Bill Haller was born on 28 February 1935. He is a citizen of the United States of America. He died on 20 August 2022 in Marion at age 87 years, 5 months.
He was an American baseball player. Bill Haller has worked as a baseball player. Haller was born in Joliet Illinois on February 28, 1935.
Bill Haller Obituary
On September 17, 1980, Haller was wearing a microphone as part of a documentary on umpires. After Haller called a balk on Baltimore pitcher Mike Flalaghan in the first inning, the microphone captured an animated tirade directed from Earl Weaver to Haller.
Haller was the home plate umpire when Carl had his 3000th major league hit on September 12, 1979.
Haller wore uniform number 1 from 1980 through 1982 after the American League adopted uniform numbers. He retired after the 1982 World Series. He was the last umpire to wear the balloon-style chest protector in a Fall Classic game, calling balls and strikes for Game 2 between the Milwaukee Brewers and St.Louis Cardinals.
Upon retirement, Haller served as a supervisor of American League umpires until he was fired shortly after the 1985 season ended. He also worked for the Baseball Umpire Development Program as a supervisor until the 1994 season.
Haller was the older brother of former Major League catcher Tom Haller. On July 14, 1972, the umpiring Haller worked the plate in Tiger Stadium when his brother caught for Detroit. Bill Haller died on August 20, 2022, at the age of 87.