills and Wampum, Pa. native Dick Allen, as well as Ken Boyer, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Roger Maris, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva and Billy Pierce.
Anyone who receives at least 75% of the vote from the 16-person committee will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 24, 2022, along with any electees who are selected via the 2022 Baseball Writers’ Association of America election. The BBWAA vote will be announced on Jan. 25, 2022.
The Golden Days Committee focuses on candidates whose main contributions to the game came from 1950-1969.
Voting will take place during the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla. on Dec. 5.
The Baseball Hall of Fame also announced 10 candidates for the Early Baseball Era Committee to consider. They are: Bill Dahlen, Josh Donaldson, Bud Fowler, Vic Harris – who managed the Homestead Grays for 11 years in addition to his playing career – Grant Johnson, Lefty O’Doul, Buck O’Neil, Dick Redding, Allie Reynolds and George Scales.
