Umpire Collection

Earle Combs Singling at Yankee Stadium
Yankee outfielder Earle Combs singles to start off the bottom of the first inning during the first game of the double header against the Philadelphia Athletics at Yankee Stadium

Cleveland Batter Screaming After High Ball
(Original Caption) Detroit: Cleveland's Jimmy Piersall has a few words for Tiger pitcher, Jim Bunning

Honus Wagner Sliding Into Home
(Original Caption) Honus Wagner, shotstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, slides into homeplate during an unidentified game. Undated photograph, circa 1910

1913 World Series, Game 4. Philadelphia Athletics Rube Oldring out at home. | Location: Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Boston Players Discuss Rules W/Umpire
(Original Caption) 10/9/1914-Johnny Evers and Ira Thomas, captains of the Boston and Athletics respectively, discussing ground rules with umpires before game

1910S;George Schmidt Slides Across Plate
(Original Caption) 10/9/1914-George Schmidt, the husky first sacker of the Bostons, sliding safely across the plate in the first game of the World Series of 1914

Managers And Umpires Discuss Series Rule
(Original Caption) 10/10/1916-New York, NY: Brooklyn. Managers and umpires arranging the ground rules for the third game of the 1916 World Series

Babe Ruth Crossing Home Plate
(Original Caption) This remarkable photo taken at the Polo Grounds today shows Babe Ruth starting out on what proved to be his twenty-first home run of the season

Chicago White Sox Playing in San Antonio
(Original Caption) San Antonio: Chicago White Sox at San Antonio, shows Mostil out at plate in the 6th inning, Smith catching, and Owens as Umpire

Major League Umpires Bill Klem and Brick Owens
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

American League Umpire Brick Owens
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Goose Goslin Batting During 1925 World Series
Goose Goslin of the Washington Senators batting During 1925 World Series In the 1925 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the defending champion Washington Senators in seven games

Lou Gehrig Completing Swing
(Original Caption) 5/6/1929-Chicago, IL: Lou Gehrig completes a swing for a homer, following Babe Ruth's in the seventh inning of the White Sox-Yankee game

Mule Haas Home Run in 1929 World Series
A bat boy greets Max Bishop and Mule Haas following Haas ninth-inning home run in Game 5 of the 1929 World Series at Snibe Park. Haas ninth inning shot, his second of the series, tied the score at 2

Man Comparing Two Baseballs
(Original Caption) 2/5/1931-The National and American Baseball Leagues have adopted a new baseball calculated to put a curb on home runs

Lou Gehrig Greeting Babe Ruth at Plate
(Original Caption) Babe Ruth is greeted at the plate by Lou Gehrig after hitting a homer in the 3rd game of the the World Series

American League Players in Action
(Original Caption) Ben Chapman, champ base player of the American League scores a run for the Yanks, as he slides past Sewell, on Washington catcher Lazzeri's triple

Babe Ruth Hitting Home Run
(Original Caption) Baseball game- the Newark Bears vs. the Boston Braves at Ruppert Field. Photo shows Babe Ruth as he "slams one out of the park."

Detroit Tigers Play the Chicago Cubs in World Series
10/5/1935 Chicago, IL:Original caption reads as follows:Thus did the play-by-play account of the first inning of the fourth game of the World's Series, at Wrigley Field

Lou Gehrig Sliding Into Homeplate
(Original Caption) 10/5/36-New York: Lou Gehrig, Yankee first baseman, shown sliding into homeplate to be tagged out by Giant catcher Gus Mancuso

Joe Dimaggio At Bat
(Original Caption) 10/20/1936: Joe DiMaggio at bat; catcher looking up

Dizzy Dean Pitching To Hank Greenberg
(Original Caption) 3/29/1937-Daytona Beach, FL: Action shot of Dizzy Dean pitching to Hank Greenberg during an exhibition game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers

Joe Dimaggio Hitting a Single
New York Yankee center fielder Joe Dimaggio hits a single in front of Washington catcher Buck Ferrell and Umpire Kolls in the first inning of the Washington-New York game

Joe DiMaggio Hitting Baseball
(Original Caption) 4/30/1938-Washington, D.C.: Photo shows Joe DiMaggio as he singled in the first inning of the game between the Yankees and the Washington Senators

Manager Casey Stengel Arguing with Umpire
Boston team manager Casey Stengel argues with Umpire Magerkurth during a game between the Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers

Lonny Frey Swinging at Pitch at Ebbets Field
Lonny Frey of the Cincinnati Reds swings at a pitch during a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field during the first night game played in New York City

Pete Coscarart Striking Out at Ebbets Field
(Original Caption) With a wild swing, Pete Coscarart of the Brooklyn Dodgers

Player Slides Into Base
(Original Caption) 10/7/1938-Stan Hack safe in third inning of the second game of the World Series

Joe DiMaggio Hitting a Home Run
(Original Caption) 6/28/1939-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Joe DiMaggio is pictured as he smashed out his second homer in the first game of the Yankees double header with the Philadelphia Athletics

Hank Greenberg Crosses The Plate
Hank Greenberg, hard-hitting left fielder for the Detroit Tigers, crosses home plate from third on first baseman Rudy York's left field fly to Bob Johnson, of the Philadelphia Athletics

Fan Fighting with Umpire
(Original Caption) September 16, 1940 - New York: Many a time the enraged fans of Flatbush have made the Welkin ring with their roar of "Kill the Umpire"

Joe DiMaggio Batting
(Original Caption) 6/29/41-Washington, DC: Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees batting

Joe Dimaggio Fininshing Swing
(Original Caption) 6/30/41 Washington, D.C.: Joe DiMaggio, ball-thumping outfielder of the New York Yankees

Joe Dimaggio Sliding Into Home Plate
(Original Caption) 8/1/1941-New York, NY: Joe DiMaggio needn't have mussed up his uniform with that slide in the fifth inning of today's game with the St. Louis Browns at the Yankee Stadium

Don Padgett Sliding into Second Base
Don Padgett of the St. Louis Cardinals slides into second base. Pee Wee Reese waits for the ball but is too late to tag out Padgett

Joe Di Maggio Sliding Safely Home, 1941
(Original Caption) 10/5/41-New York: Joe Di Maggio of the New York Yankees slides safely home with the winning run in Yankee half of the 9th inning of the 4th World series game at Ebbets Field

New York Black Yankees Playing the Chicago American Giants
Johnny Hayes of the New York Black Yankees crosses home plate during their game against the Chicago American Giants

Josh Gibson Being Tagged Out at Home Plate
(Original Caption) Josh Gibson of East is out at home in the fourth inning of the 12th annual East-West All Star Negro baseball game at Comiskey Park. Gibson was put out by Ted Radcliffe of the West

Sliding Into Home in 1944 World Series
Sliding in on all fours and the seat of his pants, Ray Sanders, Card's first baseman, hits the dust on the home plate to score a run in the fourth inning of the All-St

Baseball Player Crossing Plate
(Original Caption) 10/8/1944-St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Browns left fielder Zarilla dashes across the base too late, in the fourth inning of the fifth World Series game

Baseball Action; Player Is Forced Out
(Original Caption) 10/9/1944-St. Louis, MO: Mike Kreevich of the Browns is forced at second on Gene Moore's attempted sacrifice in the 5th inning of the 5th World Series game, Oct 8

1945 World Series Baseball Game
Umpire calling run during 1945 World Series game between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers

Cubs Player Roy Hughes Sliding Over Base
(Original Caption) 10/9/1945-Chicago, IL: Roy Hughes sprawls across third, as Outlaw, after tagging out the Chicago player in the sixth, watches Ump Summers call the play. Charlie Grimm coaches

Bob Feller Pitching to Joe DiMaggio
(Original Caption) Bob Feller pitching to Joe DiMaggio at Cleveland-Yankee game. Feller Pitched a no-hit game

Jackie Robinson Stealing Second Base in World Series
Jackie Robinson (center) of the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the color barrier this season as the first African American to play in the Major Leagues

Female Ballplayer Sliding Into a Base
Sophie Kurys, star of the Racine Belles of the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League, slides into the bag as a player from the South Bend Blue Sox looks on. | Location: midwestern USA

Larry Doby Shown Having Just Struck Out
(Original Caption) 7/6/1947-Chicago, IL- Larry Doby, newly-signed Cleveland Indian, is out in his first time at bat in his new uniform July 5

Jackie Robinson Crossing the Plate
Rookie Jackie Robinson crosses the plate in the second inning of a World Series game against the New York Yankees

Pete Reiser Out on Second Base
(Original Caption) Brooklyn: Pete Reiser, Dodger center fielder, who had walked, is out at second base, on catcher Sherman Loller's peg to Phil Rizzuto, short stop. The Umpire is Bill McGowan

Cookie Lavagetto at Bat During World Series Game
(Original Caption) 10/3/1947-New York, NY: Cookie Lavagetto batting in the winning run with a pinch double in the ninth inning of the fourth World Series game, spoiling Floyd Beums no-hitter

John Sherman Lollar Sliding into Base
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Dodgers Player Sliding Into Third Base
(Original Caption) 10/6/1947-New York, NY: Third baseman Jorgensen of the Dodgers slides safely into third base on Gregg's infield grounder in the second inning at Yankee Stadium

Umpire Calls Sliding Lou Boudreau Safe
(Original Caption) 6/22/1948-Cleveland, OH: Safe

First Game of the 1948 World Series
A view of Braves Field (then one of the largest playing fields in the country) as the first game of the 1948 World Series between the Braves and the Cleveland Indians got underway

Player Argues With Umpire In 1948 Series
(Original Caption) 10/7/1948-Boston, MA: Phil Masi, Boston Braves catcher is safely back on second in the eighth inning of the first game of the World Series

Umpire Calls Lou Boudreau Out In Game
(Original Caption) 10/9/1948-Cleveland, OH: Bob Elliott puts the ball on Lou Boudreau, as the Cleveland Indian manager was out trying to stretch his first-inning double

Joe Di Maggio Slides Safely Home
(Original Caption) 1936: Joe Di Maggio slides safely home during game of the World Series

George Brett Arguing with Umpires
(Original Caption) 7/24/1983: George Brett argues with the umpires who ruled out his two-run homer after an examination of his bat showed that the pine tar had exceeded the allowable area

Billy Martin Arguing with Umpire
(Original Caption) New York Yankees manager Billy Martin (c) is shown arguing with umpire Tim McClelland over the amount of pine tar on the bat used by George Brett of the Royals

Jimmy Connors Yelling at an Umpire
(Original Caption) 6/15/1984-London

Gary Carter Batting in Baseball All Star Game
(Original Caption) San Francisco: Gary Carter of Montreal connects for homer in the second inning 7/10, to give the National League a 2-1 lead in the All Star game

Ryne Sandberg Greeted As Crossing Home
(Original Caption) 9/12/1984-Chicago, Illinois-Chicago Cubs; Ryne Sandberg is greeted at the plate by Henry Cotto (28) after hitting a 3-run homer in the 6th inning of the game

Alan Wiggins and Catcher Lance Parrish in 1984 World Series
Padres Alan Wiggins is out at home in the first inning of game five of the 1984 World Series. Tiger catcher Lance Parrish lunges to apply the tag as Wiggins slid past home, missing the plate

Jimmy Connors Arguing a Chair Ruling
(Original Caption) 2/21/1986-Boca Raton, FL- Jimmy Connors, raging over a line call in the fifth set, defaulted his semifinal match against Ivan Lendl when he refused to continue playing

Rickey Henderson Nose-To-Nose W/Umpire
(Original Caption) 4/12/1986-New York

Jimmy Connors Angry Over Line Call
(Original Caption) 3/6/1987-Key Biscayne, FL- Jimmy Connors is very angry over a line call that did not go his way 3/6 during a tie breaker set, which he lost

Joe Niekro Gets Ejected
Twins veteran Pitcher Joe Niekro is asked by umpires to empty his pockets during 4th inning action

Umpire Calling Bret Butler Out
Dennis Eckersly as umpire Al Clark calls Brett Butler to the final out of the 1989 World Series. The A's won 9-6

Carlos Baerga Tagging Lloyd Moseby During Baseball Game
(Original Caption) Looking more like a dance step than 2nd base action Carlos Baerga of Cleveland and Lloyd Moseby of Detroit wound up in this position

Calrton Fisk Hitting a Home Run
(Original Caption) With this swing, White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk set a major league record for catchers by hitting his 328th career home run, breaking a tie with former record holder Johnny Bench

Babe Ruth Hits A Fly Ball
(Original Caption) Babe Ruth (1895-1948), American baseball player, hits a flyball. Undated photograph

A.Schoendienst, S.Musial & L.Ballanfant
(Original Caption) 10/12/1946-Boston

Red Sox Baseball Game
Tilly Walker of the Boston Red Sox scores a run for his team in the seventh inning

Wade Boggs Safe At Home After Steal
(Original Caption) 6/28/1985- Boston, MA - Boston Wade Boggs(L) pushes himself up at plate after scoring from third on double steal, 1st inning, night game, Fenway Park (6/28)

Enos Slaughter Sliding Into Home Plate
(Original Caption) 10/15/46-St

World Series Game in 1918
Fred Merkle of the Chicago Cubs is called out at third base during the 4th game of the 1918 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox

Ted Williams Out at Home Plate
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox is called out at home plate against a game with the Cleveland Indians

1890s Poster of a Baseball Player at Bat
(Original Caption) Baseball players at bat. From a baseball poster, ca. 1895. Color dupe

Cartoon of Umpire Suspended In Cage
(Original Caption) Cartoon entitled "UMPIRING MADE EASY, " depicting an umpire encased in a protective cage suspended above an angry crowd of bat wielding players and spectators

Ralph Kiner Homer Teammates Congratulate
(Original Caption) 7/20/1949-New York

Second Game of 1949 World Series at Yankee Stadium
(Original Caption) Photo depicts the World Series of 1949, during the 2nd game at Yankee Stadium, with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees

Ted Williams Hits a Home Run
Ted Williams of the Red Sox follows through with a home run during the fourth inning of a game with the Yankees in Miami, Florida, USA

Roy Campanella Tagging Runner
Roy Campanella tags out New York Giants rookie first baseman Jack Harshman as he tries to slide into home during a Giants-Dodgers game at Ebbets Field

Action Shot Of Dodgers & Ny Giants Game
(Original Caption) 6/29/1950-Brooklyn, NY- The Dodgers Pee Wee Reese is forced out at second on Gene Hermanski's grounder to the New York Giants Al Dark to Ed Stanky (in air) to Tookie Gilbert

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