Larry DeFillipo
Larry DeFillipo is a retired aerospace engineer and former Division III college pitcher who lives in Kennewick, Washington, with his wife Kelly. His work has been published in the Baseball Research Journal, The National Pastime and several SABR special publications, most recently a celebration of the 2001 Seattle Mariners titled Two Outs, So What! Particularly intrigued by baseball’s formative years, he has twice presented at the Fred Ivor-Campbell Nineteenth Century Baseball Conference. He’s authored dozens of game stories for SABR’s Games Project, many ballplayers and ballpark biographies for SABR’s Biography Project, and serves as a fact-checker for both of those endeavors.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Games Project stories written by Larry DeFillipo
- May 28, 1989: George Bell walks off White Sox as Blue Jays bid farewell to Exhibition Stadium
- April 14, 1987: Bo Jackson proves he belongs with a perfect night
- October 6, 1985: Yankees’ Phil Niekro notches win number 300
- October 5, 1985: Poetic justice: Yankee castoff Doyle Alexander leads Blue Jays to first AL East crown
- July 17, 1979: Morganna, Mazzilli, and Parker raise the Kingdome roof as NL wins eighth straight
- September 15, 1977: Orioles manager Earl Weaver forfeits game in a pennant race — over a tarpaulin
- July 15, 1977: Bob Bailor homers in 13th inning for Blue Jays’ first-ever walk-off win
- July 24, 1976: 14 Expos walks, Mangual’s three hits, three RBIs give Mets win during Olympic Games
- September 7, 1974: Radar clocks Nolan Ryan’s fastball at 100.8 mph in Angels’ win over White Sox
- September 22, 1973: Al Bumbry’s 3 triples, Tommy Davis’s 4 singles lead Orioles in AL East clincher
- July 2, 1970: Yankees’ Horace Clarke spoils yet another no-hit bid in the ninth inning
- May 4, 1969: Astros tie major-league record with seven double plays in win over Giants
- April 17, 1968: Jerry Koosman registers a pair of Mets’ firsts in home opener shutout
- April 10, 1968: Yankees’ Mel Stottlemyre blanks Angels on Opening Day overshadowed by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- June 19, 1967: Last of its kind? Cleveland starting pitcher Steve Hargan hits walk-off home run
SABR Journal Articles written by Larry DeFillipo
- Bob Feller: The Johnny Appleseed of Home Run Derbies
- Defying Convention: Left-Handed Double Play Combinations
- Sandy Koufax: First Among Equals
- Teenage Umpires of the Nineteenth Century
- Eleven Masterpieces: Yankee Stadium’s No-Hitters
- Point Men: First MLB Players Born in Each Decade of the 20th Century
SABR Research Topics written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Research Articles written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Ballparks written by Larry DeFillipo