How many Umpires are there in a game of Baseball?
"was sung by Sheryl Crow, during which a B-2 stealth bomber flew over. Four Yankees, all members of the Baseball Hall of Fame – Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Reggie Jackson and Rich Gossage – threw the ceremonial first pitch, with balls delivered to them by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. During the seventh-inning stretch, Josh Groban sang ""God Bless America"". The six umpires working the 79th All-Star game were announced on June 25. The crew was led by Derryl Cousins, a thirty-year MLB veteran working his third All-Star game and his first behind the plate. Tigers manager Jim Leyland and Yankees"
"and are called the left-field and right-field umpires (or simply outfield umpires). Outfield umpires are used in major events, such as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and depending on the level, at parts of post-season playoffs. For Major League Baseball, all playoff levels use six umpires, while at lower levels, six umpires are used at the championship games (such as NCAA). Rulings on catches of batted balls are usually made by the umpire closest to the play. The term ""umpire-in-chief"" is not to be confused with the crew chief, who is usually the most experienced umpire in a crew."
"can authorize an appeal to the base umpire): the first base umpire for right-handed batters, and the third base umpire for left-handed batters; to indicate a checked swing, the umpire will make a ""safe"" gesture with his arms. To indicate a full swing, he will clench his fist. When four umpires are used (as is the case for all regular season MLB games unless one has to leave due to injury), each umpire is named for the base at which he is stationed. Sometimes a league will provide six umpires; the extra two are stationed along the outfield foul lines"
"umpire in the crew works each position, including plate umpire, an equal number of games. In the earliest days of baseball, however, many senior umpires always worked the plate, with Hall of Fame umpire Bill Klem being the last umpire to do so. Klem did so for the first 16 years of his career. On the Major League level, an umpiring crew generally rotates positions clockwise each game. For example, the plate umpire in one game would umpire third base in the next. Other umpires are called base umpires and are commonly stationed near the bases. (""Field umpire"" is a"
"several umpires. There are usually four umpires in major league games; up to six (and as few as one) may officiate depending on the league and the importance of the game. There are three ""bases"". Numbered counterclockwise, first, second, and third bases are cushions (sometimes informally referred to as ""bags"") shaped as 15 in (38 cm) squares which are raised a short distance above the ground; together with home plate, the fourth ""base"", they form a square with sides of 90 ft (27.4 m) called the diamond. Home plate is a pentagonal rubber slab 17 in (43.2 cm) wide. The"
"less-common term.) When two umpires are used, the second umpire is simply the base umpire. This umpire will make most calls concerning runners on the bases and nearby plays, as well as in the middle of the outfield. When three umpires are used, the second umpire is called the first-base umpire and the third umpire is called the third-base umpire, even though they may move to different positions on the field as the play demands. These two umpires also call checked swings, if asked by the plate umpire (often requested by catcher or defensive manager; however, only the plate umpire"
"by one or two assistant referees. In baseball and softball, there is commonly a head umpire (also known as a plate umpire) who is in charge of calling balls and strikes from behind the plate, who is assisted by one, two, three, or five field umpires who make calls on their specific bases (or with five umpires the bases and the outfield). On any question, the head umpire has the final call. In international basketball and in college basketball, the referee is the lead official in a game, and is assisted by either one or two umpires. In the National"
"American football. The number of umpires on a given game can range from a minimum of one to a maximum of seven. There is never more than one ""plate umpire""; there can be up to three ""base umpires"", and up to a further three umpires positioned in the outfield. Most fastpitch games use a crew of two umpires (one plate umpire, one base umpire). Official umpires are often nicknamed ""blue"", because of their uniforms – in many jurisdictions, most significantly ISF, NCAA and ASA games, umpires wear navy blue slacks, a light powder blue shirt, and a navy baseball cap."
"the formative years of the sport, since the turn of the 20th century, officiating has been commonly divided among several umpires, who form the umpiring crew. In a game officiated by two or more umpires, the umpire in chief (or home plate umpire) is the umpire who is in charge of the entire game. This umpire calls balls and strikes, calls fair balls, foul balls short of first/third base, and makes most calls concerning the batter or concerning baserunners near home plate. To avoid injury, the home plate umpire wears similar equipment to the catcher, including mask, chest protector, leg"
"Umpire (baseball) In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump. They are also sometimes addressed as blue at lower levels due to the common color of the uniform worn by umpires. In professional baseball, the term ""blue"" is seldom used by players or managers, who instead call the umpire by name. Although games were often officiated by a sole umpire in"
"guards and shoes with extra protection added over the laces. If another umpire leaves the infield to cover a potential play in foul ground or in the outfield, then the plate umpire may move to cover a potential play near second or third base. (The umpire-in-chief should not be confused with the crew chief, who is often a different umpire; see below.) In the event that an umpire is injured and only three remain, the second base position will generally be left vacant. In nearly all levels of organized baseball, including the majors, an umpiring crew rotates so that each"
"to the officials of many sports other than baseball, including association football (where it has been superseded by ""referee"") and cricket (which still uses it). Umpire (baseball) In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump. They are also sometimes addressed as blue at lower levels due to the common color of the uniform worn by umpires. In professional baseball, the term"
"Major League Baseball umpiring records The following include various records set by umpires in Major League Baseball. Leagues are abbreviated as follows: The following are those umpires who have officiated in at least 3,000 major league games through the 2016 season. 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 2015 are indicated in bold face; members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are indicated"
"the ball is in play, and relay tactical signals from the manager to batters and runners during pauses in play. In contrast to many other team sports, baseball managers and coaches generally wear their team's uniforms; coaches must be in uniform to be allowed on the field to confer with players during a game. Any baseball game involves one or more umpires, who make rulings on the outcome of each play. At a minimum, one umpire will stand behind the catcher, to have a good view of the strike zone, and call balls and strikes. Additional umpires may be stationed"
"league but rather by agreement between the team captains. However, by the start of the modern era in 1901, this had become a league responsibility. There is now a unitary major league umpiring roster, although until the 1999 labor dispute that led to the decertification of the Major League Umpires Association, there were separate National and American League umpires. As a result of the 2000 collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the newly formed World Umpires Association, all umpires were placed on one roster and can work in either league. An amateur umpire officiates non-professional or semi-professional baseball."
"black, and the light blue shirt was reintroduced after a brief experiment with gray. For the 2017 season, the umpires' jacket is black with light blue trim over the shoulders. The following ten umpires have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Conlan and O'Day played in 128 and 232 major league games, respectively, prior to becoming professional umpires. Several ""player"" inductees to the Hall of Fame served as substitute umpires for a small number of games during the early years of baseball; these include Hughie Jennings, Willie Keeler, King Kelly, and Chuck Klein. Additionally, Hall of Fame"
"are also the only umpires to have worked in five different decades. In 1962, the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America established the Bill Klem Award to honor outstanding NL umpires. Bill Klem William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm (February 22, 1874 – September 16, 1951), known as the ""Old Arbitrator"" and the ""father of baseball umpires"", was a National League (NL) umpire in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1941. He worked 18 World Series, which is a major league record. Klem was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. Klem was"
"are noted in the applicable years. Major League Baseball umpiring records The following include various records set by umpires in Major League Baseball. Leagues are abbreviated as follows: The following are those umpires who have officiated in at least 3,000 major league games through the 2016 season. 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 2015 are indicated in bold face; members of the"
"as the home team. (Prior to 2017, the league that won the Triple-A All-Star Game was designated as the home team.) Designated hitters bat in place of the pitchers. Players wear their respective team's uniforms. Players on the home team wear their club's white home uniforms, while players on the away team wear their club's gray road uniforms. Usually, a patch depicting the game's logo is sewn onto their jerseys and caps. The game is umpired by a four-man crew with one umpire behind home plate and the others covering each base. Two of the umpires work in the IL,"
"umpiring crews were established in 2000, all numbers are available to a Major League Baseball umpire, as each retired number was reserved per league. Only one umpire number has been retired since the current format was established, 42, because of the Major League Baseball policy instituted in 1997. ""Regular season major league games umpired."" West is still active; total reflects games through the end of the 2018 season. Careers beginning prior to 1920: Careers beginning from 1920 to 1960: Careers beginning since 1960: Other noteworthy umpires have included: Below are the crews of umpires for the 2018 MLB season. Crews"
"and the Boston Red Sox to pay for a monument over Gaffney's grave. List of Major League Baseball umpires John Gaffney John H. Gaffney (June 29, 1855 – August 8, 1913), nicknamed the ""King of Umpires"" and ""Honest John"" (BS) was an American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. He was baseball's first great umpire, and played a pioneering role in the use of multiple umpires in baseball games. Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Gaffney's family moved to Worcester when he was 11. He began playing baseball as a third baseman, but his promising career was ended when he injured"
"matches and makes no decisions affecting the outcome of the game. Traditionally, cricket matches have two umpires on the field, one standing at the end where the bowler delivers the ball (Bowler's end), and one directly opposite the facing batsman (usually, but not always, at square leg). However, in the modern game, there may be more than two umpires; for example Test Matches have four: two on-field umpires, a third umpire who has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire who looks after the match balls, takes out the drinks for the on-field umpires/ The International Cricket Council (ICC)"
"John Gaffney John H. Gaffney (June 29, 1855 – August 8, 1913), nicknamed the ""King of Umpires"" and ""Honest John"" (BS) was an American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. He was baseball's first great umpire, and played a pioneering role in the use of multiple umpires in baseball games. Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Gaffney's family moved to Worcester when he was 11. He began playing baseball as a third baseman, but his promising career was ended when he injured his arm throwing a snowball in 1880, reportedly just before being promoted to the National League. He became a"
"in ""italics"": T-#2 ""Bruce Froemming – 5,163 (NL, 1971–1999; ML, 2000–2007) & Joe West – 5,163 (NL, 1976–1999; MLB, 2002–present) 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 2015 season. Umpires who were active in 2015 are indicated in bold face; members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are indicated in ""italics"": The following are those umpires who have ejected more than 75 individuals (players/managers) in their career up through the 2013 season. Umpires who are active in 2017 are indicated in bold face; members"
"1880s, baseball had always been played with the use of a single umpire, but by late in the decade it was becoming apparent that this was an unsatisfactory arrangement for the most important games. The 1886 World's Championship Series had witnessed a two-game experiment in which each team selected an umpire – both positioned behind the catcher – with a third official, called a referee, positioned behind the pitcher and able to move about the bases. However, the referee was only permitted to make calls when the two umpires either disagreed or requested his decision; this system was deemed a"
"more runs (points) than the other team by batting (hitting) a ball into play and running around the bases, touching each one in succession. The ball is a sphere of light material, covered with leather or synthetic material. It is (or, rarely, ) in circumference. The game is officiated by one or more neutral umpires. Players and umpires are generally free to ask for a brief stoppage at any time when the ball is not in play (called a time out), or immediately following a play once its outcome is clear. The game is played in usually seven innings. Each"
"called by the umpire. The officiating team consists of one umpire, two or more line referees and a scorer. When the umpire calls ""play"", if a team refuses to play it forfeits the match. The umpire is the sole judge on the fairness of a play, weather and lighting conditions. His decisions are final. It is the umpire's responsibility to call ""fault"" or ""let"", with (or without) an appeal from the players. If an umpire erroneously calls ""fault"" and immediately corrects himself and calls ""play"" but the striker fails to return the ball, a ""let"" is allowed. Umpires serve for"
"for Major League umpires, who make anywhere from $84,000 to $300,000 annually for their schedule of 162 games. This disparity could be because of the difference in salary between Minor and Major League Baseball players. The money flowing into the major league is much greater than that which is flowing into the Minor League. Many Minor League umpires require an extra job or even two during the off-season to make ends meet. This situation may not always be tenable, however, as the difficulty of the on-season schedule prevents the umps from maintaining their second job during the baseball season. This"
"arms.) These leg guards also eschew the normal straps with metal hooks, in favor of straps with plugs that hook into little notches. List of Major League Baseball umpires Gerry Davis (umpire) Gerald Sidney Davis (born February 22, 1953) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. Having worked in the National League from 1982 to 1999, he became a member of the unified umpiring staff for Major League Baseball in 2000. He has been a crew chief since 1999. He has umpired five World Series, nine League Championship Series and eleven League Division Series. He has also worked in the"
"Bill Klem William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm (February 22, 1874 – September 16, 1951), known as the ""Old Arbitrator"" and the ""father of baseball umpires"", was a National League (NL) umpire in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1941. He worked 18 World Series, which is a major league record. Klem was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. Klem was born on February 22, 1874 in the ""Dutchtown"" area of Rochester, New York. He had changed the spelling of his last name from ""Klimm"" to ""Klem"" because he thought it had a better sound."
"be placed outside the 30 yard circle. After 40 overs the 3rd Powerplay is started in which maximum 5 fielders should be placed by fielding team it ends till from 40 overs to 50 over. In Twenty20, a Powerplay is in effect for the first six overs of an innings, whereby only 2 fielders can be outside the fielding circle. For the rest of the innings, 5 fielders can be placed outside the circle. The Golden Bails Award is given by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to umpires who have officiated (in cricket terms, stood) in 100 Test matches. Most"
"matches also have a match referee whose job is to ensure that play is within the Laws and the spirit of the game. The match details, including runs and dismissals, are recorded by two official scorers, one representing each team. The scorers are directed by the hand signals of an umpire (see image, right). For example, the umpire raises a forefinger to signal that the batsman is out (has been dismissed); he raises both arms above his head if the batsman has hit the ball for six runs. The scorers are required by the Laws to record all runs scored,"
"plate umpire calls it a ball, a member of the defensive team (by rule the manager or catcher, though the pitcher often appeals and is usually recognized) may appeal for information from a base umpire with a better view of the pitch on whether the batter swung. The field umpire then signals whether the batter swung, and such a judgment must, by rule, prevail. The umpire asked is usually the first-base umpire (or third-base, if the batter is left-handed). The plate umpire is not required to ask for assistance if he believes the request is making a farce of the"