BioProject

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Emmett Ashford by Mark Armour
He spent 20 years as a professional umpire, baseball's loneliest profession, passing judgment on the performances of the games' great athletes and egos. Many people have pursued this particular job, but Emmett Ashford had the added burden of breaking racial barriers throughout his career, as a black man whose job required maintaining authority over white men. Doing his work with disarming charm, quick wit, and irreproachable dignity, he won over fans, players, and even his fellow umpires, leaving the game with countless friends and admirers... [read more]
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BioProject

The Baseball Biography Project (BioProject) is an ongoing effort to research and write comprehensive biographical articles on people who played or managed in the major leagues, or otherwise made a significant contribution to the sport. The project is run by the Bioproject Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).

Getting involved

To join the project, you must be a member of SABR. For information about SABR, please visit the SABR homepage.

  • Chair: Mark Armour (markarmour@comcast.net). Contact to join the project or to start a subproject within another committee or local chapter. Contact if you have any other questions or ideas.
  • Vice Chair, Chief Editor: Jan Finkel (jfinkel@mindspring.com). Contact if you are interested in joining our team of editors, or if you have any questions about the editorial process.
  • Vice Chair, Team Projects: Bill Nowlin (bnowlin@rounder.com). Contact about ideas for ongoing or future team projects.
  • Vice Chair, Assignments Coordinator: Lyle Spatz (lspatz@comcast.net). Contact to sign up for one or more subjects.
  • Vice Chair, Nineteenth Century: Trey Strecker (tstrecker@bsu.edu). Contact if you are particularly interested in researching 19th century subjects.
  • Contact Administrator: Warren Corbett (wpcorbett@hotmail.com). Contact if you have information about a player that would help a biographer.


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