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Harold Kaese
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
(1976)

Harold William Kaese (March 8, 1909 – May 10, 1975) was an American sports writer, best known for covering Major League Baseball in Boston, Massachusetts.

Biography

Kaese was born in 1909 in

Tufts College in 1933,[2] where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi fraternity.[citation needed] During the 1940s to 1960s, he won several squash championships at the state and national levels.[3]

Kaese worked for the

Boston Braves and the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB), retiring after the 1973 World Series.[3] His writing was also published in various periodicals, including The Saturday Evening Post, The New York Times Magazine, and Sports Illustrated.[3] He wrote a book on the history of Boston's National League team, entitled The Boston Braves, 1871–1953.[3]

Kaese died at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on May 10, 1975; he had checked in to the hospital the day before, complaining of chest pains.[2] He was survived by his wife.[2][3] His funeral was attended by representatives of The Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, and The Jimmy Fund; he was buried in Peabody, Massachusetts.[5]

Kaese was honored (along with

J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) in December 1976.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. October 1940. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via fold3.com.
  2. ^ a b c d Ahern, John (May 11, 1975). "Harold Kaese dies; Globe columnist 30 years". The Boston Globe. p. A1. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ahern, John (May 11, 1975). "Harold Kaese dies at 66". The Boston Globe. p. A6. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "1976 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Harold Kaese". baseballhall.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Services held for The Globe's Harold Kaese". The Boston Globe. May 14, 1975. p. 39. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via newspapers.com.

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