1. John Patrick McSherry was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1971 until his death.
15 Facts About John McSherry
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John McSherry was baptized at St Nicholas of Tolentine Church in the Bronx, where he grew up.
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John McSherry played baseball at St Nicholas of Tolentine High School.
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John McSherry enrolled at St John's University after high school on an academic scholarship but left after two years to attend umpiring school.
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John McSherry debuted as a Major League umpire on June 1,1971, as the third base umpire during a game between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros at Atlanta Stadium.
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John McSherry was promoted to crew chief in July 1988.
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John McSherry umpired in the World Series in 1977 and 1987.
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John McSherry officiated in the National League Championship Series in 1974,1978,1983,1984,1985,1988,1990, and 1992, and in the National League Division Series in 1981 and 1995.
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John McSherry removed himself from the seventh game of the 1992 National League Championship Series in the second inning due to illness.
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John McSherry worked the 1975,1982, and 1991 All-Star Games, for which the umpiring crew consisted of three American League umpires and three National League umpires during the years 1949 to 1999.
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Seven pitches into the game, John McSherry called a timeout, spoke briefly to Reds catcher Eddie Taubensee, then walked towards the tunnel behind home plate that leads to the umpires' dressing room.
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Moments after signaling for the second base umpire to come in and replace him, John McSherry stumbled forward and collapsed face-first onto the warning track in front of the tunnel door.
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An autopsy revealed that John McSherry had suffered a massive heart attack, caused by severe coronary artery disease.
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John McSherry went into cardiac arrest when he collapsed during the game.
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John McSherry dealt with health issues prior to this one, including leaving a few games due to dizziness and dehydration in the early 1990s.