Umpire Changes During Games (Late Arrivals)
This is a chronological list of of the known games in which one or more umpires
arrived late due to travel or other issues.
Two other lists are available: (1) games in which an umpire left due to
illness or injury;
(2) A list of
suspended games
with a change in umpires.
Click on the date to see the box score and play-by-play, if available.
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/07/1891 | 1 | Colts | Senators | HP-Phil Knell 1B-Kid Carsey | ? | Phil Knell | HP-Jack Kerins 1B-(None) |
Jack Kerins arrived late |
| 08/03/1895 | Giants | Dodgers | HP-Parke Wilson 1B-John Grim | 2 | Parke Wilson | HP-George Burnham 1B-(None) |
Arrived in second inning; game started with players umpiring | |
| 08/29/1896 | Pirates | Orioles | HP-George Hemming 1B-Frank Killen | 1 | George Hemming | HP-Jack Sheridan 1B-(None) |
Jack Sheridan arrived in first inning; game started with players umpiring | |
| 06/22/1897 | Colonels | Spiders | HP-Bert Cunningham 1B-Zeke Wilson | ? | Bert Cunningham | HP-Tim Hurst 1B-(None) |
Arrived late; game started with players umpiring | |
| 08/13/1900 | 1 | Braves | Cubs | HP-Kid Nichols 1B-Bert Cunningham | 5 | Kid Nichols | HP-Tim Hurst 1B-(None) |
Tim Hurst arrived in the fifth; game started with two players |
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
| 07/07/1901 | White Sox | Tigers | HP-Ed Siever 1B-Nixey Callahan | 3 | Ed Siever | HP-Jack Haskell 1B-(None) |
Game started with two players umpiring | |
| 09/24/1907 | Browns | Senators | HP-Cliff Blankenship 1B-Bill Dinneen | 5 | Cliff Blankenship | HP-Tim Hurst 1B-(None) |
Train from Philadelphia arrived 1 hour late; game started with two players | |
| 09/12/1914 | Terriers | Tip-Tops | HP-Bob Groom 1B-Bert Maxwell | 3 | Bob Groom | HP-Monte Cross 1B-Ollie Anderson |
Crew late because of start time confusion; Groom umpires and pitches | |
| 06/28/1941 | Dodgers | Braves | HP-Johnny Cooney 1B-Freddie Fitzsimmons | 2 | Johnny Cooney | HP-Babe Pinelli 1B-Lee Ballanfant 3B-Al Barlick |
Crew late due to fogbound boat from NYC; started with two players as umpire | |
| 07/18/1992 | Cubs | Pirates | HP-Bob Davidson 1B-Frank Pulli 3B-John McSherry | 1 | 1B-Bill Hohn 2B-Frank Pulli |
Bill Hohn arrived late | ||
| 06/14/1993 | Blue Jays | Twins | HP-Jim Evans 1B-Ted Hendry 3B-Fred Herndon | ? | 1B-Larry McCoy 2B-Ted Hendry 3B-Terry Craft |
Terry Craft & Larry McCoy arrived late due to flight problems | ||
| 04/03/1998 | Padres | Cardinals | HP-Eric Gregg 1B-Dennis Duncan 2B-William Buchanan 3B-Joseph Fugere | 4 | Dennis Duncan | 1B-Mark Hirschbeck 2B-Larry Vanover 3B-Bruce Froemming |
Crew arrived late; game started with three amateurs on the bases | |
| 04/25/2000 | Rockies | Expos | HP-Hunter Wendelstedt 1B-CB Bucknor 3B-Mike Vanvleet | 3 | 1B-Rick Reed 2B-CB Bucknor |
Rick Reed arrived late due to travel delays | ||
| 07/23/2004 | Cubs | Phillies | HP-Darren Spagnardi 1B-Scott Graham 2B-Frank Sylvester 3B-John McArdle | 2 | Scott Graham | 1B-Joe West 2B-Paul Emmel 3B-Mike DiMuro |
Three crew members late due to travel issues | |
| 08/20/2007 | Royals | White Sox | HP-Chuck Meriwether 1B-Tim Timmons 3B-Adam Dowdy | 1 | 2B-Adam Dowdy 3B-Derryl Cousins |
Alfonso Marquez' flight from LA was late | ||
| 5 | Derryl Cousins | 3B-Alfonso Marquez |
Alfonso Marquez' flight from LA was late | |||||
| 05/20/2009 | Mets | Dodgers | HP-Jerry Meals 1B-Mike DiMuro 3B-Dale Scott | 2 | James Hoye | 2B-Dale Scott 3B-Jake Uhlenhopp |
Did not work due to illness; Uhlenhopp arrived in second | |
| 09/16/2009 | Pirates | Dodgers | HP-Brian Gorman 1B-CB Bucknor 3B-Mike Everitt | 4 | 2B-Mike Everitt 3B-Gerry Davis |
Gerry Davis ill; did not start game | ||
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
| 04/11/2011 | Rangers | Tigers | HP-Mark Carlson 1B-Tim Timmons 3B-Eric Cooper | 2 | 2B-Tim Welke |
Tim Welke arrived to replace Jeff Kellogg (did not work game) | ||
| 04/28/2011 | Mets | Nationals | HP-Brian Runge 1B-Marvin Hudson 3B-Ted Barrett | 6 | 2B-Ted Barrett 3B-Lance Barrett |
Lance Barrett arrived to replace Tim McClelland who was ill | ||
| 07/02/2011 | Indians | Reds | HP-Ron Kulpa 1B-Jim Wolf 3B-John Tumpane | 1 | 2B-John Tumpane 3B-Derryl Cousins |
Derryl Cousins did not start game due to illness | ||
| 07/24/2012 | Dodgers | Cardinals | HP-D.J. Reyburn 1B-Jeff Kellogg 3B-Marty Foster | 3 | 2B-Marty Foster 3B-John Tumpane |
Eric Cooper ill and did not work game | ||
| 09/04/2013 | White Sox | Yankees | HP-Tim Welke 1B-Mike Everitt 3B-Dan Bellino | 1 | 2B-Dan Bellino 3B-Bruce Dreckman |
Bruce Dreckman suffered finger injury and was late | ||
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |