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 5, 1926: Cardinals’ Jesse Haines tosses shutout and homers in first World Series game in St. Louis
- October 12, 1925: Bucs’ offense wakes up as Aldridge gives Pirates hope in Game 5
- October 11, 1925: Walter Johnson tosses shutout in Game 4 to put Senators on cusp of second straight title
- October 10, 1925: Senators’ Sam Rice makes dazzling catch to preserve victory in Game 3 — or did he?
- September 13, 1925: Dazzy Vance tosses first no-hitter in Ebbets Field history
- September 11, 1925: Walter Johnson wins 20th game of season for 12th and final time
- July 20, 1925: Dodgers’ Dazzy Vance ties NL record with 17 strikeouts
- June 2, 1925: Tigers win 16-15 in a game as ‘wild as bedlam’
- August 25, 1924: Walter Johnson tosses rain-shortened, 7-inning no-hitter
- August 18, 1924: Tom Sheehan throws 15-plus innings in relief as Reds overcome 6-run deficit in thriller
- July 17, 1924: Jesse Haines tosses only Cardinal no-hitter in Sportsman’s Park
- September 7, 1923: Howard Ehmke’s no-hitter saved by base-running blunder and official scorer’s change of heart
- September 4, 1923: All smiles: Sad Sam Jones tosses no-hitter for Yankees
- July 26, 1922: Nip Winters tosses no-hitter as Bacharach Giants teach Indianapolis ABCs a lesson
- June 27, 1922: Bill Force tosses no-hitter for Detroit Stars
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