 Pelekoudas umpired in six no-hitters in all, although was never behind the plate for any of them and was, also, an umpire for the first game ever held at Shea Stadium on April 4, 1964.In the 1998 book "Baseball's Golden Greeks" by Diamantis Zervos, Jim Campanis describes a "Greek moment" in baseball when he was batting against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Milt Pappas, with Alex Grammas the third base coach and Pelekoudas calling balls and strikes behind the plate.He married Jane Papangellin on April 28, 1946, and they had a daughter and a son.