Steve Palermo was born in October 9, 1949 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Jump to: navigation, search October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

From the time he began his career as an American League umpire in 1977, Steve Palermo was widely regarded as one of the best umpires in the game. In 15 years on the field, he brought a boundless energy and enthusiasm to a game that he loved.

In 1977, after only five short years in the minor leagues, Steve joined the American league umpiring staff. His career highlights include two of the most famous games in New York Yankees history. In 1978, he worked the Yankees one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park to determine the Eastern Division winner. In fact, it was Palermo , serving as the third base umpire, who signaled "fair ball" when Bucky Dent hit the game-winning home run. On July 4, 1978 he worked behind the plate for Dave Righetti's no-hitter against the Red Sox at Yankees Stadium. Jump to: navigation, search The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Russell Earl Bucky Dent (b. ... David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose, California), nicknamed Rags, is an American former left-handed pitcher, and current pitching coach, in Major League Baseball. ...

His career as an umpire also includes the 1983 World Series, four American League Championship Series (1980, 1982, 1984 and 1989) and the 1986 All-Star Game. In August, 1991, The Sporting News ranked Steve “Number 1” among American League umpires for overall performance. 1983 World Series Logo The 1983 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, with the Orioles winning four games to one. ... Jump to: navigation, search In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series (ALCS) determines who wins the American League pennant and advances to baseballs championship, the World Series, to face the winner of the National League Championship Series. ... The Sporting News (TSN) is an American-based sports newspaper, currently affiliated with the Fox network. ...

In early July, 1991, it seemed that Palermo 's umpire career might have ended, but everyone knows it is difficult to win an argument with an umpire and Steve refuses to lose this one. On July 7, 1991, Steve and several friends were dining after a Texas Rangers game when they were alerted that two waitresses were being mugged in the parking lot. In an attempt to apprehend the assailants, Steve suffered a bullet wound to his spinal chord, resulting in instant paralysis to the lower extremities. Doctors told Steve and his wife, Debbie, that he would probably never walk again. Yet through rehabilitation and a lot of determination, Palermo is winning his argument... he is walking with the use of one small leg brace and a cane, and says he will return to the game he loves so much -- baseball. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Texas Rangers American League AAA Oklahoma RedHawks AA Frisco RoughRiders A Bakersfield Blaze Clinton LumberKings Spokane Indians R Arizona Rangers The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...