Jim Sandoval
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Born | November 25, 1958 Orange, California, U.S. |
Died | December 27, 2012 (aged 54) Harvest, Alabama, U.S. |
Education | California Baptist University |
Jim Sandoval (November 25, 1958 – December 27, 2012) was a baseball researcher, historian and author. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he served as the co-chairman of the organization's Scouts Committee.[1] He was known for his extensive work in researching scouts and was integral to completing a scouts database, featured by the Hall of Fame as the "Diamond Mine."[2]
Career[]
Sandoval was a scout for the Milwaukee Brewers.
His most well-known work is Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts And Their Profession, co-edited by and published in 2011. He also contributed to SABR's The Fenway Project and Deadball Stars books.
He contributed to Seamheads.com and the Madison County Record and co-authored Empires: A Simulation Exploring the First Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and Ancient History Activators: Brief, Engaging Historical Experiences.
His work was cited in numerous books.[3]
Personal life[]
He was born in Orange, California and died at the age of 54 in Harvest, Alabama. He attended Sonora High School and then California Baptist University.
References[]
- ^ admin. "Jim Sandoval – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "Rod Nelson and the late Jim Sandoval completed SARB's Who Signed Whom, at HOF Diamond Mines exhibit - Canadian Baseball Network". 2015-04-02. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ ""Jim Sandoval" - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- Sports historians
- 1954 births
- 2012 deaths
- People from Orange, California
- California Baptist University alumni