Books and articles about Bill Stewart

Two incidents stand out in Stewart's umpiring career. He was the plate umpire at Brooklyn the night Johnny Vander Meer of Cincinnati pitched his second consecutive no-hitter on June 15, 1938. And as the second base umpire in the first game of the 1948 WS, Stewart made a controversial safe call on the Braves' Phil Masi when Bob Feller and Lou Boudreau tried a pickoff play; Masi later scored the only run of the game.

In addition to his work as a baseball umpire, Stewart served nine years as a referee in the NHL. During the 1937-38 hockey season, he coached the Chicago Black Hawks to a Stanley Cup championship. He also coached the hockey team at M.I.T. for seven years. (RTM)