Tim Otto
Tim Otto grew up in northeast Ohio, 35 miles from Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. His first memories of major league baseball date to the spring of 1960 when, as a second-grader, he was fascinated by the controversy surrounding the trade of Rocky Colavito to the Tigers for Harvey Kuenn. Shortly thereafter he started monopolizing the sports section of the Cleveland Plain Dealer each morning at breakfast, and that June attended his first major league game. An early exposure to statistics resulted from his determined efforts to calculate a pitcher’s ERA from the information shown on baseball cards. This interest in numbers proved to be an asset during his 35-year career in the banking industry. Tim is now retired and living in the Dayton area with his wife, who appreciates that the time spent in researching and writing SABR articles keeps him busy.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Tim Otto
SABR Games Project stories written by Tim Otto
- June 13, 1962: Sandy Koufax hits first home run to beat Warren Spahn and Braves
- April 10, 1962: Dick Donovan returns home, blanks Red Sox on Opening Day in Cleveland debut
- October 5, 1961: Underdog Reds win first World Series game in 21 years
- October 4, 1961: Whitey Ford pitches third consecutive World Series shutout as Yankees win Game 1
- July 9, 1961: Willie Kirkland hits 3 homers, bunts in the ninth inning
- August 16, 1960: Juan Marichal gets best of Bob Gibson in first matchup of future Hall of Famers
- June 25, 1960: Rookie Dick Stigman fans 10 Yankees in Tribe win
- May 14, 1960: Score vs. Latman duel is short-lived
- April 19, 1960: Maris stars in Yankee debut; Williams passes Gehrig on all-time homer list
- April 19, 1960: Rocky Colavito, Harvey Kuenn trade places as Tigers top Cleveland on Opening Day
- April 19, 1960: Chicago welcomes home Minnie Miñoso after trade from Cleveland
- September 29, 1959: Surprising Dodgers win their first pennant on the West Coast
- April 10, 1959: Sparky Anderson debuts, delivers key hit as Robin Roberts outduels Don Newcombe
SABR Journal Articles written by Tim Otto
SABR Research Topics written by Tim Otto
SABR Research Articles written by Tim Otto
SABR Ballparks written by Tim Otto