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| Full name Kenneth John Kaiser |
| Born July 26, 1945, Rochester, New York |
| Died August 8, 2017, Rochester, New York |
| Buried at Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, New York |
| Umpired First Game: April 6, 1977; Umpired Final Game: May 20, 1999 |
| Height: 6' 3" Weight: 288 |
| Ejections: 1977 (3), 1978 (11), 1979 (2), 1980 (7), 1981 (6), 1982 (3), 1983 (7), 1984 (3), 1985 (4), 1986 (6), 1987 (7), 1988 (5), 1989 (6), 1990 (1), 1991 (2), 1992 (2), 1993 (1), 1995 (1), 1996 (1), 1998 (3). Total: 81 |
| Sporting News Umpire Card |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1977 AL Daily 158 38 43 35 42 0 0 1978 AL Daily 166 41 43 41 41 0 0 1979 AL Daily 110 28 29 25 28 0 0 1980 AL Daily 143 36 38 33 37 0 0 1981 AL Daily 102 26 26 26 24 0 0 1982 AL Daily 151 37 39 36 39 0 0 1983 AL Daily 149 37 36 38 38 0 0 1984 AL Daily 145 36 36 37 36 0 0 1985 AL Daily 144 36 36 36 36 0 0 1986 AL Daily 132 33 32 33 34 0 0 1987 AL Daily 140 35 36 35 34 0 0 1988 AL Daily 121 31 29 31 30 0 0 1989 AL Daily 130 33 32 34 31 0 0 1990 AL Daily 75 21 20 16 20 0 0 1991 AL Daily 134 32 35 34 33 0 0 1992 AL Daily 141 36 36 36 34 0 0 1993 AL Daily 133 33 34 34 32 0 0 1994 AL Daily 38 10 9 10 9 0 0 1995 AL Daily 120 30 29 30 30 0 1 1996 AL Daily 133 34 33 33 33 0 0 1997 AL Daily 110 30 27 26 27 0 0 1998 AL Daily 101 25 27 20 29 0 0 1999 AL Daily 39 10 11 10 9 0 0 Total (23 Years) 2815 708 716 689 706 0 1 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 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 1996 AL Daily 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1997 AL Daily 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 Total ( 3 Years) 14 3 3 2 0 3 3 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1980 AL Daily 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1988 AL Daily 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 1993 AL Daily 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1995 AL Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total ( 4 Years) 14 1 3 3 3 3 1 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1987 ML Daily 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 1997 ML Daily 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 Total ( 2 Years) 14 2 2 2 2 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 1991 ML Daily 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 7-27-1977 BOX SEA A Darrell Johnson Ground rule double non-call 9-21-1977 BOX TEX A Ken Henderson Fighting 9-21-1977 BOX CAL A Balor Moore Fighting 5- 6-1978(2) BOX CHI A Larry Doby Fair/foul call 5-10-1978 BOX MIN A Craig Kusick Call at 1B 6-13-1978 BOX MIL A George Bamberger Balk call 6-14-1978 BOX CLE A Rick Waits Bench jockeying 6-23-1978(2) BOX KC A Whitey Herzog Interference call 7- 2-1978(1) BOX DET A Gates Brown Fan interference non-call 8-24-1978 BOX CLE A Gary Alexander Called third strike 8-27-1978 BOX MIL A Jim Wohlford Bench jockeying 8-27-1978 BOX MIL A George Bamberger Call at 2B 9-21-1978 BOX MIL A Cal McLish Balls and strikes 9-24-1978 BOX KC A Chuck Hiller Bench jockeying 8- 9-1979 BOX TOR A Roy Hartsfield Balls and strikes 8-27-1979 BOX CHI A Tony La Russa Call at HP 5-24-1980 BOX KC A Jim Frey Interference non-call 6-18-1980 BOX CLE A Toby Harrah Balls and strikes 8- 5-1980 BOX TOR A Alfredo Griffin Call at 1B 8-15-1980 BOX SEA A Maury Wills Warning to both teams Date Team Ejected Reason 9-24-1980 BOX DET A Gates Brown Threw towel from bench 9-26-1980 BOX KC A U.L. Washington Balls and strikes 10- 2-1980 BOX DET A Steve Kemp Called third strike 5- 6-1981 BOX NY A Gene Michael Interference call 5-19-1981 BOX CHI A Ron Schueler Balls and strikes 5-25-1981 BOX DET A Sparky Anderson Fair/foul call 8-16-1981 BOX DET A Rick Peters Balls and strikes (Cussed umpire) 9-15-1981 BOX CHI A Dave Nelson Call at 1B 9-16-1981 BOX SEA A Ken Clay Throwing behind batter 6-21-1982 BOX BAL A Gary Roenicke Call at HP 7-10-1982 BOX BAL A Eddie Murray Balk call 8- 3-1982(2) BOX BAL A Earl Weaver Arguing trip to mound 5-15-1983 BOX BAL A Eddie Murray Check swing 7-24-1983 BOX MIL A Don Money Bench jockeying 8-13-1983 BOX CAL A Rick Burleson Fighting 8-13-1983 BOX CAL A Rod Carew Fighting 8-13-1983 BOX SEA A Bryan Clark Fighting 8-13-1983 BOX SEA A Al Cowens Fighting 9-27-1983 BOX BOS A Ralph Houk Call at 3B 7- 4-1984 BOX CLE A Bobby Bonds Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 8- 1-1984 BOX OAK A Jackie Moore Call at 1B 8-18-1984 BOX TEX A Danny Darwin Call at 1B (Bumped umpire) 7- 1-1985 BOX CHI A Tony La Russa Balls and strikes 7-12-1985 BOX MIL A George Bamberger Call at 1B 7-23-1985 BOX BAL A Jim Dwyer Balls and strikes 9-22-1985 BOX CLE A Pat Corrales Balls and strikes 4-23-1986 BOX MIL A George Bamberger Interference call 5-23-1986 BOX TEX A Ed Correa Intentional HBP 5-23-1986 BOX TEX A Bobby Valentine Intentional HBP 7-11-1986 BOX CAL A John Candelaria Arguing balk from previous game 7-22-1986 BOX CHI A Carlton Fisk Balls and strikes 7-22-1986 BOX CHI A Jim Fregosi Balls and strikes 5-25-1987 BOX DET A Chet Lemon Balk non-call 6-17-1987 BOX MIL A Jim Gantner Brawl 6-17-1987 BOX MIN A Dan Gladden Brawl 6-17-1987 BOX MIN A Tony Oliva Brawl 6-27-1987 BOX CHI A Jim Fregosi Balls and strikes 8- 1-1987 BOX NY A Charles Hudson Throwing at batter 9- 9-1987(2) BOX DET A Chet Lemon Call at 1B 4-20-1988 BOX KC A Steve Farr Bench jockeying Date Team Ejected Reason 4-20-1988 BOX KC A John Wathan Call at 3B 5-31-1988 BOX TEX A Paul Kilgus Balk call 7-19-1988(2) BOX BAL A Elrod Hendricks Fan interference non-call 10- 8-1988 BOX BOS A Bruce Hurst Interference call 4-14-1989 BOX CLE A Joe Skalski Intentional HBP 6- 4-1989 BOX CLE A Andy Allanson Fighting 6- 4-1989 BOX OAK A Dave Stewart Fighting 6-11-1989 BOX OAK A Tony Phillips Yelling at umpire for blocking throw 7- 9-1989 BOX MIL A Terry Francona Arguing while receiving intentional walk 7-16-1989 BOX CAL A Doug Rader Call in previous game 7- 2-1990 BOX CLE A Dion James Call at 1B 5- 5-1991 BOX TEX A Gerald Alexander Intentional HBP 8-28-1991 BOX BOS A Joe Morgan Call at 1B 7-21-1992 BOX MIL A Scott Fletcher Fighting 7-21-1992 BOX TEX A Dickie Thon Fighting 8-11-1993 BOX CLE A Mike Hargrove Called third strike 8-14-1995 BOX CHI A Terry Bevington Balls and strikes 5-11-1996 BOX CLE A Eddie Murray Balls and strikes 5-12-1998 BOX KC A Terry Pendleton Bench jockeying 7- 4-1998 BOX BAL A Ray Miller Refusing consulation with other umpires Date Team Ejected Reason 7-18-1998 BOX ANA A Terry Collins Call at HP
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