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
- April 23, 1952: Browns’ Bob Cain beats Bob Feller in a battle of one-hitters
- June 23, 1950: Luke Easter slugs longest home run in Cleveland Stadium history
- April 18, 1950: Exit Ken Keltner, enter Al Rosen as Detroit defeats Cleveland on Opening Day
- July 24, 1949: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon hits two home runs, throws complete-game victory against Washington
- October 10, 1948: Bob Elliott homers twice as Braves extend World Series in Game 5
- October 9, 1948: Gromek, Doby give Indians 3-1 lead in World Series
- October 8, 1948: Gene Bearden shuts out Braves to give Cleveland 2-1 lead in World Series
- October 6, 1948: Braves beat Bob Feller 1-0 to win Game 1 of World Series
- October 4, 1948: Rookie Bearden wins 20th, Boudreau homers twice as Indians win pennant in AL tiebreaker
- September 28, 1948: Cleveland celebrates Good Old Joe Earley Night
- August 3, 1948: Satchel Paige’s first major-league start
- June 30, 1948: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon throws a no-hitter against the Tigers
- July 10, 1947: Don Black pitches first no-hitter at Cleveland Stadium
- April 16, 1946: Cleveland’s Bob Feller hurls 3-hitter against White Sox on Opening Day
- September 27, 1940: Tigers clinch American League pennant behind Floyd Giebell
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
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