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| Full name James Edward Johnstone |
| Born December 9, 1872, Illinois |
| Died June 13, 1927, Cork, Ireland |
| Buried at St. Mary Cemetery, East Orange, New Jersey |
| Umpired First Game: April 23, 1902; Umpired Final Game: October 3, 1915 |
| Ejections: 1902 (11), 1903 (20), 1904 (27), 1905 (19), 1906 (17), 1907 (10), 1908 (8), 1909 (18), 1910 (25), 1911 (21), 1912 (10), 1915 (9). Total: 195 |
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| Sporting News Umpire Card |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1902 AL Daily 140 94 46 0 0 0 0 1903 NL Daily 133 126 7 0 0 0 0 1904 NL Daily 157 139 18 0 0 0 0 1905 NL Daily 143 128 15 0 0 0 0 1906 NL Daily 142 103 39 0 0 0 0 1907 NL Daily 143 88 55 0 0 0 0 1908 NL Daily 134 73 61 0 0 0 0 1909 NL Daily 143 95 48 0 0 0 0 1910 NL Daily 152 123 29 0 0 0 0 1911 NL Daily 155 80 75 0 0 0 0 1912 NL Daily 141 84 57 0 0 0 0 1915 FL Daily 153 112 41 0 0 0 0 Total (12 Years) 1736 1245 491 0 0 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1906 ML Daily 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 1909 ML Daily 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 Total ( 2 Years) 12 5 5 0 0 1 1 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 5-13-1902 BOX CHI A Clark Griffith Call at 1B 5-17-1902 BOX STL A Dick Padden Call at 2B 5-21-1902 BOX CHI A Sam Mertes Balls and strikes 6- 5-1902 BOX BOS A Jimmy Collins Called third strike 6-20-1902 BOX DET A Pop Dillon Call at 1B 6-21-1902 BOX DET A Kid Elberfeld HBP non-call 6-22-1902 BOX DET A Dick Harley Call at HP 7-28-1902 BOX CLE A Nap Lajoie Bench jockeying 8- 7-1902 BOX BOS A Jimmy Collins Catch/trap call (Reversed) 8-15-1902(1) BOX STL A Mike Kahoe Call at HP 8-21-1902 BOX CHI A Clark Griffith HBP non-call 4-26-1903 BOX CIN N George Magoon Bench jockeying 5-13-1903 BOX PHI N Bill Hallman Objectionable coaching 5-13-1903 BOX PHI N Bill Keister Called third strike 5-23-1903 BOX STL N Patsy Donovan Call at HP 6- 2-1903 BOX NY N Frank Bowerman Balls and strikes 6- 3-1903 BOX NY N Christy Mathewson Call at 1B 6-25-1903(2) BOX BRO N Jimmy Sheckard Call at 3B 6-26-1903 BOX BRO N Fred Jacklitsch Balls and strikes 6-26-1903 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Call at 2B Date Team Ejected Reason 6-26-1903 BOX CIN N Ed Poole Bench jockeying 6-26-1903 BOX CIN N Heinie Peitz Bench jockeying 7-19-1903(1) BOX PHI N Red Dooin Call at HP 7-27-1903 BOX NY N Billy Gilbert Balls and strikes 8-21-1903(1) BOX BOS N Ed Abbaticchio Call at 1B 9- 1-1903 BOX CIN N Mike Donlin Balls and strikes 9-21-1903(2) BOX PHI N Red Dooin Fair/foul call 9-21-1903(2) BOX PHI N Rudy Hulswitt Call at 2B (Threw glove) 9-21-1903(2) BOX PHI N Jack McFetridge Call at 2B 9-21-1903(1) BOX CIN N Cy Seymour Called third strike 9-24-1903 BOX PIT N Harry Smith Balls and strikes 4-16-1904 BOX CIN N Heinie Peitz Obscene language 4-17-1904 BOX CHI N Johnny Evers Call at 2B 4-20-1904 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Call at HP 4-21-1904 BOX CIN N Heinie Peitz Balls and strikes 4-21-1904 BOX PIT N Harry Smith Call at HP 4-24-1904 BOX PIT N Sam Leever Balk call (Shoved umpire) 5-10-1904 BOX NY N Jack Warner Balls and strikes 5-11-1904 BOX PHI N Chick Fraser Call at 1B 5-14-1904 BOX PHI N Hugh Duffy Interference call Date Team Ejected Reason 5-14-1904 BOX CHI N Jake Weimer Balls and strikes 6- 8-1904 BOX CIN N Mike Donlin Call at HP 6-20-1904(1) BOX PHI N Red Dooin Balls and strikes 6-23-1904 BOX BRO N Pop Dillon Call at 3B 6-27-1904 BOX BRO N Mike McCormick Called third strike 7- 4-1904(2) BOX PHI N Rudy Hulswitt Call at 2B 7-24-1904(1) BOX PHI N Red Dooin Balk call 7-24-1904(1) BOX PHI N Jack Doyle Balls and strikes 7-30-1904 BOX CIN N Miller Huggins Call at 2B 7-30-1904 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Call at 2B 7-30-1904 BOX CIN N Cy Seymour Call at 2B 7-30-1904 BOX CIN N Sam Woodruff Call at 2B 8-17-1904 BOX PIT N Honus Wagner Interference non-call 8-19-1904 BOX NY N Frank Bowerman Call at 2B 9-22-1904(2) BOX PHI N Kid Gleason Call at 1B 10- 4-1904(2) NY N Bill Dahlen Call at 2B 10- 4-1904(2) NY N Billy Gilbert Call at 2B 10- 4-1904(2) NY N Doc Marshall Call at 1B (Appeal play) 4-27-1905 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 2B 4-27-1905 BOX NY N Sammy Strang Call at 1B Date Team Ejected Reason 5- 9-1905 BOX CIN N Joe Kelley Bench jockeying 5-19-1905 BOX NY N John McGraw Abusing opposition owner 5-20-1905 BOX NY N Boileryard Clarke Obstruction non-call 5-20-1905 BOX NY N Christy Mathewson Bench jockeying 5-20-1905 BOX NY N John McGraw Bench jockeying 7-15-1905 BOX PIT N Heinie Peitz Balls and strikes 7-17-1905 BOX PIT N Otis Clymer Called third strike 7-17-1905 BOX PIT N Patsy Flaherty Called third strike 7-20-1905(1) BOX NY N Roger Bresnahan Yelling to distract fielders 8-12-1905 BOX NY N Dan McGann Catch/trap call 8-21-1905 BOX NY N John McGraw Balls and strikes 8-22-1905 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 1B 8-23-1905 BOX NY N Bill Dahlen Balls and strikes 8-24-1905 BOX CHI N Jimmy Slagle Balls and strikes 8-29-1905 BOX STL N Chappie McFarland Balls and strikes 8-29-1905 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at HP 8-31-1905 BOX NY N Dan McGann Balls and strikes 4-16-1906 BOX CHI N Frank Chance Balls and strikes 4-16-1906 BOX CHI N Johnny Evers Balls and strikes 5- 2-1906 BOX CIN N Admiral Schlei Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 5- 3-1906 BOX CIN N Shad Barry Called third strike 5-12-1906 BOX NY N Dan McGann Call at 2B 5-12-1906 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 2B 6-15-1906 BOX NY N George Browne Bench jockeying 6-21-1906 BOX CHI N Joe Tinker Balls and strikes 6-29-1906 BOX BRO N Patsy Donovan Call at 2B 7-14-1906 BOX PHI N Hugh Duffy Home run non-call 7-18-1906 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at HP 7-26-1906 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at 1B 8- 6-1906 BOX NY N Art Devlin Call at HP 8- 6-1906 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at HP 8-25-1906 BOX STL N Mike Grady Call at 1B 9-24-1906(2) BOX STL N Red Murray Call at 2B 9-28-1906(1) BOX PIT N Honus Wagner Balls and strikes 4-15-1907 BOX STL N Ed Karger Balls and strikes 4-15-1907 BOX STL N Doc Marshall Balls and strikes 5-13-1907 BOX PHI N Red Dooin Call at HP 5-20-1907 BOX BRO N Phil Lewis Balls and strikes 6-15-1907 BOX BRO N Phil Lewis Balls and strikes 8-10-1907 BOX BRO N Phil Lewis Call at 2B Date Team Ejected Reason 8-19-1907 BOX BRO N Lew Ritter Call at 1B 9- 6-1907(1) BOX NY N Dan McGann Call at 1B 9-14-1907(1) BOX BRO N Phil Lewis Balls and strikes 9-30-1907 BOX PIT N Ed Abbaticchio Call at HP 7-11-1908 BOX PHI N Red Dooin Balls and strikes 7-28-1908(1) BOX STL N Chappy Charles Call at 3B (Shoved umpire) 7-30-1908 BOX NY N Mike Donlin Balls and strikes 7-31-1908 BOX STL N Billy Gilbert Call at 2B 8- 6-1908 BOX BOS N George Browne Call at 1B 8- 6-1908 BOX BOS N Joe Kelley Balls and strikes 8-23-1908 BOX PHI N Kid Gleason Call at 2B 8-23-1908 BOX PHI N Billy Murray Call at 2B 4-27-1909 BOX PHI N Red Dooin Balls and strikes 4-27-1909 BOX BRO N John Hummel Call at 3B (Appeal play) 5-13-1909 BOX CIN N Clark Griffith Call at 2B 5-29-1909 BOX CHI N Johnny Evers Balls and strikes 6- 3-1909 BOX PHI N John Titus Called third strike 7- 3-1909(1) BOX STL N Roger Bresnahan Balls and strikes 7- 3-1909(2) BOX CIN N Clark Griffith Balls and strikes 7- 3-1909(2) BOX CIN N Miller Huggins Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 7-12-1909 BOX PHI N Red Dooin Balls and strikes 7-14-1909 BOX NY N Larry Doyle Struck catcher with bat on swing 7-15-1909 BOX CIN N Clark Griffith Call at 3B 7-16-1909 BOX NY N John McGraw Fair/foul call 7-19-1909 BOX BRO N Al Burch Call at 1B 7-24-1909 BOX NY N Larry Doyle Struck catcher with bat on swing 7-27-1909(2) BOX BOS N Cecil Ferguson Balls and strikes 8- 7-1909 BOX BRO N Bill Bergen Call at HP 8-25-1909 BOX BRO N Doc Marshall Fair/foul call 8-27-1909 BOX NY N Art Devlin Struck catcher with bat on swing 4-30-1910 BOX NY N Rube Marquard Call at 1B 5-11-1910 BOX CHI N Joe Tinker Bench jockeying 5-20-1910 BOX NY N Chief Meyers Balls and strikes 5-22-1910 BOX BRO N Bill Dahlen Call at 1B 5-22-1910 BOX BRO N Kaiser Wilhelm Call at 1B 5-28-1910 BOX BRO N Bill Dahlen Call at 2B 5-31-1910 BOX PHI N Johnny Bates HBP non-call 5-31-1910 BOX NY N Larry Doyle Called third strike 6- 7-1910 BOX STL N Roger Bresnahan Fair/foul call 6-11-1910 BOX PHI N Earl Moore Call at HP Date Team Ejected Reason 6-14-1910 BOX PIT N Tommy Leach Balk call 6-21-1910(1) BOX STL N Roger Bresnahan Call at HP 6-21-1910(2) BOX STL N Steve Evans Called third strike 6-25-1910 BOX CHI N Frank Chance Non-ejection of opposing pitcher 6-25-1910 BOX CHI N Harry Steinfeldt Non-ejection of opposing pitcher 6-27-1910 BOX CIN N Clark Griffith Balk call 6-30-1910 BOX BRO N Bill Dahlen Balls and strikes 7-15-1910 BOX BOS N Peaches Graham Call at HP 7-17-1910 BOX NY N John McGraw Bench jockeying 7-27-1910 BOX PHI N Johnny Bates Fair/foul call 8-27-1910 BOX PHI N Red Dooin Interference call 9-11-1910 BOX STL N Roger Bresnahan Bench jockeying 9-20-1910(2) BOX BRO N Bill Dahlen Balls and strikes 9-27-1910(1) BOX NY N Beals Becker Called third strike 10-11-1910(2) BOX PHI N Red Dooin Balls and strikes 5-17-1911 BOX CHI N Heinie Zimmerman Obstruction call 6- 2-1911 BOX NY N Larry Doyle Call at HP 6- 4-1911 BOX NY N Larry Doyle Call at HP (Reversed) 6- 8-1911 BOX PHI N Dode Paskert Call at 2B 6-30-1911 BOX STL N Arnold Hauser Call at 3B Date Team Ejected Reason 7- 1-1911 BOX PIT N Fred Clarke Condition of baseball 7- 8-1911 BOX PHI N Sherry Magee Balls and strikes 7-19-1911 BOX CIN N Tom Downey Called third strike 7-19-1911 BOX CIN N Dick Egan Call at 2B 7-19-1911 BOX CIN N Clark Griffith Call at 2B 7-25-1911 BOX NY N John McGraw Call at HP 7-27-1911 BOX CIN N Clark Griffith Bench jockeying 8-18-1911 BOX CHI N Jimmy Archer Balls and strikes 8-18-1911 BOX CHI N Frank Chance Balls and strikes 8-18-1911 BOX CHI N Lew Richie Balls and strikes 8-24-1911 BOX PHI N Mickey Doolin Catch/trap call (Reversed) 9- 4-1911(1) BOX PHI N Mickey Doolin Call at 2B 9- 4-1911(2) BOX PHI N Dode Paskert Called third strike (Threw bat) 9-12-1911(1) BOX BOS N Mike Donlin Balls and strikes 9-29-1911 BOX BOS N Mike Donlin Balls and strikes 9-29-1911 BOX BOS N Lefty Tyler Balls and strikes 4-18-1912 BOX STL N Roger Bresnahan HBP call 5- 1-1912 BOX CIN N Johnny Bates Call at HP 5- 1-1912 BOX CIN N Eddie Grant Call at HP 5- 5-1912 BOX STL N Rebel Oakes Call at 1B Date Team Ejected Reason 5-10-1912 BOX PIT N Alex McCarthy Called third strike 7- 4-1912(1) BOX PHI N Otto Knabe Call at 1B 7-18-1912 BOX BRO N Bill Dahlen Call at HP 8-26-1912 BOX CIN N Jimmy Esmond Called third strike 8-27-1912 BOX CIN N Art Phelan Call at 3B 9-19-1912(1) BOX CIN N Bob Bescher Balls and strikes 4-22-1915 BOX BRO F Benny Kauff Called third strike 6-16-1915 BOX KC F Ted Easterly Balls and strikes 6-18-1915 BOX KC F Johnny Rawlings Call at HP 6-25-1915 BOX BRO F Lee Magee Balk non-call 6-25-1915 BOX BRO F Dan Marion Balls and strikes 7- 2-1915 BOX BUF F Tex McDonald Balls and strikes 7-19-1915 BOX BUF F Benny Meyer Bench jockeying 7-26-1915 BOX BRO F Lee Magee Call at 1B 9-23-1915(1) BOX NEW F Bill McKechnie Bench jockeying
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