Wes Curry

Wesley Curry (April 1, 1860 – May 19, 1933) was an American pitcher and umpire in who played one season in the major leagues for the Richmond Virginians of the American Association before officiating for six seasons in the majors between and .

Playing career Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Curry joined the Virginians during the season, and pitched in just two games, both of which were complete game losses. The first game was a 4–5 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics on August 6, and the other game was a 2–9 loss to the Brooklyn Grays on August 8. He never pitched in the major leagues again, and his spot in the pitching rotation was occupied by Pete Meegan for the remainder of the season.

The next season Curry umpired at the major league level was in in the National League, calling a career-high 110 games, 16 as the field umpire when both major leagues began to experiment with a two-umpire system, one behind the catcher, and one behind the pitcher. In , Curry returned to the Association and umpired 56 games. After that season, he did not return to the majors again until when he umpired 62 games in the National League, 52 of them in the field. His six-year career totals include 382 games, with 72 in the field,

Post-career Wes died at the age of 73 in Philadelphia and is interred at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.