Larry Barnett Autographs

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.
Barnett's 32 years of AL service surpassed the record held by Tommy Connolly (1901–31), which was tied by Barnett and Don Denkinger in 1998. Through the 2005 season, Joe Brinkman has umpired AL games in 33 seasons, although the major league umpiring staffs were merged in 2000. Barnett officiated in 4 World Series: 1975, 1981, 1984 and 1990 (Games 1–2), serving as crew chief in 1981. He also umpired in a record 7 American League Championship Series (1972, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996), and in 4 All-Star games (1973, 1980, 1988, 1997), calling balls and strikes for the last contest. He was also the home plate umpire when Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record of 2130 on September 6, 1995, and for Vida Blue's no-hitter on September 21, 1970. He wore uniform number 22 starting in 1980 when the AL adopted uniform numbers. In 1999, Barnett ejected Detroit Tigers pitcher Brian Moehler after discovering some sandpaper on Moehler's thumb.
In the 10th inning of Game 3 of the 1975 World Series, in which Barnett was working behind home plate, Cincinnati Reds hitter Ed Armbrister laid down a sacrifice bunt, and then collided with Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, who was trying to field the ball. Fisk committed a throwing error on the play after colliding with Armbrister, which led to the Reds' winning run. Barnett declined to make an interference call on Armbrister, despite Boston's pleas. Barnett's failure to call an interference was criticized by NBC television broadcaster Curt Gowdy (a former Red Sox announcer), who was particularly harsh in his comments, reputedly leading NBC to drop Gowdy from its baseball coverage. Gowdy had reportedly been given the correct interpretation of the rule -- that interference can be called only if a batter intentionally gets in the way of a fielder -- by NBC Radio Producer Jay Scott (who was a Triple-A fill-in umpire at the time as well), but did not use it. Barnett later claimed he had received death threats on account of Gowdy's criticism.
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Traded items with a signature of Larry Barnett

The most expensive item with a signature of Larry Barnett (Larry Barnett Major League Baseball Umpire Autographed MLB Ball JSA COA) was sold in April 2024 for $59.99 while the cheapest item (LARRY BARNETT SIGNED DAV TRADING CARD COA) found a new owner for $0.01 in March 2010. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2009 with an average selling price of $14.95 for an autographed item of Larry Barnett. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2020 with $49.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was March 2010. In average, an autographed item from Larry Barnett is worth $4.06.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1989 T&M Umpire Larry Barnett #5 Auto Signed Autograph AL	$12.00
	1998 Disabled American Veterans #22 - Larry Barnett AL Umpire - Autographed Card	$6.35
	Autographed Signed MLB Baseball Major American League Umpire Larry Barnett #22	$19.99
	DAV Larry Barnett MLB Umpire Signed Auto *K1973	$3.00
	Larry Barnett Autographed Signed AL Baseball A.L. Umpire Beckett S99780	$49.00
	Larry Barnett Major League Baseball Umpire Autographed MLB Ball JSA COA	$59.99
	Larry Barnett Signed T&M Umpire Card	$3.60
	Larry Barnett Ted Hendry Jim Evan’s AL Umpires Auto Autographed Signed Baseball	$30.00
	Larry Barnett Umpire Jsa Cert Sticker Fdc First Day Cover Authentic Autograph	$26.98
	Larry Barnett Umpire Signed 3x5 index Card	$0.99
	MLB UMPIRE Larry Barnett SIGNED card called Cal Ripken surpassing Lou Gehric	$20.00
	MLB UMPIRE: Larry Barnett, SIGNED 3x5 Card (REA)	$1.99
	SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 3 X 5 INDEX CARD LARRY BARNETT *173902	$0.99
	SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 3 X 5 INDEX CARD LARRY BARNETT *173905	$1.50
	Terry Tata, Dale Ford, Larry Barnett Signed 1989 All-Star Umpires Card-Autograph	$7.05