Joe West Breaks Umpiring Record With 5,376th Game

Umpire Joe West (22) talks with Chicago White Sox analytics coordinator Shelley Duncan (49) and St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt (8) as West's crew of Bruce Dreckman (1) Nic Lentz (59) and Dan Bellino listen before an interleague baseball game, in Chicago, on May 24, 2021. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo

CHICAGO—No arguing this: Cowboy Joe is No. 1 on the chart.

Joe West set baseball’s umpiring record when the St. Louis Cardinals visited the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. West was behind the plate for his 5,376th regular-season game, snapping a tie with Hall of Famer Bill Klem.