before walking the 27th batter (pinch-hitter Larry Stahl); Pappas then completed the no-hitter, but later criticized Froemming for wasting his chance at immortality. The umpire notes, "It's gotten ugly now. Right after the game, he said the 3–2 pitch had missed, but as time has gone on, that pitch has gotten better and better." No-hitters Froemming umpired in a record 11 official no-hitters in the major leagues: April 16, 1972 (second base) – Burt Hooton, Chicago Cubs 4–0 vs. Philadelphia Phillies September 2, 1972 (home plate) – Milt Pappas, Chicago Cubs 8–0 vs. San Diego Padres August 5, 1973 (third base) – Phil Niekro, Atlanta Braves 9–0 vs. San Diego Padres August 24, 1975 (home plate) – Ed Halicki, San Francisco Giants 6–0 vs. New York Mets September 26, 1981 (home plate) – Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros 5–0 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers September 26, 1983 (third base) – Bob Forsch, St. Louis Cardinals 3–0 vs. Montreal Expos July 28, 1991 (first base) – Dennis Martínez, Montreal Expos 2–0 at Los Angeles Dodgers – perfect game August 17, 1992 (first base) – Kevin Gross, Los Angeles Dodgers 2–0 vs. San Francisco Giants September 8, 1993 (second base) – Darryl Kile, Houston Astros 7–1 vs. New York Mets June 25, 1999 (home plate) – José Jiménez, St. Louis Cardinals 1–0 at Arizona Diamondbacks September 3, 2001 (second base) – Bud Smith, St. Louis Cardinals 4–0 at San Diego Padres Quotes See also List of Major League Baseball umpires References External links Retrosheet Major league profile Bruce Froemming – Baseballbiography.com Umpire Revels in the Calls, and in Getting Them Right – New York Times profile article, September 2005 "Diamond-Hard Integrity" – profile by George F. Will, August 19, 2007 USA Today: "Froemming calling his 5,000th" 1939 births Living people Sportspeople from Milwaukee Major League Baseball umpires