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Welcome to The Tenth Inning. This website is oriented towards my passion for baseball. It contains my work as an author, freelance journalist, and blogger. My objective is to share my research, writings, and interests with an audience that also has a passion for baseball. A baseball game that goes into the tenth inning generally means the fans "get something extra." My hope is that you will experience this website as though you are at a game in the tenth inning!
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In August, 2024, I was honored as one of three finalists for Best Sports Column of the Year by the Press Club of New Orleans.
My latest contributions about New Orleans baseball history for Crescent City Sports includes articles about Tim Grubbs, Rusty Staub, Firmin Simms, Lenny Yochim, Joe Vitter, Nolan Vicknair, the Cannizaro family, and the 1929 New Orleans White Sox. Click here to view these stories and more.
With my interests in baseball's family ties, I've recently contributed several game stories for the SABR Games Project involving baseball brothers, including Rick and Wes Ferrell, Josh and Bo Naylor, Paul and Lloyd Waner, Larry and Norm Sherry, and Jim and Gaylord Perry. I also wrote about an exhibition game in which Nolan Ryan and his son Reid were starting pitchers. Click here to retrieve all of my game stories for SABR.
In the spring of 2024, I provided updates to my Metro New Orleans Area Database. It contains player who played high school baseball in the metro area and went on to play at the collegiate and professional levels. The database now has over 2,150 players identified, dating back to the 1920s. Click here to view the latest player lists sorted alphabetically and by high school.
My latest writing for Crescent City Sports includes stories about former local New Orleans players, including Webster Garrison, Tim Parenton, Joe Vitter, Gerry Schoen, Moon Landrieu, and Jim Bullinger. There's also a piece about the old Mel Ott League in the '60s, 70's and '80s. Click here to retrieve my work for Crescent City Sports.
I joined the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA), who provides writing opportunities to its members. One of my latest pieces was about Vanderbilt University's 2014 team, where practically the entire roster was drafted by the pros, with eight reaching the majors. Click here to read the article.
Recent articles I've authored for SABR include game accounts involving baseball's relatives. They include: Billy Ripken's MLB debut game with his brother Cal Jr. and father Cal Sr., the manager of the Baltimore Orioles; Justin and B.J. Upton, who both hit home runs in the ninth inning of a game to power the Atlanta Braves' win; and an exhibition game in which Nolan Ryan pitched against his son Reid, who was playing for the University of Texas. Click here for the links to these SABR articles.
I have a new outlet for my research and writing about New York Yankees history. "Start Spreading the News" is a Yankees-themed blog. My most recent article is titled "Yankees That Got Away." Click here for my lastest posts with SSTN.
In the Spring of 2023, I authored articles for Crescent City Sports about baseball history in New Orleans. Featured pieces included Paul Pettit, Johnny Altobello, the Golden brothers, the Francingues brothers, Benny Latino, and the New Orleans Zephyrs. Click here to view my bio page and posts on crescentcitysports.com.
In April 2023, I provided updates to my Metro New Orleans Area Players Database. It contains player who played high school baseball in the metro area and went on to play at the collegiate and professional levels. The database now has over 2,150 players identified, dating back to the 1920s. Click here to view the latest player lists sorted alphabetically and by high school.
In April 2023, SABR published a book about the career of Willie Mays. I contributed a story about the mentoring relationship Mays had with Bobby and Barry Bonds. Click here to preview the book on Amazon.
In March 2023, SABR published a book about the history of Yankee Stadium. I authored two stories about two games played in the historic stadium: Don Mattingly and Dave Winfield battling for the battle title on the last day of the 1984 season; and Mickey Mantle hitting three homers, including from both sides of the plate, in a game in 1955. Click here to preview the book on Amazon.
In December 2022, I posted updates to my Baseball Relatives website with major and minor league players, managers, coaches, scouts, etc. who had relatives in professional baseball during the 2022 season. Several views of the family ties information are provided. Click here to view the 2022 season information.
During the Fall of 2022, I authored several articles for Crescent City Sports covering baseball history in New Orleans. Featured pieces included Larry Gilbert, Mel Ott, Joe Jackson, and Danny Murtaugh. Click here to retrieve my bio page and posts on crescentcitysports.com
On October 10, 2022, I updated my Metro New Orleans Area Database that catalogs high school players who went on to play at collegiate and professional levels. The database now has 2,079 entries. Click here to retrieve a PDF file that lists every player. The list is sorted by high school.
During the summer of 2022, I authored several articles for Crescent City Sports website about the history of baseball in New Orleans. I wrote bios for Tom Schwaner, Don Wetzel, Jimmy Harwell, Jesse Danna, and Zeke Bonura. I wrote a series of articles about baseball games in the Louisianaq SuperDome. I did feature articles about two highly successful high school/American Legion teams: 1974 Rummel and 1980 Jesuit. Click here to view my articles.
On March 20, 2022, I updated my Metro New Orleans Area Database that catalogs high school players who went on to play at collegiate and professional levels. The database now has 2,027 entries. Click here
to retrieve a PDF file that lists every player. The list is sorted by high school.
On January 31, 2022, SABR published my biography of former major-leaguer Ray Yochim, a native of New Orleans. He is the brother of Lenny Yochim, whose biography I also authored for SABR. Click here for Ray's bio.
On January 24, 2022, SABR published its latest BioProject book titled "Dominicans in the Major Leagues." I contribued biographies for former major-league players Stan Javier and Jose DeLeon. I also authored one of the featured stories about the Dominican Republic team winning the 2013 World Baseball Classic. There is also a Spanish-language version of the book. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.com.
In January 20, 2022, I did a Q&A interview with the editor-in-chief of the "Start Spreading the News" blog website, which is devoted to analysis and information about the New ork Yankees. Click here to retrieve the interview, where I cover my research and writing efforts and interests in the Yankees.
On December 5, 2021, I published the latest update to my Family Ties database on my Baseball's Relatives website. It contains updates of major league players for the 2021 season, as well as managers coaches, scouts, executives, broadcasters, umpires, and front office personnel. The database has over 8,300 entries representing 12,300 family relationships. Click here to retrieve multiple lists of the information.
During the fall, I authored numerous articles for CrescentCitySports.com about New Orleans baseball history. Some of the players and topics I covered included Aaron and Austin Nola, Ray Yochim, Brian Snitker, Ron Washington, Howie Pollet, Will Clark, the 2006 Rummel American Legion team, Lou Klein, and Rusty Lefevre. Click here to view my author's page on the website which has links to my latest work.
On October 18, 2021, SABR published a book titled Baltimore Baseball. The covers the rich history of baseball in the Baltimore area, through accounts of 84 games from 1876 to 2019. I worked with 54 members of SABR to author the game accounts. The two I authored were about an 18-inning game in 1959 between the Orioles and White Sox that ended in a tie, and 19-year-old Dave McNally's major-league debut in 1962. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.com.
On September 20, 2021, SABR published a book titled One-Hit Wonders, about major-league players who got only one hit in their big league career. I collaborated with over 50 SABR colleagues to write biographies about many of the players who had one hit. I authored the bios for Rod Dedeaux and John Hairston Sr. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.com.
During the summer 2021 I wrote numerous articles for CrescentCitySports.com about local New Orleans area baseball players from the past. They've included pieces about Mel Ott, the 1946 Jesuit Blue Jays American Legion team, Frank Wills, Lenny Yochim, Connie Ryan, John Morreale father and son, and Charlie Gilbert. Click here to read these articles and more.
In May 2021 I did an interview with Brad Dantonio, known on social media as Man Overseas. We first met when he contacted me after reading one of my articles about his grandfather, "Fats Dantonio," who briefly played in the major leagues during World War II. I helped him obtain some baseball artifacts from his father's career, and that led to our getting together to do a podcast for his website. Click here to hear the podcast where we talk baseball, including some discussion about "Fats."
On May 12, 2021, I updated my Metro New Orleans Area Database that catalogs high school players who went on to play at collegiate and professional levels. The database now has 1,975 entries. Click here to retrieve a PDF file that lists every player. The list is sorted by high school.
In conjunction with MLB's Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, SABR published the book Jackie: Perspectives on 42, a book covering the career of Robinson, including several of his notable games. I contributed two game stories: a game on May 21, 1949, in which Jackie delivered a career-high 6 RBIs; and a game on July 21, 1951, when Jackie's hitting spree started a Dodgers' winning streak. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.com.
In the Spring 2021, I contributed several articles to the Crescent City Sports website about players from New Orleans who played at the professional and collegiate levels. They included Putsy Caballero, Bobby Brown, Mel Ott, Barry Raziano, Nolan Vicknair, and the Faciane family. Click here to go to the latest set of articles.
In February 2021, SABR published its latest BioProject book about the greatest comeback games for each MLB team. The book is titled Baseball's Greatest Comebacks. I authored two game stories: Bobby Murcher's 9th-inning home run to defeat the Atlanta Braves on April 29, 1971; and the Cubs' 9th-inning home run to defeat the Phillies on June 29, 1951. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.com.
In February 2021, SABR published its book about Griffith Stadium, titled A Place in the Nation's Capital: Griffith Stadium, Home of the Washington Senators. I contributed two game stories to the book: the last game played in the stadium by the Washington Senators in 1960 before moving to Minneapolis; and the first game in the stadium in 1962 by the "new" Senators franchise. Click here
to review and purchase the book on Amazon.com.
On December 20, 2020, I published the latest update to my Family Ties database on my Baseball's Relatives website. It contains updates of major league players for the 2020 season, as well as managers coaches, scouts, executives, broadcasters, umpires, and front office personnel. The database has over 8,000 entries representing 12,000 family relationships. Click here
to retrieve multiple lists of the information.
I wrote the biography of former New Orleans major leaguer Harold "Tookie" Gilbert for the SABR BioProject effort. Gilbert was part of a prominent baseball family from New Orleans and was highly recruited by a dozen major league teams upon graduation from high school in 1946. He played two seasons with the New York Giants in the early 1950s. Click here to read Gilbert's bio on the SABR website.
During the Fall of 2020, I posted several articles about baseball figures from the New Orleans area and LSU on the Crescent City Sports website, a site devoted to local professional, college and amateur sports in New Orleans. Players I wrote about included Joe Martina, Aaron Loup, DJ LeMehieu, Austin Nola, Tookie Gilbert, Tommy Sandt, and Lou Legett. Click here to view the articles.
In September 2020, SABR's latest BioProject book, Baseball's Biggest Blowout Games, was published. I contributed several stories about games in which the St. Louis Cardinals defeated their opponents by large margins. The games occurred in 1926, 1929, and 1977. I also authored the introduction for the Cardinals' games. Click here
to review and purchase the book.
During the Summer of 2020, I have posted several articles about baseball figures from the New Orleans area on the Crescent City Sports website, a site devoted to local professional, college, and amateur sports in New Orleans. Players have included Mel Parnell, Dick Callahan, Daniel Cabrera, Will Clark, Terry Alario, George Digby, Frank Azzarello, Lenny Yochim, and Augie Schmidt. Click here
to view these articles.
SABR's latest BioProject book, Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win! The 1995 World Champion Atlanta Braves, became available on April 27, 2020. I contributed two stories about noteworthy games during the Braves' historic season: June 6: Klesko and Jones Lead Braves' Biggest Offensive Show of the Season; and October 14: Avery and Devereaux Shine as Braves Complete 1995 NLCS Sweep. Click here to review and purchase the book.
On March 29, 2020, SABR's latest BioProject book became available on Amazon.com. The book is titled Whales, Terriers, and Terrapins: The Federal League 1914-1915. I contributed two game stories about this league that "stole" players from the American and National Leagues and declared itself a third major league. It was dissolved after the 1915 season. My stories are about Dave Davenport's no-hitter for St. Louis in 1915 and a triple play by Chicago during their 1915 pennant stretch. Click here to review and purchase the book,
I wrote the biography of former New Orleans major leaguer Tony Roig for the SABR BioProject effort. Roig played three seasons with the Washington Senators in the 1950s, but made his mark in professional baseball in Japan, where he played six seasons. Click here to read Roig's bio on the SABR website.
On January 15, 2020, I published the latest update of my Family Ties database on my Baseball's Relatives website. It contains updates of major league and minor league players for the 2019 season, as well as managers, coaches, scouts, executives, broadcasters, umpires, and front office personnel. The database now has over 8,000 entries, representing 12,000 family relationships. Click here
to retrieve multiple lists of the information.
SABR published its latest BioProject book on December 17, 2019. It is titled "The Glorious Beaneaters of the 1890's." The book includes bios of every Boston Beaneater player of the decade in which the team won five pennants. I authored three of the 50 game accounts included in the publication. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.
On December 4, 2019, I updated my New Orleans Area Players Database. It now has over 1,680 entries of high school players from the metro area who went on to play at the college and professional levels. Click here to retrieve a PDF file of the entire list of players.
SABR book titled "The Babe" was published on October 22, 2019. It includes 30 articles and accounts of 50 noteworthy games during Babe Ruth's career. I contributed a story about a 1928 World Series game in which Ruth hit three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.
The latest SABR book titled "Base Ball Palace of the World: Comiskey Park" was published on October 22, 2019. The book includes stories about some of the most memorable games at Chicago's Comiskey Park. I contributed five stories to the book: two involving Negro League World Series games in 1946 and 1947; Gus Zernial's three-homer game in 1950; Jack Harshman's 16-inning shutout in 1954; and Gary Peters's near-perfect game in 1963. Click here
to review and purchase the book on Amazon.
On June 1, 2019, my contribution to the SABR book "Kansas City Royals: A Royal Tradition" was published. The book covers the best moments and best players in the franchise's first 50 years. I contributed two game accounts: Danny Duffy's 16-strikeout performance in 2016 and Frank White's 7-RBI game in 1986. Click here
to review the book on Amazon.
On May 7, 2019, my contribution to the SABR book "San Diego Padres: The First Half Century" was published. The book contains bios of the players, managers, and executives of the Padres' first season in 1969. It also has accounts of memorable games from that season. I contributed two stories: Tony Gwynn edging out Will Clark for the batting title on the last day of the season; and Adrian Gonzalez's walk off home run to win an 18-inning game. Click here to review the book on Amazon.
On April 29, 2019, my contribution to the SABR book "Wrigley Field: Friendly Confines at Clark and Addison" was published. This book contains stories about noteworthy games at Chicago's Wrigley Field between 1914 through 2017. I wrote the account for Hank Sauer's three-homer games in 1950 and 1952, as well as Mike Schmidt's four-homer game in 1976. Click here to review the book on Amazon.
On April 21, 2019, I updated my New Orleans Metro Area Player Database, which now numbers 1,663 high school players who played at the college or professional levels or were drafted by MLB teams. Click here
to view the entire list.
On January 4, 2019, my contribution to the SABR book "1995 Cleveland Indians: The Sleeping Giant" was published. The book contains biographies of the 1995 Cleveland Indians team, as well as memorable Indians games from that season. I wrote the bio of Eddie "Scooter" Tucker and two game accounts: 17-inning game on May 7 and Dennis Martinez's ninth consecutive win on July 21. Click here to review the book on Amazon.
The latest update of my Family Ties database has been posted on my Baseball Relatives website. It contains updates for major league and minor league players for the 2018 season, as well as managers, coaches, scouts, executives, broadcasters, umpires, and front office personnel. Click here to retrieve multiple lists of the information.
I wrote the biography of Al Montreuil for the SABR BioProject. Al was a childhood phenom in baseball from New Orleans, but he only got to play five games in the major leagues. Click here to retrieve the Montreuil's bio from the Society for American Baseball Research website.
I wrote the biography of all-star first baseman Will Clark for the SABR BioProject. It can be retrieved here on the Society for American Baseball Research website.
On October 26, 2018, Sports Collectors Digest published my article containing a reveiw of baseball's family relatives through baseball cards over the years. It was the cover story for that issue of the national sports memorabilia magazine. Click here to view the article.
On October 2, 2018, Crescent City Sports published my article about former LSU players who played professional baseball in 2018, headlined by Aaron Nola and Alex Bregman. Click here to view the article.
On September 20, 2018, my contribution to SABR book "Met-rospectives" was published. The book contains stories about some of the greatest games in New York Mets history. I wrote the game account for Ron Swoboda's two-homer game in 1969 against Steve Carlton, who struck out 19 for the St. Louis Cardinals that day. I also authored the story about Darryl Strawberry's 11th-inning homer in 1985 to keep the Mets' pennant hopes alive. Click here to review the book on Amazon.
On July 29, 2018, Crescent City Sports published my article titled "Hall of Fame Slugger Mel Ott Figured Out Launch Angle, Exit Velocity 90 Years Ago." Click here to view the article.
On July 22, 2018, Crescent City Sports published my article about Allan Montreuil, former major-league player from New Orleans, who was a child prodigy on the baseball diamond and played pro baseball despite his 5-foot-5, 158-pound size. Click here to view the article.
On July 18, 2018, I was a guest on Ken Trahan's "All Access" sports talk show on New Orleans radio station WGSO AM 990 to talk about All-Star Game history. Click here
to listen to a podcast of the show.
On July 16, 2018, Crescent City Sports published my article about New Orleanians who played in the MLB All-Star Game over the years. Click here to view the article.
On June 9, 2018, my contribution to a SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) book was published. The title is Cincinnati's Crosley Field: A Gem in the Queen City. I wrote the stories about the first game at Crosley in 1912 and the last game in 1970. A third story I authored was about a 1969 game when the Cincinnat Reds overcame a 9-run deficit to defeat the Astros. Click here to view the book on Amazon.
On May 22, 2018, Crescent City Sports posted my story about the decade of the 1970s when New Orleans-based American Legion teams won 9 of 10 state titles. Click here to view the article.
On April 28, 2018, my latest contribution to a SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) book was published. The title is Major League Baseball A Mile High:The First Century of the Colorado Rockies. I wrote the story about Ken Griffey Jr.'s 400th career home run which he hit on Opening Day at Mile High Stadium in 2000. Click here to view the book on Amazon.
On April 21, 2018, Crescent City Sports posted my article about Marrero, Louisiana, native Nolan Vicknair, who threw out the first pitch at a New Orleans Baby Cakes game on Military Appreciation Night. Vicknair played pro baseball in the New York Giants organization in 1946-1947. Click here to view the article.
On April 21, 2018, I updated my New Orleans Metro Area Player Database, which now numbers 1,597 high school players who played at the college or professional levels or were drafted by MLB teams. Click here
to view the entire list.
I've written a nine-part series of articles titled "Oh, What a Thrill!" that provides an in-depth review of Will Clark's baseball career. Part 1 (Career Overview) was posted on Crescent City Sports on March 13, 2018. Subsequent parts will be released weekly. Click here for a link to my author page on Crescent City Sports, where all the articles can be accessed.
My latest post on Crescent City Sports on February 11, 2018, is about Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson being traded to the New York Yankees and a retrospective look at legitimate two-sports pro players. Click here to view the post.
On January 21, 2018, Crescent City Sports posted my article about the 1977 New Orleans Pelicans, who played one season in the Louisiana Superdome. Click here to view the post.
On January 15, 2018, I updated my New Orleans Metro Area Player Database, which now numbers 1,481 players who played at the college or pro levels or were drafted professionally. Click here view the entire list.
My Family Ties compilation of end-of-2017 season list of players, managers, coaches, scouts, front office, executives, owners, broadcasters, and umpires who had relatives in professional baseball is posted on my Baseball's Relatives website at this URL:
I researched and wrote stories about three games played in an old baseball stadium in St. Louis used by the Cardinals and Browns. They were published by SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) in a book titled Sportsman's Park in St. Louis on November 15, 2017. Click here to preview and purchase the book which is available on Amazon.
On October 22, 2017, Crescent City Sports posted my article about Houston Astros star Jose Altuve who made a huge impact for the Astros during its playoff run. Click here to view the article.
On October 2, 2017, Crescent City Sports posted by article about Will Clark's historic performance in a 1989 playoff game against the Chicago Cubs. Click here
to view the article.
On September 12, 2017, Crescent City Sports posted my article about the impact the Didier family had on South Louisiana baseball. A member of the family, Mel Didier, a long-time major-league baseball scout and executive, died on September 11 at age 90. Click here to view the article.
On August 29, 2017, Crescent City Sports posted my article which provides a retrospective look at the hometown heroes in baseball from New Orleans in 1952. Click here to view the article.
I wrote and researched the biography of Ivan DeJesus Sr. for the SABR-sponsored book, Puerto Rico and Baseball: 60 Biographies. The book was published on June 14, 2017. Click here to puchase the book on Amazon.
On June 9, 2017, SportsNOLA.com posted my article about current major-leaguer Scooter Gennett, who hit four home runs in a game, one of the most unlikely players to accomplish this feat.
On April 30, 2017, SportsNOLA.com posted my article about former New Orelans West Banker Pete Thomassie, who played in the minor-leagues in the 1930s and 1940s and was once compared to legendary Gretna native Mel Ott.
On April 22, 2017, I updated my New Orleans Metro Area Database, which now includes 1,483 players that played at the college or professional levels or drafted professionally. Click here to see the entire list.
On March 12, 2017, SportsNOLA.com published my article about the 1936 Jesuit New Orleans High School baseball team that sent seven players to professional baseball.
I researched and wrote the game account for Houston Astros pitcher Jerry Reuss' one-hitter on June 18, 1972, for the SABR-published book "Dome Sweet Dome: History and Highlights From 35 Years of the Houston Astrodome." Click to view and purchase the book.
On February 4, 2017, SportsNOLA.com published my article about New Orleans native Johnny Giavotella's commitment to play for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic being held in March.
On January 1, 2017, SportsNOLA.com published my article about the Houston Astros' all-rookie lineup featured in a game in 1963. New Orleans native Rusty Staub was a member of that Astros roster.
On December 22, 2016, I updated my New Orleans Metro Area Baseball Players, which now numbers over 1,350 players that played at the college or professional levels or were drafted professionally. Click here to view the entire list.
On December 8, 2016, I updated my list of 2016 active major and minor league players and non-players (managers, coaches, scouts, executives, owners, broadcasters, umpires, and other) who had relatives in professional baseball. There are over 1,400 in the list. Click here to view multiple sorts of the information.
On September 25, 2016, SportsNOLA published my article "Yankee fans have good reason to be excited about Gary Sanchez."
On August 14, 2016 SportsNOLA published my article "Baseball: Short, Hefty and Really Tall Can Still Play This Game,"
On July 10, 2016, SportsNOLA.com published my article about the entire Chicago Cubs infield that was selected as starters in the 2016 All-Star Game.
On June 12, 2016, SportsNOLA.com published my article about Ichiro Suzuki closing in on Pete Rose's all-time record for hits in a career.
On May 25, 2016, Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) published my game accounts of Dave "Boo" Ferriss's first two of eight consecutive wins to begin his major-league career in 1945. The other six games will be forthcoming in the next few months.
On May 4, 2016, SportsNOLA.com published my article about Jared Goff, the Number 1 overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, and other football draftees who had relatives in Major League Baseball.
The latest version of my Metro New Orleans Area Baseball Player Database was published on April 16, 2016. It now contains over 1,300 entries. Go to the Articles page on this website to retrieve the latest copy in a PDF format.
On March 20, 2016, SportsNOLA.com published my article about the Wineski family from New Orleans, which included nine ballplayers over three generations and sixty years. They could make a claim as the "first family of New Orleans baseball."
The latest version of my 2015 Family Ties list, which contains 783 players (major and minor league), managers and coaches who had relatives in professional baseball during the 2015 season, was published on November 22, 2015. Click here to retrieve the list from my "Baseball Relatives" blog on MLB.com.
In July 2015, the West Bank Beacon published my article, "Nolan Vicknair Fell Short of his Baseball Dreams But Still Accomplished Much" about native New Orleanian Nolan Vicknair's pursuit of a professional career. SportsNOLA.com also published the article on March 22, 2015.
On June 7, 2015, SportsNOLA.com published my article, "Family History One Factor in Baseball's Draft Selections."
On March 25, 2015, SportsNOLA.com published my review of the book, Who's on First: Replacement Players in World War II, and an overview of my biography of John "Fats" Dantonio.
In March 2015, Who's on First: Replacement Players in World War II was published by Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). It contain biographies of 48 major league players whose careers were tied to the shortage of ballplayers during the war years. I authored the biography for John "Fats" Dantonio, a New Orleans native who played briefly for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944-1945. Click here to get a preview of the book.
On October 30, 2014, SportsNOLA.com published my article about the death of St. Louis Cardinals player Oscar Taveras being reminiscent of the loss of former New Orleans and LSU football and baseball star, Mike Miley.
The latest version of my Metro New Orleans Area Baseball Player Database was published on October 1, 2014. It now contains over 1,150 entries. Go to the Articles page on this website to retrieve the latest copy in a PDF format.
On July 27, 2014, SportsNOLA.com published my article about New Orleans "hometown heroes" who played in their hometown for the minor league New Orleans Pelicans during World War II.
On July 6, 2014, SportsNOLA.com published my article about the rich history of New Orleans area baseball players, highlighting the database of players I maintain from the Metro New Orleans Area.
The latest version of my Metro New Orleans Area Baseball Player Database was published on July 15, 2014. It now contains over 1,100 entries. Go to the Articles page on this website to retrieve the latest copy in a PDF format.
On May12, 2014, Sports Collectors Digest published my article reviewing the history of Street and Smith's annual baseball yearbook. Click here to view the article.
I published a list of over 300 baseball relatives for the 2014 season on May 1, 2014. It can be viewed on my blog, Baseball's Relatives, on the Major League Baseball Blog Network. Click here to view the list.
On January 25, 2014, an updated version of my Metro New Orleans Area Player Database was published. It now has over 1,000 entries of baseball players who attended New Orleans area high schools and went on to play at the college level, were drafted professionally, played in the Minor Leagues or played in the Major Leagues. Go to the Articles page on this website to retrieve the latest copy in a PDF format.
January, 2, 2014 - My blog, Baseball's Relatives, on the Major League Baseball Blog Network now has over 130 entries containing recent news about baseball's family relationships. Click here to view the blog.
On June 5, 2013, I did an on-air interview with sports show host Scott Alexander on New Orleans station WGSO 990 AM. With Father's Day coming up, we talked about my book, Family Ties, and shared stories of our recollections of relatives in baseball.
On May 2, 2013, TheTenthInning.com sponsored the launch of a new blog, named "Baseball's Relatives," on Major League Baseball's blog website (http://baseballrelatives.mlblogs.com/). This new blog will serve as an extension of my book Family Ties, by being specifically devoted to emerging stories, new information, and expert commentary about the ever-evolving family relationships in baseball.
The March/April 2013 issue of Delta Magazine listed Family Ties in its "Hot Topics" feature. Delta Magazine is a regional publication featuring the artists, places, food and recipes, architecture and interior design, shopping, and journalism of the Mississippi Delta. Go the "Books & Reviews" page to view the article.
On March 3, 2013, I did an on-air radio interview about my book, Family Ties, on the "Talkin' Baseball" sports talk show of WFAN 660 out of New York City, with host Ed Randall.
The Tenth Inning had its Facebook page launched on February 23, 2013.
On February 16, 2013, I did an on-air interview about my book, Family Ties, on the "Remember When" talk show of the Major League Baseball Network Radio, with hosts Ed Randall and Rico Petrocelli.
On February 1, 2013, a new version of my New Orleans Area Player Database was published on neworleansbaseball.com. Go to the Articles page to retrieve this latest update.
Sports Collectors Digest editor, Tom Bartch, reviewed Family Ties in his column on November 2, 2012.
The West Bank Beacon, a local New Orleans newspaper, printed an article about Family Ties in its November 2012 issue.
I did an on-air radio interview with Rich Marazzi, the host of Inside Yankee Baseball, on ESPN 1300 on October 27, 2012.
My debut book, Family Ties: A Collection of Facts and Trivia About Baseball's Relatives, was released in October 2012.
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I contribute articles to the Crescent City Sports website. Click here to view my latest work.
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I contribute research and writing to Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Click here for my latest player biographies and game accounts.
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I maintain a website called Baseball's Relatives as an extension of my book Family Ties,
which was originally published in 2012. This site contains recent news
articles about the many family relationships in baseball, as well as my
own writings and compilations of current family ties in professional
baseball. Click here to view the Baseball Relatives website.
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I got a copy of my book Family Ties signed by Pete Rose, who is prominently mentioned in the book. Click here to purchase Family Ties, A Comprehensive Collection of Facts and Trivia about Baseball's Relatives on Amazon.com.
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I contributed to the SABR book, Who's on First: Replacement Players in World War II,
which was published in March 2015. I wrote the biography for John
"Fats" Dantonio, whose opportunity to play in the major leagues was
created by the shortage of players during the war. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.com.
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I contributed to the SABR book, Dome Sweet Dome, published in February 2017, which contains stories about the greatest games played in the Houston Astrodome. I wrote the game account for Jerry Reuss' one-hit game for the Astros on June 18, 1972. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.com.
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I contributed to the SABR book, Puerto Rico and Baseball: 60 Biographies, published in June 2017, about the top major-league players from Puerto Rico. I wrote the biography of Ivan DeJesus Sr. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.com.
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I contributed to the SABR book, Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, published in November 2017, about historic games in the old stadium used by the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns until 1965. I wrote two stories about games played in the 1928 World Series and an account of Harry Brecheen's near-perfect game in 1948. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.com.
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I contributed to SABR book titled Major League Baseball A Mile High, about the first 25 years of the Colorado Rockies. The book was published in April 2018. I wrote the game account of Ken Griffey Jr.'s 400th career home run hit on Opening Day in Mile High Stadium in 2000. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.
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I contributed to SABR book titled Cincinnati's Crosley Field: A Gem in the Queen City which was published in June 2018. I wrote the stories about the first game at Crosley in 1912 and the last game in 1970. I also authored a story about a game in 1969 when the Cincinnati Reds overcame a 9-run deficit to defeat the Houston Astros. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.
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I contributed to SABR book 1995 Cleveland Indians: The Sleeping Giant Awakes, which was published in January 2019. I wrote the biography for Indians player Eddie "Scooter" Tucker and two accounts of memorable games the Indians played that season. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.
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I contributed to SABR book Wrigley Field: The Friendly Confines at Clark and Addison, which was published in April 2019. I wrote three stories about memorable games played at Wrigley: Hank Sauer's 3-homer games in 1950 and 1952, as well as Mike Schmidt's 4-homer game in 1976. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.
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I contributed to SABR book San Diego Padres: The First Quarter Century, which was published in May 2019. I wrote two game stories: Tony Gwynn edging Will Clark on the last day of the season in 1989 to win the batting title; and Adrian Gonzalez's walk-off home run to win an 18-inning game on May 5, 200.
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I contributed to SABR book Kansas City Royals: A Royals Tradition, which was published in June 2019. I authored two game stories: Danny Duffy's 16-strikeout performance in 2016 and Frank White's 7-RBI game in 1986. Click here for an overview of the book on Amazon.
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I contributed to the SABR book The Baseball Palace of the World: Comiskey Park, which was published in October 2019. I authored five game stories: two Negro League World Series games in 1946 and 1947; Gus Zernial's three-homer game in 1950; Jack Harshman's 16-inning game in 1954; and Gary Peters's near-perfect game in 1963. Click here to review and purchase the book.
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I contributed to the SABR book The Babe, which was published in October 2019. I authored a story about a 1928 World Series game in which Babe Ruth hit three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.
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I contributed three game accounts to SABR's BioProject book "The Glorious Beaneaters of the 1890s." The book published in December 2019 covers the Boston Beaneaters team during this decade in which they won five pennants. My stories describe the Beanaters' pennant-winning games in 1891. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.
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I contributed two game stories in the SABR book Whales, Terriers, and Terrapins: The Federal League 1914-1915, which was published in March 2020. My stories are about Dave Davenport's no-hitter for St. Louis in 1915 and a triple play by Chicago during their 1915 pennant stretch. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.com.
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I contributed two game stories to the SABR book Braves Win! Braves win! Braves Win! The 1995 World Champion Atlanta Braves, which was published in April 2020. My stories are about Ryan Klesko and Chipper Jones's offensive output in a lopsided win on June 6; and Steve Avery and Mike Devereaux's contribution to the Braves NLCS sweep. Click here to review and purchase the book on Amazon.com.
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I contributed to the SABR book Baseball's Biggest Blowouts, published in September 2020. It contains stories about the biggest blowout games in the history of each major-league team. I authored the introduction for the St. Louis Cardinals section, as well as Cardinals' blowout games in 1926, 1929, and 1977. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.
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I contributed to the SABR book One-Hit Wonders, published on September 20, 2021. It contains stories about major-major league players who got only one hit in their career. I authored the bios for Rod Dedeaux and John Hairston Sr. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.
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I contributed to the SABR book Baltimore Baseball, published on October18, 2021. It contains accounts of 84 games played in the Baltimore area. I authored two game accounts: an 18-inning game in 1959 that ended in a tie between the Orioles and White Sox; and a game in 1962 in which 19-year-old Dave McNally made his major-league debut. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.
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About Richard Cuicchi
I am a native of Shaw, MS, and have spent all of my adult life in New Orleans; so now I claim to be a true New Orleanian. I graduated from Mississippi State University with a Computer Science degree in 1973 and worked in the information technology field for over 38 years.
I have been a contributor of baseball-related articles to various national and local publications, including Bleacher Creature, Sports Collectors Digest, The West Bank Beacon and NewOrleansBaseball.com. My first book, Family Ties: A Comprehensive Collection of Facts and Trivia About Baseball's Relatives, represents twenty years of research about baseball's family relationships.
I leveraged my IT background to build my own databases of biographical research materials and reference information. It has been an ongoing labor of love to maintain and update the information, and I use it frequently in my research projects. My own library is fairly extensive, as my wife Mary refers to it as the "New Orleans branch" of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library.
I have been a member of Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) since 1983. I am an active participant of the New Orleans-based Schott-Pelican chapter of SABR.
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