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, james, campbell, isaminger, december, 1880, june, 1946, american, sportswriter, newspapers, philadelphia, from, 1905, 1940, covering, every, world, series, during, that, time, born, 1880, december, 1880, hamilton, ohiodiedjune, 1946, 1946, ag. 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 IsamingerBorn 1880 12 06 December 6 1880 1 Hamilton OhioDiedJune 17 1946 1946 06 17 aged 65 Fawn Grove PennsylvaniaOccupationSportswriterYears active1895 1940Known forBaseball writingSpouseEllaAwardsJ G Taylor Spink Award 1974 Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography editIsaminger 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 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 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 External links editBaseball Hall of Fame Profile James Isaminger at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Isaminger amp oldid 1199197743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
