Larry DeFillipo
Larry DeFillipo is a retired aerospace engineer who worked on numerous Earth-orbiting and planetary spacecraft missions in his 40-year career, including the Cassini mission to Saturn and the Antares launch vehicle that delivers cargo to the International Space Station. As a Little Leaguer, Larry confused friends and family by switching from throwing right-handed to left-handed, then did the same as a high school bowler. He reached the pinnacle of his baseball-playing career as a walk-on reliever for SUNY Stony Brook’s (now Stony Brook University) then-Division III team. Larry is a lifelong Mets fan, courtesy of his maternal grandfather Bill who rooted for the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers until they fled westward. He has had his research published in The National Pastime, Baseball Research Journal, plus several SABR special publications and has written dozens of stories for the Games and Biography Projects. Larry loves traveling, hiking and going to baseball games with his wife, Kelly, a lifelong Braves fan.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Games Project stories written by Larry DeFillipo
- June 25, 2022: Cristian Javier and a pair of Houston relievers author first no-hitter at new Yankee Stadium
- June 6, 2022: Eduardo Escobar hits for cycle, drives in 6 runs as Mets roll
- September 26, 2019: King Felix reigns for one last night with Mariners
- June 28, 2015: Mets’ Steven Matz sets record with 4 RBIs in debut victory over Reds
- September 24, 2010: Reds’ Aroldis Chapman tops 105 mph for fastest pitch ever recorded
- June 23, 2007: Paul Lo Duca holds a yard sale before David Wright brings down the house in Mets squeaker
- April 1, 2007: Glavine, Mets turn the page in Opening Day win over World Series champion Cardinals
- September 15, 2006: Carlos Villanueva collects first hit, first RBI, and first win in a thesaurus-worthy outing
- July 9, 2000: Tyler Houston’s three home runs upstage Hideo Nomo’s triumph in Milwaukee Sausage Race
- April 21, 1999: Joe Nathan’s Famous: Converted shortstop brings the mustard in impressive Giants debut
- May 28, 1989: George Bell walks off White Sox as Blue Jays bid farewell to Exhibition Stadium
- April 14, 1987: Bo Jackson proves he belongs with a perfect night
- October 6, 1985: Yankees’ Phil Niekro notches win number 300
- October 5, 1985: Poetic justice: Yankee castoff Doyle Alexander leads Blue Jays to first AL East crown
- July 17, 1979: Morganna, Mazzilli, and Parker raise the Kingdome roof as NL wins eighth straight
SABR Journal Articles written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Research Topics written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Research Articles written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Ballparks written by Larry DeFillipo