Gary Belleville
Gary Belleville is a retired Information Technology professional living in Victoria, British Columbia. His articles have been published in the Journal of Canadian Baseball and SABR’s Baseball Research Journal, Games Project, and Baseball Biography Project. He has also contributed to several SABR books, including Jackie: Perspectives on 42. He is a two-time winner of the McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award in 2024 and 2026 for the best baseball history or biography article. He grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics (Computer Science).
SABR BioProject biographies written by Gary Belleville
SABR Games Project stories written by Gary Belleville
- July 27, 1979: Bucs spoil Rusty Staub’s return to Montreal
- July 28, 1978: Lou Whitaker’s first career homer gives Detroit stunning walk-off win over Seattle
- July 26, 1978: Comedian Bill Murray smacks pinch-hit single in Northwest League game
- June 29, 1978: Expos defeat Blue Jays in inaugural Pearson Cup on 10th-inning suicide squeeze
- May 9, 1978: Gary Carter’s 9th-inning homer lifts Expos to exciting win
- April 23, 1978: Rogers and Knowles pitch Expos into first place
- 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
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