Frederick Brocklander (March 5, 1940 – August 13, 2009)[1] was a Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire in the National League (NL) from 1979 to 1992. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he umpired in the minor leagues for ten years. He was promoted to the National League during the 1979 umpire strike.[2] He retired as an NL umpire in 1992. Throughout his National League career, he wore number 28.[3]
- ^ "Fred Brocklander". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Rasmussen, Frederick N. (August 21, 2009). "Frederick Brocklander, National League umpire, who called balls and strikes for nearly 30 years, witnessed milestones in sports history". The Baltimore Sun. p. 22. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009.
- ^ 1986 NLCS live telecast, October 1986.