Ollie Anderson
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Oliver Otis "Ollie" Anderson (November 16, 1879 - July 7, 1945) was a professional baseball umpire
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Anderson played Minor League Baseball
from 1897 to 1902. After his playing days, he became a umpire for the Northern League from 1903 to 1905. Anderson then umpired for the Ohio League
, Western League
, New York State League and American Association
until when he wored his ony season in the Federal League
. In 1914, he umpired 152 games, 81 of them as the Home Plate umpire. Following his only season at the Major League
level, he worked many years in the minors until his retirement in . He died in Los Angeles, California
in 1945.
Umpire (baseball)
In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump...
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Anderson played Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
from 1897 to 1902. After his playing days, he became a umpire for the Northern League from 1903 to 1905. Anderson then umpired for the Ohio League
Ohio League
The Ohio League was an informal and loose association of American football clubs active between 1903 and 1919 that competed for the Ohio Independent Championship . As the name implied, its teams were based in Ohio...
, Western League
Western League (defunct minor league)
The Western League is a name given to several circuits in American minor league baseball. Its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League...
, New York State League and American Association
American Association (20th century)
The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the...
until when he wored his ony season in the Federal League
Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
. In 1914, he umpired 152 games, 81 of them as the Home Plate umpire. Following his only season at the Major League
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
level, he worked many years in the minors until his retirement in . He died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1945.