Gregory H. Wolf
A lifelong Pirates fan, Gregory H. Wolf was born in Pittsburgh, but now resides in the Chicagoland area with his wife, Margaret, while their daughter, Gabriela, studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. A Professor of German and holder of the Dennis and Jean Bauman endowed chair of the Humanities at North Central College in Naperville, IL, he is currently the co-director of SABR’s BioProject and has edited 14 books for SABR, including those on 1929 Chicago Cubs (2015), 1957 Milwaukee Braves (2014), 1965 Minnesota Twins (2015), 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (2016, co-edited with Bill Nowlin), as well as County Stadium (2016) in Milwaukee, the Houston Astrodome (2017), and Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis (2017), Crosley Field in Cincinnati (2018), Wrigley Field (2019) and Comiskey Park (2019) in Chicago, the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers (2020), Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. (2021), Shibe Park in Philadelphia (2022), and Ebbets Field (2023). He’s written approximately 200 biographies of players for the BioProject, more than 300 games for the Games Project, as well as topical essays. He has given presentations at national SABR meetings and at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
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SABR BioProject biographies written by Gregory H. Wolf
SABR Games Project stories written by Gregory H. Wolf
- October 15, 1946: Country’s Mad Dash: Enos Slaughter scores winning run for Cardinals in Game 7
- October 9, 1944: St. Louis wins! Cardinals defeat Browns in Trolley Car Fall Classic
- June 22, 1944: Abba Dabba does it again: Jim Tobin’s 5-inning no-hitter
- May 15, 1944: Reds’ Clyde Shoun showin’ his stuff in 79-minute no-hitter
- April 27, 1944: ‘Old Ironsides’ Jim Tobin tosses no-hitter and wallops home run for Boston Braves
- September 12, 1943: Reds’ Elmer Riddle mows ’em down with one-hitter
- June 4, 1943: Two of a Kind: Mort Cooper tosses second straight one-hit shutout
- May 13, 1942: The pitcher is a slugger: Braves’ Jim Tobin belts three homers
- August 30, 1941: Sweet sound of the Arkansas Hummingbird: Lon Warneke fires a no-hitter
- August 5, 1940: John Whitehead tosses abbreviated no-hitter for last big-league victory
- April 30, 1940: Tex Carleton’s no-hitter gives Dodgers record-tying ninth victory to start season
- September 17, 1938: Merv Connors becomes first White Sox player to hit 3 homers in game at Comiskey Park
- August 30, 1938: Ed Cole wins only big-league game as Buster Mills, Red Kress star at plate
- July 13, 1938: Johnny Mize ends slump with three straight homers
- June 15, 1938: Johnny Vander Meer tosses second straight no-hitter in historic night game at Ebbets Field
SABR Journal Articles written by Gregory H. Wolf
- Introduction: Cincinnati’s Crosley Field: A Gem in the Queen City
- Honus Wagner’s Short Stint as Pirates Skipper in a Forgettable Final Season
- Introduction: Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis
- The 1935 Chicago Cubs
- 1952 Winter Meetings: Changing Demographics and Broadcast Challenges
- 1975 Winter Meetings: The Threat of Free Agency and the Return of the Master Showman
- 1976 Winter Meetings: Changing Demographics and Broadcast Challenges
- The St. Louis Cardinals in Wartime
SABR Research Topics written by Gregory H. Wolf
SABR Research Articles written by Gregory H. Wolf
SABR Ballparks written by Gregory H. Wolf