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Bill Grieve
- April 25, 1900
- August 15, 1979
- 79 years
- cancer
About Bill Grieve
Bill Grieve was a notable figure from United States. Born in 1900, Grieve died in 1979 at the age of 79.
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Full Biography
|William Thomas Turner Grieve (April 25, 1900 – August 15, 1979) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1938 to 1955. Grieve umpired 2,783 major league games in his 18-year career. He umpired in three World Series (1941, 1948 and 1953 and two All-Star Games (1941 and 1949).
Career
Grieve was promoted from the American Association to the American League in 1938.
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