John Bauer
John Bauer resides with his wife and two children in Parkville, Missouri, just outside Kansas City. By day, he is an attorney specializing in insurance regulatory law and corporate law. By night, he spends many spring and summer evenings cheering for the San Francisco Giants and many fall and winter evenings reading history. He is a past and ongoing contributor to other SABR projects.
SABR BioProject biographies written by John Bauer
SABR Games Project stories written by John Bauer
- September 25, 1960: Eddie Mathews’ walk-off homer wins battle vs. Pirates, though war is lost
- August 16, 1958: Thomas Terror: Pirates slugger blasts last-place Redlegs
- October 5, 1956: Dodgers win Game 2 with slugging on the diamond and in parking lot
- September 19, 1954: Out with a whimper: Athletics play their final game in Philadelphia
- October 8, 1949: One highly productive inning not enough for Dodgers in Game 4
- September 13, 1949: Red Munger’s $50 night leads Cardinals to 1-0 win over Giants
- October 7, 1946: ‘The Cat’ Harry Brecheen purrs for Cardinals in Game 2
- August 10, 1945: Browns win slugfest at the bottom of the American League
- October 8, 1944: Big Mort and big blasts lift Cardinals in Game 5
- May 13, 1940: Johnny Mize mashes three home runs as Cardinals, Reds tie in Ladies’ Day darkness
- September 28, 1939: A trifecta for McKechnie, a pennant for Cincinnati
- July 6, 1938: The summer of Vander Meer continues with All-Star win at Crosley Field
- July 4, 1938: Shacking up with neighbors: Phillies join Athletics at Shibe Park
- July 22, 1932: Mickey Cochrane’s cycle paces A’s over Senators
- October 6, 1917: White Sox win World Series opener at Comiskey Park
SABR Journal Articles written by John Bauer
- Yankee Stadium: The Giants’ Greatest Mistake
- Vote Early, Vote Often, Vote Redlegs: Cincinnati Fans Dominate the 1957 All-Star Game Balloting
- It’s a Major League City or It Isn’t: San Diego’s Padres Step Up to the Big Leagues
- Three Weeks in 1953: The Fate of the Cardinals
- 1889-90 Winter Meetings: The Establishment Responds
- 1890 Winter Meetings: Three Divides Into Two
- 1891 Winter Meetings: The Making of the Big League
- 1892 Winter Meetings: The Price of Monopoly and the Start of the Modern Game
- 1893 Winter Meetings: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bunt
- 2008 Winter Meetings: Clouds Over the Game
SABR Research Topics written by John Bauer
SABR Research Articles written by John Bauer
SABR Ballparks written by John Bauer