James Isaminger
American sportswriter
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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]
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| Born | December 6, 1880[1] |
| Died | June 17, 1946 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Years active | 1895–1940 |
| Known for | Baseball writing |
| Spouse | Ella |
| Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1974) |
Biography
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]