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Marty Springstead, American baseball player and umpire (born 1937)

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Marty Springstead

American baseball umpire (1937-2012)

Martin John Springstead was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1966 to 1985 and had since worked as an umpire supervisor. He was the youngest umpire ever to serve as crew chief in the World Series, heading the staff for the 1973…
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