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by Larry R. Gerlach (Editor), Bill Nowlin (Editor), Dennis Bingham (Editor)
A collaboration of 34 SABR members. This book includes biographies of all the umpires in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, other notable arbiters, essays about professional female umpires, umpiring in the Negro Leagues, explorations of the baseball rules, umpire equipment, and much more.
During the work on this book, we interviewed 56 major league umpires, former umpires, supervisors and umpire administrators, and others whose jobs cause them to interact with umpires. We hope to shed light on the umpiring profession past and present, the work involved on the field, and the arduous challenges and sacrifices it takes to become an umpire at the top of the profession.
We have tried to look at the occupation from many different angles. No book can cover all facets of the job, but we hope to give readers a fuller appreciation of baseball and those charged with the integrity of the game.
HALL OF FAME UMPIRES
- Al Barlick
- Nestor Chylak
- Jocko Conlan
- Tommy Connolly
- Billy Evans
- Doug Harvey
- Cal Hubbard
- Bill Klem
- Bill McGowan
- Hank O'Day
OTHER NOTABLE UMPIRES
- Emmett Ashford
- Charlie Berry
- Augie Donatelli
- Tom Gorman
- Steve Palermo
- Babe Pinelli
- Ernie Quigley
- Beans Reardon
- Rev. Dr. Crew Chief Ted Barrett
- Chris Guccione
HISTORICAL DATA
- Retired Numbers (and un-retired) from the Umpires Media Guide
- Honor Rolls of Baseball
- Umpires who Played and/or Managed in the Major Leagues
- Umpire Records
- Umpires and No-Hitters
- Historical Timeline of Major League Umpiring from the Umpires Media Guide
- Umpires in Postseason
OTHER UMPIRES, OTHER PLACES
- Umpires in the Negro Leagues
- Three Arizona League Umpires
- Around the World of Umpiring by Clark G. "Red" Merchant
- Larry Young and International Umpiring
- Cuban Umpiring
- Umpiring in Korea
PROFESSIONAL WOMAN UMPIRES
- Amanda Clement: The Lady in Blue
- The Stained Grass Window by Perry Barber
- Yanet Moreno, the First Woman Umpire in Any Country's Major League
More essays:
- Umpire Schools: Training Grounds for the Guardians of the Game
- An Umpire School Diary
- A Visit to the Wendelstedt Umpire School in 2017
- The Evolution of Umpires' Equipment and Uniforms
- Ted Barrett's Chest Protector and Plate Brush
- What Do Umpires Do Exactly?
- When the Rules Aren't the Rules
- Baseball Q & A - Applying the Rules
- Umpire Mechanics
- Umpire Changes During A Game
- A History of Umpire Ejections
- Throwing Out 17 Players In One Game
- Dave Mellor, Director of Grounds, Fenway Park
- Dean Lewis, Umpires Room Attendant
- Chris Cundiff, Batboy
- Replay As An Umpiring Tool
- Larry Vanover - the first umpire to make a call at the Replay Operations Center
- Rich Rieker, Director of Umpire Development
- Umpire Observer Kevin O'Connor
- Ross Larson, Instant Replay Coordinator
- Replay Behind the Scenes - At the Ballpark
- Andy Andres, Field Timing Coordinator
- Dan Fish, Replay Headset Coordinator
- Jeremy Almazan, Replay Headset Coordinator
- John Herrholz, Ballpark Camera Technician
- Umpire Analytics
- The Chest Protector
Author Biography
SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more.
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