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
- September 23, 1932: Jumbo Brown tosses first career shutout as Yankees defeat worst-ever Red Sox team
- September 28, 1930: Dizzy Dean makes debut and dazzles in season finale for World Series-bound Cardinals
- June 18, 1927: Lucky Lindy helps Cardinals raise pennant as Rogers Hornsby returns to Mound City
- October 18, 1925: Oscar Charleston’s Lincoln Giants fall to Lou Gehrig and the Bronx Giants in an avalanche of runs
- July 18, 1923: Phillies outlast Cubs but lose ‘landmark’ decision to 11-year-old over a foul ball
- September 28, 1919: Giants and Phillies record 51 outs in 51 minutes, the fastest game in major-league history
- July 31, 1912: Honus Wagner hits game-winner for Pirates in 19-inning marathon
- October 9, 1911: Ben Houser has a one-of-a-kind game, hitting grand slam and sealing triple play
- September 3, 1908: Rube Marquard, the $11,000 Beauty, throws minor-league no-hitter for Indianapolis
- April 26, 1902: Addie Joss dodges a Toledo sheriff, then stifles the Browns for a one-hit shutout in his debut
- June 21, 1901: Reds’ Doc Parker allows record 26 hits to Superbas in first game after 5-year absence
- September 17, 1898: Chicago’s Bill Phyle shuts out Washington in historic debut as first Native American pitcher
- April 11, 1895: Scrappy Page Fence Giants fall to Cincinnati Reds in preseason exhibition
- September 7, 1891: Washington’s Kid Carsey becomes major leagues’ youngest umpire, later pinch-hits in game
- August 26, 1891: John McGraw beats back butterflies to ignite game-winning rally in debut
SABR Journal Articles written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Research Topics written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Research Articles written by Larry DeFillipo
SABR Ballparks written by Larry DeFillipo