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Birth Name: | Robert William Stewart |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1915 |
Birth Place: | Blackstone, Massachusetts |
Death Place: | Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
Employer: | American League |
Occupation: | Umpire |
Years Active: | 1958-1970 |
Robert William Stewart (June 24, 1915 – December 20, 1981) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1958 to 1970. Stewart umpired 1,958 major league games in his 13-year career. He umpired in three World Series (1961, 1965 and 1970), two All-Star Games (1962 and 1969) and the 1969 American League Championship Series.[1]
Steward served as a police officer for the Woonsocket, Rhode Island Police Department from 1943 to 1945.