The Today’s Game Committee has elected outfielder Harold Baines and reliever Lee Smith to the Hall of Fame, it was announced today. Those two were among the ten individuals who were contributors to baseball in 1988 and later who were under consideration. Also nominated were George Steinbrenner, Lou Piniella, Davey Johnson, Charlie Manuel, Orel Hershiser, Joe Carter, Albert Belle, and Will Clark.
Smith spent over a decade as a top closer, initially with the Chicago Cubs from 198-87, and then for a number of teams, spending time with the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles.