Major League Baseball umpiring records

The following include various records set by umpires in Major League Baseball. Leagues are abbreviated as follows:

• AA - American Association, 1882–1891
• AL - American League, 1901–1999
• FL - Federal League, 1914–1915
• ML - Major League Baseball, 2000–present (AL and NL umpiring staffs were merged in 2000)
• NL - National League, 1876–1999
• PL - Players League, 1890

Regular season

Total games

The following are those umpires who have officiated in at least 3,000 major league games through the 2010 season.^[1] Although the totals reflect all games umpired, the years indicate only those seasons in which each individual was employed as a league umpire, omitting seasons in which they may have acted as an emergency substitute during their playing career. Umpires who were active in 2010 are indicated in bold face; members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are indicated in italics:

1. Bill Klem - 5,369 (NL, 1905–1941)
2. Bruce Froemming - 5,163 (NL, 1971–1999; ML, 2000–2007)
3. Tommy Connolly - 4,768 (NL, 1898–1900; AL, 1901–1932)
4. Doug Harvey - 4,673 (NL, 1962–1992)
5. Joe Brinkman - 4,505 (AL, 1972–1999; ML, 2000–2006)
6. Harry Wendelstedt - 4,500 (NL, 1966–1998)
7. Bill McGowan - 4,424 (AL, 1925–1954)
8. Mike Reilly - 4,491 (AL, 1977–1999; ML, 2000–2010)
9. Jerry Crawford - 4,371 (NL, 1976–1999; ML, 2000–2010)
10. Ed Montague - 4,369 (NL, 1974, 1976–1999; ML, 2000–2009)
11. Larry Barnett - 4,290 (AL, 1969–1999)
12. Derryl Cousins - 4,250 (AL, 1979–1999; ML, 2000–present)
13. Al Barlick - 4,231 (NL, 1940–1943, 1946–1955, 1958–1971)
14. Bob Emslie - 4,228 (AA, 1890; NL, 1891–1924)
15. Bill Dinneen - 4,218 (AL, 1909–1937)
16. Joe West - 4,186 (NL, 1976–1999; ML, 2002–present)
17. Cy Rigler - 4,144 (NL, 1906–1922, 1924–1935)
18. Bill Summers - 4,121 (AL, 1933–1959)
19. Larry McCoy - 4,024 (AL, 1970–1999)
20. Hank O'Day - 3,986 (NL, 1895–1911, 1913, 1915–1927)
21. Dave Phillips - 3,934 (AL, 1971–1999; ML, 2001–2002)
22. Jim Evans - 3,897 (AL, 1971–1999)
23. Nestor Chylak - 3,857 (AL, 1954–1978)
24. Tim McClelland - 3,849 (AL, 1981–1999; ML, 2000–present)
25. Lee Weyer - 3,827 (NL, 1961–1988)
26. Don Denkinger - 3,824 (AL, 1969–1998)
27. Jim Honochick - 3,815 (AL, 1949–1973)
28. Tom Gorman - 3,803 (NL, 1951–1977)
29. Augie Donatelli - 3,775 (NL, 1950–1973)
30. Frank Pulli - 3,774 (NL, 1972–1999)
31. Terry Tata - 3,743 (NL, 1973–1999)
32. Gerry Davis - 3,736 (NL, 1982–1999; ML, 2000–present)
33. Randy Marsh - 3,707 (NL, 1981–1999; ML, 2000–2009)
34. Bob Engel - 3,630 (NL, 1965–1990)
35. John Kibler - 3,630 (NL, 1963–1989)
36. Jocko Conlan - 3,618 (NL, 1941–1965)
37. Larry Napp - 3,608 (AL, 1951–1974)
38. Tim Welke - 3,599 (AL, 1983–1999; ML, 2000–present)
39. Hank Soar - 3,595 (AL, 1950–1975, 1977–1978)
40. Ed Vargo - 3,555 (NL, 1960–1983)
41. Beans Reardon - 3,522 (NL, 1926–1949)
42. Jim McKean - 3,514 (AL, 1974–1999; ML, 2000–2001)
43. Dana DeMuth - 3,458 (NL, 1983–1999; ML, 2000–present)
44. Billy Williams - 3,432 (NL, 1963–1987)
45. Rich Garcia - 3,398 (AL, 1975–1999)
46. Babe Pinelli - 3,398 (NL, 1935–1956)
47. John McSherry - 3,396 (NL, 1971–1995)
48. Rick Reed - 3,391 (AL, 1979–1999; ML, 2000–2009)
49. Al Clark - 3,390 (AL, 1976–1999; ML, 2000–2001)
50. Eddie Rommel - 3,364 (AL, 1938–1959)
51. Ernie Quigley - 3,350 (NL, 1913–1938)
52. Johnny Stevens - 3,345 (AL, 1948–1971, 1973, 1975)
53. George Hildebrand - 3,331 (AL, 1913–1934)
54. Brick Owens - 3,325 (NL, 1908, 1912–1913; AL, 1916–1937)
55. Billy Evans - 3,319 (AL, 1906–1927)
56. Greg Kosc - 3,256 (AL, 1976–1999)
57. Ed Sudol - 3,247 (NL, 1957–1977)
58. Larry Goetz - 3,223 (NL, 1936–1956)
59. Lee Ballanfant - 3,208 (NL, 1936–1957)
60. Red Flaherty - 3,207 (AL, 1953–1973)
61. Bill Stewart - 3,199 (NL, 1933–1954)
62. Paul Runge - 3,196 (NL, 1973–1997)
63. Charley Moran - 3,184 (NL, 1918–1939)
64. Dale Scott - 3,177 (AL, 1985–1999; ML, 2000–present)
65. Tim Tschida - 3,172 (AL, 1985–1999; ML, 2000–present)
66. Bob Davidson - 3,164 (NL, 1982–1999; ML, 2005–present)
67. Frank Umont - 3,147 (AL, 1954–1973)
68. Joe Paparella - 3,143 (AL, 1946–1965)
69. Dale Ford - 3,137 (AL, 1975–1999)
70. John Hirschbeck - 3,134 (AL, 1983–1999; ML, 2000–2007, 2009–present)
71. Shag Crawford - 3,121 (NL, 1956–1975)
72. Durwood Merrill - 3,121 (AL, 1976–1999)
73. Paul Pryor - 3,094 (NL, 1961–1981)
74. Charlie Berry - 3,080 (AL, 1942–1962)
75. Bill Haller - 3,068 (AL, 1961, 1963–1982)
76. John Shulock - 3,050 (AL, 1979–1999; ML, 2000–2002)
77. George Moriarty - 3,047 (AL, 1917–1926, 1929–1940)
78. Jerry Neudecker - 3,025 (AL, 1966–1985)
79. Marty Springstead - 3,010 (AL, 1966–1985)

Home plate

The following are those umpires who have acted as home plate umpire, or umpire-in-chief, for at least 1,000 major league games through the 2009 season.^[1] Umpires who were active in 2009 are indicated in bold face; members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are indicated in italics:

1. Bill Klem - 3,544 (NL, 1905–1941)
2. Hank O'Day - 2,710 (NL, 1895–1911, 1913, 1915–1927)
3. Cy Rigler - 2,468 (NL, 1906–1922, 1924–1935)
4. Bob Emslie - 2,358 (AA, 1890; NL, 1891–1924)
5. Tommy Connolly - 2,316 (NL, 1898–1900; AL, 1901–1932)
6. Bill Dinneen - 1,926 (AL, 1909–1937)
7. Silk O'Loughlin - 1,812 (AL, 1902–1918)
8. Billy Evans - 1,757 (AL, 1906–1927)
9. Bill McGowan - 1,644 (AL, 1925–1954)
10. Ernie Quigley - 1,509 (NL, 1913–1938)
11. Brick Owens - 1,447 (NL, 1908, 1912–1913; AL, 1916–1937)
12. Jack Sheridan - 1,436 (PL, 1890; NL, 1892–1893, 1896–1897; AL, 1901–1914)
13. Bill Summers - 1,364 (AL, 1933–1959)
14. Tom Lynch - 1,309 (NL, 1888–1899, 1902)
15. Charley Moran - 1,307 (NL, 1918–1939)
16. George Hildebrand - 1,301 (AL, 1913–1934)
17. Bruce Froemming - 1,300 (NL, 1971–1999; ML, 2000–2007)
18. Tim Hurst - 1,286 (NL, 1891–1898, 1900, 1903–1904; AL, 1905–1909)
19. Beans Reardon - 1,258 (NL, 1926–1949)
20. Jim Johnstone - 1,244 (AL, 1902; NL, 1903–1912; FL, 1915)
21. George Moriarty - 1,242 (AL, 1917–1926, 1929–1940)
22. Al Barlick - 1,202 (NL, 1940–1943, 1946–1955, 1958–1971)
23. Doug Harvey - 1,186 (NL, 1962–1992)
24. Dick Nallin - 1,161 (AL, 1915–1932)
25. Joe Brinkman - 1,131 (AL, 1972–1999; ML, 2000–2006)
26. Harry Wendelstedt - 1,124 (NL, 1966–1998)
27. Ed Montague - 1,097 (NL, 1974, 1976–1999; ML, 2000–2009)
28. Mike Reilly - 1,094 (AL, 1977–1999; ML, 2000–present)
29. Larry Barnett - 1,090 (AL, 1969–1999)
30. Babe Pinelli - 1,081 (NL, 1935–1956)
31. Jocko Conlan - 1,069 (NL, 1941–1965)
32. Jerry Crawford - 1,063 (NL, 1976–1999; ML, 2000–present)
33. Bill Stewart - 1,046 (NL, 1933–1954)
34. Derryl Cousins - 1,040 (AL, 1979–1999; ML, 2000–present)
35. John Gaffney - 1,036 (NL, 1884–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900; AA, 1888–1889; PL, 1890)
36. Eddie Rommel - 1,029 (AL, 1938–1959)
37. Joe West - 1,016 (NL, 1976–1999; ML, 2002–present)
38. Larry McCoy - 1,015 (AL, 1970–1999)
39. Larry Goetz - 1,007 (NL, 1936–1956)

Postseason

In the postseason charts, crew chiefs are denoted by a † following the year. The position of crew chief was not as clearly established in the early years of the 20th century; for the purpose of this list, the crew chief for early World Series is defined as the home plate umpire for Game 1.

World Series

The World Series has been played from 1903–present, except 1904 and 1994. The position of crew chief usually alternated between umpires of the American League and National League, with NL umpires serving as crew chief in odd-numbered years from 1903 through 1933 except for 1905, 1917 and 1923, and again from 1995 through 1999, and in even-numbered years in 1906, 1912, 1918 through 1922, and 1936 through 1992. After the AL and NL staffs were merged in 2000, the position of crew chief was awarded to a former NL umpire every year through 2007.
Most Series

• 18 - Bill Klem (1908, 1909, 1911†, 1912†, 1913†, 1914, 1915†, 1917, 1918, 1920†, 1922†, 1924, 1926, 1929†, 1931†, 1932, 1934, 1940†)
• 10 - Hank O'Day (1903†, 1905, 1907†, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1918†, 1920, 1923, 1926)
• 10 - Cy Rigler (1910, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919†, 1921†, 1925†, 1928, 1930)
• 8 - Tommy Connolly (1903, 1908, 1910†, 1911, 1913, 1916†, 1920, 1924†)
• 8 - Bill Dinneen (1911, 1914†, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1926†, 1929, 1932†)
• 8 - Bill McGowan (1928, 1931, 1935, 1939†, 1941†, 1944, 1947†, 1950)
• 8 - Bill Summers (1936, 1939, 1942, 1945†, 1948, 1951†, 1955†, 1959†)
• 7 - Al Barlick (1946, 1950, 1951, 1954†, 1958†, 1962†, 1967)
• 6 - Billy Evans (1909, 1912, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1923†)
• 6 - Jim Honochick (1952, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1968, 1972)
• 6 - Ed Montague (1986, 1991, 1997†, 2000†, 2004†, 2007†)
• 6 - Babe Pinelli (1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1952†, 1956†)
• 6 - Ernie Quigley (1916, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1927†, 1935)

Most Series games

• 103 - Bill Klem
• 62 - Cy Rigler
• 57 - Hank O'Day
• 47 - Bill Summers
• 45 - Tommy Connolly
• 45 - Bill Dinneen
• 43 - Bill McGowan
• 42 - Al Barlick
• 42 - Jim Honochick

League Championship Series

A League Championship Series has been played in each league from 1969 to the present, excepting 1994. Originally a best-of-five series, it was expanded to best-of-seven in 1985.
Most Series

• 12 - Jerry Crawford (1980, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001†, 2003†, 2005†, 2006†; all NL except 2005-2006)
• 10 - Bruce Froemming (1973, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993†, 1997†, 2000†; all NL)
• 9 - Doug Harvey (1970, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986†, 1989†, 1991†; all NL)
• 9 - Randy Marsh (1989, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2002†, 2004†, 2005, 2007†, 2009†; NL except 2000, 2004–2005, 2007)
• 9 - Tim McClelland (1988, 1995, 1999†, 2001, 2003†, 2005†, 2007†, 2008†, 2009†; AL except 2001, 2005, 2007)
• 9 - Mike Reilly (1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008†; all AL except 2001, 2003, 2008)
• 9 - Paul Runge (1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1995†, 1996†; all NL)
• 8 - John McSherry (1974, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992†; all NL)
• 7 - Larry Barnett (1972, 1976, 1979†, 1982†, 1986†, 1991†, 1996†; all AL)
• 7 - Gerry Davis (1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005; all NL except 2000)
• 7 - Jim Evans (1975, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993†, 1998†; all AL)
• 7 - Ed Montague (1979, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999†, 2001†, 2002†; all NL except 2001-2002)
• 7 - Terry Tata (1976, 1980, 1983†, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1998†; all NL)
• 7 - Harry Wendelstedt (1970, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1988†, 1990†; all NL)
• 7 - Joe West (1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004; all NL except 2003-2004)

Most Series games

• 64 - Jerry Crawford
• 52 - Bruce Froemming
• 50 - Tim McClelland
• 47 - Randy Marsh
• 46 - Mike Reilly
• 45 - Joe West
• 43 - Paul Runge
• 40 - Gerry Davis
• 40 - Ed Montague
• 39 - John McSherry
• 38 - Doug Harvey
• 36 - Larry Barnett

Division Series

Two Division Series have been played in each league in 1981 and from 1995 to the present; they have been best-of-five series in all years.
Most Series

• 9 - Gerry Davis (1996, 1999, 2002†, 2003, 2004, 2006†, 2007, 2008, 2009†; NL except 2002-2003, 2007)
• 9 - Bruce Froemming (1981, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001†, 2002†, 2003†, 2007†; all NL except 2007)
• 9 - Dale Scott (1995, 1997, 1998†, 2001, 2003, 2004†, 2005, 2007†, 2008†; AL in 1995, 1997–1998, 2005)
• 9 - Tim Tschida (1996, 1997†, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009†; all AL except 2001-2002)
• 8 - Gary Darling (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005†, 2007†, 2008; NL except 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008)
• 8 - Brian Gorman (1997, 1999†, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009; all NL except 2004, 2009)
• 8 - Jim Joyce (1995, 1998†, 1999†, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009; all AL except 2001, 2008)
• 8 - Chuck Meriwether (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009; AL except 2001, 2004, 2007)
• 7 - John Hirschbeck (1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003†, 2005†, 2006†; AL except 2001, 2003, 2006)
• 7 - Ed Montague (1981, 1995†, 2000, 2003†, 2004, 2005†, 2007†; all NL except 2003-2004)
• 7 - Ed Rapuano (1997, 1998†, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009; all NL except 2001, 2006, 2008)
• 6 - Ted Barrett (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; AL in 2001, 2003, 2007)
• 6 - Joe Brinkman (1981, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005†; all AL except 2004-2005)
• 6 - Dana DeMuth (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001†, 2008†, 2009†; NL except 2001)
• 6 - Mike Everitt (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009; AL except 2001, 2007, 2009)
• 6 - Greg Gibson (2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009; NL except 2001, 2003, 2009)
• 6 - Ron Kulpa (2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009; NL except 2001, 2007–2008)
• 6 - Mike Reilly (1981, 1995†, 1999, 2000, 2002†, 2007; AL except 2002, 2007)
• 6 - Mike Winters (1998†, 1999†, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006; NL except 2000, 2002)
• 6 - Larry Young (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004†; AL in 1996, 1999, 2004)

Most Series games

• 37 - Bruce Froemming
• 35 - Gerry Davis
• 32 - Jim Joyce
• 32 - Tim Tschida
• 31 - Gary Darling
• 31 - Brian Gorman
• 30 - Chuck Meriwether
• 30 - Dale Scott
• 25 - Ed Montague
• 25 - Ed Rapuano
• 25 - Tim Welke
• 25 - Mike Winters

Total postseason

Most games

• 111 - Bruce Froemming (22 WS, 52 LCS, 37 DS)
• 108 - Jerry Crawford (27 WS, 64 LCS, 17 DS)
• 103 - Bill Klem (103 WS)
• 99 - Ed Montague (34 WS, 40 LCS, 25 DS)
• 95 - Gerry Davis (20 WS, 40 LCS, 35 DS)
• 94 - Tim McClelland (23 WS, 50 LCS, 21 DS)
• 92 - Randy Marsh (26 WS, 47 LCS, 19 DS)
• 91 - Mike Reilly (22 WS, 46 LCS, 23 DS)
• 88 - Joe West (23 WS, 45 LCS, 20 DS)
• 83 - Tim Welke (22 WS, 35 LCS, 26 DS)
• 76 - Terry Tata (27 WS, 35 LCS, 14 DS)
• 74 - Harry Wendelstedt (33 WS, 32 LCS, 9 DS)
• 73 - Dana DeMuth (23 WS, 28 LCS, 22 DS)
• 71 - Dale Scott (15 WS, 26 LCS, 30 DS)
• 70 - Jim Evans (26 WS, 34 LCS, 10 DS)
• 68 - Derryl Cousins (13 WS, 35 LCS, 20 DS)
• 68 - Frank Pulli (21 WS, 31 LCS, 16 DS)
• 67 - Joe Brinkman (19 WS, 25 LCS, 23 DS)
• 67 - Jim Joyce (11 WS, 24 LCS, 32 DS)
• 66 - Doug Harvey (28 WS, 38 LCS)
• 66 - Ed Rapuano (13 WS, 28 LCS, 25 DS)
• 65 - Dave Phillips (24 WS, 28 LCS, 13 DS)
• 65 - Paul Runge (22 WS, 43 LCS)

All-Star Games

The home plate umpire for each All-Star Game is denoted by a † following the year. There were two All-Star Games each year from 1959 to 1962; different umpiring crews were used for the games in each year except 1960 (for this list, the 1960 umpires are each counted once). For all games through the first 1961 contest and again in 1966, the umpires changed positions halfway through the game; both plate umpires are noted in the applicable years.

• 7 - Al Barlick: 1942, 1949†, 1952†, 1955†, 1959† (first game), 1966†, 1970†
• 7 - Bill Summers: 1936†, 1941†, 1946†, 1949†, 1952†, 1955†, 1959† (second game)
• 6 - Jocko Conlan: 1943, 1947†, 1950, 1953†, 1958†, 1962† (second game)
• 6 - Doug Harvey: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1977, 1982†, 1992†
• 6 - Eddie Rommel: 1939, 1943†, 1946, 1950, 1954†, 1958†
• 6 - Frank Secory: 1955, 1958, 1961 (second game), 1964, 1967, 1970
• 5 - Charlie Berry: 1944, 1948†, 1952, 1956†, 1959 (second game)
• 5 - Nestor Chylak: 1957, 1960 (†second game), 1964, 1973†, 1978
• 5 - Johnny Stevens: 1950, 1953, 1957†, 1960, 1965†

References

1. ^ ^{a b} All regular-season totals of overall games and games as a home plate umpire are taken from Project Retrosheet's Directory of Umpires. Accessed 2010-04-05.