Joseph Wancho
Joseph Wancho lives in Brooklyn, Ohio, and is a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan. He has been a SABR member since 2005 and serves as the vice chair of SABR’s Baseball Index Project Committee. He was the editor of Pitching to the Pennant: The 1954 Cleveland Indians (University of Nebraska Press, 2014) and The Sleeping Giant Awakes: The 1995 Cleveland Indians (SABR, 2019). He also authored So You Think You’re a Cleveland Indians Fan? (Sports Publishing, 2018).
SABR BioProject biographies written by Joseph Wancho
SABR Games Project stories written by Joseph Wancho
- June 30, 1995: Eddie Murray joins 3,000-hit club
- June 4, 1995: Paul Sorrento’s two-run blast lifts the Tribe
- July 15, 1994: Albert Belle’s corked bat leads to suspension
- April 4, 1994: Indians open Jacobs Field in style with extra-inning win
- October 3, 1993: Indians bid farewell to Cleveland Stadium
- September 7, 1993: Hard-hittin’ Mark Whiten hits four home runs for Cardinals
- September 3, 1993: Manny Ramirez returns to New York City
- August 4, 1993: Ventura, White Sox ‘knuckle under’ against Nolan Ryan, Rangers
- May 26, 1993: Ball bounces off Jose Canseco’s head and caroms over the fence
- April 5, 1993: Yankees sail past Indians 9-1 on final Opening Day at Cleveland Stadium
- June 16, 1991: Braves’ Otis Nixon ties single-game stolen base record
- May 4, 1991: Chris James sets Indians single-game record with nine RBIs
- May 1, 1991: Rickey Henderson becomes baseball’s new stolen base king
- April 15, 1991: Brook Jacoby’s home run delivers 13-inning Patriots Day win for Cleveland
- July 15, 1989: Albert Belle’s major-league debut
SABR Journal Articles written by Joseph Wancho
- The Other Perry: Gaylord’s Big Brother Jim Helped Pitch the Twins to Two Division Titles
- Butch Wynegar: From Single-A to the Major League All-Star Game in One Year
- A Fox in White Sox
- Bill Melton: The South Side’s First Home Run King
- Steve Stone’s Cy Young Season
- Prologue: The Washington Senators: 1961-71
- Bears, Cubs, and a Moose, Oh My
- Mr. Cub: Ernie Banks
SABR Research Topics written by Joseph Wancho
SABR Research Articles written by Joseph Wancho
SABR Ballparks written by Joseph Wancho