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| Full name James Gilbert McKean |
| Born May 26, 1945, Montreal, Quebec (Canada) |
| Died January 24, 2019, St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Clearwater, Florida |
| Umpired First Game: April 5, 1974; Umpired Final Game: July 8, 2001 |
| Height: 6' 2" Weight: 225 |
| Ejections: 1974 (2), 1975 (3), 1976 (3), 1977 (2), 1978 (5), 1980 (3), 1981 (2), 1982 (2), 1983 (5), 1984 (6), 1985 (3), 1986 (3), 1987 (3), 1988 (1), 1989 (1), 1990 (2), 1991 (2), 1994 (5), 1995 (2), 1997 (1), 1998 (3), 1999 (1), 2000 (1), 2001 (3). Total: 64 |
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Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1974 AL Daily 162 40 42 40 40 0 0 1975 AL Daily 164 40 41 42 41 0 0 1976 AL Daily 156 40 37 40 39 0 0 1977 AL Daily 166 42 43 42 39 0 0 1978 AL Daily 157 40 40 39 38 0 0 1979 AL Daily 37 8 10 12 7 0 0 1980 AL Daily 141 35 36 32 38 0 0 1981 AL Daily 96 25 25 20 26 0 0 1982 AL Daily 145 35 36 37 37 0 0 1983 AL Daily 144 36 36 36 36 0 0 1984 AL Daily 147 36 38 37 36 0 0 1985 AL Daily 137 34 36 35 32 0 0 1986 AL Daily 141 35 35 35 36 0 0 1987 AL Daily 132 33 31 33 35 0 0 1988 AL Daily 143 36 37 36 34 0 0 1989 AL Daily 145 36 38 34 37 0 0 1990 AL Daily 140 33 38 34 35 0 0 1991 AL Daily 142 37 39 32 35 0 0 1992 AL Daily 78 19 21 19 19 0 0 1993 AL Daily 130 33 31 33 33 0 0 1994 AL Daily 90 22 26 21 21 0 0 1995 AL Daily 104 25 29 25 25 0 0 1996 AL Daily 128 34 31 30 33 0 0 1997 AL Daily 89 24 24 21 20 0 0 1998 AL Daily 118 30 27 30 31 0 0 1999 AL Daily 123 31 28 32 32 0 0 2000 ML Daily 91 22 23 22 24 0 0 2001 ML Daily 68 17 17 17 17 0 0 Total (28 Years) 3514 878 895 866 876 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 AL Daily 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1995 AL Daily 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1999 AL Daily 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 Total ( 3 Years) 11 2 2 2 2 1 2 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1977 AL Daily 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 1983 AL Daily 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1987 AL Daily 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 1991 AL Daily 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 1998 AL Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total ( 5 Years) 25 3 4 4 4 4 6 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1979 ML Daily 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 1985 ML Daily 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 1995 ML Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total ( 3 Years) 20 3 3 4 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 1980 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1982 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1993 ML Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total ( 3 Years) 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 5-28-1974 BOX BAL A Andy Etchebarren Interference non-call (Threw mask) 9-20-1974 BOX OAK A Sal Bando Called third strike 4-28-1975 BOX DET A Ralph Houk Call at HP 7-31-1975 BOX MIN A Dave Goltz Bench jockeying (gave choke sign) 9-22-1975 BOX CLE A Duane Kuiper Call at 3B (Threw helmet) 5-23-1976(1) BOX CHI A Brian Downing Called third strike 7-11-1976(2) BOX TEX A Jeff Burroughs Called third strike 7-11-1976(2) BOX TEX A Frank Lucchesi Balls and strikes (Covered HP with dirt) 7-27-1977 BOX CLE A Ray Fosse Called third strike 9- 7-1977 BOX OAK A Bill North Balls and strikes 4-22-1978 BOX CAL A Bobby Grich Charging mound 5-26-1978 BOX MIL A Harvey Kuenn Call at 1B 6-18-1978 BOX BAL A Carlos Lopez Balls and strikes 6-22-1978 BOX NY A Thurman Munson Balls and strikes 8-19-1978 BOX TEX A Juan Beniquez Bench jockeying 4-25-1980 BOX BOS A Dennis Eckersley Balls and strikes 8-18-1980 BOX TEX A Bump Wills Called third strike 8-30-1980 BOX CAL A Don Baylor Called third strike 5-30-1981 BOX DET A Tom Brookens Called third strike 9-27-1981 BOX CAL A Juan Beniquez Called third strike (Threw bat) Date Team Ejected Reason 7-24-1982 BOX NY A Lou Piniella Call at 1B 7-25-1982 BOX CAL A Bobby Grich Call at HP 5- 8-1983 BOX CAL A John McNamara Balk non-call 6-19-1983 BOX TOR A Bobby Cox Called third strike 6-19-1983 BOX TOR A Garth Iorg Balls and strikes 6-29-1983 BOX BAL A Al Bumbry Bench jockeying 7-29-1983 BOX TEX A Bucky Dent Balls and strikes 4-21-1984 BOX NY A Lou Piniella Balls and strikes 7- 5-1984 BOX CLE A Pat Corrales HBP call 7-20-1984 BOX TOR A Bobby Cox Balk call 7-20-1984 BOX TOR A Al Widmar Balk non-call 7-20-1984 BOX TOR A Jimy Williams Balk non-call 8-19-1984 BOX MIN A Billy Gardner Fan interference non-call 5- 7-1985 BOX OAK A Carney Lansford Balls and strikes 5-21-1985 BOX OAK A Jackie Moore Call at HP 7- 6-1985 BOX TEX A Bobby Valentine Balk non-call 4-11-1986 BOX BOS A Walt Hriniak Call at 1B 5-30-1986 BOX DET A Sparky Anderson Balk call 7- 5-1986 BOX TOR A Lloyd Moseby Call at 1B 5-28-1987 BOX MIL A Tom Trebelhorn Catch/trap call Date Team Ejected Reason 8-16-1987 BOX OAK A Carney Lansford Balls and strikes 10- 3-1987 BOX OAK A Tony LaRussa Balls and strikes 5-30-1988 BOX TOR A Cito Gaston Balls and strikes 4-17-1989 BOX NY A Dallas Green Call at HP 5-24-1990 BOX SEA A Matt Young Balls and strikes 8- 4-1990 BOX BOS A Jody Reed Balls and strikes (Threw equipment) 5-28-1991 BOX MIN A Kent Hrbek Balls and strikes 8-12-1991 BOX BAL A Johnny Oates Fair/foul call (Reversed; threw cap) 4-13-1994 BOX CLE A Mike Hargrove Call at 1B 4-15-1994 BOX MIL A Teddy Higuera Intentional HBP 5-17-1994 BOX CAL A Chili Davis Balls and strikes (Threw equipment from bench) 5-28-1994 BOX CLE A Eddie Murray Balls and strikes 7-31-1994 BOX CLE A Eddie Murray Balls and strikes 6-28-1995 BOX OAK A Rickey Henderson Call at 3B 8- 9-1995 BOX SEA A Luis Sojo Called third strike 9-23-1997 BOX ANA A Rickey Henderson Called third strike 5- 4-1998 BOX CHI A Frank Thomas Balls and strikes 9- 1-1998 BOX OAK A A.J. Hinch Called third strike 9- 1-1998 BOX OAK A Art Howe Called third strike 7-22-1999 BOX DET A Dean Palmer Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 7- 5-2000 BOX KC A Tony Muser Call at 2B 5-28-2001 BOX MIL N Jeromy Burnitz Confrontation 5-28-2001 BOX STL N Bobby Bonilla Fighting 5-28-2001 BOX STL N Tony LaRussa Confrontation
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