Jeff Allan Howard
Jeff Howard is a lifelong resident of the Northwest Side of Chicago and a frequent contributor to the SABR Games Project with SABR journal and book articles as well. He attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, played Division III football, had a weekly sports column, and read news for the campus radio station. On graduation, he worked in the insurance industry and recently retired from a research analyst position handling claim appeals. He has organized multiple community baseball, softball, and basketball teams as a volunteer, teaching kids to appreciate and love the games they play.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Jeff Allan Howard
SABR Games Project stories written by Jeff Allan Howard
- September 29, 1995: Second straight walk-off win keeps Cubs’ slim wild-card hopes alive
- April 4, 1989: Wrigley Field welcomes the ‘Wild Thing’
- June 25, 1977: Hall of Famers, old-timers and the first-place Cubs
- October 1, 1970: Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins prevails in showdown for second place at Shea
- September 25, 1966: Ken Holtzman, Sandy Koufax meet on the mound just once for the ages
- April 22, 1964: Yankees’ Whitey Ford wins his 200th game in the Windy City
- August 29, 1963: Sandy Koufax meets a milestone, wins 20th game of season
- July 28, 1959: Billy Pierce shines on the mound and the plate; White Sox secure first place for keeps
- May 11, 1955: Ernie Banks homer sets the stage to stop Dodgers’ road winning streak
- May 1, 1952: Cubs defeat Dodgers, flirt with first place for three days
- October 3, 1943: John Dagenhard records only major-league win; Casey Stengel manages final game for Boston Braves
- June 30, 1943: World War II relief game is a South Side success in Chicago
- July 2, 1941: Hot Streaks: Joe DiMaggio, the Yankees, and the weather
- June 8, 1934: Flying Reds, Public Enemies, and Baseball
- September 13, 1928: Cubs win one for the road over Cardinals behind Sheriff Blake’s 4-hit gem
SABR Journal Articles written by Jeff Allan Howard
SABR Research Topics written by Jeff Allan Howard
SABR Research Articles written by Jeff Allan Howard
SABR Ballparks written by Jeff Allan Howard