Phil Cuzzi

Philip Cuzzi

• Height 5' 10", Weight 200 lbs.

• Born August 29, 1955 in Newark, NJ USA

Biographical Information

Phil Cuzzi began umpiring in the New York-Penn League in 1985, then moved to the South Atlantic League in 1986. He umpired his first major league game in 1991 in the National League, serving as a part-time major league umpire from 1991 to 1993. He returned to the major league staff to stay in 1999.

Cuzzi was the home plate umpire when Bud Smith pitched a no-hitter on September 3, 2001.

• Career Span 1991-1993, 1999-present
• Wild Card Game 2013
• Division Series 2003, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2015
• League Championship Series 2005, 2014
• World Series None
• All Star Games 2008

"People only know to hate us. We are a misunderstood group. People don't really know us, but to know us is to love us." - Phil Cuzzi

Further Reading

• Tom Larwin et. al.: "Observations of Umpires at Work", in The Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 40, Number 1 (Spring 2011), pp. 77-87.

Related Sites

• Phil Cuzzi on Retrosheet.org
• Sporting News umpire card