Charles F. Daniels

Charles F. Daniels (March 13, 1849 – March 23, 1932) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He umpired professionally from to . He was among the original umpires hired when the National League (NL) was founded in , and was the last active umpire among that group when he retired after the 1889 season. His served in the National Association (1874–75), the National League (1876, –, –), and the American Association (–, 1889), as well as the Eastern League and as a referee in college baseball. He is credited as discovering Connie Mack. He called two no-hitters in his career; one was the first no-hitter in major league history, and the other was a perfect game.

Career Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Daniels began his professional umpire debut on September 7, , in the National Association. He umpired the rest of that season and then the season. In 1875, he officially umpired 22 games, all but one as the lone arbiter in the field. He did not appear in the field on the major league level for the , but did umpire nine games in and another 46 games in . Daniels became the team's new manager for the 1886 season. In a move to keep the team solvent, he sold their two star players, catcher Connie Mack, and pitcher Frank Gilmore. In the early 1930s, he resided with his brother Eugene on an isolated farm near Colchester off the New London-Hartford Road. On March 21, 1932, Charles was found unconscious, lying in the snow on a country road where he had apparently fallen during a snowstorm, suffering from cuts and exposure. He died two days later in Norwich, Connecticut, at the age of 83.