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
- October 10, 1965: Dodgers’ small ball ties the World Series in Game Four
- October 11, 1965: Koufax’s clutch hitting gives Dodgers a 3-2 Series lead
- October 9, 1965: Well, golly: ‘Gomer’ Claude Osteen gets Dodgers back in the Series
- October 7, 1965: Twins beat Dodgers at their own game to take commanding Series lead
- October 6, 1965: Twins take Game One of World Series in Koufax’s absence
- April 23, 1965: Rusty Staub sends the Astros home happy
- October 4, 1964: Cards finally get best of Mets to clinch NL pennant
- July 31, 1958: Pinch-hitter Pete Whisenant sends Reds to victory in 13th
- August 24, 1951: St. Louis Browns fans manage to get it right in Veeck promotion
- August 6, 1939: Late home runs lift West to win in Negro League all-star game
- August 4, 1937: Cardiac Cardinals complete crazy comeback; Medwick ties record with four doubles
- May 24, 1935: Reds fans see the lights in first night game in MLB history
- October 10, 1931: Revenge is sweet for Cardinals in Game 7, even without Pepper
- October 8, 1929: Howard Ehmke sets down Cubs in surprise start with a World Series record 13 strikeouts
- August 9, 1923: Cardinals win a wild one against defending champion Giants
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