Doug Harvey

Umpire

Class of 2010

Doug Harvey

Umpire

Class of 2010
Tune in to a high-profile Major League Baseball game in the 1970s or 1980s, and No. 8 – Doug Harvey – was likely to be behind the plate.

Games

Birth year

About Doug Harvey

He was so easily identifiable that no sleeve number was even necessary.

The silver hair, the methodical-yet-authoritative signals. A presence that earned him the nickname “god.”

Tune in to a high-profile Major League Baseball game in the 1970s or 1980s, and No. 8 – Doug Harvey – was likely to be behind the plate.

The Basics

Year inducted
2010
Birth Place
South Gate, California
Birth Year
1930
Died
2018, Visalia California

Career at a Glance

Primary Position
Umpire

Career MLB Stats

Games
4,673

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Doug Harvey remembered as umpire who changed the game