[1] That season in the Association saw Curry make a controversial call, yet it led to the institution of an official rule which still lasts to this day.

[3] The play in question happened in a game that pitted the Louisville Colonels against the Brooklyn Grays, when during the game, Louisville's Reddy Mack crossed home plate after a teammate had hit safely.

After that season, he did not return to the majors again until 1898 when he umpired 62 games in the National League, 52 of them in the field.

His six-year career totals include 382 games, with 72 in the field,[1] and he was behind the plate for a no-hitter on August 29, 1885, when Charlie Ferguson of the Philadelphia Quakers threw his gem against the Providence Grays.

[4][5] Wes died at the age of 73 in Philadelphia, and is interred at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.