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
- July 19, 1969: Jim Bouton ‘creamed’ in only start for the Seattle Pilots, as Minnesota Twins win in 18 innings
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