Red Ormsby
| Red Ormsby | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Emmet Thomas Ormsby April 3, 1895 Chicago |
| Died | October 11, 1962 (aged 67) Chicago |
| Occupation | Umpire |
| Years active | 1923–1941 |
| Employer | American League |
Emmet Thomas "Red" Ormsby (April 3, 1895 – October 11, 1962) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1923 to 1941. Ormsby umpired 2,537 major league games in his 19-year career, in addition to working in the 1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and in four World Series (1927, 1933, 1937, and 1940).
Ormsby began his baseball career in 1913 as a pitcher in the Wisconsin–Illinois League. He posted a 14-13 win-loss record while playing for the Green Bay Bays. In 1914, he pitched for Green Bay, Waterloo, and Omaha. He then served in the Marines during World War I.
In 1921, Ormsby started his umpiring career in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. He moved on to the Western League in 1922, before being hired by the American League in 1923. In 1927, he required a police escort from the field in Philadelphia after a foul ball ruling on a blast hit by Ty Cobb. Fans rioted after Cobb and Al Simmons were both ejected from the game. At a 1929 Philadelphia-Cleveland game, Ormsby sustained a concussion when was hit in the head by a glass bottle intended for another umpire.
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