Bill Pearch
/in /by adminBill Pearch is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan and serves as secretary/newsletter editor for SABR’s Emil Rothe Chapter (Chicago). In 2022 he helped establish SABR’s Central Illinois Chapter. Bill has contributed to SABR’s publications about Comiskey Park and Ebbets Field. His article “Boodle and Barnstorming: When Politics and the National Pastime Convened in Dwight, Illinois,” published in The National Pastime: Heart of the Midwest (2023), told the story of semipro team owner Col. Frank L. Smith and how baseball factored into a scandalous pursuit of political office. Bill is happily married to a Milwaukee Brewers fan. Follow him on Bluesky: @billpearch.bsky.social.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Bill Pearch
SABR Games Project stories written by Bill Pearch
- June 24, 2005: Freddy García dominates as White Sox offense slugs way to 50th win
- September 27, 1952: Eddie Mathews becomes first NL rookie to hit 3 home runs in a game
- August 3, 1944: Tommy Brown debuts for Dodgers as a 16-year-old shortstop
- September 6, 1918: Lefty Tyler’s pitching, batting tie World Series at 1-1
SABR Journal Articles written by Bill Pearch
SABR Research Topics written by Bill Pearch
SABR Research Articles written by Bill Pearch
SABR Ballparks written by Bill Pearch