Timothy Reid McClelland was born on December 12,1951 and is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1983 to 1999 and throughout both leagues from 2000 until his retirement prior to the 2015 season.
20 Facts About Tim McClelland
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Tim McClelland called many important games, from post-season games to the George Brett "Pine Tar" game in 1983.
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Tim McClelland was the plate umpire for the Sammy Sosa corked bat game on June 3,2003, when the Chicago Cubs hosted the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Wrigley Field.
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Tim McClelland wore uniform number 36 after his promotion to the AL, and kept the number when Major League Baseball merged the American and National League umpiring staffs in 2000.
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Tim McClelland was originally known for working in a kneeling position behind the plate, but switched in 2006 to a "box position," a form of squat.
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Tim McClelland was noted for his deliberate umpiring mechanics, which earned him the nickname "Rain Delay McClelland," and for his small but consistent strike zone.
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Tim McClelland has been a World Series umpire four times, and worked in three All-Star games, calling balls and strikes on the last occasion.
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Tim McClelland has called five Division Series, serving as crew chief in 1997,2004, and 2006.
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Tim McClelland has officiated eight League Championship Series, serving as crew chief in 1999,2003,2005,2007,2008 and 2009.
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Tim McClelland was the first base umpire for Jack Morris' no-hitter on April 7,1984 and was the umpire at third base for Nolan Ryan's sixth career no-hitter on June 11,1990.
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Tim McClelland was behind the plate at Yankee Stadium when David Wells pitched a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins on May 17,1998.
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Tim McClelland was umpiring at second base on April 21,2012, when Philip Humber threw a perfect game.
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Tim McClelland was the umpire during the 2003 game where famous slugger Sammy Sosa was caught with a corked bat at Wrigley Field during the interleague game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Chicago Cubs.
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AL president Lee MacPhail later overturned Tim McClelland's decision, clarifying that any protest regarding equipment must be made prior to a play, and had the Yankees and Royals replay the inning.
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Nine years later, Tim McClelland was a member of the crew that worked Brett's 3,000th-hit game and was one of the first to congratulate him.
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In 2007, Tim McClelland worked home plate for the NL's Wild Card tiebreaker game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies.
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On October 20,2009, in an American League Championship Series game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels, Tim McClelland made two highly publicized controversial calls.
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Tim McClelland called Nick Swisher out for leaving the base too early when Swisher was tagging up on a fly ball.
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Tim McClelland, who received both his BA and MA from Michigan State University, resides in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Tim McClelland is married to Sandy McClelland and they have three children.