Tom Connolly: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1953

Born: December 31, 1870 (England)

Minor League Ump: 1894-1897

Major League Umpire: 1898-1931

1901: Umpired first American League game

1903: Worked first World Series

Worked 8 World Series

1908: Umpire for Addie Joss’ Perfect Game

Umpired a total of four no-hitters

1931: First supervisor of Umpires

1954: Retired

1961: Died

1999: Larry Barentt broke his record for most seasons as an AL Umpire (31)