Gary Belleville
Gary Belleville is a retired Information Technology professional living in Victoria, British Columbia. He grew up in Ottawa, Ontario and graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics (Computer Science) degree. Gary has written a variety of articles for the Baseball Research Journal, Games Project, and Baseball BioProject. He has also contributed to several SABR books, including Our Game, Too: Influential Figures and Milestones in Canadian Baseball. Gary was the 2024 winner of the McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award for his article “The Trailblazing Canadian Trio That Powered the Rockford Peaches Dynasty of 1948-50,” which was published in the Journal of Canadian Baseball.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Gary Belleville
SABR Games Project stories written by Gary Belleville
- April 15, 1977: Expos and Phillies christen Olympic Stadium in front of 57,592 fans
- September 16, 1976: Larry Landreth, Expos’ first Canadian starting pitcher, wins big-league debut
- June 26, 1976: Pirates slip past Expos despite Bombo Rivera’s inside-the-park grand slam
- April 1, 1976: Gary Carter cut for 16 stitches after slamming into cement outfield wall
- August 2, 1975: Expos stun Phillies on Nate Colbert’s pinch-hit, walk-off homer
- October 1, 1974: Expos’ Mike Jorgensen dashes Cardinals’ pennant hopes with dramatic homer
- September 15, 1973: Gates Brown’s bases-clearing double caps Tigers’ comeback win
- September 7, 1973: Mike Marshall throws 11 relief innings, breaks two NL pitching records
- July 6, 1973: John Boccabella becomes first Expo to slug two homers in same inning
- October 7, 1972: A’s win ALCS opener in 11 innings thanks to Gonzalo Márquez’s pinch-hit single
- September 1, 1972: Expos’ Bill Stoneman loses shutout, game in 12th inning
- August 17, 1971: Expos, Padres brawl after Ron Hunt gets plunked in consecutive plate appearances
- September 2, 1970: Expos topple Pirates on John Boccabella walk-off home run
- June 21, 1970: Detroit’s César Gutiérrez becomes first AL/NL batter to go 7-for-7 in 20th century
- June 5, 1970: Cocó Laboy’s ninth-inning homer snaps Montreal Expos’ 11-game skid
SABR Journal Articles written by Gary Belleville
SABR Research Topics written by Gary Belleville
SABR Research Articles written by Gary Belleville
SABR Ballparks written by Gary Belleville