An angry player can’t argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.
Bill Klem Quotes
The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.
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| Birth: | 22nd February, 1874 |
| Death: | 16th September, 1951 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Umpire |
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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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