Al Barlick

Al Barlick

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 by|1989.

Born in Springfield, Illinois, Barlick served in the Coast Guard during World War II. With his wife Jenny he had two daughters, Marlene and Kathleen.

During his baseball career, he umpired in seven All-Star games (1942, 1949, 1952, 1955, first 1959 game, 1966 and 1970), tying the record held by Bill Summers, and called balls and strikes for the first half of the 1949 through 1966 games and all of the 1970 game. He officiated in seven World Series (1946, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1967), serving as crew chief in 1954, 1958 and 1962. He also officiated the three-game playoff series to determine the NL's regular-season champion in both by|1959 and by|1962 (games 2 and 3), and was crew chief for the first 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. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/deaths/al_barlick_obituary.shtml Baseball-Almanac.com - Barlick's Obituary] . Retrieved October 25, 2006.] His body was cremated and the ashes scattered. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5860307 FindAGrave.com] . Retrieved October 25, 2006.]

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* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbarla901.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Barlick_Al.stm BaseballLibrary.com - biography and career highlights]
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Barlick.Albert.Obit.html "New York Times" obituary]
*Find A Grave|id=5860307|name=Al Barlick


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