LINKS
The below listed links give great information about Danny Murtaugh, Major League Baseball, The Hall of Fame, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Danny Murtaugh Memories:
http://www.dannymurtaughmemories.com
This link was developed by Danny Murtaugh’s granddaughter, Colleen Walton Hroncich, to collect stories and memories about Danny. These stories will then be put into a book she and her mother (Danny’s daughter) are writing. It will be released in December 2009.
Pirates legend Danny Murtaugh is in my Hall of Fame, at least:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07339/839187-294.stm
A letter written to the Post Gazette by his granddaughter after Danny Murtaugh did not get elected to the Hall of Fame in 2007. This is a must read.
Seeking Tales of Pirate Legend:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08108/873899-56.stm
A Post Gazette article discussing the efforts Danny Murtaugh’s daughter and granddaughter are on to collect stories that depict the special life of Danny Murtaugh.
He’s Hall of Famer in Family’s Hearts:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_549173.html
An article by the Pittsburgh Tribune that details the book project by Danny’s daughter and granddaughter in an effort to get him elected to the HOF.
Players’ Manager Murtaugh Engendered Cohesiveness:
http://web.baseballhalloffame.org/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071128&content_id=5637&vkey=hof_news
A very nice article written by Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com concerning Danny’s managerial career and written after his nomination by the screening committee in 2007.
S.T.A.R. Winner on Hall of Fame Mission:
http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080715&content_id=3138800&vkey=allstar2008&fext=.jsp
An article by Jenifer Langosch that details the efforts of my daughter to help get Danny Murtaugh elected to the HOF.
Pittsburgh Pirates Records
http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/pit/history/index.jsp
The Pittsburgh Pirates site that lists year by year results, retired numbers, players through the years, and all-time record holders.
Baseball Hall of Fame:
http://web.baseballhalloffame.org/index.jsp
The official site of the Baseball Hall of Fame. If you are a baseball fan, you must spend some time on this site.
Remembering the First All-Black Lineup:
http://bruce.mlblogs.com/archives/2006/09/remembering_the.html
An article by Bruce Markusen about the first all-black lineup fielded by Danny Murtaugh.
World Series Managers’ Records:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/mgrvic2.shtml
A listing of World Series Championships by each manager and shows only 8 managers in the history of baseball have won more championships and of those 8, only Joe Torre is not already in the HOF.
Danny Murtaugh Managerial Record – Baseball-Reference.com:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=danny+murtaugh&fr=ush1-mail
Contains the managerial record for Danny. Sponsored by his granddaughter at dannymurtaughmemories.com
The Baseball Cube: Danny Murtaugh:
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/danny-murtaugh.shtml
Contains statistics on Danny as a player.
Danny Murtaugh – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Murtaugh
Gives a comprehensive biography and facts about Danny.
General Hall of Fame Debate:
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/forums/viewforum/60/
This is a blog that can be used to support Danny for the Hall of Fame.
Danny Murtaugh Biography:
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/danny-murtaugh/
A short and concise bio of Danny Murtaugh with links to other related sites.
Chester PA Tribute to Danny Murtaugh:
http://www.delcobaseball.org/danny_murtaugh.pdf
This is a unique site that pays tribute to Danny Murtaugh as the first manager to field an all-black lineup on 1 September, 1971. This tribute is by his hometown of Chester, PA in Delaware County.
SI Vault: Danny Murtaugh:
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/topic/article/Danny_Murtaugh/1900-01-01/2100-12-31/mdd/index.htm
An archive of articles about Danny Murtaugh that were published in Sports Illustrated Magazine.
Old Chester, PA: Famous Personalities:
http://www.oldchesterpa.com/history_warfel_4.htm#murtaugh_danny
A nice paragraph about Danny Murtaugh and his character and his love for the game and his family.
Pittsburgh Pirates Managers (1891-2009) by Baseball Almanac:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/mgrtmpp.shtml
A listing of the records of all of the Pirates’ managers.
After Jackie Robinson:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1609652_1609645_1609603,00.html
An article by Richie Allen that showed Danny Murtaugh tried to use an all minority lineup as early as 1963.
World Series Managers’ Records:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/mgrvic2.shtml
A listing of World Series Championships by each manager and shows only 8 managers in the history of baseball have won more championships and of those 8, only Joe Torre is not already in the HOF.
