Hall of fame umpire Doug Harvey is born

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March 13, 1930 Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey was born South Gate, CA. 

Nicknamed God (by MLB players), he was a NL umpire for 31 seasons (1962-1992). He umpired a total of 4,673 games, 3rd most in MLB history at the time of his retirement. He was elected to the Hall of Fame (by the Veterans Committee) in 2010.

Doug passed away in 2018 at the age of 87.

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