David Arcidiacono

Born, raised and still living in Connecticut, David Arcidiacono is a 20-year member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), specializing in 19th century baseball research. David's historical baseball writings have been featured in numerous SABR and Vintage Base Ball Association publications as well as Elysian Fields Quarterly and Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game. His 19th century research has also appeared in recently-released books such as Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870, Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century, and Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball. David has presented his extensive study on the evolution of fielding gloves at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. His research was also featured in a New York Times article titled "The Hartford Dark Blues - The Forgoten Home Team." He is a life-long Detroit Tigers fan and Mark Fidrych is his all-time favorite player.