Richard Riis
Richard Riis is a writer, researcher, and genealogist with an abiding interest in baseball since he beheld his first baseball card in 1964. In addition to contributing to the SABR BioProject and 10 SABR books, he has been a contributing editor for a popular music magazine and is presently working with his friend and former child star Pamelyn Ferdin on her memoirs. He lives in South Setauket, New York.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Richard Riis
SABR Games Project stories written by Richard Riis
- May 7, 1940: Cardinals tie NL record with seven home runs in rout of Dodgers
- September 18, 1934: Browns’ Bobo Newsom tosses no-no through nine, loses in 10th
- May 10, 1927: Ty Cobb returns home to Detroit with Philadelphia A’s
- August 8, 1920: George Sisler becomes first St. Louis Browns player to hit for the cycle
- August 4, 1918: Ty Cobb’s single in 18th inning defeats Walter Johnson
- May 8, 1918: The wildest, wobbliest, weirdest windup as Reds score nine in 9th
- August 29, 1915: Jim Scott tosses shutout in 68 minutes, shortest game in White Sox history
- July 18, 1914: Baltimore Terrapins ‘parade around the bases’ to win nightcap over Buffalo, 15-2
- July 18, 1914: Baltimore beats banged-up Buffalo for eighth time in nine days, 8-0
- April 25, 1901: Tigers’ ‘magnificent batting rally’ caps 10-run comeback in AL opener
- May 31, 1897: Fred Tenney leads Memorial Day parade with 6 hits
- September 3, 1896: Boston Beaneaters put their batting clothes on
- July 19, 1886: Washington’s plucky ‘Pony’ Madigan is a phenom at 17, out of the majors at 18
SABR Journal Articles written by Richard Riis
SABR Research Topics written by Richard Riis
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SABR Research Articles written by Richard Riis
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SABR Ballparks written by Richard Riis
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