Larry Barnett

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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 79) Nitro, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Former MLB umpire

Lawrence Robert Barnett (born January 3, 1945) is an American 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. He is perhaps well remembered for a controversial call in Game 3 of the 1975 World Series while working home plate in the 10th inning that led to the Reds winning the game. He was also the home plate umpire for the infamous Jeffrey Maier game in the 1996 American League Championship Series, but did not have anything to do with the controversy.