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Albert Joseph Barlick ( April 2 1915 - December 27 1995 ) was an American Umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League for 28 seasons (1940-43, 1946-55, 1958-71). He was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1989 . Born in Springfield, Illinois , Barlick served in the Coast Guard during World War II . During his baseball career, he umpired a record-tying seven All-Star games (1942, '49, '52, '55, '59, '66 and '70), as well as seven World Series ( 1946 , 1950 , 1951 , 1954 , 1958 , 1962 and 1967 ). He also officiated the playoff series to determine the NL's regular-season champion in both 1959 and 1962 , and the National League Championship Series in 1969 . For 22 years after he retired, he acted as a consultant to the league. Barlick died at age 80 in Springfield. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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