Roger Angell

Roger Angell (born 19 September 1920), is a unique figure in the world of American letters, having made a career by writing about baseball, the game called America's national pastime. Angell's earliest published works were pieces of short fiction and personal narratives. He first wrote professionally about baseball in 1962, when The New Yorker magazine invited him to travel to Florida to write a few pieces about spring training. Since then, Angell has translated a lifetime passion for the sport into a steady stream of elegantly written essays, most of which were originally published in The New Yorker, where he has worked as an editor since 1956. Many of these essays have been collected in a series of critically acclaimed, best-selling books: "The Summer Game" (1972), "Five Seasons" (1977), "Late Innings" (1982), "Season Ticket" (1988), and "Once More Around the Park" (1991).

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19 September - 1920 - The New Yorker

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The stepson of renowned essayist E.B. White, who exerted a lasting influence on his writing, Angell has been called "the best baseball writer ever" for his stylish, intelligent prose.

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His mother Katharine Sergeant Angell and stepfather E. B. White were editors at The New Yorker from the 1920s through the 1970s.

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Source: "Subjects/Strategies: A Writer's Reader" by Paul Eschholz and Alfred Rosa.

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