James Isaminger

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
Born	(1880-12-06)December 6, 1880[1] Hamilton, Ohio
Died	June 17, 1946(1946-06-17) (aged 65) Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania
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]

Notes

1. Initial news reports of Isaminger's death stated that he died "at his Maryland estate"^[2]—Fawn Grove is on the border of Maryland.