Joe West (umpire)
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Joseph Henry West, nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former baseball umpire. He worked in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 2021, umpiring an MLB-record 43 seasons and 5,460 gam
West in 2011
West (left) ejects Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén in 2007.
West (center) before a May 2015 game
Bill Klem
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William Joseph Klem, known as "the Old Arbitrator", was an American baseball umpire who worked in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1941, spending his entire career in the National League. He worked
Joe West (umpire)
…was rehired in 2002. He served as crew chief for the 2005 World Series and officiated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. On May 25, 2021, West broke Bill Klem's all-time record by umpiring his 5,376th game. West worked several no-hitters, including a 2012 perfect game by Félix Hernández. He officiated six…
Klem in 1914
Umpires for the World Series of 1924 lined up before the game with George Phillips, left, official announcer. Right to Left: Umpires Bill Dinneen, Bill Klem, Ernest C. Quigley, Tom Connolly, and Phillips.