John Francis "Red" Flaherty (April 25, 1917 – April 1, 1999) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1953 to 1973.

Flaherty umpired 3,208 major league games in his 21-year career.

[1] In 1936, Flaherty played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod Baseball League.

[2][3] Flaherty died on April 1, 1999, at his home in Falmouth, MA.

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