biography
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Connolly, Tom
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popular name of Thomas Henry Connolly
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1870–1961)
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| biography:
| Baseball umpire, born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, NW England, UK. His family moved to Natick, MA when he was 13. As an American League umpire (1901–31), he umpired the first ever American League game (1901) and the first ever World Series game (1903). He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1953. |
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