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Line 1: {{Short description\|American baseball umpire (1933–2022)}} '''Terrance Joseph Cooney''' (born April 12, 1933 in [[Condon, Oregon]]) is a former [[umpire (baseball)\|umpire]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who worked in the [[American League]] from {{by\|1974}} to {{by\|1992}}; he wore uniform number 12. He officiated in the [[1981 World Series]], three [[American League Championship Series]] ([[1978 American League Championship Series\|1978]], [[1986 American League Championship Series\|1986]] and [[1990 American League Championship Series\|1990]]) and two [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game\|All-Star Games]] ([[1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\|1979]], [[1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\|1989]]).▼ {{for\|the professional boxer\|Gerry Cooney}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography \| number = 12 \| name = Terry Cooney \| birth_date = {{birth date \|1933\|4\|12}} \| birth_place = [[Condon, Oregon]], U.S. \| death_date = {{death date and age\|2022\|3\|4\|1933\|4\|12}} \| death_place = [[Clovis, California]] \| image = \| width = \| caption = \| debutyear = {{start date\|1974\|9\|27}} \| umpirecrew = \| crewchief = \| crew2 = \| crew3 = \| crew4 = \| highlights = Ejected [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[Roger Clemens]] in Game 4 of the [[1990 American League Championship Series]] \| hofdate = \| hofvote = \| hofmethod = }}▼ ▲'''Terrance Joseph Cooney''' (~~born~~ April 12, 1933 in– ~~[[Condon~~March 4, ~~Oregon]]~~2022) iswas aan ~~former~~American [[umpire (baseball)\|umpire]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who worked in the [[American League]] (AL) from {{bybaseball year\|1974}} to {{bybaseball year\|1992}}; he wore uniform number 12. He officiated in the [[1981 World Series]], three [[American League Championship Series]] ([[1978 American League Championship Series\|1978]], [[1986 American League Championship Series\|1986]] and [[1990 American League Championship Series\|1990]]), and two [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game\|All-Star Games]] ([[1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\|1979]], [[1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\|1989]]). Cooney attended [[Blanchet Catholic School\|Sacred Heart Academy]] in [[Salem, Oregon]], where he earned 14 letters in sports including baseball, football and track, and then played four years of [[Amateur Athletic Union\|AAU]] and semi-pro baseball in the Northern California League.<ref>''American League 1979 Red Book'', p. 46.</ref> He studied [[physical education]] and [[police science]] at [[Willamette University]], the [[Western Oregon University\|Oregon College of Education]] and [[Modesto Junior College]], and also served in the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref>''American League 1990 Red Book'', p. 98.</ref> After attending the Umpire Specialization Course, he began his career in the [[California League]] (1969–70), [[Texas League]] (1970) and [[Pacific Coast League]] (1971–74)<ref>''The Sporting News Baseball Register'' (1975), p. 466.</ref> before moving up to the AL staff at the end of the 1974 season. He was a resident of [[Fresno, California]] throughout his major league career until relocating to suburban [[Clovis, California\|Clovis]] prior to the 1991 season.<ref>''American League 1991 Red Book'', p. 98.</ref>▼ ==Biography== Cooney was the home plate umpire in Game 4 of the [[1990 American League Championship Series]] where he ejected [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[Roger Clemens]] with two out in the bottom of the second inning after Clemens used profanity while arguing balls and strikes. The Red Sox were trailing the [[Oakland Athletics]] 1-0 and eventually lost 3-1, being swept in four games.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DD103FF932A25753C1A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 ''NY Times'': Sox Complain as Clemens Is Biggest Out]</ref> ▲Cooney attended [[Blanchet Catholic School\|Sacred Heart Academy]] in [[Salem, Oregon]], where he earned 14 letters in sports including baseball, football and track, and then played four years of [[Amateur Athletic Union\|AAU]] and semi-pro baseball in the Northern California League.<ref>''American League 1979 Red Book'', p. 46.</ref> He studied [[physical education]] and [[police science]] at [[Willamette University]], the [[Western Oregon University\|Oregon College of Education]] and [[Modesto Junior College]], and also served in the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref>''American League 1990 Red Book'', p. 98.</ref> After attending the Umpire Specialization Course, he began his career in the [[California League]] (1969–70), [[Texas League]] (1970) and [[Pacific Coast League]] (1971–74)<ref>''The Sporting News Baseball Register'' (1975), p. 466.</ref> before moving up to the AL staff at the end of the 1974 season. He was a resident of [[Fresno, California]], throughout his major league career until relocating to suburban [[Clovis, California\|Clovis]] prior to the 1991 season.<ref>''American League 1991 Red Book'', p. 98.</ref> Cooney was a prison guard in the late 1960s and was encouraged by an inmate to go to umpire school. The inmate had seen an ad during a Game of the Week telecast promoting professional umpire school in Florida. Cooney successfully made it through the school and worked his way to the majors for the end of the 1974 campaign. Cooney was an American League umpire until an [[Wild pitch\|errant pitch]] from [[Frank Tanana]] hit him on the left knee and effectively ended his career as an umpire inon September 19, 1992.<ref>{{cite ~~Cooney~~web ~~wore~~\|title=Detroit ~~uniform~~Tigers ~~number~~3 12Boston inRed ~~his~~Sox A2 \|url=https://www.Lretrosheet. ~~career~~org/boxesetc/1992/B09190DET1992.htm \|website=Retrosheet \|access-date=March 6, 2022}}</ref>▼ {{Portal\|Biography\|United States Marine Corps\|Baseball}}▼ ▲Cooney was a prison guard in the 1960s and was encouraged by an inmate to go to umpire school. The inmate had seen an ad during a Game of the Week telecast promoting professional umpire school in Florida. Cooney successfully made it through the school and worked his way to the majors for the end of the 1974 campaign. Cooney was an American League umpire until an errant pitch from Frank Tanana hit him on the knee and effectively ended his career as an umpire in September 19, 1992. Cooney wore uniform number 12 in his A.L. career. In 2002, Cooney was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.fresnoahof.org/current-past-inductees\|title=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home\|website=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home\|access-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> He died on March 4, 2022, at the age of 88.<ref>[https://kmph.com/news/local/clovis-resident-and-former-american-league-umpire-terry-cooney-passes-away Clovis resident and former American League Umpire Terry Cooney passes away]</ref> ==Legacy== Cooney was the home plate umpire in Game 4 of the [[1990 American League Championship Series]] where he ejected [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[Roger Clemens]] with two out in the bottom of the second inning after Clemens used profanity while arguing balls and strikes. While the Red Sox vehemently protested, Cooney also ejected [[Marty Barrett (second baseman)\|Marty Barrett]] from the bench for throwing water coolers on the field. The incident caused a 15-minute delay in the game. At the time, the Red Sox were trailing the [[Oakland Athletics]] 1–0 and eventually lost 3–1, being swept in four games.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Smith\|first1=Claire\|title=THE PLAYOFFS; Sox Complain as Clemens Is Biggest Out\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/11/sports/the-playoffs-sox-complain-as-clemens-is-biggest-out.html\|accessdate=October 10, 2015\|work=The New York Times\|date=October 11, 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Eisenberg\|first1=John\|title=Clemens' exit comes up short on rule of thumb\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1990/10/11/clemens-exit-comes-up-short-on-rule-of-thumb/\|access-date=October 10, 2015\|work=The Baltimore Sun\|date=October 11, 1990}}</ref> ==References== Line 12 ⟶ 42: ==External links== ▲{{Portal\|Biography~~\|United States Marine Corps~~\|Baseball}} [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcoont901.htm Retrosheet] [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Terry_Cooney BaseballLibrary] - career highlights ~~{{Persondata~~ ~~\|NAME= Cooney, Terry~~ ~~\|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=~~ ~~\|SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Marine~~ ~~\|DATE OF BIRTH= April 12, 1933~~ ~~\|PLACE OF BIRTH=~~ ~~\|DATE OF DEATH=~~ ~~\|PLACE OF DEATH=~~ ▲}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooney, Terry}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:~~Living~~2022 ~~people~~deaths]] [[Category:American League umpires]] [[Category:United States Marines]] [[Category:Willamette University alumni]] [[Category:Western Oregon University alumni]] [[Category:People from ~~Gilliam County~~Condon, Oregon]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Salem, Oregon]] [[Category:~~People~~Sportspeople from Fresno, California]] [[Category:~~People~~Sportspeople from Clovis, California]] [[Category:Major League Baseball umpires]] [[Category:Modesto Junior College alumni]] [[Category:American prison officers]]