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| Full name Martin John Springstead |
| Born July 9, 1937, Nyack, New York |
| Died January 17, 2012, Sarasota, Florida |
| Buried at Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Florida |
| Umpired First Game: April 12, 1966; Umpired Final Game: October 6, 1985 |
| Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180 |
| Ejections: 1966 (1), 1967 (2), 1968 (4), 1969 (6), 1970 (2), 1971 (6), 1972 (6), 1973 (4), 1974 (5), 1975 (6), 1976 (3), 1977 (2), 1978 (6), 1979 (1), 1980 (2), 1981 (5), 1982 (1), 1983 (3), 1984 (5), 1985 (3). Total: 73 |
| Sporting News Umpire Card |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1966 AL Daily 160 40 41 39 40 0 0 1967 AL Daily 162 40 40 41 41 0 0 1968 AL Daily 167 41 42 42 42 0 0 1969 AL Daily 158 40 40 39 39 0 0 1970 AL Daily 160 39 41 40 40 0 0 1971 AL Daily 162 41 40 40 41 0 0 1972 AL Daily 162 41 40 40 41 0 0 1973 AL Daily 163 41 41 42 39 0 0 1974 AL Daily 161 41 38 41 41 0 0 1975 AL Daily 147 39 37 35 37 0 0 1976 AL Daily 168 42 42 41 43 0 0 1977 AL Daily 162 42 40 39 41 0 0 1978 AL Daily 152 38 38 37 39 0 0 1979 AL Daily 107 27 27 28 25 0 0 1980 AL Daily 140 37 33 35 35 0 0 1981 AL Daily 108 28 26 28 26 0 0 1982 AL Daily 143 36 32 36 39 0 0 1983 AL Daily 139 35 35 34 35 0 0 1984 AL Daily 139 35 34 35 35 0 0 1985 AL Daily 150 38 38 35 39 0 0 Total (20 Years) 3010 761 745 747 758 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1970 AL Daily 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1974 AL Daily 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 1977 AL Daily 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 1981 AL Daily 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 Total ( 4 Years) 14 1 3 4 4 2 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1973 ML Daily 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 1978 ML Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1983 ML Daily 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 Total ( 3 Years) 18 4 2 3 3 3 3 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1969 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1975 ML Daily 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1982 ML Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total ( 3 Years) 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 8- 7-1966 BOX WAS A Fred Valentine Called third strike 4-30-1967(2) BOX BAL A Russ Snyder Balls and strikes 7-17-1967 BOX MIN A Jim Kaat Balls and strikes 7- 5-1968 BOX BOS A Dick Williams Interference non-call 7- 7-1968(2) BOX MIN A Cal Ermer Call at 3B (Appeal play) 8-22-1968 BOX CLE A Max Alvis Balls and strikes 9-11-1968(2) BOX WAS A Jim French Balls and strikes 4- 9-1969 BOX KC A Joe Gordon Call at 1B 6-15-1969 BOX BOS A Dick Schofield Call at 2B 6-15-1969 BOX BOS A Dick Williams Call at 2B 6-24-1969(2) BOX CLE A Tony Horton Called third strike 7-13-1969(1) BOX DET A Norm Cash Called third strike 10- 2-1969 BOX KC A Scott Northey Called third strike 7- 9-1970 BOX BOS A George Thomas Balls and strikes (Made choke sign) 8- 7-1970 BOX NY A Jerry Kenney Called third strike 6-18-1971 BOX DET A Ike Brown Fighting 6-18-1971 BOX DET A Bill Denehy Fighting 6-18-1971 BOX CLE A Ray Fosse Fighting 6-18-1971 BOX CLE A Gomer Hodge Fighting 6-18-1971 BOX DET A Willie Horton Fighting Date Team Ejected Reason 8-14-1971 BOX BOS A Eddie Kasko Call at 1B 4-16-1972 BOX OAK A Sal Bando Called third strike 5- 6-1972 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Balls and strikes 7-22-1972 BOX MIN A Rod Carew Called third strike to teammate 8- 2-1972 BOX OAK A Sal Bando Fighting 8- 2-1972 BOX KC A Ed Kirkpatrick Fighting 8-26-1972 BOX NY A Ralph Houk Balls and strikes 6-19-1973(1) BOX BOS A Carl Yastrzemski Called third strike 8- 4-1973 BOX NY A Ron Swoboda Balls and strikes (from on deck circle) 8-12-1973 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Check swing 8-13-1973 BOX DET A Joe Schultz Obstruction non-call 4-23-1974 BOX DET A Gates Brown Call at 1B 7-12-1974 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Balls and strikes 8- 4-1974 BOX BOS A Cecil Cooper Called third strike 9- 8-1974 BOX MIL A Pedro Garcia Called third strike 9-23-1974(2) BOX MIL A Darrell Porter Entering stands 4-28-1975 BOX NY A Bill Virdon Balls and strikes (foul tip) 5- 1-1975 BOX BAL A Paul Blair Call at 1B 5- 1-1975 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Call at 1B 5- 7-1975 BOX TEX A Billy Martin Fair/foul call Date Team Ejected Reason 6-11-1975(1) BOX DET A Willie Horton Charging mound 9-26-1975(1) BOX CLE A Buddy Bell Call at 2B 5-26-1976 BOX CAL A Ron Jackson Call at 1B 7- 1-1976 BOX MIL A Don Money Called third strike 7-22-1976 BOX MIL A Alex Grammas Ejection of player 5-12-1977 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Balls and strikes 6- 2-1977 BOX BOS A Rick Burleson Balls and strikes (Threw towel) 7- 5-1978(2) BOX BAL A Nelson Briles Number of trips to mound 7- 5-1978(2) BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Number of trips to mound 7- 6-1978 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Balls and strikes 9-13-1978 BOX KC A Whitey Herzog Claim field was unplayable 9-16-1978 BOX CAL A Lyman Bostock Fighting 9-16-1978 BOX KC A Al Hrabosky Fighting 9-27-1979 BOX CLE A Cliff Johnson Call at 3B (Threw helmet) 4-14-1980 BOX BOS A Don Zimmer Balls and strikes 7-22-1980(1) BOX TOR A Bobby Mattick Spitball non-call 4-25-1981 BOX MIN A Greg Johnston Bench jockeying 6- 2-1981 BOX MIL A Ben Oglivie Charging mound 6-10-1981 BOX BAL A Jim Palmer Call at 1B (not in game) 8-18-1981(2) BOX MIL A Jim Gantner Check swing Date Team Ejected Reason 9-17-1981 BOX DET A Lance Parrish Balls and strikes 7-22-1982 BOX TEX A Jackie Brown Balls and strikes 5- 1-1983 BOX MIN A Johnny Podres Balls and strikes 6-28-1983 BOX CHI A Tony La Russa Balls and strikes (Threw ball bag) 8- 7-1983 BOX CAL A Tim Foli Throwing helmet 8- 5-1984 BOX BOS A Tommy Harper Balk non-call 9- 2-1984 BOX CAL A Juan Beniquez Charging mound 9- 2-1984 BOX CAL A Daryl Sconiers Fighting 9- 2-1984 BOX NY A Ray Fontenot Throwing at batter 9-10-1984 BOX MIN A Billy Gardner Call at 1B 4-15-1985 BOX SEA A Phil Regan Warning to both teams 5-15-1985 BOX MIN A Billy Gardner Balls and strikes 6-24-1985 BOX CLE A George Vukovich Runner placement on interference (Kicked resin bag)
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