Bob Davidson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bob Davidson
Occupation	Umpire
Date Of Birth	Aug 3, 1952(1952-08-03)
Age	72
Birthplace	Illinois
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

Bob Davidson Biography

Bob Davidson is one of the most popular and richest Umpire who was born on August 3, 1952 in Illinois, Illinois, United States. Major League Baseball umpire who has umpired high-profile series like the 1992 World Series and games like the 2014 MLB All-Star Games. He is known as “Balkin’ Bob” by some MLB fans for his propensity for calling balks during games.

He and Jerry Meals are both well-known umpires in Major League Baseball.

After graduating from Duluth East High School in Duluth, Minnesota, Davidson played baseball at the University of Minnesota Duluth. In the mid-1970s, Davidson went to umpiring school in St. Petersburg, Florida, with a friend and former Duluth East and UMD baseball teammate. Davidson graduated at the top of his class at the umpire academy, and he was given an assignment in the minor leagues.

Davidson was on the full-time umpiring staff for the National League (NL) from 1982 to 1999. He wore uniform number 31 during his career in the NL.

He has daughters named Andrea and Amber.

Bob Davidson Net Worth

Bob Davidson is one of the richest Umpire from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Davidson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Chicago and was a college baseball player at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

In May 2012, he was suspended following a heated confrontation with Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.

Robert Allan Davidson (born August 3, 1952) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed “Balkin’ Bob” and “Balk-a-Day Bob” for his tendency to liberally invoke baseball’s balk rule, Davidson was an umpire on the National League (NL) staff from 1982 to 1999, and he was on the combined MLB umpiring staff from 2005 to 2016. He worked one World Series (1992) and several other postseason series.

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Number 31 was worn by umpire Mike Reilly in the American League (AL), and it was assigned to Reilly when the AL and NL merged their umpiring staffs in 2000, so when Davidson returned to MLB he was assigned 61 as his new number. For the 2011 season, he wore number 6, later changing back to 61.

Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Umpire. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Davidson celebrates birthday on August 3 of every year.

Davidson was out of professional baseball until 2003, when he resumed umpiring in the minor leagues. His first minor-league assignment was in the Class A Northwest League. Davidson, who was making $160,000 per year in the major leagues, earned $1800 per month during the league’s three-month season and he traveled by car between the league’s baseball parks in the northwestern U.S and Canada. An article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer estimated that Davidson might work his way back to the major leagues by 2008.