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
- August 13, 1953: Bob Trice hurls two-hitter for Ottawa Athletics on Bob Trice Night
- September 8, 1952: South Bend wins protest, new Game 2 to get back into AAGPBL championship series
- August 28, 1951: RBI machine Eleanor Callow propels Rockford to victory over Kalamazoo
- April 26, 1951: Ottawa Giants bring Triple-A baseball back to Canada’s capital
- September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout
- September 8, 1950: Ottawa Nationals clinch third Border League pennant in four seasons
- August 21, 1950: AAGPBL barnstormers delight Montreal fans with a ‘jeu spectaculaire’
- September 2, 1949: Dodgers rookie Don Newcombe tosses third straight shutout on Bill Klem Night
- June 30, 1949: Earlene ‘Beans’ Risinger outlasts Erma Bergmann in 17-inning AAGPBL pitchers’ duel
- May 9, 1948: Springfield Sallies drop inaugural game as AAGPBL’s overhand pitching era begins
- August 18, 1947: Dottie Kamenshek goes 5-for-5 with two homers, chases second straight batting title
- August 17, 1947: Canadian pitchers Fowler, Marchildon win both ends of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s
- October 3, 1946: Jackie Robinson’s heroics put Montreal on verge of first Junior World Series title
- October 2, 1946: Jackie Robinson leads Montreal to thrilling 10-inning victory over Louisville
- September 16, 1946: Racine Belles win 14-inning thriller, claim second AAGPBL championship
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