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| Full name Lawrence John Goetz |
| Born February 15, 1895, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died October 31, 1962, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Buried at Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Ohio |
| Umpired First Game: April 14, 1936; Umpired Final Game: September 30, 1956 |
| Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175 |
| Ejections: 1936 (3), 1937 (5), 1938 (11), 1939 (5), 1941 (1), 1942 (7), 1943 (8), 1944 (2), 1945 (4), 1946 (1), 1947 (5), 1948 (5), 1949 (6), 1950 (5), 1951 (1), 1952 (7), 1953 (2), 1954 (6), 1955 (5), 1956 (13). Total: 102 |
| Sporting News Umpire Card |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1936 NL Daily 152 49 52 1 50 0 0 1937 NL Daily 154 51 54 0 49 0 0 1938 NL Daily 156 50 51 1 54 0 0 1939 NL Daily 156 53 52 1 51 0 0 1940 NL Daily 162 53 55 0 54 0 0 1941 NL Daily 152 43 68 0 41 0 0 1942 NL Daily 158 54 55 5 44 0 0 1943 NL Daily 159 57 56 0 47 0 0 1944 NL Daily 159 57 58 0 44 0 0 1945 NL Daily 151 49 45 12 45 0 0 1946 NL Daily 154 53 54 3 44 0 0 1947 NL Daily 147 51 53 0 43 0 0 1948 NL Daily 159 52 50 5 52 0 0 1949 NL Daily 157 54 56 2 46 0 0 1950 NL Daily 140 47 48 2 43 0 0 1951 NL Daily 154 48 44 11 51 0 0 1952 NL Daily 148 37 41 32 38 0 0 1953 NL Daily 151 31 60 29 31 0 0 1954 NL Daily 156 40 38 38 40 0 0 1955 NL Daily 149 38 39 34 38 0 0 1956 NL Daily 151 39 36 38 38 0 0 Total (21 Years) 3225 1006 1065 214 943 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1941 ML Daily 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 1947 ML Daily 7 1 2 2 2 0 0 1952 ML Daily 7 2 2 2 1 0 0 Total ( 3 Years) 19 4 5 5 5 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1939 ML Daily 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1946 ML Daily 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 6-17-1936(1) BOX STL N Leo Durocher Call at 2B 6-17-1936(1) BOX STL N Frankie Frisch Call at 2B 7-15-1936 BOX BRO N Casey Stengel Call at 1B (Reversed) 4-26-1937 BOX BRO N Burleigh Grimes Check swing 5-29-1937(1) BOX CIN N Alex Kampouris Call at 2B 7-23-1937 BOX BRO N Babe Phelps Fighting 9- 3-1937 BOX BRO N Burleigh Grimes Balls and strikes 9- 3-1937 BOX BRO N Andy High Balls and strikes 5- 4-1938 BOX STL N Jimmy Brown HBP non-call 5-18-1938 BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Called third strike 5-18-1938 BOX BRO N Burleigh Grimes Called third strike 5-21-1938 BOX BRO N Babe Phelps Balls and strikes (Bumped umpire) 5-21-1938 BOX PIT N Pie Traynor Balls and strikes 6-19-1938(1) BOX STL N Frankie Frisch Call at 1B 7-17-1938(2) BOX PIT N Johnny Rizzo Called third strike 7-17-1938(2) BOX PIT N Jim Tobin Called third strike 7-28-1938 BOX PHI N Phil Weintraub Call at 1B (Appeal) 8- 7-1938(2) BOX BRO N Burleigh Grimes Fan interference call (Covered face with handkerchief) 8-30-1938(1) BOX BRO N Babe Phelps Balls and strikes 6-19-1939 BOX BRO N Lyn Lary Call at 1B Date Team Ejected Reason 7-18-1939 BOX PIT N Rip Sewell Fair/foul call 8-14-1939 BOX CIN N Ernie Lombardi Fair/foul call 8-14-1939 BOX CIN N Bill McKechnie Fair/foul call 8-27-1939(1) BOX PIT N George Susce Interference call 8-23-1941 BOX PHI N Nick Etten Call at 1B 4-18-1942 BOX PHI N Hans Lobert Balls and strikes 4-28-1942 BOX CHI N Jimmie Wilson Balls and strikes 5- 1-1942 BOX PIT N Jake Flowers Call at HP 5- 1-1942 BOX PIT N Frankie Frisch Call at HP 5- 1-1942 BOX PIT N Al Lopez Call at HP 5- 1-1942 BOX PIT N Jimmy Wasdell Called third strike 8-15-1942 BOX BOS N Casey Stengel Call at 1B 5- 5-1943 BOX CHI N Jimmie Wilson Call at 2B 5-27-1943 BOX PHI N Earl Whitehill Call at 1B 6- 5-1943 BOX CHI N Chico Hernandez Balls and strikes 6-15-1943 BOX NY N Mel Ott Called third strike 6-23-1943(2) BOX PHI N Mickey Livingston Balls and strikes 6-26-1943 BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Balls and strikes 7- 9-1943 BOX BRO N Max Macon Bench jockeying 7- 9-1943 BOX BRO N Bobo Newsom Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 5-19-1944 BOX PIT N Pete Coscarart Balk call 8- 6-1944(2) BOX PIT N Hank Camelli Balls and strikes 5-24-1945 BOX STL N Ray Sanders Called third strike (Threw bat) 8-16-1945 BOX PIT N Frankie Frisch Called third strike 9- 5-1945(2) BOX CIN N Frank McCormick Interference non-call 9-11-1945(1) BOX PHI N Ben Chapman Balls and strikes 8- 2-1946 BOX PHI N Benny Culp Call at 1B 4-30-1947 BOX STL N Harry Walker Called third strike 6-30-1947 BOX CHI N Peanuts Lowrey Called third strike 6-30-1947 BOX CIN N Babe Young Called third strike 9- 6-1947 BOX PIT N Tiny Bonham Balls and strikes 9-26-1947 BOX NY N Buddy Blattner Call at 1B 5-20-1948 BOX CIN N Kent Peterson Bench jockeying 6-19-1948 BOX CIN N Ewell Blackwell Bench jockeying 6-19-1948 BOX CIN N Hank Sauer Balls and strikes 6-19-1948 BOX CIN N Virgil Stallcup Balls and strikes 9- 5-1948 BOX BRO N Jackie Robinson Balls and strikes 6-19-1949 BOX CHI N Frankie Frisch Balls and strikes 6-19-1949 BOX CHI N Rube Walker Balls and strikes 8-26-1949 BOX NY N Hank Behrman Bench jockeying Date Team Ejected Reason 8-26-1949 BOX NY N Leo Durocher Call at 2B (Bumped umpire) 8-26-1949 BOX NY N Wes Westrum Balls and strikes 9- 5-1949(2) BOX PIT N Dixie Walker Abusive language 5- 3-1950 BOX NY N Leo Durocher Call at 3B (Appeal play) 7- 6-1950 BOX CHI N Frankie Frisch Call at 3B 7-23-1950(1) BOX NY N Herman Franks Call at 3B 8- 4-1950 BOX PIT N Stan Rojek Call at 2B 9-25-1950(1) BOX NY N Leo Durocher Balls and strikes 6-16-1951 BOX CHI N Jack Cusick Called third strike 5-29-1952 BOX CIN N Grady Hatton Interference call 6- 2-1952 BOX BRO N Jackie Robinson Called third strike 7- 1-1952 BOX BOS N Vern Bickford Ejection non-call 7- 1-1952 BOX BOS N Earl Torgeson Fighting 8- 8-1952 BOX STL N Al Brazle Balls and strikes (from bench) 9-10-1952(1) BOX BRO N Johnny Rutherford Call at HP 10- 7-1952 BOX BRO N Ralph Branca Bench jockeying 6- 3-1953(2) BOX PHI N Benny Bengough Call at 1B 6- 9-1953 BOX NY N Whitey Lockman Call at 2B (Threw dirt) 6- 6-1954(2) BOX PIT N Fred Haney Timing of third out 6-10-1954 BOX STL N Eddie Stanky Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 6-10-1954 BOX STL N Gerry Staley Bench jockeying 7- 6-1954 BOX PIT N Jake Thies Bench jockeying 7-19-1954 BOX NY N Leo Durocher Catch/trap call 9-10-1954 BOX MIL N Danny O'Connell Complaining about field condition 5-26-1955 BOX BRO N Walter Alston Call at HP 6-18-1955 BOX BRO N Karl Spooner Home run non-call 6-19-1955 BOX STL N Harry Walker Balls and strikes 7- 7-1955 BOX CHI N Jim King Called third strike 8- 3-1955 BOX MIL N Johnny Logan Balls and strikes 5-12-1956 BOX STL N Fred Hutchinson Trap vs catch 6- 1-1956 BOX CIN N Joe Nuxhall Balls and strikes 6- 1-1956 BOX NY N Bill Rigney Balls and strikes 6- 1-1956 BOX CIN N Johnny Temple Balls and strikes 6- 1-1956 BOX NY N Wes Westrum Balls and strikes 6- 1-1956 BOX NY N Davey Williams Balls and strikes 6- 8-1956 BOX PIT N Bobby Bragan Balls and strikes 6- 8-1956 BOX PIT N Bob Skinner Balls and strikes 6-29-1956 BOX NY N Bill Sarni Call at HP 8-21-1956 BOX STL N Fred Hutchinson Balls and strikes 8-29-1956 BOX PIT N Bobby Bragan Arguing opposing pitcher was throwing spitball Date Team Ejected Reason 8-29-1956 BOX PIT N Dick Cole Arguing opposing pitcher was throwing spitball 8-29-1956 BOX PIT N Dick Hall Arguing opposing pitcher was throwing spitball
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