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Francis H. "Silk" O'Loughlin (August 15, 1872 – December 20, 1918) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1902 to 1918. He umpired in the World Series in 1906, 1909, 1912, 1915 and 1917, serving as crew chief in 1917.
Jan 4, 2012 · Silk O’Loughlin. This article was written by David W. Anderson. Many of the umpires of the Dead Ball Era made their mark with style and personality, and Frank “Silk” O’Loughlin was among the most stylish and quotable in a crowded field of colorful characters. O’Loughlin was born in 1872 in Rochester, New York, and spent a good part of ...
Silk O'Loughlin was an American League umpire for 17 years, from 1902 to 1918. He umpired 31 games in the 1906, 1909, 1912, 1915 and 1917 World Series. His baseball career ended when he died in the Spanish Flu pandemic at age 48 and he is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, NY.
Apr 15, 2020 · And a previous pandemic. The establishment with the catchy name pays homage to Rochester native Francis “Silk” O’Loughlin, a son of Irish immigrants who made a national name for himself as a flamboyant Major League Baseball umpire in the early 20 th century.
O'Loughlin worked as an umpire with Major League Baseball. Silk umpired his first major league game on April 23, 1902, and his final game on September 2, 1918. Every game Silk O'Loughlin umpired appears below, along with biographical information, and ejection data - where applicable.
May 28, 2021 · In what was a shock to the baseball world, the 46-year-old O’Loughlin was dead barely seven months after his interview was published. On December 20th, 1918, he succumbed in the global flu ...
Frank O'Loughlin, American League umpire, who was known to all baseball fans as "Silk," died in Boston yesterday, after a short illness, of influenza. There has never been a more picturesque...
