Eric Gregg
Baseball Umpire, Sports official
1951 – 2006
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Who was Eric Gregg?
Eric Eugene Gregg was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1975 to 1999. He was known for being a pioneering black umpire, for his longtime weight problems, and for his controversial home plate umpiring in Game 5 of the 1997 National League Championship Series, when his generous strike zone helped the Florida Marlins' Liván Hernández strike out 15 Atlanta batters. Through his National League career, Gregg wore uniform number 7.
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- Born
- May 18, 1951
Philadelphia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Jun 5, 2006
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on July 23, 2013
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