Don Denkinger

**Donald Anton Denkinger** (/ˈdɛŋkɪŋɡər/; 28 ga Agusta, 1936 - 12 ga Mayu, 2023) ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ne na Amurka a Major League Baseball (MLB) wanda ya yi aiki a cikin American League (AL) daga 1969 zuwa 1998. Denkinger ya sa lambar tufafi ta 11, lokacin da AL ta karɓi lambobin tufafi a cikin 1980. An fi tunawa da shi saboda Kira da ba daidai ba da ya yi a farkon tushe a Wasan 6 na 1985 World Series, wanda ya zama sananne da Kira.

## Rayuwa ta mutum
An haifi Denkinger a Cedar Falls, Iowa, a cikin 1936. Shi da matarsa, Gayle Price, suna da 'ya'ya mata uku, Darcel Nikolajsen, Denise Hanson, da Dana Kelly. Denkinger ya mutu a wani asibiti a Waterloo, Iowa, a ranar 12 ga Mayu, 2023, yana da shekaru 86. 

## Ayyuka
Denkinger ya halarci Kwalejin Wartburg, inda yake cikin ƙungiyar kokawa.[1] Bayan ya yi aiki a cikin Sojoji daga 1957 zuwa 1959, [1] ya fara yin hukunci a cikin Alabama-Florida League a 1960, ya shiga ma'aikatan AL a watan Afrilu na shekara ta 1969, [1] kuma ya zama shugaban ma'aikatanAL a shekara ta 1977.[2] A shekara ta 1975, Denkinger na ɗaya daga cikin 'yan wasa na farko na Ƙungiyar Amurka don sauyawa daga mai kare kirji na waje zuwa mai kare kirki na ciki, wanda aka yi amfani da shi a cikin Ƙungiyar Ƙasa na shekaru da yawa kafin a ƙarshe a karɓa a cikin AL a ƙarshen 1970s. Dukkanin masu yanke hukunci da suka shiga AL tun daga shekarar 1977 dole ne su yi amfani da mai kariya na ciki; masu yanke hukunci na AL a kan ma'aikata kafin 1977 sun kasance kakanni kuma zasu iya ci gaba da amfani da mai karewa na waje. Wasan karshe na Denkinger ta amfani da mai kariya na waje shine Wasan 4 na 1974 World Series . [ana buƙatar ƙa'ida]

Denkinger ya yi hukunci a cikin Jerin Duniya guda huɗu: 1974, 1980, 1985, da 1991,  yana aiki a matsayin shugaban ma'aikata a cikin jerin Duniya na 1985 da 1991.  Denkinger ya kuma yi hukunci a cikin All-Star Game a 1971,  1976,  da 1987, yana kiran kwallaye da bugawa don wasan karshe.  Ya yi aiki a cikin jerin gasar zakarun Amurka guda shida (1972, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1992), yana aiki a matsayin shugaban ma'aikata a 1979, 1982, 1988, da 1992, kuma a cikin 1981 da 1995 AL Division Series. Shi ne mai ba da izini na gida a wasan da aka yi a gasar cin kofin Amurka AL Gabas ta Gabas a shekarar 1978 wanda ya yanke shawarar zakaran AL East, yayin da New York Yankees suka ci Boston Red Sox. Ya kuma kasance mai ba da izini na gida na Wasan 7 a cikin 1991 World Series lokacin da Minnesota Twins suka doke Atlanta Braves 1-0 a cikin innings goma,  wasan da ake la'akari da daya daga cikin wasanni mafi kyau a tarihin World Series. 

Ya kasance daya daga cikin masu yanke hukunci bakwai da suka yi aiki a wasanni biyu cikakke. Denkinger shi ne na biyu na wasan Len Barker a ranar 15 ga Mayu, 1981, kuma na farko na wasan Kenny Rogers a ranar 28 ga Yuli, 1994. Denkinger ya kuma kasance mai yanke hukunci a gida na Nolan Ryan na shida a ranar 11 ga Yuni, 1990. 

## Kira: 1985 World Series
Denkinger shi ne dan wasa na farko a Wasan 6 na 1985 World Series . St. Louis Cardinals sun jagoranci Kansas City Royals da wasanni 3 zuwa 2 kuma sun dauki jagorancin 1-0 a wasan na takwas. Cardinals sun dauki filin wasa tare da jagorancin tara sau 97 a kakar 1985. Sun ci nasara sau 97. A kasa na tara, Jorge Orta, mai ba da gudummawa ga Royals, ya buga kwallon ƙasa mai jinkiri ga dan wasan farko Jack Clark, wanda ya jefa kwallon ga mai jefa kwallo, Todd Worrell, wanda ke rufe tushe na farko. Denkinger ya kira Orta lafiya, duk da cewa sakewa nan take (ba a yi amfani da shi ba don sake dubawa har zuwa 2008) da hotuna a sarari sun nuna cewa ya fita da rabi. Royals sun ci gaba da lashe Wasan 6 da ci 2-1 .

Denkinger ya yi imanin cewa ya yi kira mai kyau har sai da ya sadu da Kwamishinan Peter Ueberroth bayan wasan kuma ya sami damar ganin sake kunnawa da kansa. Ya ce yana jiran jin kwallon ya sauka a cikin safofin hannu na Worrell yayin da yake kallon jakar don ƙafar Orta kuma saboda sautin jama'a bai taɓa jin Worrell ya kama kwallon ba. Denkinger ya kuma ce lokacin da ya dubi ƙasa don ganin ko ƙafar Orta tana kan jaka, sai ya ga ƙafar Orta a kan jaka, don haka Denkinger ta kira shi lafiya. A matsayinsa na shugaban ma'aikatan kungiyar World Series ta 1985, an shirya Denkinger don yin aiki a bayan farantin gida a Wasan 7, gaskiyar da ta kara damun Cardinals da manajan Whitey Herzog. Royals sun lashe Wasan 7 da ci 11-0 tare da Denkinger ya fitar da Herzog da Joaquín Andújar a wasan na biyar,  biyo bayan rashin jin daɗin Andújar da kwallon da kira. 

Nan da nan bayan 1985 World Series, Denkinger ya karɓi wasiƙu masu ƙiyayya da yawa, gami da Barazanar mutuwa, daga magoya bayan Cardinals. Biyu St. Louis disc jockeys sun tafi har zuwa bayyana lambar tarho ta Denkinger da adireshin gida. Denkinger ya yi iƙirarin cewa haruffa sun ci gaba har zuwa 1987, lokacin da Cardinals ke haɓaka don wani bayyanar World Series, a wannan lokacin a kan Minnesota Twins. Denkinger ya shiga hulɗa da Babban Jami'in Tsaro na Baseball, wanda hakan ya tuntubi FBI  lokacin da ya sami wata wasika mai ban tsoro ba tare da adireshin dawowa ba, inda marubucin ya ce idan ya ga Denkinger da kansa, zai "bust shi" tare da .357 Magnum. A cewar Denkinger, jami'an FBI sun ziyarci marubucin wasikar kuma sun gaya masa, "An gama. Wannan shine ƙarshen sa. Ba za ku yi rubutu da shi a kowace hanya ba, kuma rayuwa za ta ci gaba. "

### Ayyukansa na baya
Two years later, Denkinger was behind the plate for the All-Star Game, and he was again named crew chief for the 1988 ALCS, 1991 World Series, and 1992 ALCS. He is one of only four umpires to have been selected as crew chief for the ALCS three times.&#x5B;**&#x5D;

Denkinger ta karshe kakar wasa a matsayin cikakken lokaci umpire shi ne 1993. Bayan haka, ya yi wasa kasa da wasanni 100 a kowane kakar har sai ya yi ritaya saboda mummunan gwiwoyi na dama, ya yi wasan karshe a Filin wasa na Kauffman a ranar 2 ga Yuni, 1998.  A cikin aikinsa, ya buga wasanni 3,824 na MLB na yau da kullun.

## Bayan tashi
Denkinger ya yi aiki a matsayin mai ba da shawara na shekara guda bayan ya yi ritaya. Daga nan sai ya yi amfani da lokacinsa wajen yin golf da kamun kifi yayin da yake ciyar da lokaci a Arizona, Faransa, Denmark da Illinois, tare da iyalinsa.

Fiye da shekaru 20 bayan jerin 1985, Denkinger a kai a kai ya bayyana a abubuwan tunawa da wasanni (ciki har da wadanda ke St. Louis) da ke son yin hotunan da ke nuna "The Call". A cikin gidansa, Denkinger yana da zanen "The Call" wanda ke nuna kansa, Worrell, da Orta, wanda wani mai zane ya ba shi shekaru bayan wasan kuma wanda a baya aka nuna shi a gidan cin abinci na Denkinger, Silverfox a Waterloo, Iowa.