Al Barlick
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Albert Joseph Barlick (April 2, 1915 - December 27, 1995) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League for 28 seasons (1940-43, 1946-55, 1958-71). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Born in Springfield, Illinois, Barlick served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
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| Al Barlick is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
During his baseball career, he umpired a record-tying seven All-Star games (1942, '49, '52, '55, '59, '66 and '70), as well as seven World Series (1946, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1967). He also officiated the playoff series to determine the NL's regular-season champion in both 1959 and 1962, and the National League Championship Series in 1969.
For 22 years after he retired, he acted as a consultant to the league. Barlick died at age 80 in Springfield, Illinois due to cardiac arrest.[1] His body was cremated and the ashes scattered.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Baseball-Almanac.com - Barlick's Obituary. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
- ^ FindAGrave.com. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
