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
- April 14, 1964: Cubs outslug and outlast hopeful Pirates to jump-start the season
- August 1, 1962: Boston’s Bill Monbouquette throws no-hitter at Comiskey Park
- April 24, 1962: ‘Human Strikeout Machine’ Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City
- September 21, 1961: A farewell with few mourners: Senators lose to Twins in final baseball game at Griffith Stadium
- August 3, 1961: Pirates’ 24-hit attack produces NL record-tying shutout
- September 16, 1960: Warren Spahn no-hits Phillies, wins 20th game of season
- May 15, 1960: Don Cardwell tosses no-hitter in Cubs debut
- July 23, 1959: Bob Veale fans 14, overcomes 9 walks in Class B no-hitter
- June 12, 1959: Mike McCormick yields single in sixth, settles for rain-shortened no-hitter
- May 13, 1958: Stan Musial delivers in the pinch for his 3,000th hit
- October 7, 1957: Fidgety Lew Burdette befuddles Yankees in World Series shutout
- August 20, 1957: Bob Keegan uses new motion to toss no-hitter at Comiskey Park
- May 8, 1957: Ted Williams smashes three home runs in the Windy City
- October 10, 1956: Johnny Kucks’ 3-hitter and home runs give Yankees the title
- September 18, 1956: Mickey Mantle belts 50th homer as Yankees clinch AL pennant
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