Leslie Heaphy
/in /by Jason Best TESTLeslie Heaphy was elected to the SABR Board of Directors in 2010. She has been a member of SABR since 1989 and chair of the Women in Baseball Committee since 1995. Leslie is an Associate Professor of History at Kent State University at Stark and publishes in the area of the Negro Leagues and women’s baseball. In 2008, she became the founding editor of the journal Black Ball, published by McFarland. She lives in Kent, Ohio. She was the 2014 winner of the Bob Davids Award, SABR’s highest honor.
SABR books edited by Leslie Heaphy
SABR BioProject biographies written by Leslie Heaphy
SABR Games Project stories written by Leslie Heaphy
SABR Journal Articles written by Leslie Heaphy
- Black Women Playing Baseball: An Introduction
- Telling Jackie Robinson’s Story through Children’s Literature
- Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights: From 1947 Until His Death
- The San Diego Tigers of the West Coast Negro Baseball League
- The Mystery of Jackie Mitchell and Babe Ruth
- “The Name Is Mets – Just Plain Mets”
- Professional Woman Umpires
- Joan Whitney Payson: A Pioneer for the New York Mets
- Umpires in the Negro Leagues
- The Impact of World War II on the Negro Leagues
- Palmer House Stars
- The Atlanta Black Crackers
SABR Research Topics written by Leslie Heaphy
SABR Research Articles written by Leslie Heaphy
SABR Ballparks written by Leslie Heaphy