Bob Knepper (#151)
Description
This controversial pitcher closed off opportunities for women umpires for decades by opening his big mouth.
Card 151 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/baseballcardconnection_794/item/1988-topps-151-bob-knepper_34326495
SABR Bio by David E. Skelton - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bob-knepper/
Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1989-topps-bob-knepper
Where did all the Bobs go? -
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/where-did-all-the-bobs-in-baseball-go-c301633434
"Careless and Insensitive" -
Knepper apologizes -
https://www.efootage.com/videos/108045/knepper-statement-sexist-comments
Bob in the SI Vault -
https://tht.fangraphs.com/tht-live/25th-anniversary-pitcher-misses-perfecto-in-debut-by-one-pitch/
Article about Female Umpires - https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/woman-in-blue
United States
