Harry Schwarts
Encyclopedia
Harry Clark Schwarts was a professional baseball
umpire
who worked in the American League
from 1960 to 1962. Schwarts umpired 338 major league
games in his three year career. He also umpired in the 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
He died on February 22, 1963, before the season began.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
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...
who worked in the 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...
from 1960 to 1962. Schwarts umpired 338 major league
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...
games in his three year career. He also umpired in the 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
The first 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 32nd playing of Major League Baseball's annual midsummer exhibition game between the American League and National League. President John F. Kennedy was the second president to attend the event and threw out the first pitch. A highlight of...
He died on February 22, 1963, before the season began.
