Red Flaherty
Baseball umpire
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| Intro | Baseball umpire | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Referee Athlete Baseball umpire Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 25 April 1917, Maynard | |
| Death | 1 April 1999Falmouth (aged 81 years) |
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Biography
John Francis "Red" Flaherty (April 25, 1917 – April 1, 1999) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1953 to 1973. Flaherty umpired 3,208 major league games in his 21-year career. He umpired in four World Series (1955, 1958, 1965, and 1970), two League Championship Series (1969 and 1972) and three All-Star Games (1956, 1961 and 1969).
Death
Flaherty died on April 1, 1999 at his home in Falmouth, MA. His death resulted from stroke-related complications.