The Seymour Medal honors the best book of baseball history or biography published in the previous year. William Marshallwas awarded the medal in 2000. His book was 'Baseball's Pivotal Era: 1945-1951'.
The Seymour Medal honors the best book of baseball history or biography published in the previous year. David W. Zang was awarded the medal in 1996. His book was 'Fleet Walker's Divided Heart'.
Past Time: Baseball as History by Jules Tygiel : Oxford University Press "A collection of essays exploring baseball's role in American cultural and social history."
It didn't actually win the Newbery Medal. It won a Newbery Honour (runner-up) award in 2007.
Baseball Before We Knew It by David Block "An amazing journey through time to discover the true evolution of our modern pastime."
Jimmy Bartel won the 2007 AFL Brownlow Medal
Yo-Yo Ma was awarded the 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom Award by President Barack Obama.
Baseball Fever: Early Baseball in Michigan by Peter Morris : University of Michigan Press "A well-researched study of Michigan baseball from the 1830s to the 1870s."
The Detroit Tigers: Club and Community, 1945-95 by Patrick Harrigan : University of Toronto Press "Shows how the club evolved as an integral part of the city."
Philip Seymour Hoffman received five Golden Globe Award nominations and won one.
Philip Seymour Hoffman received five BAFTA Award nominations and won one.
In 2007, Matt Ryan of Boston College won the Manning Award.