Derryl Cousins

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Derryl Cousins (born August 18, 1946 in Fresno, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League from 1979 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He has umpired in the World Series in 1988, 1999 and 2005. He has also officiated in the All-Star Game in 1987 and 1998, in five American League Championship Series (1985, 1989, 1995, 2003, 2006), and in five Division Series (1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007). Cousins was promoted to Crew Chief for the 2008 season.

Cousins has worn uniform number 13 since the AL adopted them in 1980. Since he was called up to the AL during the 1979 umpires' strike, he was not allowed to join the Major League Umpires Association, the former umpires' union which was headed by Richie Phillips. He is currently a member of the World Umpires Association, the new collective bargaining union of MLB umpires since 2000.

Cousins was the home plate umpire for the game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres on August 4, 2007. In the top of the second inning at San Diego, Barry Bonds of the Giants hit his 755th career home run off Clay Hensley, tying Hank Aaron for first all-time. Also, he was the third base umpire in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series when Kirk Gibson hit his famous pinch-hit home run.