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 6, 1952: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra power Yankees in Game 6
- September 15, 1952: Jackie Robinson and Dodgers end slump with home-run barrage
- August 6, 1952: Satchel Paige turns back time to spin 12-inning shutout against Tigers
- June 19, 1952: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine tosses his first no-hitter
- June 6, 1952: Dodgers prospect Elroy Face throws no-hitter through 9 innings, settles for 1-hit shutout
- May 15, 1952: Virgil Trucks’s first no-hitter ends with Tigers walk-off
- September 30, 1951: Ned Garver wins 20th for sad-sack St. Louis Browns
- September 28, 1951: Allie Reynolds throws his second no-hitter of the season
- June 3, 1951: Dave Koslo hurls two-hit shutout as Giants continue surge
- September 9, 1950: Phillies rally to beat Braves in Curt Simmons’ last start before call to arms
- August 26, 1950: Roy Campanella’s three homers sink Reds
- July 25, 1950: Whiz Kids blank the Cubs in doubleheader sweep; Phillies take over first place for good
- July 21, 1950: Bob Friend tosses no-hitter at age 19 for Waco Pirates
- August 5, 1948: Gene Hermanski becomes first Dodger to hit 3 home runs in Brooklyn; Carl Erskine goes distance in first career start
- June 18, 1947: ‘The Whip’ Ewell Blackwell throws a no-hitter for Reds
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