Dick Nallin
| Dick Nallin | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Nallin umpiring in 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born: February 26, 1878 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died: September 7, 1956 (aged 78) Frederick, Maryland, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| American League debut | |||||||||||||||||||
| April 14, 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||||||
| September 25, 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × World Series (1919, 1923, 1927, 1931) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Francis Nallin (February 26, 1878 – September 7, 1956) was an American baseball umpire and head coach in college football. He also played college football and played professionally in Minor League Baseball.
Sports career
[edit]Nallin played college football for two season as a halfback for Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—and served as the team's head football coach in 1899, compiling a record of 7–2–1.
In baseball, Nallin had a professional career as an outfielder from 1904 through 1910, playing mainly for Class C and Class B teams.[1] Nallin was a major-league umpire from 1915 to 1932 in the American League. He umpired in four different World Series.[2] During his umpiring career, Nallin was home plate umpire for three no-hitters: Ernie Koob's on May 5, 1917;[3] Bob Groom's the very next day;[4] and Charlie Robertson's perfect game on April 30, 1922.[5] Through the end of the 2010 season, only two other umpires had called balls and strikes for two no-hitters in the same month: Bill Dinneen in September 1923 and Bill Deegan in May 1977.[citation needed] Nallin was the base umpire for the Tim Murnane Benefit Game in September 1917,[6] and was the home-plate umpire during Ty Cobb's final game on September 11, 1928.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Villanova | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Villanova: | 7–2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–2–1 | ||||||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Dick Nallin Independent and Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Dick Nallin". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "St. Louis Browns 1, Chicago White Sox 0". Retrosheet. May 5, 1917. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "St. Louis Browns 3, Chicago White Sox 0 (2)". Retrosheet. May 6, 1917. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 0". Retrosheet. April 30, 1922. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Red Sox Shut Out All-Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved July 12, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3". Retrosheet. September 11, 1928. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Dick Nallin at Find a Grave
- 1878 births
- 1956 deaths
- 19th-century players of American football
- Akron Champs players
- Akron Rubbernecks players
- Augusta Tourists players
- Bridgeport Orators players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Major League Baseball umpires
- Sportspeople from Frederick, Maryland
- Sportspeople from Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Villanova Wildcats football coaches
- Villanova Wildcats football players
- York White Roses players
- Youngstown Champs players
- 20th-century American sportsmen