The SABR Book of Umpires and Umpiring

By Larry R. Gerlach

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 BarlickNestor ChylakJocko ConlanTommy ConnollyBilly EvansDoug HarveyCal HubbardBill KlemBill McGowanHank O'Day

OTHER NOTABLE UMPIRES

Emmett AshfordCharlie BerryAugie DonatelliTom GormanSteve PalermoBabe PinelliErnie QuigleyBeans ReardonRev. Dr. Crew Chief Ted BarrettChris Guccione

HISTORICAL DATA

Retired Numbers (and un-retired) from the Umpires Media GuideHonor Rolls of BaseballUmpires who Played and/or Managed in the Major LeaguesUmpire RecordsUmpires and No-HittersHistorical Timeline of Major League Umpiring from the Umpires Media GuideUmpires in Postseason

OTHER UMPIRES, OTHER PLACES

Umpires in the Negro LeaguesThree Arizona League UmpiresAround the World of Umpiring by Clark G. "Red" MerchantLarry Young and International UmpiringCuban UmpiringUmpiring in Korea

PROFESSIONAL WOMAN UMPIRES

Amanda Clement: The Lady in BlueThe Stained Grass Window by Perry BarberYanet Moreno, the First Woman Umpire in Any Country's Major League

More essays:

Umpire Schools: Training Grounds for the Guardians of the GameAn Umpire School DiaryA Visit to the Wendelstedt Umpire School in 2017The Evolution of Umpires' Equipment and UniformsTed Barrett's Chest Protector and Plate BrushWhat Do Umpires Do Exactly?When the Rules Aren't the RulesBaseball Q & A - Applying the RulesUmpire MechanicsUmpire Changes During A GameA History of Umpire EjectionsThrowing Out 17 Players In One GameDave Mellor, Director of Grounds, Fenway ParkDean Lewis, Umpires Room AttendantChris Cundiff, BatboyReplay As An Umpiring ToolLarry Vanover - the first umpire to make a call at the Replay Operations CenterRich Rieker, Director of Umpire DevelopmentUmpire Observer Kevin O'ConnorRoss Larson, Instant Replay CoordinatorReplay Behind the Scenes - At the BallparkAndy Andres, Field Timing CoordinatorDan Fish, Replay Headset CoordinatorJeremy Almazan, Replay Headset CoordinatorJohn Herrholz, Ballpark Camera TechnicianUmpire AnalyticsThe Chest Protector

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 194381645X
• ISBN13: 9781943816453
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Society for American Baseball Research
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"