28 Facts About Dale Scott

Dale Allan Scott was born on August 14,1959 and is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball.

Dale Scott worked in the American League from 1986 to 1999, and officiated in both leagues from 2000 until his retirement after the 2017 season.

Dale Scott wore uniform number 39 his first two years and number 5, previously worn in the AL by Russ Goetz, thereafter.

Dale Scott umpired a single major league game during the 1985 MLB season, making his debut in an August 19 game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers.

Dale Scott became a full-time MLB umpire in 1986, working 116 games that season.

Dale Scott worked a total of 3,897 regular season games, 91 post-season games, and issued 90 ejections in his MLB career.

Dale Scott umpired in the World Series in 1998,2001 and 2004, in the All-Star Game in 1993,2001, and 2011, calling balls and strikes.

Dale Scott has worked in six League Championship Series and in twelve Division Series.

Dale Scott worked his last game on April 14,2017, in Toronto.

On May 30,1988, Dale Scott ejected New York Yankees manager Billy Martin from a game against the Oakland Athletics.

On July 1,1990, Dale Scott was the home plate umpire as Andy Hawkins of the New York Yankees pitched eight hitless innings in a road game against the Chicago White Sox, yet lost; it was, at the time, only the second game in history in which a pitcher lost a complete game no-hitter.

Dale Scott was the home plate umpire on April 27,1994, when Scott Erickson threw a no-hitter for the Twins vs the Brewers.

Dale Scott was the first base umpire when Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander threw a no-hitter at Comerica Park against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 12,2007.

Five days prior to Verlander's no-hitter, Dale Scott was at first base in a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics in which Boston pitcher Curt Schilling had a no-hitter until Shannon Stewart broke up the no-hitter with a single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Dale Scott worked his 3,000th career, regular season MLB game in St Louis on his 50th birthday, August 14,2009.

Dale Scott was the third base umpire for Verlander's second no-hitter, thrown on May 7,2011, against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Dale Scott was the third base umpire when six Seattle Mariners pitchers combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8,2012.

Dale Scott was the second-most tenured umpire selected to officiate the 2014 Opening Series at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.

Dale Scott was the crew chief for the 2015 American League Division Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers.

Dale Scott was home plate umpire for game five, in which a controversial moment took place.

Dale Scott initially called the play dead and disallowed the run.

On May 15,2016, Dale Scott was the crew chief and first base umpire when the Toronto Blue Jays visited the Texas Rangers.

Dale Scott worked as a radio personality at KBDF, a Top 40 station in Eugene, Oregon, in the late 1970s.

Dale Scott is an avid Oregon Ducks football fan and often attends games at Autzen Stadium when given the opportunity.

Dale Scott came out as gay in 2014, becoming the first active openly gay umpire in MLB.

Dale Scott is married to Michael Rausch, whom he met at CC Slaughters in Portland in October 1986.

In 2015, Dale Scott was inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame, and to the Hall of Honor at Sheldon High School in his hometown of Eugene.

In 2022, Dale Scott published his memoir The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self, co-written with Rob Neyer.