Lee Ballanfant

Lee Ballanfant
Born	Edward Lee Ballanfant (1895-12-27)December 27, 1895 Waco, Texas
Died	July 15, 1987(1987-07-15) (aged 91) Dallas, Texas
Nationality	Belgian, Irish
Occupation	Umpire
Years active	1920s - 1950s
Spouse	Viola Darwin

Edward Lee Ballanfant (December 27, 1895 – July 15, 1987) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a player-manager in minor league baseball before his MLB umpiring career. As an umpire, he worked four World Series and four All-Star Games.^[1] After his umpiring days, Ballanfant spent many years as a major league scout.