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Eugene Francis "Bob" Hart (November 22, 1879 – May 10, 1937) was an
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in
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.


Early life and career

Born in
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, Hart was the son of Mary (
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Hannon) and John Hart. Around the turn of the century, Hart entered the National Roller Polo League and won two pennants for the
Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, United States. Alongside Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, it is one of two traditional county seat, seats of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in ...
team. He then played outfield for various
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teams in the early 1900s.


Umpiring career

Hart began his career as an umpire in the Maine State League. Hart began umpiring in the
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on April 11, , and worked in the AL until June . He then worked in the
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and American Association before being named a
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umpire in , where he worked until his retirement in . Hart umpired all six games of the
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. He officiated in the May 1, 1920 game in which
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and
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pitched all 26 innings for their teams. The game was called a tie due to darkness.


Later life

Hart later became active in town politics; he served three years as Lowell town assessor in the 1930s, and was a member of the Lowell Council. He died of a heart attack at his home on May 10, 1937. He was buried at St. Patrick Cemetery in Lowell.


See also

*
List of Major League Baseball umpires (disambiguation) Lists of Major League Baseball umpires include: * List of Major League Baseball umpires (A–F) * List of Major League Baseball umpires (G–M) * List of Major League Baseball umpires (N–Z) See also * List of Major League Baseball umpiring ...


References

1879 births 1937 deaths Major League Baseball umpires People from Kensington, Connecticut {{US-baseball-umpire-stub