Bio Project

The Bio Project is an ambitious undertaking by members of SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research. The goal is to assemble a database of biographies of every player and manager in baseball history, as well as other significant baseball personalities.

The Bio Project web site is accessible to non-members of SABR. It is www.bioproj.sabr.org

Steve currently has three bios on the web site:

Ray Caldwell

The colorful spitball pitcher of the 'teens, mainly with the New York Yankees, whose love of alcohol and nightlife prevented him from realizing his immense potential. "His escapades were legendary," wrote The Sporting News in his obit.
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Bill Doak

The spitball pitcher of the 'teens and 1920s who is best known for the revolutionary glove with his name that Rawlings developed in 1920 and sold for decades.
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Dell Pratt

A dangerous pure hitter of the 'teens and early 1920s who was probably the second best second baseman of the second decade of the 20 th century (after Eddie Collins). His feistiness led The New York Times' John Kieran to call him "the greatest clubhouse lawyer baseball ever knew."
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