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
- June 11, 1938: Reds’ Johnny Vander Meer tosses first no-hitter
- August 27, 1937: Fred Frankhouse tosses rain-shortened no-hitter
- June 1, 1937: Bill Dietrich resuscitates career with a no-hitter
- April 25, 1937: Giants’ Cliff Melton fans record 13 in debut, but loses heartbreaker
- April 29, 1936: Parmelee bests Hubbell in epic 17-inning duel
- August 31, 1935: In first full season, Vern Kennedy throws no-hitter for White Sox
- May 18, 1935: Negro League Brooklyn Eagles play inaugural home opener at Ebbets Field
- October 4, 1934: Tigers’ Rowe takes Cardinals to ‘School’ in Game 2
- September 30, 1934: Dizzy Dean wins 30th game as Cardinals clinch NL pennant
- September 21, 1934: Daffy Dean dazzles with no-hitter against Brooklyn
- July 1, 1934: Dizzy and Ducky lead Cardinals to marathon victory in Cincinnati
- October 7, 1933: Mel Ott’s 10th-inning homer gives Giants a World Series championship
- October 6, 1933: King Carl Hubbell hurls 11-inning gem to put Giants on verge of title
- July 30, 1933: Dizzy Dean fans 17 Cubs for new modern strikeout record
- June 11, 1933: Pirates score 10 in ninth to beat the Cardinals
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