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Hirschbeck, John

Umpire Profile and Ejection Statistics
Name: John Hirschbeck
Number: 17
2012 Crew: --
Crew Chief: Yes

2011 Ejections: 0 (66th)
2011 Points: 0 (66th)

Ejection History: 3 (2005), 1 (2006), 6 (2007), 0 (2008), 2 (2009), 4 (2010), 0 (2011)
2011 Ejections: None


John Francis Hirschbeck (born September 7, 1954 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League from 1984 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000; he is currently a crew chief. On February 28, 2000, Hirschbeck was elected as the first president of the newly certified World Umpires Association. He wears uniform number 17, which was also his number when the leagues maintained separate umpiring staffs.

Hirschbeck was an umpire in the All-Star Game twice (1989, 2004), in the Division Series 8 times (AL: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2005; NL: 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010), the American League Championship Series 4 times (1990, 1997, 2000 and 2004), and the World Series three times (1995, 2006, 2010.)

Division Series: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010

Champion Series: 1990, 1997, 2000, 2004

World Series: 1995, 2006 2010

All-Star: 1989, 2004, 2013

Biography Attribution: Wikipedia

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