Umpires
Back in the day, there were National League umpires and there were American League umpires. Like today, umpires worked in crews of 4, with the most senior or experienced man being named Crew Chief.
On August 25, 1978, umpires of both leagues staged a strike. A restraining order compelled them to return to work after missing just a single game. For that game, MLB employed the services of replacement umpires drawn from minor and other leagues.
American League Umpire Crews, 1978:
Bill Haller, Crew Chief
Lou DiMuro
Ken Kaiser
Mike Reilly - Rookie
Nestor Chylak - Crew Chief
25 year vetern - Umpired final game July 22, 1978
Rich Garcia
Ron Luciano
Vic Voltaggio
Russ Goetz - Crew Chief
Joe Brinkman
Nick Bremigan
Dale Ford
Marty Springstead - Crew Chief
Jim Evans
Durwood Merrill
Larry Barnett
Bill Kunkel - Crew Chief
Terry Cooney
Al Clark
Bill Deegan
Don Denkinger - Crew Chief
Larry McCoy
Dave Phillips
Steve Palermo
Jerry Neudecker - Crew Chief
George Maloney
Greg Kosc
Jim McKean
Hank Soar
Ted Hendry
Fred Spenn
In-season replacements/substitutes
National League Umpire Crews, 1978:
Bob Engel - Crew Chief
Paul Runge
Jerry Dale
John McSherry
John Kibler - Crew Chief
Nick Colosi
Frank Pulli
Joe West - Rookie
Andy Olson
Jim Quick
Jerry Crawford
Doug Harvey - Crew Chief
Terry Tata
Ed Vargo - Crew Chief
Satch Davidson
Paul Pryor
Harry Wendelstedt
Dutch Rennert
Ed Montague
Lee Weyer - Crew Chief
Eric Gregg - Rookie
Bruce Froemming
Dick Stello
Bill Williams - Crew Chief
Charlie Williams - Rookie
Charlie joined Bill Williams' crew in April when Dick Stello had to miss a series of games, and he stayed witht the National League group after Stello's return as a substitute
