Harry Wendelstedt

Harry Wendelstedt

Harry Hunter Wendelstedt, Jr. (born July 27 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1966 to 1998. He umpired in the World Series in 1973, 1980, 1986, 1991 and 1995, serving as crew chief in 1980 and 1995. He also officiated in seven National League Championship Series (1970, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990) and four All-Star games (1968, 1976, 1983, 1992), calling balls and strikes in 1976. He umpired in the National League Division Series in 1995, 1996 and 1997. He wore uniform number 21.

Wendelstedt called balls and strikes in 5 no-hitters, tying an NL record held by Bill Klem. As a home plate umpire, Wendelstedt was known for keeping a wide strike zone. When a batter struck out swinging, he flailed his right arm straight up in the air. When a batter struck out looking, he applied the notorious "chainsaw" move.

Wendelstedt's son, Harry Hunter Wendelstedt III, followed in his father's footsteps and is a current major league umpire. The younger Wendelstedt goes by his middle name of "Hunter" professionally. To honor his father, Hunter also wears uniform number 21.

External links

* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwendh901.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.umpireschool.com/harry_wendelstedt.htm Harry Wendelstedt School for Umpires]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/W/Wendelstedt_Harry.tbi.stm BaseballLibrary] - list of articles


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