John Patrick Kerin (March 3, 1875 – March 16, 1946) was an American professional baseball

umpire An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ...

. He umpired 265

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games from to . Kerin also umpired in the Eastern League and the Southern League from to .

Umpiring career

Kerin spent several seasons in the New England League and Eastern League before his major league service.

Notable games

After a September 1908 Chicago White Sox game, Kerin suffered a broken nose and was unconscious for a few minutes following a punch by an angry fan. The fan, attorney Robert Cantwell, was known locally for his defense of murder cases. Cantwell was later arrested for the assault.

References

1875 births 1946 deaths Baseball people from Massachusetts Major League Baseball umpires People from Townsend, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts {{US-baseball-umpire-stub