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Umpire Families

History

Father and son

Henry Crawford (1956-1975)
Gerald Crawford (1976-present)
Lou DiMuro (1963-1982)
Mike DiMuro (1999-present)
Thomas Gorman (1951-1976)
Brian Gorman (1993-present)
Edward Runge (1954-1970)
Paul Runge (1973-1997)
Brian Runge (1999-present)
Harry H. Wendelstedt Sr. (1966-1998)
H. Hunter Wendelstedt Jr. (1999-present)

Brothers

John Hirschbeck (1984-present)
Mark Hirschbeck (1988-present)
Tim Welke (1986-present)
William Welke (1999-present)

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