the latter post by Claude Brochu. McHale was also the last non-Hall of Fame member of the Hall's Veterans Committee, having been grandfathered in when the structure of the committee was updated in 2001. He died in Stuart, Florida, at age 86. References Further reading Baseball Hall of Fame - 2008 Veterans Committee candidate profile via Wayback Machine Toronto Star Obituary 2008 Bloomberg Obituary 2008 External links 1921 births 2008 deaths Baseball players from Detroit Beaumont Exporters players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Detroit Tigers executives Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball executives Major League Baseball farm directors Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball general managers Major League Baseball team presidents Milwaukee Braves executives Montreal Expos executives Muskegon Reds players Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball players University of Notre Dame alumni Winston-Salem Twins players Detroit Catholic Central High School alumni