Red Flaherty

Red Flaherty
Red Flaherty
Born	John Francis Flaherty; April 25, 1917; Maynard, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 1, 1999 (aged 81); Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Umpire
Years active	1953-1973
Employer	American League

John Francis "Red" Flaherty (April 25, 1917 – April 1, 1999) was an American 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).^[1]

In 1936, Flaherty played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[2]^[3]

Death

Flaherty died on April 1, 1999, at his home in Falmouth, MA. His death resulted from stroke-related complications.^[4]

↑ Retrosheet
↑ "Cape Cod League". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. August 20, 1936. p. 7. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
↑ "Falmouth Ump In Majors". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. March 8, 1957. p. 4. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
↑ Long, Tom (April 3, 1999), "John F. 'Red' Flaherty, was umpire for American League baseball; 81", Boston Globe, retrieved June 25, 2012{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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