First Hamiltonian in majors didn’t have same impact as Joey Votto
From Scott Radley at TheSpec.com on April 2, 2013, with mention of SABR member Peter Morris:
On the most highly anticipated opening day in a couple of decades when everyone is talking baseball, telling the story of the first Hamiltonian to make it to the major leagues seemed like a great idea. Except for one small thing.
The details are more than a little slim.
Here’s what we know. By the time he was 30, Jim Pirie had been living in London for years. The Dundas native had a job, a family and, seemingly, a relatively normal life.
According to Peter Morris, a 20-year member of the Society for American Baseball Research who specializes in tracking the history of more-obscure players and who’s spent some time studying Pirie, by the summer of 1882 he wasn’t playing any baseball at all.
Read the full article here: http://www.thespec.com/sports/local/article/911696–first-hamiltonian-in-majors-didn-t-have-quite-the-impact-of-joey-votto
Originally published: April 2, 2013. Last Updated: April 2, 2013.