Rennert was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and graduated from Oshkosh High School. He played semi-pro football with the Oshkosh Comets and semi-pro baseball in Oshkosh. Rennert moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, worked for the post office, and officiated at basketball games. In 1958, Rennert graduated from the Al Somers Umpire School in Daytona Beach, Florida.[1]
Umpiring career
Considered one of the game's most colorful characters,[by whom?] best known for his animated and loud strike calls;[2] similar to the NFL's colorful refereeRed Cashion. A 1983 poll by The New York Times resulted in his selection as the NL's best umpire.[3] He wore uniform number 16 throughout his career.
On called strikes to right-handed hitters, Rennert's style was to turn and face in the direction of the first-base dugout, raise his right hand and call "Strike!", take an exaggerated step forward with his left foot (keeping his right planted), and drop to his right knee as he pointed in that direction and called "one!" (or however many strikes there were, even on a called third strike). For left-handed hitters, he wouldn't step forward; he would squat to his right knee as he made the call.
After retiring, Rennert headed a group of instructors who held baseball clinics in Paris and Munich in January 1993.[4] Thereafter, he participated regularly in the Los Angeles Dodgers' Adult Baseball Camp.
In an April 20, 2012, interview on Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia, former National League President Bill White told local TV personality Larry Kane that an eye exam revealed that Rennert could not see out of his left eye and it couldn't be adjusted with glasses, and "I retired him nicely." White went on to say that he later saw Rennert in Vero Beach, Florida, and White said Rennert told him he had done the right thing.
On September 26, 2015, umpire Tom Hallion paid tribute to Rennert (who was in attendance) by calling the first strike in the game between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves using Rennert's classic strike mechanic.[5]
Notable games
Rennert was the home plate umpire on August 3, 1989, when the Cincinnati Reds set a major league record with 16 hits in the first inning of an 18–2 home victory over the Houston Astros.[6] Rennert was the first base umpire who ejected Cincinnati manager Lou Piniella on August 21, 1990, causing Piniella to pull the first base bag from its mooring and fling it into right field twice.[7][8]
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Laurence Henry Dutch Rennert Jr June 12 1930 June 17 2018 was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1973 to 1992 Dutch RennertRennert making his distinctive strike callBorn 1930 06 12 June 12 1930Oshkosh Wisconsin U S DiedJune 17 2018 2018 06 17 aged 88 St Augustine Florida U S OccupationMLB umpireYears active1973 1992Height5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Contents 1 Early years 2 Umpiring career 2 1 Notable games 3 Death 4 See also 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External linksEarly years EditRennert was born in Oshkosh Wisconsin and graduated from Oshkosh High School He played semi pro football with the Oshkosh Comets and semi pro baseball in Oshkosh Rennert moved to Las Vegas Nevada worked for the post office and officiated at basketball games In 1958 Rennert graduated from the Al Somers Umpire School in Daytona Beach Florida 1 Umpiring career EditConsidered one of the game s most colorful characters by whom best known for his animated and loud strike calls 2 similar to the NFL s colorful referee Red Cashion A 1983 poll by The New York Times resulted in his selection as the NL s best umpire 3 He wore uniform number 16 throughout his career Reaching the major leagues after umpiring in the Pacific Coast League from 1965 to 1973 Rennert umpired in six National League Championship Series 1977 1981 1982 1986 1988 1990 two All Star Games 1979 1984 and three World Series 1980 1983 1989 he was behind the plate when the Oakland Athletics won the 1989 World Series On called strikes to right handed hitters Rennert s style was to turn and face in the direction of the first base dugout raise his right hand and call Strike take an exaggerated step forward with his left foot keeping his right planted and drop to his right knee as he pointed in that direction and called one or however many strikes there were even on a called third strike For left handed hitters he wouldn t step forward he would squat to his right knee as he made the call After retiring Rennert headed a group of instructors who held baseball clinics in Paris and Munich in January 1993 4 Thereafter he participated regularly in the Los Angeles Dodgers Adult Baseball Camp In an April 20 2012 interview on Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia former National League President Bill White told local TV personality Larry Kane that an eye exam revealed that Rennert could not see out of his left eye and it couldn t be adjusted with glasses and I retired him nicely White went on to say that he later saw Rennert in Vero Beach Florida and White said Rennert told him he had done the right thing On September 26 2015 umpire Tom Hallion paid tribute to Rennert who was in attendance by calling the first strike in the game between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves using Rennert s classic strike mechanic 5 Notable games Edit Rennert was the home plate umpire on August 3 1989 when the Cincinnati Reds set a major league record with 16 hits in the first inning of an 18 2 home victory over the Houston Astros 6 Rennert was the first base umpire who ejected Cincinnati manager Lou Piniella on August 21 1990 causing Piniella to pull the first base bag from its mooring and fling it into right field twice 7 8 Death EditRennert died on June 17 2018 at the age of 88 in St Augustine Florida 9 10 See also Edit Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball umpiresFurther reading Edit Former NL Umpire Dutch Rennert Passes Away at 88 closecallsports com June 18 2018 Retrieved September 8 2018 Dodgers Adult Baseball Camp personnel bio Ump With Big Voice Still Dutch Treat permanent dead link Dutch Rennert on perfect game ump play wasn t that close permanent dead link References Edit Lawrence H Dutch Rennert obituary permanent dead link Dodgers Adult Baseball Camp Dutch Rennert Archived from the original on 13 July 2011 Retrieved 13 August 2010 Dutch Rennert Retrieved 13 August 2010 Baseball Clinics Set for Europe The New York Times 15 January 1993 Archived from the original on 5 September 2012 Retrieved 13 August 2010 Dutch Rennert Interview Tom Hallion tribute in Miami Retrieved 27 September 2015 Dittmar Joseph J 1990 Baseball s Benchmark Boxscores Jefferson NC McFarland amp Co pp 202 204 ISBN 0 89950 488 4 Lou Piniella Retires 23 August 2010 Retrieved 21 December 2011 Cincinnati Reds 8 Chicago Cubs 1 Retrosheet August 21 1990 Retrieved September 8 2018 Former National League umpire Dutch Rennert dies at 88 apnews com AP June 19 2018 Former National League umpire Dutch Rennert dies at 88 USA TODAY Retrieved 19 June 2018 External links EditRetrosheet profile MLB interview Rennert strike call on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dutch Rennert amp oldid 1131872448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
