Sid Mercer
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J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1969) |
James Sidney Mercer (August 4, 1880 – June 19, 1945) was an American sports writer who covered mostly boxing and baseball in St. Louis and in New York City.
Biography
Mercer was born to James H. and Laura Ann Search Mercer on August 4, 1880, in Kerr Township, Champaign County, Illinois, where his father farmed and attended school in nearby Paxton, Illinois.[1]
Mercer began his career as a printer's apprentice with the New York Journal American). He was a charter member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).[2]
Mercer died on June 19, 1945, in New York City.J. G. Taylor Spink Award, the highest award bestowed by the BBWAA.[2]
References
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ^ a b "1969 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Sid Mercer". baseballhall.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- ^ "Sid Mercer". baseballbiography.com. Retrieved November 20, 2009.