The Associated Press reports that Red Foley, the most celebrated official scorer of his time in Major League Baseball, passed away. He was 79.
Foley died Monday morning at
From 1981 to 2001, Foley was an official scorer in 10 World Series, more than any other scorer in modern history.
Foley was a sports writer for the New York Daily News for 34 years before retiring in 1981.
He began working as an official scorer in 1966 and continued to do so until 2002, scoring more than 3,000 games.
He covered baseball almost exclusively from 1970 on, principally the New York Mets.
During those years, he had a question-and-answer column entitled "Ask Red" that ran in the New York Post for a couple of years after he left the Daily News.
He served for many years as an officer of the Baseball Writers Association and chaired the
Foley was the official scorer for MANY New York Mets' games.
Expect a moment of silence, tonight, before the Home Run Derby, and tomorrow, before the All-Star Game, for Mr. Foley, and Mr. Murcer.
Rest in peace, Mr. Foley.
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