James Bremond Evans (born November 5, 1946 in Longview, Texas) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1971 to 1999. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the US state of Texas. In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in He now operates one of baseball's two major umpiring schools. He wore uniform number 3 starting in 1980 when the AL adopted uniform numbers.

Evans began umpiring Little League games at age 14, where his playing experience as a catcher helped in judging balls and strikes. Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. He graduated in 1968 with a degree in political science from the University of Texas, where he played baseball, was on the debating team, and served in the National Guard, and then worked as an umpire in college games and in the Florida State League. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems The Florida State League is a Class A Advanced Minor League Baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. After graduating first in his class in the new Umpire Development Program in 1969, he worked in the Texas League (1969-70) and American Association (1971) before joining the AL staff in late 1971 at the age of 24. The Texas League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 He became an AL crew chief in 1981.

He umpired in 4 World Series (1977, 1982, 1986 and 1996), and in 7 American League Championship Series (1975, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993 and 1998), tying a record set by Larry Barnett. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League The 1982 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. The 1996 World Series matched the defending champion Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first The American League Championship Series pitted the Boston Red Sox against the 3-time defending world champion Oakland Athletics for the right to advance The American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the Eastern Division champion Baltimore Orioles against the Western Division champion The American League Championship Series was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles from October 5 to October 8 The American League Championship Series was played between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 8 to October 16 The American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series that matched the Eastern Division champion Boston Red Sox against the Western Division champion The American League Championship Series was played between the Eastern Division champion Toronto Blue Jays and the Western Division champion The American League Championship Series, the second round of the 1998 American League playoffs was played between the Eastern Division champion New York Yankees Lawrence Robert Barnett (born January 3 1945 in Nitro West Virginia) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the He also umpired in the All-Star Game in 1976, 1989 and 1999, calling balls and strikes in the last two contests. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League He worked in the American League Division Series in 1981, 1995 (Games 3-5) and 1996, and also in the single-game playoffs to determine the Eastern division champion in 1978 and the Western division champion in 1995. In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series ( ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American The 1981 American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 1981 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 6 The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 1995 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 3, and ended on The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 1996 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 1, and ended on Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP

Evans is one of seven umpires in history who have worked in two perfect games, having been the third base umpire for Mike Witt's perfect game on September 30, 1984, and the second base umpire for David Cone's perfect game on July 18, 1999. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Michael Atwater "Mike" Witt (born July 20, 1960 in Fullerton California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP David Brian Cone (born January 2, 1963 in Kansas City Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who pitched for the Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP He was also the home plate umpire for the first of Nolan Ryan's record 7 no-hitters on May 15, 1973, and worked behind the plate for Don Sutton's 300th victory on June 18, 1986. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player and current Television Sportscaster. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP

On May 8 and 9, 1984, he was the home plate umpire in the longest decided game in major league history, a 25-inning contest between the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers which was played over two nights, lasting 8 hours and 6 minutes, with the White Sox prevailing 7-6. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League

In the 1977 World Series, Evans worked home plate during game 5 wearing an inside chest protector, which was unusual for AL umpires at the time. The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League Prior to 1977, almost all AL umpires used the outside chest protector, but starting in 1977, all new umpires in the AL had to wear the inside protector, which had been standard in the National League for nearly 60 years, thanks to Hall of Fame umpire Bill Klem. William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm ( February 22 1874 – September 16 1951) known as the "father of Baseball Fellow AL umpire Larry McCoy wore the inside protector in Game 3, although crew chief Nestor Chylak wore the AL-tradition balloon protector in Game 1. Larry Sanders McCoy (born May 19 1941 in Essex Missouri) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American Nestor George Chylak Jr ( May 11 1922 - February 17 1982) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who

External links

• BaseballLibrary.com - career highlights and list of articles
• Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring - biography
• Baseball Prospectus - interview