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Dalton Taylor – AFL Umpire: 1950’s
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« Every club in the six-team circuit is a non-profit organization. Nobody makes
any money out of the game in this area – with the exception of a couple of general managers. Only the players draw salaries. The front office boys serve free of charge. Let’s get it straight…that’s not one or two cities. The entire league operates without profit. » Doug Bradford in the Dothan Eagle, 1956 |
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The actual years many of these men in blue worked in the league is a little
sketchy at best. Some box scores don’t list the umpires, some do. Most umps worked only one season, some appear in more than one year. Many times, the spelling of an ump’s name was so butchered that you have to question whether there were two umpires or one. For example, one 1960 box score lists one of the umpires as Ekinger. This actually was Don Denkinger, well-known major league umpire, and one of two men (Dutch Rennert was the other) to umpire in both the AFL and the Major Leagues. Because it’s so hard to pin point years for many of these men, I’m grouping the list of AFL umpires by era, not year. If anyone knows the first names of the men listed with last name only, let me know. |
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UMPIRE’S NAME ERA
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1950’s Bob Beaudreau 1960’s Blanek 1940’s Blomgren 1960’s Bohn 1960’s John Carbo 1950’s Carter 1930’s David L.Chafin 1950’s 1956-58 Ed Chitwood 1950’s Clark 1950’s Cullen 1950’s-60’s John Daniela 1930’s One of the original 4 AFL umpires Davis 1940’s-50’s Bob Dehaney 1950’s Umpire in the 1951 Chase Riddle incident Don Denkinger 1960’s Umpired in Major Leagues Donatelli 1950’s Frank Drubino 1940’s Drummond 1950’s Tony Favano 1950’s Findra 1950’s-60’s Giovino 1950’s Gotch 1940’s Tom Haisten 1950’s Haler 1960’s Harder 1960’s Hasty 1950’s 1950 Horn 1950’s Jack Horvater 1930’s Original AFL Umpire-in-Chief, President of the AFL from 1946-1948 Max Kelley 1950’s-60’s Sid Kenseth 1950’s Kinnun 1940’s-50’s John Klumker 1950’s Also played in AFL Dolly Lambert 1940’s-50’s 1950 Also played in AFL Lawrence 1960’s Lewis 1960’s Emory Lindsey 1950’s Also played in AFL Tony Lupani 1950’s Ted Mackin 1950’s Dom Macri 1950’s Maughn 1930’s McBride 1960’s Oscar Melbon 1950’s D. G. McPherson 1930’s One of the original 4 AFL Umpires Fred O’Brien 1950’s Panosh 1950’s-60’s Pete Pappas 1950’s Jim Prevatt 1960’s Reeder 1950’s Dutch Rennert 1950-60’s Also umpired in Major Leagues Roland Ribble 1960’s Also played in AFL Ruch 1940’s Ryerson 1950’s Shaver 1960’s Charlie Silverman 1950’s Silverstein 1950’s Tom Simon 1950’s George Steranka 1960’s Wayne Stutts 1960’s Dalton Taylor 1950’s Bruce Tennyson 1960’s John Totis 1950’s Earl Upton 1950’s Vanderhoof 1940’s Vann 1930’s Vogel 1940’s Andy Ware 1930’s One of the Original 4 AFL Umpires Lloyd Weeks 1950’s Dick Wells 1950’s R. J. Williams 1950’s Wise 1960’s York 1950’s |
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Dalton Taylor (left) was a Class D professional baseball umpire from 1945-’53.
He umpired for the Alabama and Georgia State Leagues and the Alabama Florida League. In 1953 he made the decision to remain in the Malone, Florida area (which is near Graceville) when he received a promotion to Class B baseball. This move would have taken him to the Carolinas and the Virginias to umpire the Piedmont League. However, Taylor said, « I wasn’t ready to leave, so I stayed at home. » |
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Dalton Taylor (umpire at right) and an unknown umpire get an earfull from three irate
Eufaula Millers, including manager Dutch Konneman (left), one of the original AFL managers. |
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AFL Umpire Register
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