St. Louis Cardinals Mark McGwire slides safely into second with a double in the third inning of their game against the Atlanta Braves on August 28. The hit, McGwire's only one in four attempts, came off Braves starter Greg Maddux. In the background is umpire Harry Wendelstedt. (Reuters)
Longtime umpire Harry Wendelstedt, who worked five World Series and made a call involving Don Drysdale that became one of baseball's most disputed plays in the late 1960s, died Mar. 9. He was 73.