Larry Barnett

Larry Barnett
Larry Barnett, upper right, waits to make a call on a stolen base attempt by Rickey Henderson in 1988.
Born	(1945-01-03) January 3, 1945 (age 72) Nitro, West Virginia
Occupation	Former MLB umpire

Lawrence Robert Barnett (born January 3, 1945) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1969 to 1999 before becoming the major leagues' supervisor of umpires from 2000 to 2001.

Barnett's 32 years of AL service surpassed the record held by Tommy Connolly (1901–31), which was tied by Barnett and Don Denkinger in 1998. Through the 2005 season, Joe Brinkman has umpired AL games in 33 seasons, although the major league umpiring staffs were merged in 2000. Barnett officiated in 4 World Series: 1975, 1981, 1984 and 1990 (Games 1-2), serving as crew chief in 1981. He also umpired in a record 7 American League Championship Series (1972, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996), and in 4 All-Star games (1973, 1980, 1988, 1997), calling balls and strikes for the last contest. He was also the home plate umpire for Vida Blue's no-hitter on September 21, 1970. He wore uniform number 22 starting in 1980 when the AL adopted uniform numbers. In 1999, Barnett ejected Detroit Tigers pitcher Brian Moehler after discovering some sandpaper on Moehler's thumb.