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American baseball umpire (1907-1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Joseph Gore (November 13, 1907 – September 29, 1986) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1947 to 1956. Gore umpired 1,464 major league games in his 10-year career. He umpired in two World Series and two All-Star Games. Gore played minor league baseball in 1928 and 1929 as a shortstop.[1]
Artie Gore | |
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Born | Arthur Joseph Gore November 13, 1907 |
Died | September 29, 1986 78) | (aged
Occupation | Umpire |
Years active | 1947–1956 |
Employer | National League |
From 1927 to 1929, Gore played for the combined Chatham-Harwich team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He returned to the Cape League in 1934 to play for Barnstable, where he was a crowd favorite, known for his "chatter, pepper, and flashy fielding."[3][4][5]
Before being promoted to the major leagues in 1947, Gore umpired in the Canadian-American League in 1937 and 1938, in the Eastern League from 1939 to 1942, and in the International League from 1942 to 1946.[6] He umpired in the 1951 and 1953 World Series and two All-Star Games (1949 and 1956).[7]
In December 1956, NL president Warren Giles released Gore from the league to make room for younger umpires Ken Burkhart and Tony Venzon.[6]
Gore moved to New Hampshire in his later years. He died there after a brief illness in September 1986. He was 78.[8]
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