Monroe Sweeney Explained

Monroe Sweeney
Birth Name:James Monroe Sweeney
Birth Date:December 29, 1892
Birth Place:Paris, Kentucky
Death Date:January 29, 1950 (aged 57)
Death Place:Taylor, Texas
Resting Place:Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Texas [1]
Employer:National League
Occupation:Umpire
Years Active:1924-1926

James Monroe Sweeney (December 29, 1892  - January 29, 1950) was an American professional baseball umpire.

Sweeney began umpiring in the Texas League in from 1922 to 1923. He was the head football coach for one year, 1923, at Terrill School for Boys in Dallas, Texas, a predecessor to St. Mark's School of Texas. He then moved to the National League, where he worked from 1924 to 1926. In that time, he umpired 412 National League games.[2] Following the season, Sweeney umpired in the Pacific Coast League, Western League, and International League until 1935. He died of a heart attack on January 20, 1950, in Taylor, Texas.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Sweeney&GSiman=1&GScid=151759&GRid=19067274& Find a Grave
  2. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Psweej901.htm Retrosheet
  3. http://retrosheet.org/TSNUmpireCards/Sweeney-Monroe.jpg Umpire Card