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Dec 28, 1995 · SPRINGFIELD, ILL., Dec. 27 (AP) —. Al Barlick, whose calls of balls and strikes in major league baseball games were among the loudest in umpiring history, died of cardiac arrest at Memorial Medical Center today. He was 80.
Albert Joseph (Al) Barlick. Elected 1989. Birthdate: 4/2/1915. Birthplace: Springfield, Ill. Died: 12/27/1995, Springfield, Ill. • Barlick was a professional umpire for five decades, including 27 seasons working in the National League. He reached the Majors at the age of 25 in 1940 and retired in 1971.
Dec 28, 1995 · Hall of Fame umpire Al Barlick, known for the loudest ball-or-strike call in baseball, died of cardiac arrest Wednesday in Springfield, Ill., at 80. Barlick retired in 1972 after 33 years as a...
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Primary position: Umpire. Al Barlick’s rise to becoming one of baseball’s most revered umpires began in a coal mine in Springfield, Ill. In 1935, Barlick was helping his father in Springfield’s Peabody mine when a friend asked if he could fill in as an umpire for the local municipal league games.
Dec 28, 1995 · Hall-of-Fame umpire Al Barlick, known for the loudest ball-and-strike call in baseball, died of cardiac arrest Wednesday. He was 80. Barlick, who was born in Springfield, retired in 1972...
Dec 28, 1995 · Al Barlick, whose calls of balls and strikes in major league baseball games were among the loudest in umpiring history, died of cardiac arrest at Memorial Medical Center today. He was 80....
A National League umpire from 1940 to 1970, Al Barlick worked seven World Series and seven All-Star Games. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on February 28, 1989 by the Committee on Baseball Veterans. Barlick began his career in the Northeast Arkansas League in 1936. He worked the Piedmont League in 1937-1938, and the Eastern League ...
