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
- 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
- September 27, 1930: Brooklyn’s Eddie Moore hits last ‘bounce’ home run in National League history
- 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
- 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
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