Arthur Matthew Passarella was an American umpire in Major League Baseball, and later an actor.
12 Facts About Art Passarella
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Art Passarella worked in the American League from 1941 to 1942, and again from 1945 to 1953.
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Art Passarella missed two years due to military service in World War II.
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Art Passarella umpired in three World Series and two All-Star Games.
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Art Passarella appeared in several television shows, including The Streets of San Francisco, Home Run Derby, Ironside, and Sea Hunt, and in the movie That Touch of Mink.
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Art Passarella umpired there for eight years before signing on to the American League.
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Art Passarella joined the American League in 1941, then missed the 1943 and 1944 seasons due to service in the United States Army during World War II, in which he served as a plans and training clerk for a medical training battalion during the war, receiving a promotion from private first class to technician fifth grade.
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Art Passarella ran what is thought to be the first military umpire training school, conducted for members of his medical unit.
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In Game 5 of the 1952 World Series, Art Passarella called Johnny Sain out on a play at first base.
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Art Passarella was the home plate umpire for the Philadelphia Athletics no-hitter thrown by Bill McCahan on September 3,1947.
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Art Passarella made numerous uncredited appearances in the 1960s gangster series The Untouchables, usually as a hood or henchman of Frank Nitti or other Chicago hoods.
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Art Passarella portrayed Sergeant Sekulovich in The Streets of San Francisco.