William Thomas Turner Grieve (April 25, 1900 – August 15, 1979) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1938 to 1955. Grieve umpired 2,783 major league games in his 18-year career. He umpired in three World Series (1941, 1948 and 1953 and two All-Star Games (1941 and 1949). Career Grieve was promoted from the American Association to the American League in 1938. See also List of Major League Baseball umpires References External links The Sporting News umpire card 1900 births 1979 deaths Major League Baseball umpires Sportspeople from New York (state) People from Yonkers, New York