NEW YORK -- Former longtime major league umpire Don Denkinger died Friday. He was 86. Denkinger died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa, Denise Hanson, one of his three daughters, said.

Longtime MLB umpire Don Denkinger has died. He was 86. Denise Hanson, one of Denkinger's three daughters, announced on Friday that her father died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa. No cause ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Denkinger spent 30 years as major-league umpire and worked four World Series among his 12 postseason appearances. In the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a career of excellence, died Friday. He was 86. Denkinger died at Cedar ...

His reputation as a lauded, longtime major-league umpire was overshadowed by a pivotal wrong call he made during the 1985 World Series. By Richard Goldstein Don Denkinger was regarded as one of the ...

ST. LOUIS – The I-70 Showdown between the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals pivoted off a blown call at first base by umpire Don Denkinger in Game 6. With the Cardinals leading 1-0 in the ...

Don Denkinger was a stand-up umpire, and a very good one. He died Friday in Waterloo at age 86. He was born in Cedar Falls and always called the Cedar Valley his home. His death got me thinking about ...

With umpire Don Denkinger (left) watching, the Cardinals’ Todd Worrell stretched and caught the ball right before Jorge Orta’s foot touched first base in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series. The blown ...

Don Denkinger spent 30 years as major-league umpire and worked four World Series among his 12 postseason appearances. In the Kansas City area, he’s mostly remembered for one. Denkinger, who died ...