Umpire Crews: You Can't Have A Ball Game Without These Guys

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Umpire Crews

2002 MLB Umpire Crews

Appointment of Crew Chiefs

Each year the Office of the Commissioner shall appoint an umpire to act as the Crew Chief for each of the crews formed for the championship season. While the Office of the Commissioner may consider seniority along with other factors that it may deem appropriate when exercising its appointment discretion, seniority shall not control in the Office of the Commissioner's choice of Crew Chiefs.

The Crew Chief shall coordinate and direct his crew's compliance with the Office of the Commissioner's rules and policies. Other Crew Chief responsibilities include: leading periodic discussions and reviews of situations, plays and rules with his crew; generally directing the work of the other umpires on the crew, with particular emphasis on uniformity in dealing with unique situations; assigning responsibilities for maintaining time limits during the game; ensuring the timely filing of all required crew reports for incidents such as ejections, brawls and protested games; and reporting to the Office of Commissioner any irregularity in field conditions at any ballpark.

Below are the crews for the 2002 championship season. Crew Chiefs are noted with the letters (cc) after their name.

* -- Indicates AAA Minor League umpires filling in for staff umpires on DL.

Updated Feb. 28, 2002

Crew A
Mark Hirschbeck - cc
Paul Schrieber
Jim Reynolds
Matt Hollowell *

Crew B
Steve Rippley - cc
Gary Darling
Paul Emmel
Tim Timmons

Crew C
Dale Scott - cc
Jim Joyce
Jeff Nelson
Ron Kulpa

Crew D
Ed Montague - cc
Jerry Layne
Hunter Wendelstedt
Mike DiMuro

Crew E
Gerry Davis - cc
Mike Winters
Greg Gibson
Dan Iassogna *

Crew F
Tim Welke - cc
Gary Cederstrom
Brian O'Nora
Alfonso Marquez

Crew G
Mike Reilly - cc
Jeff Kellogg
Jerry Meals
Eric Cooper

Crew H
Joe Brinkman - cc
Derryl Cousins
Marty Foster
Andy Fletcher

Crew I
Bruce Froemming - cc
Ed Rapuano
Larry Poncino
Tony Randazzo

Crew J
Jerry Crawford - cc
Joe West
Brian Gorman
Phil Cuzzi

Crew K
John Shulock - cc
Dave Phillips
Mike Everitt
Doug Eddings

Crew L
Larry Young - cc
Bill Hohn
Fieldin Culbreth
Bill Miller

Crew M
Dana DeMuth - cc
Charlie Reliford
Kerwin Danley
Marvin Hudson

Crew N
Tim McClelland - cc
Chuck Meriwether
Ted Barrett
Brian Runge

Crew O
Rick Reed - cc
Tim Tschida
Mark Wegner
Bill Welke

Crew P
Randy Marsh - cc
Angel Hernandez
Larry Vanover
Lazaro Diaz

Crew Q
John Hirschbeck - cc
Wally Bell
CB Bucknor
Mark Carlson

DL (current)
Terry Craft
DL (indefinite)
Greg Bonin
Jim McKean
Dan Morrison
Rich Rieker
Rocky Roe
Charlie Williams

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Uniform # Umpire
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65 Ted Barrett
35 Wally Bell
14 Greg Bonin
15 Joe Brinkman
54 C.B. Bucknor
48 Mark Carlson
38 Gary Cederstrom
56 Eric Cooper
13 Derryl Cousins
40 Terry Craft
2 Jerry Crawford
70 Fieldin Culbreth
99 Phil Cuzzi
44 Kerwin Danley
12 Gerry Davis
32 Dana DeMuth
63 Laz Diaz
16 Mike DiMuro
88 Doug Eddings
50 Paul Emmel
57 Mike Everett
49 Andy Fletcher
60 Marty Foster
6 Bruce Froemming
53 Greg Gibson
9 Brian Gorman
55 Angel Hernandez
17 John Hirschbeck
20 Mark Hirschbeck
51 Marvin Hudson
66 Jim Joyce
37 Jeff Kellogg
46 Ron Kulpa
26 Jerry Layne
72 Alfonso Marquez
30 Randy Marsh
36 Tim McClelland
8 Jim McKean
41 Jerry Meals
22 Chuck Meriwether
64 Bill Miller
11 Ed Montague
34 Dan Morrison
45 Jeffrey Nelson
39 Brian O'Nora
7 Dave Phillips
59 Tony Randazzo
19 Ed Rapuano
23 Rick Reed
31 Mike Reilly
18 Charlie Reliford
77 Jim Reynolds
61 Rich Reiker
3 Steve Rippley
27 Rocky Roe
71 Brian Runge
43 Paul Schreiber
5 Dale Scott
29 John Shulock
95 Tim Timmons
4 Tim Tschida
47 Mark Wegner
52 Bill Welke
10 Tim Welke
21 Hunter Wendelstedt
25 Charlie Williams
33 Mike Winters
28 Larry Young

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BTW, do you think that umpires Jeff Nelson & Rick Reed will be behind the plate when their namesakes are on the mound?

Umpires
Jeff Nelson
Rick Reed
Charlie Williams


Ball Players
Charlie Williams
Charles Prosek Williams

Bats R, Throws R
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
Debut April 23, 1971
Born October 11, 1947 in Flushing, NY
NYM SFG 1971-1978

Rick Reed
Richard Allen Reed

Bats R, Throws R
Height 6' 0", Weight 205 lb.
Debut August 8, 1988
Born August 16, 1965 in Huntington, WV
PIT NL KCR AL TEX AL CIN NL NYM NL 1988-2001

Jeff Nelson
Jeffrey Allan Nelson

Bats R, Throws R
Height 6' 8", Weight 235 lb.
Debut April 16, 1992
Born November 17, 1966 in Baltimore, MD
SEA AL NYY AL 1992-2001

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Umpire League Years
- A -
Adams, John H. AL 1903
Anthony, G. Merle AL 1969-75
Ashford, Emmett AL 1966-70
Avants, Nick R. AL 1969-71

- B -
Baker, William P. NL 1957
Ballanfant, E. Lee NL 1936-57
Barlick, Albert J. NL 1940-43, 46-55, 58-71
Barnett, Lawrence R. AL 1969-99
Barr, George M. NL 1931-49
Barrett, Ted AL 1999 MLB 2000
Barry, Daniel AL 1928
Basil, Stephen J. AL 1936-42
Bausewine, George NL 1905
Behle, Frank NL 1901
Bell, Wally NL 1993-99 MLB 2000
Berry, Charles F. AL 1942-62
Betts, William G. AL 1901
Betz, Edwin J. NL 1961
Boggess, Lynton R. NL 1944-48, 50-62
Bonin, Gregory NL 1986-99 MLB 2000
Boyer, James M. AL 1944-50
Bransfield, William E. NL 1917
Bremigan, Nicholas G. AL 1974-89
Brennan, William T. NL 1909-13, 21
Brinkman, Joseph N. AL 1973-99 MLB 2000
Brocklander, Fred W. NL 1979-90
Brown, Thomas T. NL 1901-02
Bucknor, CB NL 1999 MLB 2000
Burkhart, W. Kenneth NL 1957-73
Bush, Garnet C. NL 1911-12
Byron, William J. NL 1913-19

- C -
Campbell, William M. AL 1928-31 NL 1939-40
Cantillon, Joseph D. AL 1901 NL 1902
Carlson, Mark NL 1999 MLB 2000
Carrigan, H. Sam AL 1961-65
Carpenter, William B. AL 1904 NL 1904, 06-07
Caruthers, Robert L. AL 1902-03
Cederstrom, Gary AL 1997-99 MLB 2000
Chill, Oliver P. AL 1914-16, 19-22
Chylak, Nestor AL 1954-78
Clark, Alan M. AL 1977-99 MLB 2000
Clarke, Robert M. NL 1930-31
Coble, G. Drew AL 1983-99
Cockill, George W. NL 1915
Colgan, Harry W. NL 1901
Colliflower, James H. AL 1910
Colosi, Nicholas NL 1968-82
Conlan, John B. NL 1941-64
Connolly, Thomas H. AL 1901-31
Connor, Thomas AL 1905-06
Conway, John H. NL 1906
Cooney, Terrance J. AL 1975-92
Cooper, Eric AL 1999 MLB 2000
Cousins, Derryl AL 1980-99 MLB 2000
Craft, Terry AL 1993-99 MLB 2000
Crawford, Gerald J. NL 1976-99 MLB 2000
Crawford, Henry C. NL 1956-75
Cronin, John J. AL 1901
Culbreth, Fieldin AL 1999 MLB 2000
Cunningham, Elmer E. NL 1901
Cusack, Stephen P. NL 1909
Cuzzi, Phil NL 1999 MLB 2000

- D -
Dale, Jerry P. NL 1971-85
Danley, Kerwin NL 1998-99 MLB 2000
Darling, Gary R. NL 1988-99
Dascoli, Frank NL 1948-62
Davidson, David L. NL 1969-84
Davidson, Robert A. NL 1983-99
Davis, Gerald S. NL 1985-99 MLB 2000
Deegan, William E. AL 1970-80
Delmore, Victor NL 1956-59
DeMuth, Dana A. NL 1985-99 MLB 2000
Denkinger, Donald A. AL 1969-98
Derr, Doll NL 1923
Dezelan, Frank J. NL 1966-68, 69-71
Diaz, Lazaro AL 1999 MLB 2000
DiMuro, Louis J. AL 1963-82
DiMuro, Mike AL 1999 MLB 2000
Dinneen, William H. AL 1909-37
Dixon, Hal H. NL 1953-59
Donatelli, August J. NL 1950-73
Donnelly, Charles H. NL 1931-32 AL 1934-35
Donohue, Michael R. NL 1930
Doyle, John J. NL 1911
Dreckman, Bruce M. NL 1998-99
Drummond, Calvin AL 1960-69
Duffy, James F. AL 1951-55
Dunn, Thomas P. NL 1939-46
Dwyer, J. Francis NL 1901 AL 1904

- E -
Eason, Malcolm W. NL 1902, 10-16
Eddings, Doug AL 1999 MLB 2000
Egan, John J. AL 1903, 07-14
Eldridge, Clarence E. AL 1914-15
Emmel, Paul NL 1999 MLB 2000
Emslie, Robert D. NL 1901-24
Engel, Robert A. NL 1965-90
Engeln, William R. NL 1952-56
Evans, James B. AL 1972-99
Evans, William G. AL 1906-27
Everitt, Mike AL 1999 MLB 2000

- F -
Ferguson, Charles A. AL 1913
Fields, Stephen H. NL 1979-82
Finneran, William F. NL 1911-12
Flaherty, John F. AL 1953-73
Fletcher, Andrew J. NL 1999 MLB 2000
Ford, R. Dale AL 1976-99
Forman, Allen S. NL 1961-65
Foster, Marty AL 1999 MLB 2000
Frantz, Arthur F. AL 1969-77
Frary, Ralph NL 1911
Friel, William E. AL 1920
Froemming, Bruce N. NL 1971-99 MLB 2000
Froese, Grover A. AL 1952-53
Fyfe, Lee C. NL 1920

- G -
Garcia, Richard R. AL 1975-99
Geisel, Harry C. AL 1925-42
Gibson, Gregory NL 1999 MLB 2000
Goetz, Lawrence J. NL 1936-57
Goetz, Russell L. AL 1969-83
Gore, Arthur J. NL 1947-56
Gorman, Brian NL 1993-99 MLB 2000
Gorman, Thomas D. NL 1951-76
Gregg, Eric E. NL 1975-91, 93-99
Grieve, William T. AL 1938-55
Guglielmo, A. Augie NL 1952
Guthrie, William J. NL 1913, 15 AL 1922, 28-32

- H -
Haller, William E. AL 1961, 63-82
Hallion, Thomas F. NL 1986-99
Harris, Lanny D. NL 1979-85
Harrison, Peter A. NL 1916-20
Hart, Eugene F. AL 1912-13 NL 1920-29
Hart, William F. AL 1901 NL 1914-15
Harvey, H. Douglas NL 1962-92
Haskell, John E. AL 1901
Hassett, James E. AL 1903
Hendry, Eugene AL 1980-99
Henline, Walter J. NL 1945-48
Hernandez, Angel NL 1993-99 MLB 2000
Hickox, Ed AL 1998-99
Hildebrand, George A. AL 1912-34
Hirschbeck, John F. AL 1984-99 MLB 2000
Hirschbeck, Mark NL 1988-99 MLB 2000
Holmes, Howard E. AL 1923-24
Hohn, William J. NL 1989-99
Holbrook, Sam NL 1998-99
Holliday, James W. NL 1903
Holmes, Howard E. NL 1921
Honochik, George J. AL 1949-73
Hubbard, Robert C. AL 1936-51, 54-62
Hudson, Marvin NL 1999 MLB 2000
Hurley, Edwin H. AL 1947-65
Hurst, Timothy C. NL 1903 AL 1905-09

- I -
Irwin, Arthur A. NL 1902

- J -
Jackowski, William A. NL 1952-68
Johnson, Harry S. NL 1914
Johnson, Mark S. AL 1984-99
Johnston, Charles E. AL 1936-37
Johnstone, James E. AL 1902 NL 1903-12
Jones, Nicholas I. AL 1944-49
Jorda, Louis D. NL 1927-31, 40-52
Joyce III, James A. AL 1990-99 MLB 2000

- K -
Kaiser, Kenneth J. AL 1978-99
Kane, Stephen J. NL 1909-10
Kellogg, Jeffrey NL 1993-99 MLB 2000
Kelly, Thomas B. AL 1905
Kennedy, Charles NL 1904
Kerin, John AL 1908-10
Kerins, John A. AL 1903
Kibler, John W. NL 1965-89
King, Charles F. AL 1904
Kinnamon, William AL 1960-69
Klem, William J. NL 1905-41
Kolls, Louis C. AL 1933-40
Kosc, Gregory J. AL 1976-99
Kulpa, Ronald NL 1999 MLB 2000
Kunkel, William G. AL 1968-84

- L -
Landes, Stanley A. NL 1955-72
Latham, W. Arlington NL 1902
Layne, Jerry B. NL 1989-99 MLB 2000
Lincoln, Frederick H. NL 1914
Linsalata, Joseph N. AL 1961-62
Luciano, Ronald M. AL 1969-80

- M -
Magee, Sherwood R. NL 1928
Magerkurth, George L. NL 1929-47
Maloney, George P. AL 1969-83
Mannassau, Alfred S. AL 1901
Marberry, Frederick AL 1935
Marquez, Alfonso NL 1999 MLB 2000
Marsh, Randall G. NL 1982-99 MLB 2000
McCafferty, Charles NL 1921, 23
McCarthy, John AL 1905
McClelland, Timothy R. AL 1984-99 MLB 2000
McCormick, William J. AL 1917 NL 1919-29
McCoy, Larry S. AL 1971-99
McGowan, William A. AL 1925-54
McGreevy, Edward AL 1912-13
McGrew, Harry T. NL 1930-31, 33-34
McKean, James G. AL 1974-99 MLB 2000
McKinley, William F. AL 1946-65
McLaughlin, Edward J. NL 1929
McLaughlin, Peter J. NL 1924-28
McSherry, John P. NL 1971-96
Meals, Gerald W. NL 1998-99 MLB 2000
Meriwether, J. Chuck AL 1993-99 MLB 2000
Merrill, E. Durwood AL 1978-99
Miller, Bill AL 1999 MLB 2000
Montague, Edward M. NL 1976-99 MLB 2000
Moran, August NL 1903-04, 10, 18
Moran, Charles B. NL 1918-39
Morgenweck, Henry C. AL 1972-76
Moriarty, George J. AL 1917-26, 29-40
Morrison, Dan G. AL 1984-99 MLB 2000
Mullaney, Dominic J. AL 1915
Mullin, John NL 1909 AL 1911-12

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- N -
Nallin, Richard F. AL 1915-32
Napp, Larry A. AL 1951-74
Nash, William M. NL 1901
Nauert, Paul NL 1999
Nelson, Jeff NL 1997-99 MLB 2000
Neudecker, Jerome A. AL 1966-85

- O -
O'Brien, Joseph AL 1912, 14
O'Connor, Arthur NL 1914
O'Day, Henry F. NL 1901-11, 13, 15-27
Odom, James C. AL 1963-74
O'Donnell, James M. AL 1968-71
Olsen, Andrew H. NL 1968-81
O'Loughlin, Frank H. AL 1902-18
O'Nora, Brian AL 1999 MLB 2000
Ormsby, Emmett T. AL 1923-41
Orth, Albert L. NL 1912-17
O'Sullivan, John J. NL 1922
Owens, Clarence B. NL 1908, 12-13 AL 1916-37

- P -
Palermo, Stephen M. AL 1978-92
Pallone, David M. NL 1979-88
Paparella, Joseph J. AL 1946-65
Parker, George L. NL 1936-38
Parker, Harley P. AL 1911
Parks, Dallas F. AL 1980-82
Passarella, Arthur M. AL 1941-42, 45-53
Pears, Frank AL 1903 NL 1905
Pelekoudas, Christos G. NL 1960-75
Perrine, Fred AL 1909-12
Pfirman, Charles H. NL 1922-36
Phillips, David R. AL 1971-99 MLB 2000
Pinelli, Ralph A. NL 1935-56
Pipgras, George W. AL 1938-46
Poncino, Larry L. NL 1993-99
Powell, Cornelius J. NL 1923-24, 33
Power, Charles B. NL 1902
Pryor, J. Paul NL 1961-81
Pulli, Frank V. NL 1972-99

- Q -
Quick, James E. NL 1976-98
Quigley, Earnest C. AL 1906 NL 1913-37
Quinn, John A. AL 1935-42

- R -
Randazzo, Anthony J. NL 1999 MLB 2000
Rapuano, Edward NL 1991-99 MLB 2000
Reardon, John E. NL 1926-49
Reed, Rick A. AL 1984-99 MLB 2000
Reilly, Michael E. AL 1979-99 MLB 2000
Reliford, Charles H. NL 1991-99 MLB 2000
Rennert, Laurence H. NL 1974-92
Reynolds, Jim AL 1999 MLB 2000
Rice, John L. AL 1955-73
Rieker, Richard G. NL 1996-99 MLB 2000
Rigler, Charles NL 1906-22, 24-35
Rippley, T. Steven NL 1984-99 MLB 2000
Robb, Douglas W. NL 1948-52 AL 1952-53
Roberts, Leonard W. NL 1953-55
Roe, "Rocky" J. AL 1982-99 MLB 2000
Rodriguez, Armando H. AL 1974-75
Rommel, Edwin A. AL 1938-59
Rowland, Clarence H. AL 1923-27
Rudderham, John E. NL 1908
Rue, Joseph W. AL 1938-47
Runge, Brian NL 1999 MLB 2000
Runge, Edward P. AL 1954-70
Runge, Paul E. NL 1974-97
Ryan, Walter NL 1946

- S -
Salerno, Al AL 1961-68
Schrieber, Paul NL 1998-99 MLB 2000
Schwarts, Harry C. AL 1960-62
Scott, Dale A. AL 1987-99 MLB 2000
Scott, James NL 1930-31
Sears, John W. NL 1934-45
Secory, Frank E. NL 1952-70
Sentelle, Leopold T. NL 1922-23
Sheridan, John F. AL 1901-14
Shulock, John R. AL 1980-99 MLB 2000
Smith, Vincent A. NL 1957-65
Smith, William A. AL 1960-65
Snyder, Charles N. NL 1901
Soar, A. Henry AL 1950-72
Spenn, Frederick C. AL 1980
Springstead, Martin J. AL 1966-85
Stafford, John H. AL 1907
Stark, Albert D. NL 1928-35, 37-40, 42
Steiner, Melvin J. NL 1961-72
Steinfeldt, Harry M. NL 1905
Stello, Richard J. NL 1969-87
Sternburg, Paul NL 1909
Stevens, John W. AL 1948-71
Stewart, Ernest D. AL 1941-45
Stewart, Robert W. AL 1959-70
Stewart, William J. NL 1933-54
Stockdale, M.J. NL 1915
Sudol, Edward L. NL 1957-77
Summers, William R. AL 1933-59
Sweeney, James M. NL 1924-26

- T -
Tabacchi, Frank AL 1956-59
Tata, Terry A. NL 1973-99
Truby, Harry G. NL 1909
Tschida, Timothy J. AL 1987-99 MLB 2000

- U -
Umont, Frank W. AL 1954-73

- V -
Valentine, William AL 1963-68
Van Graflan, Roy AL 1927-33
Vanover, Larry W. NL 1993-99
Vargo, Edward P. NL 1960-83
Venzon, Anthony NL 1957-71
Voltaggio, Vito H. AL 1978-96

- W -
Wallace, Roderick J. AL 1915-16
Walsh, Edward A. AL 1922
Walsh, Francis D. NL 1961-63
Warneke, Lonnie NL 1949-55
Weafer, Harold L. AL 1943-47
Wegner, Mark NL 1999 MLB 2000
Welke, Bill AL 1999 MLB 2000
Welke, Timothy J. AL 1986-99 MLB 2000
Wendelstedt, Harry H. Sr. NL 1966-98
Wendelstedt, H. Hunter Jr. NL 1999 MLB 2000
West, Joseph H. NL 1977-99
Westervelt, Frederick E. AL 1911-12 NL 1922-23
Weyer, Lee H. NL 1962-88
Williams, Arthur NL 1972-77
Williams, Charles H. NL 1982-99 MLB 2000
Williams, William G. NL 1964-87
Wilson, Frank AL 1921-22 NL 1922-28
Winters, Michael NL 1990-99 MLB 2000

- Y -
Young, Larry E. AL 1985-99 MLB 2000

- Z -
Zimmer, Charles L. NL 1904

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Sandy Alderson - Vice President, Baseball Operations
Richard "Sandy" Alderson is Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball, reporting directly to MLB President Paul Beeston and Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. Alderson came to Major League Baseball in New York on September 28, 1998, after spending 17 years with the Oakland A's.

Alderson left a private law practice in 1981 to become the A's General Counsel. He served as General Manager from 1983 through 1997 and as President from 1993 to 1995 and from 1997 through his departure from the A's in 1998. The A's won four American League West Championships during his tenure (1988, 89, 90, 92), participated in three consecutive World Series (1988-90) and captured the World Series in 1989. In addition, the A's farm system produced three consecutive Rookies of the Year from 1986-88 (Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Walt Weiss). Ben Grieve of the A's also won that award in 1998.

In his role with Major League Baseball, Alderson oversees Baseball Operations, Umpiring, On-Field Operations and Security and Facility Management. In addition, he is in charge of various special projects involving international play, including Major League Baseball's participation in the 1999 Pan American Games, the historic games with the Cuban National Team in the spring of 1999 and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney where Team USA won the Gold Medal.

Alderson holds degrees from Dartmouth College (1969) and Harvard Law School (1976). He also served four years as a Marine Infantry Officer with a tour of duty in Vietnam. He and his wife, Linda, have two children.


Ralph Nelson - Vice President, Umpiring
Ralph Nelson was named Vice President, Umpiring for Major League Baseball on March 21, 2000 after working for a year as Special Assistant, Baseball Operations.

Nelson, 46, oversees all aspects of officiating in Major League Baseball including selection, scheduling and assignment of umpiring crews, training and evaluation programs, promotion from the minor leagues and selection of umpires for post-season assignments.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Nelson spent the first 17 years of his career working in various capacities for the San Francisco Giants, including the last eight years as Vice President/Assistant General Manager. After spending three years in private business, Nelson joined the Arizona Diamondbacks where he served as Expansion Draft Coordinator in 1996-1997 and Director of Baseball Administration from 1997 until his move to the Commissioner's Office in 1999.

In addition to his work in baseball, Nelson was a NCAA Basketball referee for 23 years, including 10 seasons with the Pac-10 Conference (1987-1997).

Nelson graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. in Journalism in 1976.


Marty Springstead - Special Assistant, Umpiring
Marty Springstead joined Major League Baseball as Special Assistant, Umpiring in 2000 after serving the previous 15 years as the Executive Director of Umpires for the American League.

Springstead, 61, began his professional umpiring career in 1960 in the Class "C" Northern League. He also worked U.S. Army Baseball in Fort Hood, TX (1961-62) and in the Southern League (1963-65) before becoming a member of the American League staff in 1966. During his 20-year major league career, Springstead umpired in three All-Star Games (1969, 1975 and 1982) and three World Series (1973, 1978 and 1983). A crew chief for 11 years, Springstead also officiated five American League Championship Series (1970, 1974, 1977, 1981 and 1984). He also had the distinction of working behind the plate for two no-hitters before he retired following the 1985 season.

A distinguished guest speaker, Springstead has taught and lectured throughout the world. He has held clinics in Japan, where he instructed the Japanese Professional Umpires of the Pacific League, and has also taught in various Canadian provinces and for the United States Air Force in Spain, Holland and Germany.

Springstead, who was just the fourth person ever to hold the position of Executive Director of Umpires for the American League, attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ, majoring in advertising. He now resides in Sarasota, FL.


Steve Palermo - Umpire Supervisor
Steve Palermo joined Major League Baseball in 2000 as an Umpire Supervisor. In his current position, Palermo, along with Frank Pulli, serves as a liaison between Major League Baseball and the major league umpires.

Palermo was previously hired by Major League Baseball on April 6, 1994, as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Major League Executive Council. He handled special projects, one of which was studying the length of games.

After attending the Umpire Development Program, Palermo worked in the American Association, New York-Penn League, Carolina League, Eastern League, Florida Instructional League, Dominican Winter League and Puerto Rican Winter League prior to joining the American League staff in 1977.

During his tenure as a major league umpire, Palermo worked the 1986 All-Star Game in Houston and the 1983 World Series between Baltimore and Philadelphia. He also umpired four American League Championship Series in 1980, 82, 84 and 89.

Palermo's umpiring career was shortened on July 6, 1991 when he was shot in the back while coming to the aid of a robbery victim in the parking lot of a Dallas restaurant.

A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Palermo studied education at Norwich University, Leicester Junior College and Worcester State College.

Palermo, 51, resides in Overland Park, KS with his wife, Debbie.

Frank Pulli - Umpire Supervisor
Frank Pulli joined Major League Baseball in 2000 as an Umpire Supervisor after spending 28 seasons as a National League umpire. In his current position, Pulli, along with Steve Palermo, serves as a liaison between Major League Baseball and the major league umpires.

Pulli worked in the Midwest, Eastern and International Leagues prior to joining the National League staff in 1972.

During his tenure as a major league umpire, Pulli worked two All-Star Games (1977, 88) and four World Series (1978, 83, 90, 95). He also called seven League Championship Series (1975, 79, 84, 86, 91, 93, 97) and four Division Series (1981, 95, 96, 98).

A native of Easton, Pennsylvania, Pulli played baseball and basketball in high school.

Pulli, 66, resides in Palm Harbor, FL with his wife, Kim. He has six children, Vicky, Michelle, Frank Jr., Michael, Candice and Nikki.


Tom Lepperd - Director, Umpire Administration
Tom Lepperd, currently in his 27th year in professional baseball, joined Major League Baseball in 2000 after serving the previous two seasons as the assistant to Paul Runge, the National League's Director of Umpires.

In his current position, Lepperd is responsible for facilitating communication between Major League Baseball's Umpire Operations and the major league umpires and with Minor League Baseball. He also assists in the schedule of umpire assignments and maintains current records of umpire information and game events.

Lepperd, 50, graduated number one in his class from the Bill Kinnamon Umpire School in February 1975 and was assigned to the Midwest League for that season. After working in the Midwest League (1975-76), Lepperd umpired in the Eastern League (1976-77) and American Association (1978-86). He was assigned to work in American League Spring Training games from 1983-86 and also served as a fill-in in AL regular season games (1984-86) before joining the Umpire Development Program as a supervisor in 1987, where he stayed until joining the National League in 1998.

Lepperd graduated from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) with highest university honors and a B.S. in Teaching of Mathematics in 1972. Prior to attending the Kinnamon Umpire School, Lepperd taught mathematics at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, IL for three years.

A native of Rochelle, Illinois, Lepperd resides in West Des Moines, Iowa, with his wife, Susan, and two children, Kelsey (9) and Zachary (6).

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Mark Letendre - Director, Umpire Medical Services
On October 15, 1999, Mark Letendre was selected by the Baseball Office of the Commissioner to develop and oversee a first-ever comprehensive athletic health care program for the 68 major league umpires.

Letendre, 44, served as a Major League Baseball athletic trainer for 18 years with the San Francisco Giants (1986-99) and New York Yankees. He was named to serve as National league athletic trainer at the 1987 and 1994 MLB All-Star Games. Letendre has been a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association since 1979 and is an active member of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society.

When he is not lecturing on health care techniques, Letendre is educating audiences on the hazards of spit tobacco and was honored in 1998 by the National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP) for his efforts to educate players on the effects of spit tobacco.

He is a member of the Scottsdale Charros, a civic group, serves on the board of directors for the Scottsdale Boys' and Girls' Club and as an officer for the Baseball Assistance Team charity.

Letendre is a 1978 graduate from the University of Maine-Orono where he received a B.S. in Physical Education and Health. He resides in Scottsdale, AZ with his wife, Judy, and daughters, Alyssa and Shannon.


Phil Janssen - Director, Umpire Evaluation
Dr. Philip F. Janssen joined Major League Baseball in 2000, after serving the previous nine years as the Coordinator of Umpire Operations for the American League.

A 1979 graduate from the Bill Kinnamon Umpire School, Janssen umpired in the Gulf Coast League, Midwest League, Texas League, American Association and Pacific Coast League. He also worked Winter Baseball in Colombia and South America. Janssen served as Field Supervisor for the Major League Umpire Development Program from 1988-91.

Janssen, 46, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, a Master of Arts Degree in Education from Marian College in Fond du Lac, WI, and a Doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

A native of Little Chute, Wisconsin, Janssen resides in Neenah, WI with his wife, Juilanne, and son, Nicholas, and daughter, Megan. His hobbies include woodworking, hunting and fishing.

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Umpire Timelines

1876-1900
1876 - William McLean, from Philadelphia, became the first professional umpire when he umpired the first game in National League history between Boston and Philadelphia on April 22.
1878 - The National League instructed home teams to pay umpires $5 per game.
1879 - National League president William A. Hulbert appointed a group of 20 men from which teams could choose an umpire, therefore becoming baseball's first umpiring staff.
1879 - Umpires were given the authority to impose fines for illegal acts.
1882 - National League umpire Richard Higham became the only major league umpire ever expelled from the game after the League judged him guilty of collusion with gamblers.
1885 - Umpires began wearing chest protectors for the first time.

1901-1925
1901 - Thomas Connolly umpired the first game in the American League between Cleveland and Chicago on April 24.
1903 - Hank O'Day and Thomas Connolly worked the first modern World Series between the Boston Pilgrims and Pittsburgh Pirates.
1906 - William Evans, at 22 years old, became the youngest umpire in major league history.
1909 - The four-umpire system was employed for the first time in the World Series.
1910 - The umpire organizational chart was established. The plate umpire was appointed the umpire-in-chief and the others were field umpires.
1910 - Chicago Cubs manager Frank Chance became the first person ejected from a World Series game when umpire Thomas Connolly threw him out for protesting a home run call.
1911 - Bill Dinneen worked as an umpire in the World Series and became the first person to play and umpire in the Fall Classic. Dinneen played for the Boston Pilgrims in the 1903 Series.
1912 - Both the American and National Leagues had 10 person umpiring staffs with two umpires being used in games and two reserves.
1921 - Umpires in both leagues began the practice of rubbing mud into the balls prior to each game in order to remove the gloss.

1926-1950
1933 - Bill Dinneen, Bill Klem, Bill McGowan and Cy Rigler umpired the first All-Star Game at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
1935 - George Barr of the National League opened the first umpire training school in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
1939 - The Bill McGowan School for Umpires opened.
1941 - Bill Klem, the oldest umpire in major league history at 68, retired from umpiring after working a record 37 seasons and became the National League's first modern chief of umpires.
1946 - Bill McKinley became the first graduate of an umpiring training school to reach the major leagues.
1947 - In the 1947 World Series, featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, the current six-man crew was established as an alternate umpire was stationed along each foul line.
1950 - Umpires were no longer allowed to levy fines for illegal acts as that was to be handled by each League president.

1951-1975
1951 - Emmett Ashford became an umpire in the Southwestern International League and became the first black professional umpire.
1952 - The four-man umpiring crew was instituted for all regular season games.
1953 - Thomas Connolly and Bill Klem became the first umpires inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
1956 - Ed Rommel and Frank Umont broke a long-standing taboo by becoming the first umpires to wear eyeglasses on the field.
1966 - Emmett Ashford became the first black umpire in the major leagues when he reached the American League after 14 seasons in the minor leagues.
1970 - The first strike by umpires in major league history lasted one day during the League Championship Series. This action prompted both the American and National League presidents to recognize the newly-formed Major League Umpires Association and negotiate a labor contract with them.
1972 - Bernice Gera became the first woman to umpire a professional baseball game when she worked a Class A New York-Penn League game.
1973 - Art Williams became the first black umpire to reach the National League staff.
1974 - Armando Rodriguez became the first Hispanic umpire to work in the major leagues as he joined the American League staff.

1976-2000
1979 - Major league umpires went on strike for the third time in history from Opening Day until May 18. Replacement umpires were used during this strike.
1991 - Steve Palermo, an American League umpire, suffered a career-ending gunshot wound while attempting to prevent the robbery of two women.
1996 - National League umpire John McSherry collapsed during an Opening Day game in Cincinnati and passed away after being rushed to a nearby hospital.
1997 - Mike DiMuro became the first American umpire to work a regular season game in the Japanese Leagues.
1998 - Harry and Hunter Wendelstedt became the first father-son umpire combination to work a major league game together.
2000 - On February 24, the World Umpires Association ("WUA") was certified as the exclusive collective bargaining agent for all regular full-time major league umpires.