John Francis "Red" Flaherty (April 25, 1917 – April 1, 1999) was a professional
baseball
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umpire who worked in the
American League
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from 1953 to 1973. Flaherty umpired 3,208
major league games in his 21-year career. He umpired in four
World Series
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(
1955,
1958,
1965
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, and
1970), two
League Championship Series (
1969 and
1972) and three
All-Star Games (
1956,
1961 and
1969).
In 1936, Flaherty played for
Falmouth in the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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.
Death
Flaherty died on April 1, 1999, at his home in Falmouth, MA. His death resulted from stroke-related complications.
References
External links
The Sporting News umpire card
1917 births
1999 deaths
Baseball people from Massachusetts
Cape Cod Baseball League players (pre-modern era)
Falmouth Commodores players
Major League Baseball umpires
People from Maynard, Massachusetts
People from Falmouth, Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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