James Isaminger

Summary

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]

James Isaminger
Born(1880-12-06)December 6, 1880[1]
DiedJune 17, 1946(1946-06-17) (aged 65)
OccupationSportswriter
Years active1895–1940
Known forBaseball writing
SpouseElla
AwardsJ. G. Taylor Spink Award (1974)

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

  1. ^ Initial news reports of Isaminger's death stated that he died "at his Maryland estate"[2]—Fawn Grove is on the border of Maryland.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. April 1942. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via fold3.com.
  2. ^ a b "Jimmy Isaminger Dead". Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. AP. June 18, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Death Takes Isaminger". Reading Eagle. June 18, 1946.
  4. ^ a b c "1974 J. G. Taylor Spink Award Winner James Isaminger". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
  5. ^ "ISAMINGER IS ELECTED: Named President of the Baseball Writers Association" (PDF). The New York Times. October 7, 1934.
  6. ^ "Writers Pay Tribute To Connie Mack, 78" (PDF). The New York Times. December 24, 1940.
  7. ^ "Isaminger (death notice)". York Daily Record. York, Pennsylvania. June 18, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.

External links edit

  • Baseball Hall of Fame Profile
  • James Isaminger at Find a Grave