Montreal Dawson's leads trio for enshrinement

Montreal Expos slugger Andre Dawson, former manager Whitey Herzog and retired Major League Baseball umpire Doug Harvey will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Dawson, the only player inducted in this year's media vote, might be the last member of the Expos to claim a place in the shrine, the club having moved to Washington in 2005, nine years after Dawson completed a 21-season career.

Two buses from Montreal filled with supporters are set to make the 250-mile trip to watch the ceremony even though they no longer have the team to cheer.

It took nine years for Dawson, a .279 career hitter with 438 home runs and 1,591 runs batted in, to earn the 75 percent approval needed for induction.

Dawson, 56, began his career with the Expos in 1976 and spent 11 seasons with the Canadian club before joining the Chicago Cubs for six seasons. He later played for Boston and Florida before retiring in 1996.

Herzog, 78, became the 19th manager to win a place in the Hall. His first managerial post was with Texas in 1973 and followed by taking over the California Angels in 1974 before a five-year stint at Kansas City.

But it was with St. Louis from 1980 through 1990 where Herzog made his biggest impact, guiding the Cardinals to the 1982 World Series crown as well as three National League titles and six division titles.

Harvey, 80, handled 4,670 games from 1962 through 1992, including appearances in five World Series.