James Isaminger
James Isaminger | |
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| Born | December 6, 1880[1] |
| Died | June 17, 1946 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Years active | 1895–1940 |
| Known for | Baseball writing |
| Spouse | Ella |
| Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1974) |
James Campbell Isaminger (December 6, 1880 – June 17, 1946) was an American sportswriter for newspapers in Philadelphia from 1905 to 1940, covering every World Series during that time.[2]
Biography
[edit]Isaminger was born in Hamilton, Ohio,[1] and worked for the Cincinnati Times-Star from 1895 to 1905.[3] He moved to the Philadelphia North American, and then to The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1925.[4] Isaminger played a major role, along with Hugh Fullerton and Ring Lardner, in breaking the story of the Black Sox scandal in 1919.[4] In 1934, he was elected president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).[5]
In September 1940, Isaminger suffered a stroke while attending a baseball game at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.[6] He retired after the stroke.[3]
Isaminger died in June 1946 at his home in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania.[7][a] In 1974, he was posthumously honored by the BBWAA with the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for distinguished baseball writing.[4][8]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. April 1942. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via fold3.com.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Isaminger Dead". Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. AP. June 18, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Death Takes Isaminger". Reading Eagle. June 18, 1946.
- ^ a b c "1974 J. G. Taylor Spink Award Winner James Isaminger". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
- ^ "ISAMINGER IS ELECTED: Named President of the Baseball Writers Association" (PDF). The New York Times. October 7, 1934.
- ^ "Writers Pay Tribute To Connie Mack, 78" (PDF). The New York Times. December 24, 1940.
- ^ "Isaminger (death notice)". York Daily Record. York, Pennsylvania. June 18, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim Odenkirk (July 23, 2009). "Henry P. Edwards: Making a Case for His Induction into J.G. Taylor Spink's Writers Wing of the Hall". SABR. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011.