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| Full name John William Sears |
| Born January 10, 1892, Central City, Kentucky |
| Died December 16, 1956, Houston, Texas |
| Buried at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas |
| Umpired First Game: July 22, 1934; Umpired Final Game: September 30, 1945 |
| Height: 5' 11" Weight: 198 |
| Father of Ken Sears |
| Ejections: 1935 (5), 1936 (10), 1937 (3), 1938 (7), 1939 (10), 1940 (10), 1941 (5), 1942 (10), 1943 (1), 1944 (6), 1945 (8). Total: 75 |
| SABR Biography |
| Sporting News Umpire Card |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1934 NL Daily 65 21 25 0 19 0 0 1935 NL Daily 156 50 54 1 51 0 0 1936 NL Daily 145 55 51 0 39 0 0 1937 NL Daily 157 51 55 0 51 0 0 1938 NL Daily 151 50 52 0 49 0 0 1939 NL Daily 149 52 49 0 48 0 0 1940 NL Daily 162 56 53 0 53 0 0 1941 NL Daily 151 50 51 0 50 0 0 1942 NL Daily 151 53 54 0 44 0 0 1943 NL Daily 50 16 19 0 15 0 0 1944 NL Daily 157 54 54 0 49 0 0 1945 NL Daily 155 51 50 5 49 0 0 Total (12 Years) 1649 559 567 6 517 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1938 ML Daily 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1944 ML Daily 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) 10 3 2 2 3 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1935 ML Daily 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1944 ML Daily 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 4-27-1935 BOX BRO N Joe Stripp Call at 1B 5- 9-1935 BOX BOS N Les Mallon Called third strike 6-12-1935(1) BOX STL N Frankie Frisch Call at 1B 8-11-1935 BOX CHI N Roy Johnson Call at 2B 9-18-1935 BOX PHI N Jimmie Wilson Infield fly non-call 5-20-1936 BOX BRO N Jimmy Jordan Balls and strikes 5-30-1936(1) BOX BRO N Joe Stripp Fair/foul call 6-16-1936 BOX CIN N Alex Kampouris Call at 2B 6-22-1936 BOX STL N Bill Walker Balls and strikes 8-10-1936 BOX NY N Hank Leiber Call at HP 9- 7-1936(2) BOX CIN N Gilly Campbell Fighting 9- 7-1936(2) BOX CHI N Billy Jurges Fighting 9-27-1936 BOX CHI N Charlie Grimm Balls and strikes 9-27-1936 BOX STL N Johnny Mize Balls and strikes 9-27-1936 BOX STL N Buzzy Wares Balls and strikes 6- 4-1937 BOX CIN N Billy Myers Balls and strikes 6-30-1937(2) BOX BRO N Babe Phelps Balls and strikes (Threw mask) 9-19-1937 BOX STL N Frankie Frisch Balls and strikes (Reversed) 4-30-1938 BOX BOS N Elbie Fletcher Balls and strikes 5-14-1938 BOX CIN N Edd Roush Called third strike Date Team Ejected Reason 7-12-1938 BOX NY N Alex Kampouris Called third strike 7-16-1938 BOX CHI N Larry French Bench jockeying 7-26-1938 BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Call at 2B (Reversed) 7-26-1938 BOX BRO N Burleigh Grimes Call at 2B (Reversed) 8-21-1938(1) BOX PIT N Lee Handley Call at 3B (Grabbed umpire) 5-11-1939 BOX CIN N Jimmie Wilson Interference call 6-30-1939 BOX CIN N Johnny Vander Meer Balls and strikes 6-30-1939 BOX CIN N Ernie Lombardi Foul tip 7-15-1939 BOX NY N Jo-Jo Moore Fair/foul call 7-27-1939 BOX NY N Harry Danning HBP call 7-27-1939 BOX NY N Jo-Jo Moore HBP call 8- 9-1939(1) BOX NY N Alex Kampouris Called third strike 8-13-1939(2) BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Umpire positioning (Threw dirt) 8-21-1939 BOX BRO N Dolph Camilli Balls and strikes 9- 7-1939 BOX PIT N Ray Mueller Call at HP 4-19-1940 BOX CHI N Gabby Hartnett Balls and strikes 6-23-1940(2) BOX PIT N Frankie Frisch Trap/catch 6-23-1940(2) BOX PIT N Lee Handley Trap/catch 6-23-1940(2) BOX PIT N Mike Kelly Trap/catch 7- 6-1940(2) BOX PIT N Frankie Frisch Call at HP Date Team Ejected Reason 7-13-1940(2) BOX BRO N Dolph Camilli Call at 2B (Appeal) 7-13-1940(2) BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Call at 2B (Appeal) 7-19-1940 BOX BRO N Joe Gallagher Fighting 7-19-1940 BOX CHI N Claude Passeau Fighting 7-30-1940 BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Called third strike 6-11-1941(2) BOX CHI N Hank Leiber Balls and strikes 7- 5-1941 BOX STL N Mike Gonzalez Call at 1B 8- 3-1941(1) BOX NY N Bob Carpenter Balls and strikes 8-21-1941 BOX CHI N Jimmie Wilson Fair/foul call 8-24-1941(1) BOX PIT N Elbie Fletcher Call at 1B (Threw glove) 4-17-1942 BOX NY N Billy Jurges Call at 1B 4-17-1942 BOX NY N Mel Ott Call at 1B 4-17-1942 BOX NY N Hal Schumacher Call at 1B 5- 3-1942(1) BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Balls and strikes 5- 3-1942(1) BOX BRO N F. Fitzsimmons Balls and strikes 5- 3-1942(1) BOX STL N Billy Southworth Balls and strikes 5-28-1942 BOX PIT N Elbie Fletcher Call at 1B 7-15-1942 BOX PIT N Jimmy Wasdell Called third strike 9-24-1942(2) BOX PHI N Johnny Podgajny Balls and strikes 9-24-1942(2) BOX PHI N Bennie Warren Balls and strikes Date Team Ejected Reason 6-13-1943(1) BOX PIT N Bill Baker Balls and strikes 6-28-1944 BOX NY N Johnny Allen Interference non-call (Threw resin bag) 6-30-1944(2) BOX PIT N Jim Russell Balls and strikes 7- 8-1944 BOX CIN N Jimmie Wilson Balls and strikes 8- 5-1944 BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Balls and strikes 8-20-1944(2) BOX BRO N Chuck Dressen Call at 2B 8-20-1944(2) BOX BRO N Whit Wyatt Call at 2B 4-29-1945(2) BOX PIT N Frankie Frisch Interference non-call 4-29-1945(2) BOX PIT N Al Lopez Interference non-call 6-23-1945 BOX BOS N Ewald Pyle Fighting 6-23-1945 BOX BRO N Dixie Walker Fighting 7-18-1945(2) BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Time out call 8-16-1945 BOX BRO N Leo Durocher Balls and strikes 9- 3-1945(2) BOX BOS N Dick Culler Fighting 9- 3-1945(2) BOX BRO N Eddie Stanky Fighting
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