Career
Tabacchi umpired 515 major league games in his four-year career. Tabacchi began umpiring minor league baseball in 1946. By 1949, he was in the International League.
He was promoted to the major leagues in 1956.
In June 1959, Tabacchi faced a midseason demotion to the minor leagues. Media sources reported that Tabacchi"s reassignment would be part of a major shakeup designed by league president Joe Cronin to ensure the quality of American League umpiring.
