About Mel Steiner
Lived 1916 – 1997 (aged 80). Mel Steiner was an American baseball umpire, baseball player and umpire (baseball).
Melvin James Steiner (November 29, 1916 – May 6, 1997) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1961 to 1972. Steiner umpired 1,917 major league games in his 12-year career. He umpired in two World Series (1966 and 1972), two All-Star Games (1962 and 1968) and the 1969 National League Championship Series. Steiner was a Minor league baseball outfielder from to .
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Who was Mel Steiner?
baseball umpire
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Mel Steiner was born on 29 November 1916 in New York City.
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Mel Steiner died on 6 May 1997 in Los Angeles.
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Mel Steiner was a baseball umpire, baseball player and umpire (baseball).
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Mel Steiner was American.
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