Larry Barnett
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Lawrence Robert Barnett
- Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.
Larry Barnett began umpiring in the Midwest League from 1964 to 1965. He then moved to the Texas League from 1966 to 1968, then was a major league umpire from 1969 to 2000.
Barnett was working home plate in game 3 of the 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox when in the top half of the tenth inning, Cesar Geronimo was on first and Reds' mamager Sparky Anderson sent Ed Armbrister up to bat. Armbrister laid down a sacrifice bunt and ran into Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk causing Fisk to throw high to second. Barnett ruled no interference on the play, which would be a controversial call.
