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 William Joseph “Bill” Klem

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William Joseph “Bill” Klem Berühmte Gedenkstätte

Geburt
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Tod
16 Sept 1951 (im Alter von 77)
Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Bestattung
Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA GPS-Breitengrad: 25.7630711, Längengrad: -80.2695426
Grabstelle
Section H, Block 23, Lot 10, Grave 4
Gedenkstätten-ID
10682 Quelle ansehen

Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Umpire. Widely regarded as the greatest umpire in major league history. Born in Rochester, New York, he known as the "father of baseball umpires" and was the first umpire to use the inside chest protector, now standard equipment for umpires throughout all levels of baseball. From 1905 to 1941, he umpired games and then served as chief of National League umpires. Because of his superior ability on balls and strikes, he umpired almost exclusively behind the plate. He also was among the originators of arm signals to coincide with his calls and appeared in 18 World Series assignments. He died of a heart ailment at age 77 in Miami, Florida and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953, after the Hall established provisions for electing umpires, largely due to widespread eagerness to permit his induction.

Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Umpire. Widely regarded as the greatest umpire in major league history. Born in Rochester, New York, he known as the "father of baseball umpires" and was the first umpire to use the inside chest protector, now standard equipment for umpires throughout all levels of baseball. From 1905 to 1941, he umpired games and then served as chief of National League umpires. Because of his superior ability on balls and strikes, he umpired almost exclusively behind the plate. He also was among the originators of arm signals to coincide with his calls and appeared in 18 World Series assignments. He died of a heart ailment at age 77 in Miami, Florida and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953, after the Hall established provisions for electing umpires, largely due to widespread eagerness to permit his induction.

Biografie von: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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  • Gepflegt von: Find a Grave
  • Hinzugefügt: 9 Juli 2000
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 10682
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/10682/william-joseph-klem: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für William Joseph “Bill” Klem (22 Feb 1874–16 Sept 1951), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 10682, zitierend Graceland Memorial Park, Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA; Gepflegt von Find a Grave.