Foley began working as an official scorer for Major League Baseball in 1966, and during his career presided over more than 3,000 games. From 1981 to 2001 he was an official scorer in ten World Series,[1] serving longer than any other scorer in modern history. He retired in 2002.
foley, sportswriter, country, musician, foley, arthur, foley, december, 1928, july, 2008, american, sportswriter, baseball, official, scorer, foley, began, working, official, scorer, major, league, baseball, 1966, during, career, presided, over, more, than, ga. For the country musician see Red Foley Arthur Red Foley December 26 1928 July 14 2008 was an American sportswriter and baseball official scorer Foley began working as an official scorer for Major League Baseball in 1966 and during his career presided over more than 3 000 games From 1981 to 2001 he was an official scorer in ten World Series 1 serving longer than any other scorer in modern history He retired in 2002 His career as a sportswriter spanned 34 years up to 1981 during which time he wrote articles for the New York Daily News During this time he was an officer of the Baseball Writers Association of America for many years 1 In 1969 70 he served as chairman of the New York City chapter 1 In 2008 he was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame 2 Foley died July 14 2008 3 Footnotes edit a b c Red Foley Dies at 79 Scorer in 10 World Series New York Times The Associated Press July 16 2008 Retrieved November 19 2009 IABHOF Class of 2008 Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame Retrieved July 30 2015 Red Foley 79 Enduring Baseball Scribe The New York Sun External links editLongtime baseball aficionado Foley dies at 79 Longtime official scorer Red Foley dies at 79 nbsp nbsp This article about a sportswriter from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Red Foley sportswriter amp oldid 1199193740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
