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Peter Morris

ピーター・モリス

Pitā Morisu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1962-05-20 (Birmingham)
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Unknown
居住地歴
Birmingham, England → Washington, D.C., United States → Toronto, Ontario, Canada → East Lansing, Michigan, United States

経歴

職業
Researcher, Editor
活動期間
2003年〜2024年
所属
Society for American Baseball Research
所属団体
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

学歴

University of Toronto
Department of English
学位: B.A.
国: Canada
B.A. in English
Michigan State University
Department of English
学位: M.A.
国: United States
M.A. in English

受賞歴

Seymour Medal
2004
対象作品: Baseball Fever
部門: baseball history
主催: Society for American Baseball Research
結果: winner
Seymour Medal
2007
対象作品: A Game of Inches
部門: baseball history
主催: Society for American Baseball Research
結果: winner
Casey Award
2007
対象作品: A Game of Inches
部門: best baseball book
主催: Society for American Baseball Research
結果: winner
Henry Chadwick Award
2010
部門: research contributions
主催: Society for American Baseball Research
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Baseball Fever

2003年 Baseball history

A history of early baseball in Michigan.

early baseballMichigan baseball

A Game of Inches

2006年 Baseball history

The stories behind the innovations that shaped baseball in two volumes.

baseball innovationshistorical research

But Didn’t We Have Fun?

2008年 Baseball history

An informal history of baseball's pioneer era, 1843–1870.

pioneer erainformal history

全著作

  • 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

作風・主題

文体
Meticulous researchDetailed historical pursuit
頻出モチーフ
Biographies of early baseball playersBaseball innovations

評価・遺産

Highly respected baseball researcher, multiple award winner from SABR, frequently cited by major media.

関連学会

  • Society for American Baseball Research

大衆文化への影響

  • Interviewed and cited by NPR and The Wall Street Journal.

豆知識

  • 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.