Norm King
Norm King (1957-2018) of Ottawa, Ontario, joined SABR in 2010 and became a prolific contributor to the SABR BioProject and Games Project until his untimely death from a rare form of bile duct cancer in 2018. He was the lead editor and author of Au jeu/Play Ball: The 50 Greatest Games in the History of the Montreal Expos, published in 2016, and wrote chapters for a number of other SABR books, including Thar’s Joy in Braveland: The 1957 Milwaukee Braves, Winning on the North Side: The 1929 Chicago Cubs, and A Pennant for the Twin Cities: The 1965 Minnesota Twins. He was an active member of SABR’s Quebec Chapter and a friendly face at the SABR national convention each year.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Norm King
SABR Games Project stories written by Norm King
- July 25, 2003: Expos force Braves’ Smoltz to blow a rare save
- June 24, 2003: Expos’ Brad Wilkerson rides ‘le carousel’
- October 2, 1999: Vlad Guerrero impales his 40th home run of season
- April 17, 1999: Brewers have Cubs’ goat with 5-run rally in 9th
- September 23, 1998: Brewers overcome 7-0 deficit, win on bases-loaded, walk-off error
- May 17, 1998: David Wells pitches first perfect game in Yankee Stadium since Don Larsen
- June 30, 1997: Montreal-Toronto rivalry finds a new outlet in baseball
- September 17, 1993: Expos fans shower Curtis Pride with cheers after first hit
- September 27, 1992: The Kid goes out in style: Gary Carter’s final hit
- April 9, 1985: Morganna smooches Nolan Ryan at the Astrodome
- April 21, 1984: David Palmer throws five perfect innings in Expos’ rain-shortened win
- October 16, 1981: Expos’ Steve Rogers wins Game 3 of NLCS
- October 11, 1981: Steve Rogers leads Expos to NLCS
- September 21, 1981: Expos win 17-inning thriller over Phillies
- August 24, 1980: Speier, Expos prevail in ‘a dumb man’s game’
SABR Journal Articles written by Norm King
SABR Research Topics written by Norm King
SABR Research Articles written by Norm King
SABR Ballparks written by Norm King