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.
Please follow his X (former Twitter) feed @SABRbioproject or the SABR BioProject Facebook page for more.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Gregory H. Wolf
SABR Games Project stories written by Gregory H. Wolf
- October 10, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers blow out St. Louis Giants in exhibition series finale
- October 9, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers smash St. Louis Giants in doubleheader sweep
- October 9, 1921: Injured Babe Ruth wallops his first World Series home run
- October 4, 1921: Oscar Charleston and Charlie Blackwell bash the Cardinals’ barnstormers in Game 2
- October 3, 1921: A Negro League team plays in Sportsman’s Park for the first time
- September 5, 1921: Hilldale’s Phil Cockrell tosses no-hitter against Detroit Stars
- August 30, 1921: George Sisler’s five hits lift St. Louis Browns into third place
- August 9, 1921: Whistling Dixie in the nation’s capital: Browns’ Davis goes all 19 innings for ironman victory
- July 15, 1921: Babe Ruth’s 138th career home run ties Roger Connor’s big-league record
- October 1, 1920: Cubs’ Pete Alexander outduels Cardinals rookie Jesse Haines in 17 innings
- May 14, 1920: As a reliever, Walter Johnson wins 300th game with arm and bat
- September 21, 1919: Cubs’ ‘Old Pete’ Alexander needs only 58 minutes for shutout
- September 20, 1919: Babe Ruth ties single-season home run record with No. 27 in a walk-off
- May 11, 1919: Hod Eller tosses first no-hitter at Crosley Field
- April 30, 1919: Burleigh Grimes and Joe Oeschger go the distance in epic 20-inning tie
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