J. R. Malone
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James Richard "J. R." Malone (October 15, 1858--November 11, 1935) was a professional baseball umpire
Umpire (baseball)
In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump...

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Malone umpired three American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...

 games in , as the home plate
Home Plate
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 umpire. He died in Baltimore and is buried in Lot 697, Section TT in New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore. He was the father of Major Leaguer Lew Malone
Lew Malone
Lewis Aloysius "Lew" Malone , is a former professional baseball player who played infield from 1915-1919 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Robins. In 1918 Malone's career was interrupted while he served in World War I...

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