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
- October 2, 1938: Bob Feller sets new MLB strikeout record, whiffs 18 in loss
- April 27, 1938: Arky Vaughan slams Cubs, edges Cubs
- August 23, 1936: Bob Feller wins first career start for Cleveland Indians
- July 2, 1936: Bruce Campbell’s perfect day
- August 24, 1935: Hudlin goes 15 innings to shut out A’s; Averill’s homer wins it
- July 31, 1932: Lefty Grove shuts out Indians in first game at Cleveland Stadium
- July 4, 1932: Yankees catcher Bill Dickey punches Carl Reynolds, draws 30-game suspension
- April 29, 1931: Wes Ferrell homers, no-hits Browns in Cleveland
- July 25, 1930: Athletics pull off two triple steals in rout of Cleveland
- August 22, 1928: Mule Haas home run ends 17-inning marathon
- July 11, 1925: Browns’ George Sisler knocks in a career-high seven runs
- June 15, 1925: Athletics overcome 12-run deficit to knock off Cleveland
- April 22, 1922: Ken Williams clubs three home runs for the Browns
- June 2, 1921: Pat Duncan becomes first National Leaguer to clear fences at Cincinnati’s Redland Field
- October 12, 1920: Cleveland Indians win their first World Series
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