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Froemming Becomes Oldest Umpire... |
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 Bruce Froemming
The record had previously been held by Charlie Berry, an American League umpire from 1942 to 1962. Berry worked two games of the League Championship Series in 1970 when the staff was on strike, just over two weeks shy of his 68th birthday. Berry had retired after the 1962 season.
Froemming already owned the record for oldest umpire ever to work a regular season game. Bill Klem, who worked the National League from 1905 through 1940, is the only umpire beside Froemming to umpire a regular season MLB game after having turned 67.
In addition to Froemming and Klem, only three umpires have officiated regular season MLB games after the age of 65; Bob Emslie (in 1924), Jocko Conlan (in 1965), and Hank O’Day (in 1927). All three worked their last game while 65 years old.
Froemming turns 68 on September 28. He is scheduled to work a 7:05 p.m. game that day at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The last game of his career, scheduled for September 30, would set the all-time age mark of 68 years and two days.
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