George Maloney


George Patrick Maloney was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1969 to 1983, wearing uniform number 28 when the American League adopted them for umpires in 1980. Maloney umpired 2,159 major league games in his 15-year career. He umpired in one World Series, three All-Star Games, three American League Championship Series, and the 1981 American League Division Series.

Later life

After retirement, Maloney served as commissioner of the South Florida College Baseball Umpires Association from 1986 to 1993. He then worked for the Umpire Development Program and its successor, the Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation, from 1996 until his death. In that role, he evaluated and trained minor league umpires.

Death

Maloney died in Barstow, California on July 29, 2003. He died while traveling as an observer of umpires for the PBUC.