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
- August 10, 1876: Short-handed Athletics borrow substitute from Mutuals, as both teams careen toward expulsion
- April 21, 1875: Three’s a Crowd: Centennials become Philadelphia’s third National Association team
- August 9, 1872: Eckfords halt 3-month skid with help of familiar reinforcements
- April 26, 1872: Mansfields of Middletown are ‘Chicagoed’ in National Association debut
- August 17, 1868: Atlantics nip Mutuals in opening battle for coveted Gold Ball
- September 21, 1861: Harry Wright plays his first base ball game as a professional
- May 31, 1858: Winthrop tops Olympic in first match game played under ‘Massachusetts’ rules
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