Dale Allan Scott (born August 14, 1959 in Eugene, Oregon) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. He worked in the American League from 1986 to 1999, and has officiated in both leagues since 2000, becoming a crew chief in 2001. He has worn uniform number 5 throughout his career, and kept the number when the AL and NL umpiring staffs merged in 2000.
Scott began umpiring at age 15, and entered the minor leagues in 1981, eventually working his way up to the American Association. He umpired in the World Series in 1998, 2001 and 2004, and in the All-Star Game in 1993 and 2001. He has also worked in fiveLeague Championship Series (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009 ) and in eight Division Series (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007).
Among the more unusual games he has umpired was that of July 1, 1990, when he was the home plate umpire as Andy Hawkins of the New York Yankees pitched eight hitless innings in a road game against the Chicago White Sox, yet lost; it was only the second game in history in which a pitcher lost a complete game no-hitter.
When the AL introduced red shirts in 1996, Scott frequently was the only umpire to wear the color, rather than the usual navy blue. He almost always wore the red shirt when working home plate, including Game 3 of the 1998 World Series at Qualcomm Stadium.
Dale Scott has one of the most distinctive called strike threes in the majors. The call involves stepping back from the plate turning left and a delivering a quick punch-out.
Scott worked as a radio personality at KBDF, a Top 40 station in Eugene, Oregon, in the late 1970s. He is an avid Oregon Ducks football fan, and often attends games at Autzen Stadium when given the opportunity.
Scott's 2009 crew included Ron Kulpa, Jerry Meals and Mike DiMuro. He worked his 3,000th career, regular season MLB game in St. Louis on his 50th birthday, August 14, 2009.
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