Lord Byron (umpire)

William Jeremiah "Lord" Byron (September 18, 1872 – December 27, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball umpire.[1] Byron was known as the "Singing Umpire", because he would occasionally sing his calls.[2]

Lord Byron
Byron as a National League umpire
Born
William Jeremiah Byron

September 18, 1872
New York, New York
DiedDecember 27, 1955 (aged 83)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Other names"Lord" "The Singing Umpire"
OccupationUmpire
Years active1913–1919
EmployerNational League

Byron began umpiring in the Michigan State League in 1896. He would then work in the South Atlantic League from 1905 to 1907. From 1908 to 1912, Byron umpired games for the Virginia League, Eastern League, Southern Association, and the International League.[3]

Byron made his major league umpiring debut on April 10, 1913 for the National League. He would work in the NL from 1913 until 1919, umpiring 1,012 games and the 1914 World Series with Bill Dinneen, Bill Klem, and George Hildebrand.[4]

He returned to the minor leagues with the Pacific Coast League from 1920 to 1924, and then retired from umpiring.

Byron died in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

See also

References
  1. Retrosheet
  2. Baseball Library Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Umpire card
  4. 1914 World Series information for Lord Byron


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