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| Full name Albert Henry Soar |
| Born August 17, 1914, Alton, Rhode Island |
| Died December 24, 2001, Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
| Buried at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Umpired First Game: April 18, 1950; Umpired Final Game: September 3, 1978 |
| Height: 6' 2" Weight: 228 |
| Ejections: 1950 (1), 1951 (1), 1952 (6), 1953 (2), 1954 (3), 1955 (3), 1956 (1), 1958 (1), 1959 (1), 1960 (5), 1961 (3), 1962 (1), 1963 (3), 1965 (3), 1967 (3), 1968 (2), 1969 (2), 1970 (1), 1971 (1), 1975 (1). Total: 44 |
| Sporting News Umpire Card |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1950 AL Daily 140 36 45 25 34 0 0 1951 AL Daily 153 38 48 25 42 0 0 1952 AL Daily 157 41 42 33 41 0 0 1953 AL Daily 155 38 41 34 42 0 0 1954 AL Daily 149 39 40 35 35 0 0 1955 AL Daily 152 37 37 37 41 0 0 1956 AL Daily 152 38 40 34 40 0 0 1957 AL Daily 155 40 39 39 37 0 0 1958 AL Daily 160 41 41 39 39 0 0 1959 AL Daily 154 37 39 39 39 0 0 1960 AL Daily 152 39 39 36 38 0 0 1961 AL Daily 163 41 40 41 41 0 0 1962 AL Daily 175 44 44 42 45 0 0 1963 AL Daily 161 42 41 39 39 0 0 1964 AL Daily 163 40 42 41 40 0 0 1965 AL Daily 167 44 42 38 43 0 0 1966 AL Daily 163 42 41 39 41 0 0 1967 AL Daily 161 44 42 38 37 0 0 1968 AL Daily 151 39 36 37 39 0 0 1969 AL Daily 151 39 36 36 40 0 0 1970 AL Daily 155 38 41 37 39 0 0 1971 AL Daily 159 42 39 39 39 0 0 1972 AL Daily 52 13 12 13 14 0 0 1973 AL Daily 29 6 8 8 7 0 0 1974 AL Daily 13 1 2 4 6 0 0 1975 AL Daily 20 2 6 6 6 0 0 1977 AL Daily 21 0 6 8 7 0 0 1978 AL Daily 12 0 3 4 5 0 0 Total (28 Years) 3595 901 932 846 916 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 1971 AL Daily 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1953 ML Daily 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 1956 ML Daily 7 2 2 1 2 0 0 1962 ML Daily 7 0 0 0 0 3 4 1964 ML Daily 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1969 ML Daily 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 Total ( 5 Years) 32 4 3 3 5 8 9 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1952 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1955 ML Daily 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1959 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1963 ML Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total ( 4 Years) 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 7-16-1950(2) BOX STL A Zack Taylor Call at 2B 5-25-1951 BOX CHI A Paul Richards Obstruction call 4-20-1952(2) BOX DET A Matt Batts Balls and strikes 4-20-1952(2) BOX DET A Art Houtteman Bench jockeying 6- 8-1952(1) BOX BOS A Lou Boudreau Call at HP 8-28-1952 BOX PHI A Jimmy Dykes Obstruction non-call 8-28-1952 BOX PHI A Eddie Joost Obstruction non-call 8-29-1952(2) BOX PHI A Ferris Fain Called third strike 5-22-1953(2) BOX PHI A Gus Zernial Fair/foul call 8- 7-1953 BOX CLE A Dale Mitchell Bench jockeying 5-16-1954(1) BOX NY A Frankie Crosetti Home run non-call 8-15-1954(2) BOX DET A Schoolboy Rowe Balls and strikes 8-15-1954(2) BOX DET A Red Wilson Balls and strikes 5- 1-1955(1) BOX BAL A Lum Harris Number trips to the mound 8-21-1955 BOX BAL A Dave Philley Call at 2B 9- 5-1955(1) BOX DET A Schoolboy Rowe Balls and strikes 5-18-1956 BOX NY A Frankie Crosetti Call at 1B 8-18-1958 BOX KC A Harry Craft HR call 5- 1-1959 BOX BOS A Dick Gernert Call at 1B 6-26-1960(2) BOX CLE A Jim Piersall Call at 2B Date Team Ejected Reason 6-30-1960 BOX DET A Red Wilson Interference non-call 7-24-1960(2) BOX CLE A Joe Gordon Balls and strikes 8-26-1960(2) BOX BAL A Jim Gentile Call at 2B 8-29-1960 BOX WAS A Jose Valdivielso Fighting 5-15-1961 BOX BAL A Paul Richards Call at 1B 6-22-1961 BOX LA A Ken Aspromonte Called third strike (Threw helmet) 8- 2-1961(2) BOX MIN A Gene Woodling Call at 1B 7-17-1962(2) BOX CHI A Al Lopez Call at HP 5-22-1963 BOX WAS A Bobo Osborne Balls and strikes 6-28-1963(2) BOX LA A Bill Rigney Called third strike 6-28-1963(2) BOX LA A Bob Sadowski Called third strike 5-16-1965(1) BOX CAL A Bill Rigney Missing 1st base on double 7-30-1965 BOX CAL A Jack Paepke Fighting 9-20-1965 BOX CLE A Rocky Colavito Call at 1B 6-13-1967(2) BOX CLE A Joe Adcock Balls and strikes 8- 2-1967 BOX WAS A Darold Knowles Balls and strikes 9-26-1967 BOX DET A Bill Freehan Balls and strikes 5-15-1968 BOX WAS A Frank Bertaina Call at 3B (Appeal play) 8- 9-1968 BOX NY A Mickey Mantle Fair/foul call 4-13-1969(1) BOX WAS A Nellie Fox Catch/trap call (Reversed) Date Team Ejected Reason 8- 1-1969 BOX SEA A Tommy Harper Called third strike 7-12-1970(2) BOX BOS A Tony Conigliaro Charging mound 7-17-1971 BOX WAS A Don Mincher Stealing signs from CF bullpen (Made obscene gesture) 8-24-1975(1) BOX NY A Bobby Bonds Called third strike
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