David Michael Pallone was born on October 5,1951 and is an American former Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1979 to 1988.
13 Facts About Dave Pallone
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Dave Pallone remained in the league for the 1972 season before being promoted to the Carolina League for the 1973 season.
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Dave Pallone umpired in the EL through the 1975 season, when he was brought up to the International League.
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Dave Pallone spent the 1976 season in both the International and Eastern Leagues before being called up for good to the IL in 1977.
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Dave Pallone stayed in the league until 1979, when he was one of eight umpires hired during that year's strike by major league umpires.
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Dave Pallone remained in the NL for ten years, and umpired in the 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and the 1987 National League Championship Series.
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The comment brought surprised stares from those surrounding him and Dave Pallone made no attempt to hide his disdain for the Cincinnati Reds.
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Dave Pallone was umpiring at first base when he called New York Mets outfielder Mookie Wilson safe on a delayed call in the ninth inning, with the delay giving Howard Johnson the time to score the eventual game-winning run.
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Dave Pallone denied touching Rose and Major League Baseball never determined that he did in fact touch Rose.
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The incident led to fans throwing garbage on the field, temporarily stopping the game and causing Dave Pallone to be taken out of the game to ease tensions.
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The New York district attorney later determined that Dave Pallone was not involved; Dave Pallone sued Major League baseball for wrongfully terminating him, and he later received a substantial settlement.
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Dave Pallone later wrote his autobiography, Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball, which became a New York Times best-seller, and has been republished as an e-book.
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Dave Pallone was part of the first class of inductees to the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.