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Yes, that's Hank Roundtree (49 at the time) from Georgia as the PU. He worked in the Carolina League in 1964, the Southern League in 1969, 1970, 1971, Pacific Coast League in 1972, and voluntarily ret

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Yes, that's Hank Roundtree (49 at the time) from Georgia as the PU. He worked in the Carolina League in 1964, the Southern League in 1969, 1970, 1971, Pacific Coast League in 1972, and voluntarily retired in 1973. Roundtree worked the 67, 78, 79, 82, 83, 86, 87 and 1990 College World Series, yes that is 4 different decades worth.

Dick Tremblay (44 at the time) at 1st base worked the Florida State League in 1965, Carolina League in 66, Southern League 67 and International League in 68,69 and worked as a "call up" NL umpire in 1970 before leaving pro baseball. Andy Allenson (54 at the time) at 2nd worked the Florida State league in 1946, the Georgia/Florida League in 1947 and the Piedmont League in 48, 49, 50 before Leaving pro baseball. Looks like 3BU Ed Norris was from Florida but there are no pro statistics for him.

 

 

There were 5 ejections in this game. 2 in this 5th inning. Tanner and Coach Lonnett by Roundtree. Tanner protested the game that Niekro swinging at the pitch and was not just ducking out of the way of the ball. In the 7th Anderson ejected Rennie Stennett. Braves manager Bobby Cox protested the game at this time because Lonnett was still in the dugout after being ejected in the 5th inning. Parker was ejected by Roundtree in the 9th. Rowland Office ejected by Roundtree for charging the mound in the 9th.

 

Along with a previous game April 24, that had a 28 minute delay, when the umpires reversed themselves twice, in a game featuring none other than "Joe Torre" himself who protested the game along with opposing manager Joe Altobelli, this game helped hasten the end of the contract dispute. There were 3 other players and 3 other managers ejected in other games around the League on May 9 in addition to this game with Roundtree and crew.

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So what was the result of the Pirates/Braves game and the protests?

Well, since nothing in the box score shows the game being replayed, it appears that in the best Interests of Baseball, that Coach Lonnett's alleged transgression's of not following rule 4.07 to the letter of the rule, and protested by Cox, were handled by NL President Chub Feeney behind closed doors, with the protest being denied as far as replaying the game from the time of the protest. Since the Pirates won 17-9, there was no reason to consider Mr. Tanner's protest and pick up the game from the moment of the protest, just like the protest this past year by Mr. Scosia. We will never know, but since the play was a "judgement call" that Niekro was just rotating his body towards 3rd base to duck the pitch and basically has to have the bat to go through the area in which an umpire would normally call a strike for swinging at the pitch, they basically just said he rotated his shoulders through the zone to duck the pitch and did not "attempt" to swing, offer, or any other terminology used at the time which would definitively lead to the calling of a swing, i.e. strike, etc. at the pitch. "Judgement call all the way, even if the judgment call is wrong.

 

There might also be an out (common sense and fair play) in a protest by the person(s) ruling on the facts of the protest that in their judgement the ruling on the field "had no bearing" on the "outcome" of the game, (i.e. rule 4.19). 9th inning, 2 outs, 0-2 count on batter, home team ahead 25-1, R1 on first. Pitcher for some unknown reason steps off the rubber and throws over to pick off the runner. Throw goes OOB. Umpires award runner 2nd base, rather than 3rd, saying any throw from the mound area on a pick off is only one base, or umpires rule 1+1 that the runner gets the base he is going to (diving back to first) plus another base 2nd. Visiting team manager protests game. On the next pitch batter swings and misses for the 3rd out and ends the game.

President of the league denies the protest citing the missed application of the rules by the umpire "had no bearing" on the "outcome" of the game rather than being technically correct by rule and having the game replayed from the point of the infraction. Basically the "in the best interest's of baseball clause" and common sense and fair play being invoked.

 

 

However, Chuck Meriwether in your hometown of Nashville, just like TN coach with former State Legislator Dale Ford near him would know all this stuff better than anyone on this board (you can find this all out on the internet). Check them both out. They probably won't bite and would enjoy a little conversation with an umpire enthusiasts every now and then.

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