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| Full name John Francis Flaherty |
| Born April 25, 1917, Maynard, Massachusetts |
| Died April 1, 1999, Falmouth, Massachusetts |
| Buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Massachusetts (Plot 26 0 456) |
| Umpired First Game: July 23, 1953; Umpired Final Game: September 30, 1973 |
| Height: 6' 2" Weight: 210 |
| Ejections: 1953 (1), 1954 (5), 1955 (5), 1956 (5), 1957 (2), 1958 (4), 1959 (3), 1960 (1), 1961 (1), 1962 (4), 1963 (2), 1964 (5), 1965 (1), 1966 (2), 1967 (3), 1968 (2), 1969 (1), 1970 (1), 1971 (2), 1972 (5), 1973 (4). Total: 59 |
| Sporting News Umpire Card |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1953 AL Daily 63 14 14 18 17 0 0 1954 AL Daily 159 39 41 36 43 0 0 1955 AL Daily 150 38 38 38 36 0 0 1956 AL Daily 156 39 39 39 39 0 0 1957 AL Daily 154 39 39 36 40 0 0 1958 AL Daily 158 40 38 39 41 0 0 1959 AL Daily 156 39 39 39 39 0 0 1960 AL Daily 149 37 37 38 37 0 0 1961 AL Daily 156 38 39 43 36 0 0 1962 AL Daily 157 40 39 40 38 0 0 1963 AL Daily 163 42 38 42 41 0 0 1964 AL Daily 163 42 40 40 41 0 0 1965 AL Daily 155 40 40 35 40 0 0 1966 AL Daily 157 41 39 36 41 0 0 1967 AL Daily 165 44 41 39 41 0 0 1968 AL Daily 156 39 38 39 40 0 0 1969 AL Daily 158 40 38 40 40 0 0 1970 AL Daily 152 41 35 38 38 0 0 1971 AL Daily 160 41 40 40 39 0 0 1972 AL Daily 155 39 38 39 39 0 0 1973 AL Daily 165 42 40 41 42 0 0 Total (21 Years) 3207 814 790 795 808 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1969 AL Daily 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1972 AL Daily 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 Total ( 2 Years) 8 1 0 0 2 1 4 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1955 ML Daily 7 0 0 0 0 4 3 1958 ML Daily 7 1 2 2 2 0 0 1965 ML Daily 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 1970 ML Daily 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 Total ( 4 Years) 26 3 4 4 4 6 5 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1956 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1961 ML Daily 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1969 ML Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total ( 3 Years) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 8-27-1953 BOX DET A Johnny Pesky Bench jockeying 4-24-1954 BOX DET A Fred Hutchinson Balls and strikes 5-30-1954(2) BOX PHI A Eddie Joost Balls and strikes 5-30-1954(2) BOX PHI A Jim Robertson Balls and strikes 6-12-1954 BOX CHI A Virgil Trucks HBP non-call 7-18-1954(1) BOX DET A Red Wilson Balls and strikes 4-20-1955 BOX BAL A Paul Richards Balls and strikes 5-24-1955 BOX CLE A Al Lopez Balls and strikes 6- 4-1955 BOX KC A Lou Boudreau Balls and strikes 7- 8-1955 BOX WAS A Tom Umphlett Appeal play 9- 4-1955 BOX NY A Casey Stengel Balls and strikes 5-25-1956 BOX BOS A Sammy White Balls and strikes 7- 1-1956(1) BOX CLE A Mel Harder Position of runners 8- 7-1956(2) BOX CHI A Dave Philley Balls and strikes 8- 7-1956(1) BOX CHI A Dave Philley Called third strike 8-31-1956 BOX BOS A Jim Piersall Fair/foul call 6-12-1957 BOX BOS A Jim Piersall Balls and strikes 9-18-1957 BOX CHI A Jim Rivera Bench jockeying 8- 3-1958(2) BOX BAL A Bob Nieman Fair/foul call 8- 3-1958(2) BOX BAL A Paul Richards Fair/foul call Date Team Ejected Reason 8- 6-1958 BOX NY A Mickey Mantle Called third strike 9- 5-1958 BOX CHI A Nellie Fox Bench jockeying 6-21-1959(1) BOX NY A Casey Stengel Balls and strikes 7- 3-1959 BOX BAL A Paul Richards Balls and strikes 7-16-1959(2) BOX BOS A Sammy White Balls and strikes 5- 4-1960 BOX NY A Yogi Berra Balls and strikes 4-26-1961 BOX CLE A Johnny Temple Balls and strikes 5-27-1962(1) BOX LA A Bill Rigney Obstruction non-call 6-16-1962 BOX NY A Elston Howard Call at HP 7- 8-1962(2) BOX BAL A Billy Hitchcock Catch/trap call (Shoved umpire) 9-14-1962 BOX DET A Bob Scheffing Dropped third strike 5-26-1963(2) BOX NY A Yogi Berra Call at HP 6-27-1963 BOX MIN A Vic Power Fighting 5- 2-1964 BOX KC A Jim Gentile Called third strike (Threw bat) 9- 7-1964(2) BOX BOS A Dick Radatz Balls and strikes 9- 7-1964(2) BOX LA A Jim Piersall Bench jockeying 9- 7-1964(2) BOX BOS A Lee Thomas Called third strike 9- 7-1964(2) BOX BOS A Russ Nixon Called third strike (Threw dirt on HP) 8-31-1965 BOX DET A Hank Aguirre Bench jockeying 6- 9-1966 BOX KC A Ken Harrelson Called third strike Date Team Ejected Reason 7-15-1966 BOX BOS A Billy Herman Arguing strike 3 was foul ball 4-23-1967 BOX BOS A Dick Williams Balls and strikes 4-23-1967 BOX BOS A Carl Yastrzemski Balls and strikes 8-18-1967(1) BOX BAL A Hank Bauer Boundary call (top of fence) 5-20-1968 BOX CAL A Bill Rigney Balls and strikes 6-18-1968 BOX WAS A Nellie Fox Demanding spitball be called 8-11-1969 BOX CLE A Al Dark Called third strike 8-22-1970 BOX CLE A Al Dark Call at 2B 4-21-1971 BOX OAK A Dick Williams Called third strike 7-31-1971 BOX MIL A Dave Bristol Call at 2B 4-26-1972 BOX BOS A Eddie Kasko Appeal play 5-25-1972 BOX MIL A Billy Conigliaro Fighting 5-27-1972 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Call at 2B (Piled dirt on 2B) 7-27-1972(2) BOX CHI A Rich Morales Call at HP 9-23-1972 BOX OAK A Dick Williams Interference call 4-16-1973 BOX BOS A Eddie Kasko Called third strike 4-25-1973 BOX TEX A Whitey Herzog Call at 1B 5-16-1973 BOX BOS A Eddie Kasko Called third strike 5-16-1973 BOX BOS A Carl Yastrzemski Called third strike
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