Mark Armour
Mark Armour was elected as the President of SABR’s Board of Directors in 2019. He is the founder and longtime (2002-2016) director of SABR’s Baseball Biography Project. He was the recipient of SABR’s highest honor, the Bob Davids Award, in 2008 and the Henry Chadwick Award, honoring baseball’s greatest researchers, in 2014. His book Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball, published by the University of Nebraska Press, was a finalist for the prestigious Seymour Medal in 2011, as was In Pursuit of Pennants, also published by Nebraska, which he co-wrote with Dan Levitt in 2015. Mark has written or co-written several other books and many articles for publication. In 2016, he and Chris Dial resurrected SABR’s Baseball Cards Committee. For more information on all of this, visit his website.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Mark Armour
SABR Games Project stories written by Mark Armour
- September 16, 1975: Luis Tiant’s gem gives Red Sox hope for postseason
- August 19, 1972: Luis Tiant shuts out White Sox, 3-0
- May 28, 1971: Sonny Siebert outduels Vida Blue
- June 7, 1970: White Sox edge Yankees in 12 innings on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium
- June 22, 1969: Len Boehmer’s first hit wins it for Yanks
- June 14, 1969: Reggie Jackson’s 10 RBIs lead A’s rout at Fenway Park
- October 1, 1967: Tigers drop season finale to give Red Sox the AL pennant
SABR Journal Articles written by Mark Armour
- 1971 Winter Meetings: The Swap Meet
- 1972 Winter Meetings: Calm Between Storms
- Henry Chadwick Award: Tom Ruane
- Felipe Alou
- Henry Chadwick Award: Ray Nemec
- Felled By the Impossible: The 1967 Minnesota Twins
- Henry Chadwick Award: Clifford S. Kachline
- Henry Chadwick Award: David S. Neft
- A Tale of Two Umpires: When Al Salerno and Bill Valentine Got Thrown Out of the Game
- History versus Harry Frazee: Re-revising the Story
- The Effects of Integration, 1947-1986
- Emmett Ashford: Entertainer and Pioneer
- El Tiante
- Baseball Club Continuity: Keep Your Eyes on the Ball
SABR Research Topics written by Mark Armour
SABR Research Articles written by Mark Armour
SABR Ballparks written by Mark Armour