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| Full name Joseph Norbert Brinkman |
| Born April 9, 1944, Little Falls, Minnesota |
| Umpired First Game: September 6, 1972; Umpired Final Game: July 2, 2006 |
| Height: 6' 2" Weight: 200 |
| Ejections: 1973 (4), 1974 (10), 1975 (6), 1976 (6), 1977 (6), 1978 (6), 1980 (2), 1981 (1), 1982 (1), 1983 (3), 1984 (8), 1985 (5), 1986 (2), 1987 (2), 1988 (3), 1989 (4), 1990 (3), 1991 (6), 1993 (6), 1994 (1), 1995 (3), 1996 (3), 1997 (3), 1998 (4), 2003 (4), 2004 (3). Total: 105 |
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Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1972 AL Daily 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1973 AL Daily 146 36 37 37 36 0 0 1974 AL Daily 168 40 41 46 41 0 0 1975 AL Daily 157 39 39 39 40 0 0 1976 AL Daily 159 39 41 39 40 0 0 1977 AL Daily 150 39 38 37 36 0 0 1978 AL Daily 160 39 40 39 42 0 0 1979 AL Daily 110 30 27 28 27 0 0 1980 AL Daily 148 36 38 34 40 0 0 1981 AL Daily 108 26 28 25 29 0 0 1982 AL Daily 144 36 35 38 35 0 0 1983 AL Daily 149 36 37 39 37 0 0 1984 AL Daily 147 37 35 37 38 0 0 1985 AL Daily 145 37 35 34 39 0 0 1986 AL Daily 137 34 36 31 36 0 0 1987 AL Daily 145 37 35 35 38 0 0 1988 AL Daily 151 37 38 39 37 0 0 1989 AL Daily 150 39 35 39 38 0 0 1990 AL Daily 144 36 35 37 36 0 0 1991 AL Daily 139 35 35 34 35 0 0 1992 AL Daily 134 34 32 33 35 0 0 1993 AL Daily 140 36 34 33 37 0 0 1994 AL Daily 101 26 25 25 25 0 0 1995 AL Daily 116 29 28 29 30 0 0 1996 AL Daily 137 35 34 34 34 0 0 1997 AL Daily 135 34 33 33 35 0 0 1998 AL Daily 135 34 34 33 34 0 0 1999 AL Daily 124 31 30 31 32 0 0 2000 ML Daily 66 18 16 16 16 0 0 2001 ML Daily 129 34 32 31 32 0 0 2002 ML Daily 92 24 23 22 23 0 0 2003 ML Daily 132 34 33 33 33 0 0 2004 ML Daily 127 32 31 31 33 0 0 2005 ML Daily 125 32 31 31 31 0 0 2006 ML Daily 52 13 12 14 13 0 0 Total (35 Years) 4505 1135 1114 1117 1143 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 1 1 0 0 0 1 1995 AL Daily 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 1998 AL Daily 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1999 AL Daily 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2004 ML Daily 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 2005 ML Daily 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 Total ( 6 Years) 23 5 5 3 3 4 3 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1976 AL Daily 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1980 AL Daily 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1987 AL Daily 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1992 AL Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1997 AL Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total ( 5 Years) 25 5 3 4 3 3 7 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1978 ML Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1986 ML Daily 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1995 ML Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total ( 3 Years) 19 3 3 3 4 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 1977 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1991 ML Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1996 ML Daily 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total ( 3 Years) 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 4-25-1973 BOX TEX A Joe Lovitto Called third strike 8- 1-1973 BOX BOS A Carlton Fisk Fighting 8- 1-1973 BOX NY A Thurman Munson Fighting 8-15-1973 BOX TEX A Dave Nelson Obscene gesture 4-21-1974 BOX BOS A Eddie Popowski Fair/foul call 4-26-1974 BOX TEX A Jim Fregosi Balls and strikes 4-27-1974 BOX TEX A Leo Cardenas Call in previous game 4-27-1974 BOX TEX A Billy Martin Call in previous game 5- 9-1974 BOX TEX A Alex Johnson Balls and strikes 5- 9-1974 BOX TEX A Dave Nelson Balls and strikes 5- 9-1974 BOX KC A Amos Otis Called third strike 5-22-1974(2) BOX TEX A Billy Martin Balls and strikes 7- 3-1974 BOX CHI A Carlos May Called third strike 7- 3-1974 BOX CHI A Chuck Tanner Called third strike 5-23-1975 BOX CLE A Boog Powell Check swing strike 3 6- 4-1975 BOX OAK A Reggie Jackson Called third strike 6-14-1975 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Bench jockeying 6-22-1975(2) BOX BOS A Rick Burleson Call at 2B 8-19-1975 BOX CAL A Dick Williams Balls and strikes 9-12-1975 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Check swing Date Team Ejected Reason 4-27-1976 BOX BAL A Paul Blair Balls and strikes 4-27-1976 BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Balls and strikes 6- 1-1976 BOX TEX A Mike Hargrove Called third strike 6-13-1976 BOX DET A Alex Johnson Name-calling on way to position in LF 7-11-1976 BOX DET A Alex Johnson Bench jockeying (Obscene gesture) 7-11-1976 BOX DET A Ralph Houk Ejection of player 5-13-1977 BOX SEA A Darrell Johnson Warning to both teams 5-14-1977 BOX SEA A Steve Braun Check swing (from bench) 5-25-1977(2) BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Call at 1B 6-26-1977 BOX CHI A Oscar Gamble Call at 1B 7- 6-1977 BOX MIL A Ken McMullen Bench jockeying 8- 5-1977 BOX NY A Thurman Munson Check swing 7-16-1978 BOX BAL A Ray Miller Balk non-call 8- 3-1978 BOX DET A Milt May Called third strike 9- 4-1978 BOX CHI A Larry Doby Call at 1B 9- 4-1978 BOX CHI A Chet Lemon Call at 1B 9- 4-1978 BOX CHI A Wayne Nordhagen Call at 1B (from bench) 9- 4-1978 BOX CHI A Ron Schueler Call at 1B (from bench) 8-26-1980 BOX TOR A Roy Howell Balls and strikes 9- 9-1980 BOX CLE A Dave Garcia Call at 2B Date Team Ejected Reason 4-12-1981 BOX CHI A Chet Lemon Called third strike (Threw bat) 5-26-1982 BOX MIL A Buck Rodgers Called third strike 5-23-1983 BOX DET A Gates Brown Call at 1B 6-29-1983(1) BOX CLE A Mike Ferraro Balls and strikes 7-18-1983(2) BOX TEX A Doug Rader Balls and strikes 5-29-1984 BOX TOR A Bobby Cox Balk non-call (quick pitch) 6- 4-1984 BOX CLE A Ron Hassey Balls and strikes 6-14-1984 BOX CLE A Pat Corrales Balls and strikes 6-24-1984 BOX KC A Dick Howser Call at 3B 8-17-1984 BOX NY A Toby Harrah Balls and strikes 8-17-1984 BOX NY A Yogi Berra HBP call 8-21-1984 BOX BAL A Joe Altobelli Fair/foul call 8-29-1984 BOX NY A Gene Michael Balls and strikes 6-22-1985 BOX TOR A Bobby Cox Timing of decision to resume after rain delay 7-29-1985 BOX BAL A Lee Lacy Balls and strikes 8-17-1985 BOX MIN A Tom Brunansky Profanity 8-23-1985 BOX KC A Mike Ferraro Call at 3B 9-21-1985 BOX NY A Bob Meacham Call at 2B (Laughed at umpire) 4-17-1986(2) BOX TOR A Garth Iorg Balls and strikes 4-17-1986(2) BOX TOR A Jimy Williams Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 7-11-1987 BOX MIL A Paul Molitor Balls and strikes (not in game) 7-11-1987 BOX MIL A Greg Brock Called third strike 7- 4-1988 BOX NY A Jack Clark Bench jockeying 8-20-1988 BOX TOR A Jimy Williams Called third strike 9- 1-1988 BOX TOR A Tony Fernandez Balls and strikes (Threw bat) 4- 4-1989 BOX CHI A Ivan Calderon Charging mound 4- 4-1989 BOX CAL A Bob McClure Intentional HBP 6-19-1989 BOX MIL A Tom Trebelhorn Balk call (Overriding walk) 6-22-1989 BOX BOS A Mike Smithson Intentionally hitting batter 5-28-1990 BOX MIL A Tom Trebelhorn Balls and strikes 6-16-1990 BOX DET A Ed Nunez Refusing to return to bullpen 9-28-1990 BOX CHI A Lance Johnson Call at 2B 4-14-1991 BOX OAK A Terry Steinbach Check swing 5-19-1991 BOX CHI A Jack McDowell Bench-clearing brawl 5-19-1991 BOX TOR A Mark Whiten Bench-clearing brawl 8-13-1991(1) BOX NY A Don Mattingly Called third strike 8-27-1991 BOX MIL A Jim Gantner Balls and strikes 10- 4-1991 BOX NY A Mel Hall Called third strike 5- 4-1993 BOX TOR A Cito Gaston Call at 3B 6-22-1993 BOX KC A Hal McRae Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 8- 2-1993 BOX TOR A Roberto Alomar Called third strike 8- 2-1993 BOX TOR A Cito Gaston Called third strike 8-14-1993 BOX CAL A Doug Linton Throwing behind batter 9- 1-1993 BOX KC A Hal McRae Balls and strikes 6-11-1994 BOX DET A Tim Belcher Balls and strikes 6-21-1995 BOX KC A Bob Boone Call at 2B 7- 1-1995 BOX TOR A Cito Gaston Call at 1B 8- 8-1995 BOX OAK A Todd Stottlemyre Bench jockeying 6- 7-1996 BOX KC A Tim Belcher Balls and strikes 6- 7-1996 BOX KC A Bob Boone Balls and strikes 9-11-1996 BOX DET A Buddy Bell Balls and strikes 5-11-1997 BOX ANA A Terry Collins Call at HP 5-11-1997 BOX ANA A Jorge Fabregas Call at HP 6-10-1997 BOX SEA A Norm Charlton Intentional HBP 6- 1-1998 BOX TB A Dave Martinez Called third strike 6- 1-1998 BOX TB A Larry Rothschild Called third strike 9-30-1998 BOX CLE A Mike Hargrove Balls and strikes 9-30-1998 BOX CLE A Dwight Gooden Call at HP 4-20-2003 BOX MIN A Ron Gardenhire Balls and strikes 8-31-2003 BOX TB A John McLaren Check swing Date Team Ejected Reason 8-31-2003 BOX TB A Geremi Gonzalez Check swing (Threw food onto field) 9-20-2003 BOX PIT N Gerald Perry Balls and strikes 4-26-2004 BOX SD N Bruce Bochy Obstruction call 7-19-2004 BOX CHI N Dusty Baker Intentional HBP 7-19-2004 BOX CHI N Carlos Zambrano Intentional HBP
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