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| | Tara Umpires: History 7 |
 | | Along with Emslie, Klem, O'Day, and Rigler, the National League staff boasted George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Larry Goetz, George Magerkurth, "Uncle Charley" Moran, Ralph "Babe" Pinelli, Ernie Quigley, and John "Beans" Reardon. |
 | | Like their predecessors, the majority hailed from the Northeast, the Midwest, and the South; and many were former athletes for whom umpiring was a way of staying in baseball. |
 | | Ethnically, the umpires reflected a pattern of cultural assimilation similar to that evident in the rosters of players. |
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