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Bruce Froemming

Full name Bruce Neal Froemming
Born September 28, 1939, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Umpired First Game: April 6, 1971; Umpired Final Game: September 30, 2007
Height: 5' 8" Weight: 250
Ejections: 1971 (3), 1972 (4), 1973 (7), 1974 (5), 1975 (8), 1976 (8), 1977 (7), 1978 (4), 1979 (1), 1980 (8), 1981 (4), 1982 (3), 1983 (4), 1984 (5), 1985 (1), 1986 (1), 1987 (2), 1989 (5), 1990 (2), 1991 (2), 1992 (4), 1993 (4), 1994 (1), 1996 (2), 1997 (2), 1998 (2), 1999 (4), 2000 (3), 2001 (2), 2002 (2), 2003 (7), 2004 (5), 2007 (2). Total: 124
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                           Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1971 NL Daily     165   41   41   39   44    0    0 
1972 NL Daily     155   39   38   38   40    0    0 
1973 NL Daily     165   40   42   43   40    0    0 
1974 NL Daily     159   39   43   39   38    0    0 
1975 NL Daily     158   41   41   35   41    0    0 
1976 NL Daily     163   42   41   40   40    0    0 
1977 NL Daily     161   41   40   39   42    0    0 
1978 NL Daily     153   37   40   38   38    0    0 
1979 NL Daily     106   28   28   27   23    0    0 
1980 NL Daily     145   35   35   37   38    0    0 
1981 NL Daily     100   27   26   24   23    0    0 
1982 NL Daily     145   37   39   36   33    0    0 
1983 NL Daily     141   36   36   34   35    0    0 
1984 NL Daily     143   35   36   37   35    0    0 
1985 NL Daily     147   37   39   35   36    0    0 
1986 NL Daily     139   35   35   33   36    0    0 
1987 NL Daily     147   37   40   31   39    0    0 
1988 NL Daily     147   36   37   35   39    0    0 
1989 NL Daily     152   38   38   39   37    0    0 
1990 NL Daily     151   39   36   39   37    0    0 
1991 NL Daily     142   36   35   36   36    0    0 
1992 NL Daily     131   33   33   32   33    0    0 
1993 NL Daily     138   34   34   37   33    0    0 
1994 NL Daily      97   25   24   23   25    0    0 
1995 NL Daily     117   28   30   29   30    0    0 
1996 NL Daily     133   34   33   34   32    0    0 
1997 NL Daily     132   33   34   33   32    0    0 
1998 NL Daily     136   36   32   32   36    0    0 
1999 NL Daily     139   37   34   34   34    0    0 
2000 ML Daily     131   34   33   32   32    0    0 
2001 ML Daily     133   34   33   34   32    0    0 
2002 ML Daily     134   33   36   31   34    0    0 
2003 ML Daily     127   34   33   28   32    0    0 
2004 ML Daily     134   33   34   33   34    0    0 
2005 ML Daily     133   34   36   33   30    0    0 
2006 ML Daily     134   32   32   37   33    0    0 
2007 ML Daily     130   33   31   33   33    0    0 
Total (37 Years) 5163 1303 1308 1269 1285    0    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
           Division Series Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1981 NL Daily       5    1    1    1    0    1    1 
1995 NL Daily       4    0    1    1    1    1    0 
1996 NL Daily       3    0    0    1    1    1    0 
1998 NL Daily       3    0    0    1    1    1    0 
1999 NL Daily       4    0    1    1    1    1    0 
2001 ML Daily       5    1    0    1    1    1    1 
2002 ML Daily       4    1    0    0    1    1    1 
2003 ML Daily       5    1    0    1    1    1    1 
2007 ML Daily       4    1    0    0    1    1    1 
Total ( 9 Years)   37    5    3    7    8    9    5 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1973 NL Daily       5    1    1    1    1    1    0 
1977 NL Daily       4    1    1    1    1    0    0 
1980 NL Daily       5    1    1    1    0    1    1 
1982 NL Daily       3    0    1    1    1    0    0 
1985 NL Daily       6    1    1    1    1    1    1 
1989 NL Daily       5    1    1    0    1    1    1 
1991 NL Daily       7    1    1    1    1    1    2 
1993 NL Daily       6    1    1    1    1    1    1 
1997 NL Daily       6    1    1    1    1    1    1 
2000 ML Daily       5    1    0    1    1    1    1 
Total (10 Years)   52    9    9    9    9    8    8 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
              World Series Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1976 ML Daily       4    0    1    1    1    1    0 
1984 ML Daily       5    1    1    1    0    1    1 
1988 ML Daily       5    1    1    1    0    1    1 
1990 ML Daily       2    0    0    1    1    0    0 
1995 ML Daily       6    1    1    1    1    1    1 
Total ( 5 Years)   22    3    4    5    3    4    3 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
              All-Star Game Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1975 ML Daily       1    0    0    0    1    0    0 
1986 ML Daily       1    1    0    0    0    0    0 
2007 ML Daily       1    1    0    0    0    0    0 
Total ( 3 Years)    3    2    0    0    1    0    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 6-20-1971(1)  BOX  ATL N  Lum Harris          Call at 2B
 7-19-1971     BOX  PHI N  Frank Lucchesi      Interference call
 7-19-1971     BOX  PHI N  George Myatt        Interference call
 5-12-1972     BOX  CHI N  Pete Reiser         Call at 3B
 5-24-1972     BOX  PIT N  Bill Virdon         Foul tip
 7-22-1972     BOX  MON N  Tim Foli            Bench jockeying
 7-30-1972(1)  BOX  HOU N  Tommy Helms         Interference call (Continued argument)
 5-15-1973     BOX  HOU N  Tommy Helms         Call at 2B
 5-31-1973     BOX  CIN N  Sparky Anderson     Balk call
 6-17-1973(1)  BOX  PIT N  Dock Ellis          Bench Jockeying
 8- 8-1973     BOX  CHI N  Whitey Lockman      Fair/foul call
 8-19-1973     BOX  MON N  John Boccabella     Balls and strikes
 9-22-1973     BOX  SF  N  Charlie Fox         Balk call
 9-26-1973     BOX  PHI N  Bill Robinson       Balls and strikes
 6-15-1974     BOX  STL N  Vern Benson         Balls and strikes
 6-15-1974     BOX  STL N  Ted Simmons         Balls and strikes
 6-26-1974     BOX  HOU N  Grady Hatton        Call at 1B
 8- 4-1974(1)  BOX  STL N  Joe Torre           Arguing fair/foul at the plate
 9-19-1974     BOX  PHI N  Dick Ruthven        Balls and strikes
 5-20-1975     BOX  NY  N  Felix Millan        Call at 1B
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 7- 1-1975     BOX  ATL N  Ralph Garr          Pitcher non-ejection
 7- 9-1975     BOX  MON N  Larry Lintz         Balls and strikes (not in game)
 7-28-1975     BOX  CHI N  Rick Monday         Call at 3B (rundown)
 8-14-1975     BOX  HOU N  Cesar Cedeno        Call at 2B (Bumped umpire)
 8-14-1975     BOX  HOU N  Preston Gomez       Call at 2B
 8-28-1975     BOX  MON N  Barry Foote         Balls and strikes
 9- 8-1975     BOX  STL N  Ron Reed            Balls and strikes
 4-20-1976     BOX  NY  N  Bud Harrelson       Warning to both teams
 4-20-1976     BOX  STL N  Lynn McGlothen      Intentional HBP
 4-20-1976     BOX  STL N  Red Schoendienst    Intentional HBP
 4-25-1976     BOX  CIN N  Bill Plummer        Called third strike
 8-17-1976     BOX  PHI N  Danny Ozark         Balls and strikes
 9- 6-1976     BOX  HOU N  Bill Virdon         Call at 1B
 9-17-1976     BOX  CHI N  Bill Madlock        Threw bat after ground out
10-21-1976     BOX  NY  A  Billy Martin        Throwing baseball onto field
 5-17-1977     BOX  HOU N  Cesar Cedeno        Balls and strikes
 6-29-1977     BOX  SD  N  Tom Griffin         Bench jockeying
 7- 3-1977     BOX  PIT N  Jose Pagan          Balls and strikes
 7- 3-1977     BOX  PIT N  Bill Robinson       Balls and strikes
 7- 3-1977     BOX  PIT N  Larry Sherry        Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 8-10-1977     BOX  PIT N  Al Oliver           Call at 1B (Appeal)
 9- 2-1977     BOX  PIT N  Rich Gossage        Balls and strikes
 5-15-1978     BOX  PHI N  Bob Boone           Balls and strikes
 6-16-1978     BOX  CHI N  Cookie Rojas        Interference non-call (Runner ran inside line)
 8-11-1978     BOX  PIT N  Dave Hamilton       Throwing at batter
 9- 2-1978     BOX  SD  N  Oscar Gamble        Bench jockeying
 8-15-1979     BOX  PHI N  Danny Ozark         Call at 1B
 4-30-1980     BOX  STL N  Ken Boyer           Interference call
 5-26-1980(2)  BOX  LA  N  Tom Lasorda         Balls and strikes
 7- 4-1980(2)  BOX  NY  N  John Stearns        Fighting
 8-10-1980     BOX  MON N  Rodney Scott        Balls and strikes
 8-10-1980     BOX  CHI N  Mike Vail           Called third strike
 9-13-1980     BOX  MON N  Dick Williams       Ejection of player
 9-25-1980     BOX  ATL N  Bobby Cox           Balls and strikes
10- 1-1980     BOX  NY  N  Joe Torre           Call at 2B
 5-10-1981     BOX  PIT N  Bill Madlock        Bench jockeying
 8-26-1981     BOX  STL N  Garry Templeton     Obscene gesture
 8-30-1981     BOX  LA  N  Rick Monday         Called third strike
 9-13-1981     BOX  NY  N  Joe Torre           Balk call
 5- 2-1982(2)  BOX  SF  N  Rich Gale           Bench jockeying
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 5- 8-1982     BOX  PIT N  Mike Easler         Called third strike
 6- 4-1982     BOX  SD  N  Juan Eichelberger   Balls and strikes
 5- 4-1983     BOX  STL N  Joaquin Andujar     Balls and strikes
 5-24-1983     BOX  SD  N  Bobby Tolan         Balk non-call
 8-13-1983     BOX  NY  N  Bobby Valentine     Attempting to make the pitcher balk
 9-20-1983     BOX  MON N  Vern Rapp           Umpire baiting
 5-23-1984     BOX  STL N  Whitey Herzog       HBP call
 6-15-1984     BOX  CIN N  Tommy Helms         Balls and strikes
 6-15-1984     BOX  CIN N  Eddie Milner        Balls and strikes
 7-13-1984     BOX  SD  N  Rich Gossage        Balls and strikes
 7-28-1984     BOX  NY  N  Davey Johnson       Check swing
 8-23-1985(1)  BOX  NY  N  Davey Johnson       Balls and strikes
 5-26-1986     BOX  CIN N  Dave Parker         Balls and strikes
 5- 1-1987     BOX  SD  N  Kevin Mitchell      Balls and strikes
 5-31-1987     BOX  MON N  Mitch Webster       Call at 2B
 5- 4-1989     BOX  NY  N  Kevin Elster        Balls and strikes
 5- 4-1989     BOX  NY  N  Davey Johnson       Balls and strikes
 5-23-1989     BOX  PHI N  Tony Taylor         Yelling at coach to stay in box
 6-26-1989     BOX  SF  N  Roger Craig         Order to speed up pinch-runner decision
 9- 1-1989     BOX  ATL N  Lonnie Smith        Called third strike
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 6- 4-1990     BOX  PIT N  Barry Bonds         Balls and strikes
10- 1-1990     BOX  PIT N  Sid Bream           Balls and strikes
 5-27-1991     BOX  CIN N  Eric Davis          Called third strike
 6-13-1991     BOX  PIT N  Jim Leyland         HBP call
 4-30-1992     BOX  SD  N  Greg Riddoch        Call at 2B
 5- 3-1992     BOX  PHI N  Cliff Brantley      Intentional HBP
 8- 5-1992     BOX  CHI N  Jim Lefebvre        Foul tip
 8-30-1992     BOX  NY  N  Vince Coleman       Called third strike
 6-18-1993     BOX  FLA N  Benito Santiago     Call at HP
 7- 5-1993     BOX  HOU N  Bob Cluck           Balls and strikes
 8-24-1993     BOX  PIT N  Jim Leyland         Intentional HBP
 9-29-1993     BOX  COL N  Amos Otis           Not asking for appeal
 6-21-1994     BOX  CHI N  Rick Wilkins        Allowing a pitch to hit HP umpire
 8-16-1996     BOX  STL N  Ron Gant            Balls and strikes
 8-16-1996     BOX  FLA N  Gary Sheffield      Balls and strikes
 6- 1-1997     BOX  LA  N  Wilton Guerrero     Doctored bat (Corked)
 8-13-1997     BOX  CHI N  Tyler Houston       Fighting
 5- 8-1998     BOX  PIT N  Pete Vuckovich      Balls and strikes
 8-22-1998     BOX  ATL N  Andres Galarraga    Charging mound
 6-16-1999     BOX  ATL N  Bobby Cox           Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 7-16-1999(2)  BOX  MIL N  Phil Garner         Call at 1B
 7-24-1999     BOX  ATL N  Bobby Cox           Balls and strikes
 8-29-1999     BOX  SD  N  Bruce Bochy         Catch/trap on foul tip
 5-10-2000     BOX  PIT N  Gene Lamont         Balls and strikes
 5-20-2000     BOX  SEA A  Mark McLemore       Charging mound
 5-20-2000     BOX  SEA A  Arthur Rhodes       Fighting
 4-11-2001     BOX  CLE A  Charlie Manuel      Called third strike
 9-25-2001     BOX  TEX A  Frank Catalanotto   Balls and strikes
 5-23-2002     BOX  OAK A  Mike Magnante       Intentional HBP
 8- 7-2002     BOX  STL N  Tony LaRussa        Protesting umpire criticism of player
 4-26-2003     BOX  CHI A  Jon Garland         Intentional HBP
 4-26-2003     BOX  MIN A  LaTroy Hawkins      Bench-clearing brawl
 4-26-2003     BOX  CHI A  Armando Rios        Bench-clearing brawl
 5-14-2003     BOX  NY  N  Cliff Floyd         Called third strike
 6- 7-2003     BOX  STL N  Jim Edmonds         Called third strike
 7- 8-2003     BOX  PIT N  Spin Williams       Fair/foul call
 7-29-2003     BOX  CLE A  Milton Bradley      Called third strike
 7-24-2004     BOX  BOS A  Gabe Kapler         Brawl
 7-24-2004     BOX  NY  A  Kenny Lofton        Brawl
 7-24-2004     BOX  NY  A  Alex Rodriguez      Brawl
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 7-24-2004     BOX  BOS A  Jason Varitek       Brawl
 7-31-2004     BOX  TEX A  Jeff Nelson         Balls and strikes
 4-28-2007     BOX  BOS A  Coco Crisp          Called third strike (Threw bat and helmet)
 9-17-2007     BOX  TB  A  Joe Maddon          Check swing
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