Don Denkinger

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Don Denkinger was a Major League Baseball umpire best known for his controversial blown call at first base in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball umpire
human
activeYears 1969–1998
awardReceived induction into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-08-28
dateOfDeath 2023-05-12
describedBySource Major League Baseball historical records
obituaries in major U.S. newspapers
employer Major League Baseball
endTime 1998 (MLB umpiring career)
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Denkinger
fieldOfWork professional baseball officiating
genre sports officiating
givenName Donald
hasNotableFact he later publicly acknowledged and discussed the missed call
his 1985 World Series call led to increased use of video review discussions in baseball
worked more than 3,000 Major League games as an umpire
hasRole crew chief
first base umpire
home plate umpire
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOfSportsTeam Major League Baseball umpires
surface form: American League umpiring staff
notableEvent controversial blown call at first base in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series
notableWork officiating Game 6 of the 1985 World Series
umpiring in American League Championship Series
umpiring in Division Series
umpiring in League Championship Series
occupation baseball umpire
participatedIn 1974 World Series
1980 World Series
1985 World Series
1991 World Series
MLB All-Star Game
surface form: All-Star Game (MLB)
placeOfBirth Cedar Falls, Iowa
placeOfDeath Sun City, Arizona
positionHeld American League umpire
residence Arizona
Iowa
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
startTime 1969 (MLB umpiring career)
workedIn American League

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1985 World Series umpireInGame6 Don Denkinger
1991 World Series umpireCrewChief Don Denkinger
I-70 Series Game6Umpire Don Denkinger