George Barr

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George Barr was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire active in the mid-20th century, known for officiating numerous significant games and for helping to professionalize umpire training.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball umpire
human
activeIn 20th-century baseball
areaOfInfluence Major League Baseball umpiring
umpire education
contributedTo development of formal umpire training programs
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedBySource Major League Baseball umpiring histories
baseball historical records
employer National League NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork baseball
hasGender male
hasHonor recognition as a pioneering umpire instructor
influenced professional standards for baseball umpires
knownAs George Barr NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor officiating significant Major League Baseball games
professionalizing umpire training
notableWork books on umpiring and rules interpretation
occupation Major League Baseball umpire
author
umpire instructor
partOf history of Major League Baseball umpiring
role base umpire
home plate umpire
sport baseball
timePeriod mid-20th century
workLocation National League ballparks NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

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1948 World Series umpire George Barr