Tom Schott
Tom Schott got his start in sports journalism at age 12 when he co-founded his own magazine called The Redbird Chirps, interviewing nearly 100 Major League Baseball players, managers, coaches, and broadcasters from 1981 to 1986. A native of St. Louis, Schott has been a contributing writer for the Cardinals media guide, magazine, Hall of Fame induction program, and website (Cardinals.com) and served on the media relations staff for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game and the 2013 World Series in his hometown. He co-authored The Giants Encyclopedia, a history of the New York and San Francisco Giants franchise published in 1999, and The Giants Encyclopedia: Second Edition, published in 2003. Schott also has written for the Giants website (SFGiants.com), Atlanta Braves media guide and website (Braves.com), and National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum website (BaseballHall.org). Schott worked for the Purdue University athletics department from 1990 to 2019, rising from a graduate intern to senior associate athletics director for communications. He has authored or co-authored four books about the Boilermakers. In 2024, Schott received the Lifetime Achievement Award from College Sports Communicators, the national association for strategic, creative, and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. Tom and his wife, Jane, have two sons, August and Sam, and make their home in West Lafayette, Indiana.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Tom Schott
SABR Games Project stories written by Tom Schott
- July 24, 2020: Cardinals top Pirates on Opening Day delayed by COVID-19
- June 5, 2008: Cardinals reliever Mark Worrell crushes home run in first career at-bat
- October 3, 1993: Dodgers turn the tables on rival Giants in season finale
- April 6, 1993: Dusty Baker wins managerial debut as Giants edge Cardinals on Opening Day
- April 4, 1988: Dave Dravecky goes the distance in Giants’ Opening Day win over Dodgers
- April 6, 1987: Giants rally for Opening Day extra-inning win over Padres
- May 22, 1986: Mike Krukow and Chili Davis lead Giants over Dwight Gooden, Mets
- October 6, 1985: Season-ending defeat leaves Giants with first 100-loss campaign in franchise history
- September 18, 1985: Roger Craig wins debut as Giants manager
- April 9, 1985: Giants’ Jim Davenport makes managerial debut with Opening Day victory over Padres
- September 28, 1984: Cardinals’ Joaquín Andújar wins 20th game and Bruce Sutter ties single-season saves record
- May 19, 1984: Maligned Giants reliever Greg Minton makes first start in seven seasons
- July 30, 1983: Mark Davis earns first win for Giants with shutout of rival Dodgers
- May 24, 1983: Cardinals’ Dave LaPoint finally finishes what he starts
- September 27, 1982: Cardinals return to postseason by clinching NL East championship
SABR Journal Articles written by Tom Schott
SABR Research Topics written by Tom Schott
SABR Research Articles written by Tom Schott
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