James Isaminger
James Isaminger | |
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| Born | December 6, 1880[1] Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1946 (aged 65) Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 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 who worked for newspapers in Philadelphia from 1905 to 1940 and covered every World Series during that period.[2]
Biography
[edit]Isaminger was born in Hamilton, Ohio,[1] and worked for the Cincinnati Times-Star from 1895 to 1905.[3] He subsequently worked for the Philadelphia North American before joining The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1925.[4] Isaminger, along with Hugh Fullerton and Ring Lardner, played a major role in reporting 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 subsequently retired.[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]- 1 2 "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. April 1942. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via fold3.com.
- 1 2 "Jimmy Isaminger Dead". Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. AP. June 18, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Death Takes Isaminger". Reading Eagle. June 18, 1946.
- 1 2 3 "1974 J. G. Taylor Spink Award Winner James Isaminger". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ↑ "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.