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Klem, Bill
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popular name of William Joseph Klem
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| (1874–1951)
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| Baseball umpire, born in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a National League umpire (1905–41) and chief of the National League umpiring staff (1941–51). Considered by many the greatest umpire in baseball history, he was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1953. Known as The Old Arbitrator, he has been credited with introducing the arm signals that indicate strikes and fair or foul balls. |
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