https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31512303/joe-west-breaks-mlb-record-umpiring-5376th-game
CHICAGO -- Joe West broke the record for most games umpired in the history of Major League Baseball as soon as the Chicago White Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals game was official after five innings on Tuesday night.
West, 68, umpired his 5,376th regular-season game, one more than Hall of Fame umpire Bill Klem, who had held the record since 1941.
"I know what Lou Gehrig said about being the luckiest guy in the world, but that's me," West said Monday, when he tied the mark.
White Sox manager Tony La Russa called West "the perfect guy to set the record because he represents what a lot of umpires should be."
"Very consistent. He kept control of the game, and that's what an umpire is supposed to do," La Russa said.
CHICAGO -- Joe West broke the record for most games umpired in the history of Major League Baseball as soon as the Chicago White Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals game was official after five innings on Tuesday night.
West, 68, umpired his 5,376th regular-season game, one more than Hall of Fame umpire Bill Klem, who had held the record since 1941.
"I know what Lou Gehrig said about being the luckiest guy in the world, but that's me," West said Monday, when he tied the mark.
White Sox manager Tony La Russa called West "the perfect guy to set the record because he represents what a lot of umpires should be."
"Very consistent. He kept control of the game, and that's what an umpire is supposed to do," La Russa said.
