Al Cohen (umpire)

For other people with the same name, see Al Cohen.

Alfred Abraham Cohen (December 31, 1927 – September 7, 2007) was an American baseball umpire who briefly worked in the National League in 1976.

Al Cohen
Born	(1927-12-31)December 31, 1927 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 7, 2007(2007-09-07) (aged 79) Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Baseball umpire
Years active	1976
Employer	National League

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cohen served in the United States Army as a military police officer from 1946 to 1947. He began to umpire Little League Baseball games in 1959 and slowly began working his way up to high school and then semipro games. In 1976, Cohen became a backup umpire in the National League, appearing in two games.^[1]

Cohen is one of five Jewish umpires to have served in Major League Baseball, the others being: Dolly Stark, Al Clark, Al Forman, and Stan Landes.^[1]

After his baseball career ended, Cohen worked as the Director of Safety and Security for the school district of North Hills, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Cohen married his wife Rita in 1950. He died in Monroeville, Pennsylvania in 2007, aged 79. He was buried in Adath Jeshurun Cemetery in Allison Park, Pennsylvania.^[2]

See also

• Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball umpires

References

1. Horvitz, Peter S.; Horvitz, Joachim (2001). "Chapter 3: Jewish Umpires". The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Anecdotal History. New York: S.P.I. Books. p. 213. ISBN 978-1561719730.
2. "Al Cohen Umpire Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 19, 2024.

External links

• Al Cohen at Baseball Almanac