Retired Umpire Ed Vargo Dies At 79
4th February, 2008 - 4:05 pm
AP - The Associated Press reports that Ed Vargo, a longtime NL umpire who worked in four World Series and was behind the plate when Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's career home run mark, has died. He was 79.

Vargo died Saturday at his home in Butler which is about 35 miles north of Pittsburgh according to Geibel Funeral Home in Butler.


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