Umpire Wally Bell |
Name: Wallace Robert "Wally" Bell
Pronunciation Guide: WALL-ee BELL
Date of Birth: January 10, 1965
Place of Birth: Ravenna, Ohio
MiLB Leagues Worked: New York-Penn, South Atlantic, Carolina, Southern, Dominican Republic, Triple-A Alliance, International.
MLB Debut: 1992 (NL)
MLB Finale: 2013 (MLB) [21 years of service]
Level: MLB
Umpire Uniform Number: 35
Crew Chief: No
2013 Ejections: 2.
Ejections 068, 069 (SF P Kontos, M Bochy; QOC = U).
2012 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 137 (MIN M Ron Gardenhire; QOC = U).
Ejection 136 (MIN P Scott Diamond; QOC = U).
Ejections, Career: 44
First Ejection: 5/11/1994 (Fernando Vina)
Final Ejection: 6/11/2013 (Bruce Bochy, George Kontos)
Ejection History: 5 (1994), 1 (1995), 3 (1996), 4 (1997), 4 (1998), 2 (1999), 2 (2000), 2 (2001), 5 (2002), 1 (2003), 2 (2004), 0 (2005), 2 (2006), 1 (2007), 4 (2008), 1 (2009), 0 (2010), 1 (2011), 2 (2012), 2 (2013).
UEFL History: Wally Bell
Postseason and Special Events History
World Baseball Classic: 2013
All-Star Game: 1997, 2000, 2013
Wild Card Game: -
Division Series: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013
Championship Series: 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010
World Series: 2006, (2013; UEFL Honorary Assignment)
UEFL Honorable Umpire of the Year: 2013
Notes: Involved with charity work for the American Heart Association after open heart surgery in 1999.
» Hobbies included golf and fishing. Survived by teenaged son Jason Patrick, daughter Lindsey Jane.