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.
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
| 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 | |
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
| 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 | |
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
| 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 | |
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
| 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 | ||
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |
| 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 | ||
| Date | Gm | Visitor | Home | Starting Umpires | Inn | Umpire Who Left Game | Changes | Reason |