William F. McNeil is an award-winning baseball historian witha passion for bringing little known baseball facts to light. He haswritten over a dozen baseball books, including "Black BaseballOut of Season, Baseball s Other All-Stars", and "The Evolution ofPitching in Major League Baseball". A member of the Society forBaseball Research, McNeil has been a four-time recipient of theRobert Peterson Award. He lives in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.