Bench, Yastrzemski elected as part of historic Class of 1989
At the 1989 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, Bench and Yastrzemski helped draw a record crowd to the Hall of Fame to watch the Class of 1989 – which also included umpire Al Barlick and second baseman Red Schoendienst – celebrate its moment in the sun.
Craig Muder is the director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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