- Larry McCoy
Larry Sanders McCoy (born
May 19 1941 inEssex, Missouri ) is a former umpire inMajor League Baseball who worked in theAmerican League from 1970 to 1999. He worked in theWorld Series in 1977 and 1988. He also umpired in 6American League Championship Series (1973, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1997) and 3 All-Star games (1978, 1985, 1996), calling balls and strikes for the 1985 game. He worked in theAmerican League Division Series in 1981, 1995 and 1998. He was also the first base umpire forDavid Cone 'sperfect game on July 18, 1999.McCoy wore uniform number 10 when the American League adopted uniform numbers in 1980. He was the first American League umpire to work home plate in the World Series wearing an inside chest protector, doing so during Game 3 of the 1977 World Series. Up until the late 1970s, all AL umpires were required to use the outside chest protector, while the NL had adopted the inside chest protector for decades under the leadership of Hall of Fame umpire
Bill Klem . Starting in 1977, new AL umpires had to use the inside protector; umpires already on staff weregrandfathered and could continue to use the outside protector.External links
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/McCoy_Larry.stm BaseballLibrary.com]
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