John Heydler
NL President John Heydler was instrumental in the acceptance of ERA & RBI as statistics; he was also an early advocate of the designated hitter.
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Bill Dinneen
Bill Dinneen was the winning pitcher in 3 games in the 1st World Series in 1903; 30 years later he was the plate umpire in the first All Star game.
Read More >Charlie Williams
Charlie Williams was the first African American umpire to work the plate in a World Series contest. He also umpired Tom Seaver’s only no-hitter.
Read More >Bill Summers
Bill Summers umpired in an AL-record eight World Series, he also set the mark for most All Star games with seven, all as the home plate ump.
Read More >Cy Rigler
Cy Rigler umpired for the National League from 1906-1935. Rigler is credited with instituting the use of arm signals when calling balls and strikes.
Read More >Hank O’Day
Hank O’Day was behind the plate for the 1st World Series game in 1903. He remains the oldest umpire in big league history at 68 years, 2 months.
Read More >Bill McGowan
Bill McGowan umpired eight World Series and four All Star games during his 30-year career. He once worked 2,541 consecutive games.
Read More >Bill Klem
Known as the Father of Baseball Umpires, Bill Klem worked a Major League record 18 World Series and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953. Be sure to visit our page on Facebook.
Read More >Cal Hubbard
The only man elected to both the baseball and football Halls of Fame, Cal Hubbard was a three-time NFL champion with the Green Bay Packers.
Read More >Doug Harvey
SARB ranked Doug Harvey as the 2nd greatest MLB ump ever, Referee magazine selected him as 1 of the 52 most influential in officiating history.
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