Hal Weafer
Encyclopedia
Harold Leaon Weafer was a Minor league baseball
first baseman
and a Major League Baseball
umpire
.
He began his baseball career in , playing in the International League
. Weafer traveled around the minor leagues for over a decade. His longest stint came with the Richmond Colts
of the Virginia League
, with whom he played with from to .
From to , he served as a player-manager for several clubs. He retired as a player after 1933, and became a minor league umpire. He worked in the Bi-State League
in 1935, the International League
from 1936 to 1937, and the American Association
fron 1938 to 1942.
Weafer became an American League
umpire in 1943, and stayed there until 1947. He umpired 776 Major League games.
His brother, Ken Weafer
played in one game for the Boston Bees
in 1936.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
first baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
and a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
umpire
Umpire (baseball)
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 judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump...
.
He began his baseball career in , playing in the International League
International League
The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...
. Weafer traveled around the minor leagues for over a decade. His longest stint came with the Richmond Colts
Richmond Colts
The Richmond Colts were a minor league baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia that existed on-and-off from 1894 to 1953. They played in the Virginia League in 1894, and in another Virginia League in 1900, and another Virginia League from 1906–1914 and from 1918-1928...
of the Virginia League
Virginia League
The Virginia League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in Virginia and North Carolina from 1906 to 1928. It was classified as a "C" league from 1906 to 1919 and as a "B" league from 1920 to 1928....
, with whom he played with from to .
From to , he served as a player-manager for several clubs. He retired as a player after 1933, and became a minor league umpire. He worked in the Bi-State League
Bi-State League
There were two different entries called the Bi-State League in minor league history. The first, a class D league which operated in 1915, was the successor of the Wisconsin-Illinois League. The 1915 league was represented by five teams fom Illinois and one from Wisconsin...
in 1935, the International League
International League
The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...
from 1936 to 1937, and the American Association
American Association (20th century)
The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the...
fron 1938 to 1942.
Weafer became an American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
umpire in 1943, and stayed there until 1947. He umpired 776 Major League games.
His brother, Ken Weafer
Ken Weafer
Kenneth Albert "Ken" Weafer was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Boston Bees. He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Woburn, Massachusetts to Margaret E. Sullivan and Jeremiah F...
played in one game for the Boston Bees
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
in 1936.