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 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
- June 8, 1928: Curt Walker’s 3 clutch hits lead Reds to comeback victory over Brooklyn
- September 17, 1926: Frankie Frisch, Giants derail Reds’ pennant drive
- September 23, 1924: Brooklyn’s pennant hopes crushed by Gabby Hartnett’s 10th-inning ‘bounce’ homer
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