David W. Vincent

David William Vincent

• Schools University of Massachusetts, University of Miami
• Born July 26, 1949 in Waltham, MA USA
• Died July 2, 2017 in Centreville, VA USA

Biographical Information

David Vincent was a baseball historian and author known largely for his home run research. He was a SABR member who kept the organization's home run statistics. He wrote or co-authored Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon, The Midsummer Classic: A Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game, Home Run's Most Wanted(TM): The Top 10 Book of Monumental Dingers, Prodigious Swingers, and Everything Long-Ball, The Ultimate Red Sox Home Run Guide and Home Runs in the Old Ballparks: Who Hit the First, the Last, and the Most Round-Trippers in Our Former Major League Parks, 1876-1994. He won the Bob Davids Award in 1999.

He also served as an official scorer for the Washington Nationals and was the founding secretary of Retrosheet.

Further Reading

• David Vincent, the Sultan of Swat Stats, Dies at 67
• In Memoriam: David Vincent
• David Vincent, official scorer and historian, dies at 67