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| Full name Edwin Durwood Merrill |
| Born March 12, 1938, Cloud Chief, Oklahoma |
| Died January 5, 2003, Texarkana, Texas |
| Buried at Woodmen Cemetery, DeKalb, Texas |
| Umpired First Game: May 14, 1976; Umpired Final Game: October 3, 1999 |
| Height: 6' 0" Weight: 215 |
| Ejections: 1977 (11), 1978 (5), 1979 (4), 1980 (5), 1981 (3), 1982 (14), 1983 (4), 1984 (3), 1985 (6), 1986 (8), 1987 (6), 1988 (3), 1990 (1), 1991 (2), 1992 (4), 1993 (14), 1995 (1), 1996 (1), 1997 (3), 1998 (2), 1999 (3). Total: 103 |
| Sporting News Umpire Card |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1976 AL Daily 6 1 2 2 1 0 0 1977 AL Daily 166 42 41 42 41 0 0 1978 AL Daily 151 38 38 37 38 0 0 1979 AL Daily 112 27 29 29 28 0 0 1980 AL Daily 149 37 38 37 37 0 0 1981 AL Daily 106 26 28 24 28 0 0 1982 AL Daily 148 37 36 39 37 0 0 1983 AL Daily 146 36 35 37 38 0 0 1984 AL Daily 142 36 36 35 35 0 0 1985 AL Daily 148 37 38 32 41 0 0 1986 AL Daily 151 40 40 34 37 0 0 1987 AL Daily 142 35 38 32 37 0 0 1988 AL Daily 150 38 37 38 37 0 0 1989 AL Daily 149 37 37 37 38 0 0 1990 AL Daily 143 36 36 37 34 0 0 1991 AL Daily 143 35 37 37 34 0 0 1992 AL Daily 143 36 36 35 36 0 0 1993 AL Daily 140 35 35 37 33 0 0 1994 AL Daily 102 25 27 25 25 0 0 1995 AL Daily 113 29 27 27 30 0 0 1996 AL Daily 119 32 31 28 28 0 0 1997 AL Daily 128 33 31 33 31 0 0 1998 AL Daily 117 30 28 29 30 0 0 1999 AL Daily 107 28 27 24 28 0 0 Total (24 Years) 3121 786 788 767 782 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Division Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1996 AL Daily 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1998 AL Daily 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1999 AL Daily 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 Total ( 3 Years) 13 2 3 2 1 2 3 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1981 AL Daily 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1983 AL Daily 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1987 AL Daily 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 1992 AL Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1997 AL Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total ( 5 Years) 24 4 4 3 4 6 3 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1988 ML Daily 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1984 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1995 ML Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 5- 7-1977 BOX TEX A Pat Corrales Bench-clearing brawl 5- 7-1977 BOX TEX A Willie Horton Bench-clearing brawl 5- 7-1977 BOX KC A Pete LaCock Bench-clearing brawl 5- 7-1977 BOX TEX A Frank Lucchesi Bench-clearing brawl 5- 7-1977 BOX KC A Darrell Porter Bench-clearing brawl 5- 7-1977 BOX TEX A C. Washington Bench-clearing brawl 5- 7-1977 BOX TEX A Bump Wills Bench-clearing brawl 6-26-1977(2) BOX TEX A Juan Beniquez Call at 1B 7-10-1977(1) BOX MIL A Von Joshua Called third strike 7-30-1977 BOX MIL A Sal Bando Check swing (Bumped umpire) 9-15-1977 BOX CHI A Ralph Garr Call at 2B 5-28-1978(2) BOX BAL A Rick Dempsey Balls and strikes 6-16-1978 BOX BOS A Rick Burleson Called third strike 7-17-1978 BOX NY A Rich Gossage Balls and strikes 9- 4-1978(2) BOX MIL A George Bamberger Bench jockeying 9-15-1978 BOX KC A Willie Wilson Interference call 5-22-1979 BOX KC A Paul Splittorff Call at 1B (thought runner missed bag) 6-26-1979 BOX CLE A Bobby Bonds Check swing (Threw helmets) 7-11-1979 BOX DET A Sparky Anderson Called third strike 8-23-1979 BOX TEX A Frank Lucchesi Coach's position on field Date Team Ejected Reason 4-13-1980(2) BOX NY A Oscar Gamble Called third strike 7-21-1980 BOX TOR A Damaso Garcia Called third strike 8-12-1980 BOX CLE A Gary Alexander Balls and strikes 9- 1-1980 BOX CAL A Jim Fregosi Bench jockeying 9-17-1980 BOX TOR A Bob Bailor Called third strike 5-18-1981 BOX BAL A Eddie Murray Balls and strikes 5-18-1981 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Balls and strikes 9-10-1981 BOX TOR A Bobby Mattick Call at 3B 5-14-1982 BOX MIN A Jim Lemon Call at 3B 5-16-1982 BOX MIN A Terry Felton Throwing at batter after warning 5-16-1982 BOX MIN A Billy Gardner Throwing at batter after warning 5-22-1982 BOX TEX A Wayne Terwilliger Fair/foul call 7-25-1982 BOX OAK A Brian Kingman Throwing at batter 7-25-1982 BOX OAK A Billy Martin Throwing at batter 7-25-1982 BOX OAK A Charlie Metro Throwing at batter 8-20-1982 BOX BOS A Dennis Eckersley Check swing 8-20-1982 BOX BOS A Rick Miller Check swing 8-24-1982 BOX OAK A Billy Martin Call at 2B 8-24-1982 BOX OAK A Charlie Metro Call at 2B 8-24-1982 BOX OAK A Dwayne Murphy Call at 2B Date Team Ejected Reason 9- 1-1982 BOX KC A Jose Martinez Arguing ejection 9-14-1982 BOX DET A Enos Cabell Balls and strikes 5- 8-1983 BOX CAL A Bob Clear Protesting manager's ejection 8- 7-1983 BOX SEA A Tony Bernazard Call at 2B 8- 7-1983 BOX SEA A Del Crandall Call at 2B 8-13-1983 BOX CLE A Pat Corrales Call at 1B 5-18-1984 BOX OAK A Ron Schueler Balls and strikes 8- 6-1984(2) BOX DET A Sparky Anderson Balls and strikes (from bench) 8-12-1984 BOX BAL A Joe Altobelli Balls and strikes 4-11-1985 BOX CLE A Brett Butler Called third strike 5-13-1985 BOX BAL A Joe Altobelli Balls and strikes 5-13-1985 BOX BAL A Gary Roenicke Balls and strikes 6- 2-1985 BOX SEA A Chuck Cottier Check swing 6- 7-1985 BOX CLE A Pat Corrales Call at 1B 9-15-1985 BOX BAL A Lee Lacy Balls and strikes 5-16-1986 BOX MIN A Ray Miller Check swing 6-10-1986 BOX SEA A Ken Phelps Called third strike 9- 6-1986 BOX MIL A George Bamberger Home run vs double 9- 6-1986 BOX MIL A Larry Haney Home run vs double 9-10-1986 BOX CHI A Ozzie Guillen Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 9-18-1986 BOX CAL A Bob Boone Called third strike 9-22-1986 BOX SEA A Dick Williams Balls and strikes 10- 1-1986 BOX OAK A Tony LaRussa Balls and strikes 4- 8-1987 BOX TOR A George Bell Balls and strikes 7- 1-1987 BOX CHI A Jim Fregosi HBP call 7-10-1987 BOX BOS A Joe Sambito Balls and strikes 9-23-1987 BOX TEX A Larry Parrish Call at 1B 9-28-1987 BOX BAL A Cal Ripken Called third strike 10- 1-1987 BOX BAL A Cal Ripken Call at 1B 4- 8-1988 BOX TOR A Jimy Williams Balls and strikes 5- 4-1988 BOX NY A John Candelaria Balls and strikes 6-28-1988 BOX TOR A Jimy Williams Home run call (Reversed) 6-23-1990 BOX CAL A Doug Rader Call at 1B 8-13-1991 BOX CAL A Shawn Abner Call at HP 8-20-1991 BOX MIL A Tom Trebelhorn Call at 2B 5-19-1992 BOX CAL A Mike Fitzgerald Call at 2B 5-19-1992 BOX CAL A Buck Rodgers Call at 2B 9- 1-1992 BOX NY A Mel Hall Check swing 10- 3-1992 BOX OAK A Rich Gossage Bench jockeying 5-16-1993 BOX KC A David Cone Call at HP Date Team Ejected Reason 5-16-1993 BOX KC A Hal McRae Call at HP 5-25-1993 BOX TOR A Darrin Jackson Balls and strikes 6- 6-1993 BOX SEA A Chris Bosio Bench-clearing brawl 6- 6-1993 BOX SEA A Norm Charlton Bench-clearing brawl 6- 6-1993 BOX SEA A Bill Haselman Bench-clearing brawl 6- 6-1993 BOX BAL A Alan Mills Bench-clearing brawl 6- 6-1993 BOX SEA A Lou Piniella Bench-clearing brawl 6- 6-1993 BOX BAL A David Segui Bench-clearing brawl 6- 6-1993 BOX BAL A Rick Sutcliffe Bench-clearing brawl 6- 6-1993 BOX SEA A Mackey Sasser Bench-clearing brawl 9- 6-1993 BOX CHI A George Bell Charging mound 9- 6-1993 BOX CHI A Jack McDowell Balls and strikes 9-19-1993 BOX NY A Buck Showalter Interference call reversal 8-25-1995 BOX MIN A Kirby Puckett Called third strike 8-26-1996 BOX SEA A Lou Piniella HR reversal to double 5-25-1997 BOX OAK A Jose Canseco Balls and strikes 8-15-1997 BOX CLE A Mike Hargrove HR reversed to foul 9- 7-1997 BOX KC A Chili Davis Called third strike 5- 5-1998 BOX TB A Kevin Stocker Time out non-call 5-25-1998 BOX ANA A Terry Collins Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 7-25-1999 BOX SEA A Lou Piniella Appeal play 8-14-1999 BOX SEA A Lou Piniella Call at HP 9- 1-1999 BOX MIN A Tom Kelly Balls and strikes
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