Awards & Recognition
1901: The War of the Baseball Magnates was nominated for the 2025 Larry Ritter Award, presented annually by the Society for American Baseball Research to recognize the best new baseball book centered on the Deadball Era.
Speaker at Wrigley Field
SABR Chicago Chapter — July 27, 2025
Presented "The Chicago Orphans and the Turbulent 1901 Season" alongside Cubs Historian Ed Hartig — the unlikely story of a last-place team that scraped its way to 6th place on the final day of the season, and what it reveals about the chaos and drama of baseball's most pivotal year.
In the Press
"Eyes on the Past" — BallNine, July 18, 2025
A feature on the research, writing, and baseball art behind the 1901 series.
"The Year Baseball Nearly Died — and How Chaos Saved It" — Sports History Weekly
Podcast Appearances
Insight on Business — The News Hour
July 21, 2025
A conversation about baseball history, the deadball era, and the unlikely path from patent law to author.
1901 and the Chaotic Birth of Modern Baseball — Hooks & Runs
June 27, 2024
A 40-minute conversation covering the chaotic birth of baseball's modern era — franchise movements, contract battles, and the backroom dealings that shaped the game.
You Don't Need This Podcast with Ben McDougal
May 29, 2024
A discussion about intellectual property, entrepreneurship, and creative reinvention.