George James John Honochick (August 19, 1917 – March 10, 1994) was an American professional baseball umpire, whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) began in 1949 and ended in 1973. During that span, Honochick officiated in six World Series and four All-Star games. He also called balls and strikes for three no-hitters: the first of Virgil Trucks' two (1952), Jack Kralick (1962), and Sonny Siebert (1966). Honochick was the crew chief who declared that the Washington Senators forfeit its last game (1971, playing at home, in DC) because a mob, furious that the franchise was going to relocate to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex the next season, stormed the playing field with the team only one out away from victory.
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19 August 1917 Oneida, Pennsylvania
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Died |
10 March 1994 (aged 76) Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Zodiac | Leo |
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