Red Flaherty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Red Flaherty

baseball umpire

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1917

Place of Birth: Maynard, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1999

Profession: baseball umpire, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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).In 1936, Flaherty played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod Baseball League.