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).
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25 April 1917 Maynard, Massachusetts
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Died |
1 April 1999 (aged 81)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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