Bill Grieve | |
Birth Name: | William Thomas Turner Grieve |
Birth Date: | 25 April 1900 |
Birth Place: | Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
Employer: | American League |
Occupation: | Umpire |
Years Active: | 1938–1955 |
William Thomas Turner Grieve (April 25, 1900 – August 15, 1979) was a 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).[1]
Grieve was promoted from the American Association to the American League in 1938.[2]