Bill McGowan
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Bill McGowan was a prominent American Major League Baseball umpire renowned for his long career, authoritative style, and induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hall of Fame inductee
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baseball umpire ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-01-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-12-09 ⓘ |
| employer | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Aloysius McGowan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionMethod | Baseball Writers’ Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inductedIntoHallOfFame | 1954 ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Major League Baseball umpires ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative umpiring style
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exceptional consistency and longevity as an umpire ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | American League umpiring staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Bill McGowan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | set standards for modern professional umpiring ⓘ |
| numberOfAllStarGamesWorked | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfMajorLeagueGamesUmpired | over 4,000 ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldSeriesWorked | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball umpire ⓘ |
| officiatedEvent |
All-Star Game
NERFINISHED
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World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | umpire ⓘ |
| residence | Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| yearsActiveAsUmpire | 1925–1954 ⓘ |
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