Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Haller
From Back When There Was Baseball by Rex Naylor
April 30, 2026 · 59 min
About this episode
This episode is a tribute to American League Umpire Bill Haller, featuring an interview where he shares his experiences and stories from his umpiring career.
American League Umpire, Bill Haller , passed away on August 20, 2022. We are re-airing this podcast conducted in 2020 as a tribute to Bill. Bill umpired in the American League for 21 years (1961, 1963-1982) and is considered one of the best umpires in MLB history. You can still see the iconic Earl Weaver "incident" on YouTube where Bill was mic'd for an upcoming documentary. We were very blessed to share an interview with Bill as he discussed the game of baseball as it was when he umpired, compared to the game today. He shared many stories during his career that are priceless. Bill was a one-of-a-kind, downright genuine person and was very candid in this interview. Sit back and enjoy Back When There Was Baseball !
People in this episode
Host: Rex Naylor
Guest: Bill Haller
Topics covered
- baseball history
- umpiring
- Bill Haller
- American League
- Earl Weaver incident
- baseball stories
Keywords
- Bill Haller
- umpire
- baseball
- American League
- Earl Weaver
- MLB history
- umpiring stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American League, MLB
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