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
- September 16, 1946: Racine Belles win 14-inning thriller, claim second AAGPBL championship
- September 23, 1945: At 49, Jud Wilson becomes oldest player to hit a home run in the Negro Leagues
- September 9, 1945: Dick Fowler becomes first Canadian to toss a major-league no-hitter
- August 31, 1945: Helen Callaghan manufactures a win for the Fort Wayne Daisies
- July 29, 1944: Annabelle ‘Lefty’ Lee tosses AAGPBL’s first perfect game for Minneapolis Millerettes
- August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history
- June 25, 1943: Kenosha’s Helen Nicol hurls 13 scoreless innings of relief, drives in winning run
- August 7, 1939: Ottawa Senators’ Wally Schang homers two weeks before his 50th birthday
- September 30, 1934: 58-year-old Charley O’Leary becomes oldest AL/NL player credited with a hit
- July 23, 1933: Seals’ Joe DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 60 games
- July 18, 1933: Night baseball makes its debut in Montreal
- July 2, 1933: Giants’ Carl Hubbell tames the Gashouse Gang with an 18-inning shutout
- August 4, 1931: Rookie Vince Barton slams two homers to power Cubs over Reds
- October 6, 1929: At age 48, Boston Braves coach Johnny Evers plays final major league game
- June 8, 1928: Curt Walker’s 3 clutch hits lead Reds to comeback victory over Brooklyn
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