[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: July 21, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO DANNY MURTAUGH

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 1994

  Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Danny 
Murtaugh, a baseball hero from Delaware County, PA. Danny, born and 
raised in Chester, PA, was one of Major League Baseball's all-time 
great managers.
  Danny managed the Pittsburgh Pirates for a total of 15 seasons, in 
the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Under his careful leadership the Pirates 
complied an impressive record of 1,115 wins and 951 losses, a .540 
winning percentage. His teams were so powerful and so productive at the 
plate that they were given the nickname the Pittsburgh Lumber Company.
  Simply winning games, however, wasn't enough for Danny Murtaugh. In 
1960 and 1971, he managed the Pirates to two World Championships. His 
hard work and talent as a manager were twice recognized by Major League 
Baseball when he was named Manager of the Year in 1960 and 1970.
  In 1977, the Pittsburgh Pirates retired the number forty (40) in 
honor of Danny Murtaugh and his remarkable career. Through all of this 
fame and success, however, Danny remembered his roots. When his storied 
career ended, Danny returned to Delaware County where he became a 
longtime resident of Ridely Township.
  Recently, Danny Murtaugh's accomplishments have been recognized by 
the baseball fans of Delaware County. Fans young and old are 
circulating petitions urging the Veterans Committee of the Baseball 
Hall of Fame to induct Danny into his rightful place in Cooperstown, NY 
among baseball's greatest heroes.
  Throughout his career, Danny Murtaugh was a quiet but effective 
leader. A motivator who moved men to accomplish great deeds, he was 
truly one of the game's great managers.
  Today, I join my fellow baseball fans in the Delaware Valley in 
urging the Baseball Hall of Fame Veteran's Committee to honor Danny 
Murtaugh with his induction into this elite class of baseball great.

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