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Bill Klem [1874-1951] American
Rank: 105
Athlete, Baseball Umpire


William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm, known as the "Old Arbitrator" and the "father of baseball umpires", was a National League umpire in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1941. He worked 18 World Series, which is a major league record. 

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An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away. Anger
101
The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.
102
Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.
103
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.
104
It ain't nothin' till I call it.
105
Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball goes.
106
I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.
107
That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a call as the guy in the boxes. He can see my arm signal even if he can't hear my voice.
108
The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.
109
There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons why your team should have won every one of them.
110

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