Thomas Zacharias (baseball)
Thomas Zacharias | |
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| Born | Thomas Zacharias abt. 1860 |
| Died | March 30, 1892 |
| Occupation | Umpire |
| Years active | 1890 |
| Employer | National League |
Thomas Zacharias (abt. 1860 - March 30, 1892) was a professional baseball umpire.
Career
Zacharias umpired 52 National League games in 1890, 35 of them as the home plate umpire. Zacharias resigned in late June 1890, stating that he "would rather work in an iron-mill than umpire".[1] A few days before his resignation, loud protests from fans ensued after a call he made at a Philadelphia-Boston game.[2]
Though his date and place of birth are unknown, it is known that he died on March 30, 1892 in Homestead, Pennsylvania.[3] He was run over and killed by a freight train.[4]
References
- ^ Buffalo Express, June 30, 1890
- ^ Toronto Daily Mail. June 20, 1890 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7F4DAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6490,3466307&dq=zacharias+umpire&hl=en. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
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- ^ The New York Clipper Annual, 1893.
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