Robert Churchill McConnell---AKA Bob McConnell
Born: January 18, 1925, Seattle, WA
Died: March 18, 2012, Newark, DE, age 87,---d. Christiana Hospital (Newark, DE)
Baseball book author;
Alameda, CA, 5-year old, (April 2, 1930 census)
Newark, NJ, 15-year old, (April 10, 1940 census)
Father: David, born California, around 1887; Mother: Alice, born Canada, around 1893;
Bob has made his residence in Wilmington, Delaware since 1952. He was a mechanical engineer.
Bob took over the SABR Home Run Log after John Tattersall's death in 1981 and served as co-editor of The Home Run Encyclopedia in 1996. He was the first recipient of the Bob Davids Award, SABR's highest honor, in 1985. He is the author of Going For The Fences: The Minor League Home Run Record Book and has written several articles for the Baseball Research Journal. He has lived in Wilmington, Delaware, for more than 55 years and is a member of the Philadelphia and Washington-Baltimore regional chapters. He is a retired power plant engineer with Delmarva Power & Light Company.

Born: January 18, 1925, Seattle, WA
Died: March 18, 2012, Newark, DE, age 87,---d. Christiana Hospital (Newark, DE)
Baseball book author;
Alameda, CA, 5-year old, (April 2, 1930 census)
Newark, NJ, 15-year old, (April 10, 1940 census)
Father: David, born California, around 1887; Mother: Alice, born Canada, around 1893;
Bob has made his residence in Wilmington, Delaware since 1952. He was a mechanical engineer.
Bob took over the SABR Home Run Log after John Tattersall's death in 1981 and served as co-editor of The Home Run Encyclopedia in 1996. He was the first recipient of the Bob Davids Award, SABR's highest honor, in 1985. He is the author of Going For The Fences: The Minor League Home Run Record Book and has written several articles for the Baseball Research Journal. He has lived in Wilmington, Delaware, for more than 55 years and is a member of the Philadelphia and Washington-Baltimore regional chapters. He is a retired power plant engineer with Delmarva Power & Light Company.


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