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Umpire Changes During Games (Suspended Games)

This is a chronological list of suspended games with a change in umpires. Two other lists are available: (1) games in which an umpire left due to illness or injury; (2) Games in which one or more umpires arrived late.
Click on the date to see the box score and play-by-play, if available.

DateGmVisitorHomeStarting
Umpires
InnUmpire Who
Left Game
ChangesReason
08/30/1913   Giants Phillies HP-Bill Brennan
1B-Mal Eason
9 HP-Bill Klem
1B-Al Orth
Game forfeited to NY in ninth; overturned and resumed 10/2 in NY; new crew
07/06/1919 2 Pirates Reds HP-Ernie Quigley
1B-Hank O'Day
7 HP-Cy Rigler
1B-Charlie Moran
Game suspended after sixth; resumed 7/27; new crew
05/28/1921   Reds Pirates HP-Bill Brennan
1B-Bob Emslie
8 1B-Bill Klem
Game protested in eighth; resumed 6/30; new crew
07/02/1934   Cardinals Cubs HP-Bill Klem
1B-Cy Pfirman
7 HP-Ernie Quigley
1B-Dolly Stark
3B-George Barr
Game protested in seventh; resumed 7/31; new crew
06/05/1943   Phillies Cardinals HP-George Barr
1B-Lou Jorda
3B-Jocko Conlan
8 HP-Bill Stewart
1B-Tom Dunn
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 7/29; new crew
07/18/1943 2 Dodgers Braves HP-Bill Stewart
1B-George Magerkurth
3B-Tom Dunn
6 HP-Larry Goetz
1B-Lee Ballanfant
3B-Beans Reardon
Game suspended in sixth; resumed 9/13; new crew
07/18/1943 2 Cardinals Pirates HP-Jocko Conlan
1B-George Barr
3B-Lou Jorda
8 HP-Lee Ballanfant
1B-Beans Reardon
3B-Larry Goetz
Game suspended after seventh; resumed 9/1; new crew
05/16/1944   Phillies Cardinals HP-Ziggy Sears
1B-Lou Jorda
3B-Jocko Conlan
8 HP-Larry Goetz
3B-Beans Reardon
Game suspended after seventh; resumed 6/28; new crew
05/21/1944 2 Phillies Pirates HP-Larry Goetz
1B-Beans Reardon
9 HP-Bill Stewart
1B-Tom Dunn
3B-George Magerkurth
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 7/5; new crew
07/02/1944 2 Braves Pirates HP-Ziggy Sears
1B-Jocko Conlan
3B-George Barr
9 HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Babe Pinelli
3B-Lee Ballanfant
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 8/14; new crew
07/09/1944 2 Dodgers Pirates HP-George Magerkurth
1B-Bill Stewart
3B-Tom Dunn
9 HP-George Barr
1B-Ziggy Sears
3B-Jocko Conlan
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 8/21; new crew
DateGmVisitorHomeStarting
Umpires
InnUmpire Who
Left Game
ChangesReason
08/01/1944   Pirates Braves HP-Tom Dunn
1B-George Magerkurth
3B-Bill Stewart
9 HP-Jocko Conlan
1B-George Barr
3B-George Magerkurth
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 9/25; new crew
06/03/1945 2 Phillies Pirates HP-Jocko Conlan
1B-Ziggy Sears
3B-George Barr
7 HP-Bill Stewart
1B-Lee Ballanfant
3B-George Magerkurth
Game suspended after sixth; resumed 7/13; new crew
06/17/1945 2 Dodgers Braves HP-Butch Henline
1B-Larry Goetz
3B-Lou Jorda
8 HP-Lee Ballanfant
1B-George Magerkurth
3B-Bill Stewart
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 8/4; new crew
07/20/1945   Dodgers Cubs HP-George Barr
1B-Ziggy Sears
3B-Tom Dunn
9 HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Babe Pinelli
3B-Jocko Conlan
Game suspended in seventh; resumed 9/25; new crew
08/17/1947 2 Dodgers Phillies HP-George Barr
1B-Jocko Conlan
3B-Lou Jorda
7 HP-Babe Pinelli
1B-Scotty Robb
3B-Artie Gore
Game suspended in seventh; resumed 9/25; new crew
07/07/1949   Red Sox Senators HP-Bill Summers
1B-Bill Grieve
2B-Jim Honochick
3B-Johnny Stevens
7 HP-Eddie Hurley
1B-Bill McKinley
2B-Bill McGowan
3B-Red Jones
Game suspended after sixth; resumed 8/20; new crew
05/14/1950 2 Giants Phillies HP-Bill Stewart
1B-Jocko Conlan
3B-Artie Gore
9 HP-Babe Pinelli
1B-Scotty Robb
3B-Dusty Boggess
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 7/5; new crew
06/24/1950   Pirates Dodgers HP-Artie Gore
1B-Bill Stewart
3B-Jocko Conlan
8 HP-Lon Warneke
1B-Lee Ballanfant
3B-Al Barlick
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 8/1; new crew
06/17/1951 2 Giants Pirates HP-Jocko Conlan
1B-Bill Stewart
3B-Artie Gore
8 HP-Lou Jorda
1B-Frank Dascoli
2B-Lon Warneke
3B-Larry Goetz
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 7/25 with new crew
07/22/1951 2 Cubs Phillies HP-Al Barlick
1B-Augie Donatelli
3B-Lee Ballanfant
8 HP-Larry Goetz
1B-Lou Jorda
2B-Frank Dascoli
3B-Lon Warneke
Game suspended after seventh; resumed 8/21; new crew
08/02/1951   Braves Cardinals HP-Lou Jorda
1B-Frank Dascoli
2B-Lon Warneke
3B-Larry Goetz
9 HP-Jocko Conlan
2B-(None)
3B-Bill Stewart
Game suspended in ninth; resumed 9/14; new crew
04/20/1952 2 White Sox Browns HP-Eddie Rommel
1B-Charlie Berry
3B-Jim Honochick
8 HP-Hank Soar
1B-Bill McGowan
3B-Bill McKinley
Game suspended after seventh; resumed 5/26; new crew
04/27/1952 2 Browns White Sox HP-Jim Honochick
1B-Eddie Rommel
3B-Charlie Berry
6 HP-Grover Froese
1B-Charlie Berry
2B-Jim Duffy
3B-Eddie Rommel
Game suspended after fifth; resumed 7/3; new crew
DateGmVisitorHomeStarting
Umpires
InnUmpire Who
Left Game
ChangesReason
07/05/1953 2 Phillies Pirates HP-Bill Engeln
1B-Bill Stewart
2B-Babe Pinelli
3B-Dusty Boggess
7 HP-Tom Gorman
1B-Augie Donatelli
2B-Jocko Conlan
3B-Lon Warneke
Game suspended in seventh; resumed 8/11; new crew
08/15/1954 2 Pirates Phillies HP-Hal Dixon
1B-Lee Ballanfant
2B-Bill Jackowski
3B-Al Barlick
9 HP-Bill Stewart
1B-Babe Pinelli
2B-Bill Engeln
3B-Dusty Boggess
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 9/23; new crew
04/24/1955 2 Pirates Phillies HP-Stan Landes
1B-Lee Ballanfant
2B-Al Barlick
3B-Bill Jackowski
8 HP-Babe Pinelli
1B-Bill Engeln
2B-Dusty Boggess
3B-Tom Gorman
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 6/28; new crew
05/29/1955 2 Phillies Pirates HP-Jocko Conlan
1B-Hal Dixon
3B-Augie Donatelli
7 HP-Al Barlick
1B-Bill Jackowski
2B-Stan Landes
3B-Lee Ballanfant
Game suspended in seventh; resumed 7/8; new crew
07/17/1955 2 Cardinals Pirates HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Bill Engeln
2B-Babe Pinelli
3B-Tom Gorman
8 HP-Frank Secory
1B-Larry Goetz
2B-Frank Dascoli
3B-Lon Warneke
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 8/30; new crew
05/13/1956 2 Phillies Pirates HP-Bill Jackowski
1B-Shag Crawford
2B-Lee Ballanfant
3B-Artie Gore
8 HP-Jocko Conlan
1B-Vic Delmore
2B-Bill Engeln
3B-Augie Donatelli
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 7/3; new crew
07/01/1956 2 Giants Pirates HP-Stan Landes
1B-Larry Goetz
2B-Frank Dascoli
3B-Frank Secory
9 HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Shag Crawford
3B-Lee Ballanfant
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 8/10; new crew
04/21/1957 2 Orioles Senators HP-Joe Paparella
1B-Eddie Hurley
2B-Ed Runge
3B-Frank Umont
6 HP-Hank Soar
1B-Frank Tabacchi
2B-Charlie Berry
3B-Bill McKinley
Game suspended after fifth; resumed 5/27; new crew
04/28/1957 2 Giants Phillies HP-Ken Burkhart
1B-Dusty Boggess
2B-Tom Gorman
3B-Hal Dixon
7 HP-Augie Donatelli
1B-Vic Delmore
2B-Vinnie Smith
3B-Jocko Conlan
Game suspended in seventh; resumed 8/16; new crew
06/16/1957 2 Cubs Pirates HP-Bill Jackowski
1B-Shag Crawford
2B-Tony Venzon
3B-Lee Ballanfant
7 HP-Ed Sudol
1B-Tom Gorman
2B-Ken Burkhart
3B-Hal Dixon
Game suspended in seventh; resumed 7/16; new crew
07/21/1957 2 Cardinals Pirates HP-Vic Delmore
1B-Vinnie Smith
2B-Jocko Conlan
3B-Augie Donatelli
9 HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Ken Burkhart
2B-Hal Dixon
3B-Tom Gorman
Game suspended in ninth; resumed 8/27; new crew
06/01/1958 2 Reds Phillies HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Ed Sudol
2B-Tom Gorman
3B-Ken Burkhart
9 1B-Tony Venzon
2B-Jocko Conlan
3B-Frank Secory
Game suspended in ninth; resumed 8/11; new crew
06/22/1958 2 Giants Phillies HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Tom Gorman
3B-Ken Burkhart
6 HP-Stan Landes
1B-Al Barlick
3B-Bill Jackowski
Game suspended in sixth; resumed 7/23; new crew
DateGmVisitorHomeStarting
Umpires
InnUmpire Who
Left Game
ChangesReason
06/29/1958 2 Cardinals Phillies HP-Augie Donatelli
1B-Shag Crawford
2B-Vinnie Smith
3B-Frank Dascoli
8 HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Ken Burkhart
2B-Tom Gorman
3B-Hal Dixon
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 7/29; new crew
07/27/1958 2 Dodgers Phillies HP-Vinnie Smith
1B-Frank Dascoli
2B-Augie Donatelli
3B-Shag Crawford
6 HP-Hal Dixon
1B-Tom Gorman
2B-Ken Burkhart
3B-Dusty Boggess
Game suspended in sixth; resumed 9/9; new crew
07/27/1958 2 Giants Pirates HP-Tom Gorman
1B-Dusty Boggess
3B-Ken Burkhart
8 HP-Tony Venzon
1B-Frank Secory
2B-Jocko Conlan
3B-Ed Sudol
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 9/9; new crew
05/03/1959 2 Cardinals Pirates HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Stan Landes
2B-Ed Sudol
3B-Tom Gorman
8 HP-Augie Donatelli
1B-Ken Burkhart
3B-Tony Venzon
Game suspended after seventh; resumed 6/2; new crew
05/10/1959 2 Phillies Pirates HP-Dusty Boggess
1B-Stan Landes
2B-Ed Sudol
3B-Tom Gorman
8 HP-Al Barlick
1B-Bill Jackowski
2B-Shag Crawford
3B-Vic Delmore
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 7/21; new crew
07/12/1959 2 Cardinals Pirates HP-Vinnie Smith
1B-Frank Dascoli
2B-Frank Secory
3B-Hal Dixon
9 HP-Jocko Conlan
1B-Augie Donatelli
2B-Ken Burkhart
3B-Tony Venzon
Game suspended in ninth; resumed 8/19; new crew
08/11/1966 2 Astros Cubs HP-Augie Donatelli
1B-Stan Landes
2B-Mel Steiner
3B-Al Barlick
8 HP-Tony Venzon
1B-Lee Weyer
3B-Bill Williams
Game suspended after seventh; resumed 8/26 in Hosuton; new crew
06/15/1969 2 Cubs Reds HP-Andy Olsen
1B-Al Barlick
2B-Ed Vargo
3B-John Kibler
8 HP-Tony Venzon
1B-Frank Secory
2B-Satch Davidson
3B-Paul Pryor
Game suspended after seventh; resumed 9/2; new crew
07/19/1969   Twins Pilots HP-Larry Barnett
1B-Ed Runge
2B-George Maloney
3B-Jim Odom
17 HP-Ed Runge
1B-George Maloney
2B-Jim Odom
3B-Larry Barnett
Game suspended; completed with same crew shifted
05/16/1971 2 Padres Cubs HP-Andy Olsen
1B-Augie Donatelli
2B-Bill Williams
3B-Dick Stello
7 HP-Ed Vargo
1B-Doug Harvey
2B-Jerry Dale
Game suspended after sixth; resumed 8/4; new crew
06/20/1971 2 Tigers Indians HP-Jim Odom
1B-Marty Springstead
2B-Jim Honochick
3B-Larry McCoy
8 HP-Bill Deegan
1B-Nestor Chylak
2B-Don Denkinger
3B-Art Frantz
Game suspended after seventh; resumed 9/28; new crew
08/01/1971   Cardinals Phillies HP-Stan Landes
1B-Mel Steiner
2B-Satch Davidson
3B-Shag Crawford
12 HP-John Kibler
1B-Bruce Froemming
2B-Al Barlick
3B-Paul Pryor
Game suspended in twelfth; resumed 9/7; new crew
09/14/1971 2 Senators Indians HP-Jim Evans
1B-Hank Soar
2B-Larry Barnett
3B-George Maloney
17 HP-Jerry Neudecker
1B-Russ Goetz
2B-Dave Phillips
3B-Larry Napp
Game suspended after sixteenth; resumed 9/20 in Washington; new crew
DateGmVisitorHomeStarting
Umpires
InnUmpire Who
Left Game
ChangesReason
04/21/1973   Pirates Cubs HP-Terry Tata
1B-Ed Vargo
2B-Paul Pryor
3B-Bruce Froemming
7 HP-Frank Pulli
1B-Ken Burkhart
2B-John Kibler
3B-Lee Weyer
Game suspended after sixth; resumed 7/26; new crew
05/15/1975   Braves Expos HP-Nick Colosi
1B-John McSherry
2B-Chris Pelekoudas
3B-Paul Pryor
4 HP-Jerry Dale
1B-Shag Crawford
2B-John Kibler
3B-Dick Stello
Game called in fourth; Braves protest (upheld); game resumed 7/20; new crew
06/12/1975 2 Cubs Braves HP-Bruce Froemming
1B-Art Williams
2B-Paul Runge
3B-Ed Vargo
9 HP-Bob Engel
1B-Harry Wendelstedt
2B-Dutch Rennert
3B-Doug Harvey
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 8/9; new crew
07/12/1975   Twins Yankees HP-Russ Goetz
1B-Merle Anthony
2B-George Maloney
3B-Bill Deegan
14 HP-Art Frantz
1B-Nick Bremigan
2B-Jim McKean
3B-Jerry Neudecker
Game suspended in fourteenth; resumed 7/19 in Minnesota; new crew
07/13/1977   Cubs Mets HP-Harry Wendelstedt
1B-Satch Davidson
2B-Ed Montague
3B-Paul Pryor
6 2B-Bob Engel
3B-Terry Tata
Game suspended in sixth; resumed 9/16; two new umpires
07/20/1978   Giants Cubs HP-Jim Quick
1B-Jerry Crawford
2B-Doug Harvey
3B-Andy Olsen
8 HP-Bill Williams
1B-Dick Stello
2B-Bruce Froemming
3B-Eric Gregg
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 7/28 in San Francisco; new crew
05/10/1979   Reds Cubs HP-Dave Slickenmeyer
1B-Fred Brocklander
2B-Joe Pomponi
3B-Dick Cavenaugh
10 HP-Steve Fields
1B-Joe West
2B-Bill Williams
3B-Jerry Dale
Game suspended after ninth; resumed 7/23; new crew
05/17/1979   Expos Cardinals HP-Dick Tremblay
1B-Jim Jones
2B-Joe Bendekovits
3B-Bob Sharp
11 HP-Dutch Rennert
1B-Ed Montague
2B-Lee Weyer
3B-Harry Wendelstedt
Game suspended after tenth; resumed 6/25; new crew
06/17/1979   Braves Mets HP-Dick Stello
1B-John McSherry
2B-Paul Runge
3B-Bob Engel
9 HP-Bill Williams
1B-Jerry Dale
2B-Bruce Froemming
3B-Joe West
Game suspended after eighth; resumed 8/27; new crew
05/28/1980   Expos Cubs HP-Harry Wendelstedt
1B-Frank Pulli
2B-Ed Montague
3B-Dutch Rennert
11 HP-John Kibler
1B-Dick Stello
2B-Terry Tata
3B-Bruce Froemming
Game suspended after tenth; resumed 8/8; new crew
06/09/1982 2 Indians Tigers HP-Rich Garcia
1B-Rick Reed
3B-Dale Ford
15 HP-Bill Haller
1B-George Maloney
2B-Ken Kaiser
3B-Jerry Neudecker
Game suspended after fourteenth; resumed 9/24; new crew
07/24/1983   Royals Yankees HP-Tim McClelland
1B-Drew Coble
2B-Joe Brinkman
3B-Nick Bremigan
9 HP-George Maloney
1B-Tim Welke
2B-Dave Phillips
3B-Rick Reed
Game resumed on 8/18 in ninth; new crew (Pine Tar game)
05/05/1985   Padres Cubs HP-Bruce Froemming
1B-Terry Tata
2B-Gerry Davis
3B-Harry Wendelstedt
7 HP-Paul Runge
1B-Bob Engel
2B-Steve Rippley
3B-Dave Pallone
Game suspended after sixth; resumed 7/8 with new crew
DateGmVisitorHomeStarting
Umpires
InnUmpire Who
Left Game
ChangesReason
04/20/1986   Pirates Cubs HP-Bruce Froemming
1B-Randy Marsh
2B-Bob Davidson
3B-John Kibler
14 HP-Doug Harvey
1B-Gary Darling
2B-Eric Gregg
3B-Gerry Davis
Game suspended after thirteenth; resumed 8/11; new crew
07/13/1986   Reds Expos HP-Steve Rippley
1B-Fred Brocklander
2B-Lee Weyer
3B-Ed Montague
6 HP-Ed Montague
3B-Dutch Rennert
Game suspended with two out in top sixth
05/04/1995   Braves Marlins HP-Eric Gregg
1B-Gerry Davis
2B-Mike Winters
3B-Terry Tata
9 HP-Jeff Kellogg
1B-Rich Rieker
2B-Harry Wendelstedt
3B-Randy Marsh
Game suspended in ninth; resumed 9/7; new crew
06/13/1999   Padres Astros HP-Brian Runge
1B-Bill Hohn
2B-Paul Schrieber
3B-Terry Tata
8 HP-Angel Hernandez
1B-Larry Vanover
2B-Randy Marsh
3B-CB Bucknor
Game suspended after Larry Dierker's seizure; resumed 7/23
06/28/2007   Yankees Orioles HP-Jim Joyce
1B-Jim Wolf
2B-Rob Drake
3B-Tim Tschida
8 HP-Randy Marsh
1B-Bob Davidson
2B-Sam Holbrook
3B-Hunter Wendelstedt
Game suspended in eighth; resumed 7/27; new crew
04/28/2008   Orioles White Sox HP-Jeff Kellogg
1B-Mark Wegner
2B-Chad Fairchild
3B-Rick Reed
12 HP-Mike Estabrook
1B-Chris Guccione
2B-Tim Welke
3B-Chuck Meriwether
Game suspended after eleventh; resumed 8/25 in Baltimore; new crew
05/05/2009   Astros Nationals HP-Lance Barksdale
1B-Brian Knight
2B-Randy Marsh
3B-Mike Winters
11 HP-Jim Wolf
1B-Brian O'Nora
2B-Fieldin Culbreth
3B-Adrian Johnson
Game suspended in eleventh; resumed 7/9 in Houston; new crew
09/05/2014   Pirates Cubs HP-Brian O'Nora
1B-Dan Bellino
3B-Jeff Kellogg
7 2B-Jeff Kellogg
3B-Chad Whitson
Chad Whitson joined crew after suspension
DateGmVisitorHomeStarting
Umpires
InnUmpire Who
Left Game
ChangesReason


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