The Old Arbitrator of Baseball
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The Old Arbitrator of Baseball was the nickname of Bill Klem, a pioneering and famously authoritative Major League Baseball umpire widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Bill Klem | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball umpire
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human ⓘ |
| authorityOn | interpretation of baseball rules ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Miami, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1874-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-09-16 ⓘ |
| debutInMajorLeagueBaseball | 1905 ⓘ |
| employer | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
dead-ball era
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live-ball era ⓘ |
| familyName | Klem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional baseball officiating ⓘ |
| gamesUmpiredInMajorLeagues | over 5,000 ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hallOfFameCategory | umpire ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInduction | 1953 ⓘ |
| influenced | modern standards for professional baseball umpiring ⓘ |
| introducedInnovation |
emphasis on positioning behind the catcher for calling balls and strikes
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standardized use of arm signals for calls ⓘ |
| knownAs | pioneering and famously authoritative Major League Baseball umpire ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | It ain’t nothin’ till I call it NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Old Arbitrator
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The Old Arbitrator of Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Arbitrator of the National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authoritative style of calling games
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being regarded as one of the greatest umpires in baseball history ⓘ pioneering use of hand signals for balls and strikes ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball umpire
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sports official ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rochester, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Miami, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | home plate umpire ⓘ |
| reputation |
innovator in umpiring mechanics
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strict disciplinarian on the field ⓘ |
| retirementFromUmpiring | 1941 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| workedInGameType |
National League playoff tiebreakers
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World Series games NERFINISHED ⓘ regular season Major League Baseball games ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGamesUmpired | 18 World Series ⓘ |
| yearsActiveAsUmpire | 1905–1941 ⓘ |
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Bill Klem