Bill Klem

Bill Klem
Klem in 1914
Born(1874-02-22)February 22, 1874
DiedSeptember 16, 1951(1951-09-16) (aged 77)
OccupationNational League Umpire
Years active1905–1941
Spouse
Marie Kranz
(m. 1910)

Baseball career
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1953
Election methodVeterans Committee

William Joseph Klem (born Klimm; February 22, 1874 – September 16, 1951), known as "the Old Arbitrator", was an American baseball umpire who worked in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1941, spending his entire career in the National League (NL).[1] 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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