It took a long while .
He was eventually elected into the Hall of Fame in 2000 , joining former teammates Joe Morgan , Sparky Anderson and Johnny Bench , with Dave Concepcion and Pete Rose still out in the cold .
It took a long while , but he was eventually elected into the Hall of Fame in 2000 , joining former teammates Joe Morgan , Sparky Anderson and Johnny Bench , with Dave Concepcion and Pete Rose still out in the cold .