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 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
- May 24, 1922: Ottawa Senators’ Fred Frankhouse tosses 14-inning complete-game win over Trois-Rivières
- September 5, 1921: Reds’ Eppa Rixey tosses 13-inning, complete-game victory over faltering Pirates
- August 1, 1918: Boston Braves’ Art Nehf blanks Pirates for 20 innings, loses shutout and game in 21st
- October 6, 1916: Tris Speaker, All-Star American Leaguers defeat International League in Canada’s capital
- September 4, 1915: Ball lost in the sun costs Braves rookie Art Nehf a perfect game
- September 12, 1914: Yankees hurler Ray Keating caught red-handed; American League bans emery ball
- September 7, 1914: Urban Shocker seals Ottawa Senators’ third straight Canadian League title
- September 7, 1914: Larry McLean leads Giants over Braves in first-place battle before record crowd at Fenway Park
- August 16, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels hurler George LeClair takes one for the team, gets blasted for 21 runs
- May 30, 1914: Frank Rooney becomes first Czech player to homer in the major leagues
- September 7, 1911: Reds catcher Larry McLean’s caught-stealing streak snapped at 14 baserunners
- July 19, 1910: Russ Ford loses no-hitter in ninth on misjudged fly ball
- July 9, 1910: Larry McLean leads Cincinnati to 14-inning win 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