An angry player can’t argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.
Bill Klem Quotes
I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.
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| Birth: | 22nd February, 1874 |
| Death: | 16th September, 1951 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Umpire |
About
Bill Klem was born in the "Dutchtown" area of Rochester, New York. He known as the "Old Arbitrator" and the "father of baseball umpires", was a National League (NL) umpire in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1941. He worked 18 World Series, which is a major league record. Klem was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
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