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John McSherry death

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McSherry was the umpire on the opening day of the 1996 season when he died here in Cinergy Field of a cardiac arrest.  The stadium has been torn down so the precise location of home plate needs to be determined.  The stadium stood here before the new stadium was built.

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John McSherry

John Patrick McSherry (September 11, 1944 — April 1, 1996) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1971 to 1996. McSherry wore uniform number 9 when he entered the National League, then wore number 10 from 1979 through the rest of his career. A respected arbiter, he was one of several umpires who were noticeably overweight. McSherry was officially listed at 6'2" (188 cm) and 328 pounds (149 kg), but some sources placed his true weight close to 400 pounds (180 kg). His weight may have been a major factor in causing his sudden cardiac death, which occurred behind home plate during the opening game of the 1996 major league season in Cincinnati on April 1, 1996.

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