The SABR Book of Umpires and Umpiring

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 UMPIRESAl Barlick

Nestor Chylak

Jocko Conlan

Tommy Connolly

Billy Evans

Doug Harvey

Cal Hubbard

Bill Klem

Bill McGowan

Hank O'Day

OTHER NOTABLE UMPIRESEmmett Ashford

Charlie Berry

Augie Donatelli

Tom Gorman

Steve Palermo

Babe Pinelli

Ernie Quigley

Beans Reardon

Rev. Dr. Crew Chief Ted Barrett

Chris Guccione

HISTORICAL DATARetired 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 PLACESUmpires 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 UMPIRESAmanda 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