Dr. Harold and Dorothy Seymour Medal (Seymour Medal)
2 appearances
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Edition 9 (2004) Winner
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Edition 12 (2007) Winner
Peter Morris
ピーター・モリス
Pitā Morisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-05-20 （Birmingham）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Birmingham, England → Washington, D.C., United States → Toronto, Ontario, Canada → East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Researcher, Editor
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Affiliations
- Society for American Baseball Research
- Memberships
- Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | Department of English | B.A. | — | Canada |
| Michigan State University | — | Department of English | M.A. | — | United States |
University of Toronto
Department of English
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
Canada
B.A. in English
Michigan State University
Department of English
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
M.A. in English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Seymour Medal | Baseball Fever | baseball history | Society for American Baseball Research | winner |
| 2007 | Seymour Medal | A Game of Inches | baseball history | Society for American Baseball Research | winner |
| 2007 | Casey Award | A Game of Inches | best baseball book | Society for American Baseball Research | winner |
| 2010 | Henry Chadwick Award | — | research contributions | Society for American Baseball Research | winner |
Seymour Medal
2004
Work:
Baseball Fever
Category:
baseball history
Organization:
Society for American Baseball Research
Result:
winner
Seymour Medal
2007
Work:
A Game of Inches
Category:
baseball history
Organization:
Society for American Baseball Research
Result:
winner
Casey Award
2007
Work:
A Game of Inches
Category:
best baseball book
Organization:
Society for American Baseball Research
Result:
winner
Henry Chadwick Award
2010
Category:
research contributions
Organization:
Society for American Baseball Research
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Casey Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
Baseball Fever
2003 Baseball historyA history of early baseball in Michigan.
early baseballMichigan baseball
A Game of Inches
2006 Baseball historyThe stories behind the innovations that shaped baseball in two volumes.
baseball innovationshistorical research
But Didn’t We Have Fun?
2008 Baseball historyAn informal history of baseball's pioneer era, 1843–1870.
pioneer erainformal history
Bibliography
- Baseball Fever: Early Baseball in Michigan
- A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game on the Field (Volume 1)
- A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game Behind the Scenes (Volume 2)
- Level Playing Fields: How the Groundskeeping Murphy Brothers Shaped Baseball
- But Didn’t We Have Fun?: An Informal History of Baseball's Pioneer Era, 1843–1870
- Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero
- Base Ball Pioneers, 1850—1870
- Base Ball Founders: The Clubs, Players and Cities of the Northeast that Established the Game
- Cracking Baseball’s Cold Cases: Filling in the Facts About 17 Mystery Major Leaguers
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous researchDetailed historical pursuit
- Recurring Motifs
- Biographies of early baseball playersBaseball innovations
Legacy
Highly respected baseball researcher, multiple award winner from SABR, frequently cited by major media.
Academic Societies
- Society for American Baseball Research
In Popular Culture
- Interviewed and cited by NPR and The Wall Street Journal.
Trivia
- First winner of the World Scrabble Championship in 1991.
- Winner of the National Scrabble Championship in 1989.
- Credited for research revealing William Edward White as likely baseball's first black player.
- Served on the Baseball Hall of Fame’s pre-integration committee in 2012.