About Frank Tabacchi
Lived 1910 – 1983 (aged 73). Frank Tabacchi was an American baseball umpire, baseball player and umpire (baseball).
Frank Tule Tabacchi (October 4, 1910 - October 26, 1983) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1956 to 1959. Tabacchi umpired 515 major league games in his four-year career.
Career Tabacchi began umpiring minor league baseball in 1946. By 1949, he was in the International League. He was promoted to the major leagues in 1956.
In June 1959, Tabacchi faced a midseason demotion to the minor leagues. Media sources reported that Tabacchi's reassignment would be part of a major shakeup designed by league president Joe Cronin to ensure the quality of American League umpiring.
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Who was Frank Tabacchi?
baseball umpire
When was Frank Tabacchi born?
Frank Tabacchi was born on 4 October 1910 in West New York.
When did Frank Tabacchi die?
Frank Tabacchi died on 26 October 1983 in Hoboken.
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Frank Tabacchi was a baseball umpire, baseball player and umpire (baseball).
What nationality was Frank Tabacchi?
Frank Tabacchi was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Tabacchi. https://biography.guide/frank-tabacchi/
MLA: "Frank Tabacchi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-tabacchi/.
Chicago: "Frank Tabacchi." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/frank-tabacchi/.
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