Tom Meany Scorebook collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of seven scorebooks created by Tom Meany between 1947 and 1963, covering the New York teams. The games include spring training, regular season, All-Star games, and World Series. Volume 1 has Jackie Robinson's first game, April 15, 1947.
Dates
- 1947-1963
Creator
- Meany, Tom (Thomas) (Person)
Language of Materials
English .
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions but viewing materials does require an appointment. Please contact the Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Conditions Governing Use
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum provides use copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, and research. The Museum welcomes you to use materials in our collections that are in the public domain and to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law and with proper citation.
Biographical / Historical
Tom Meany was recruited to write for the new Brooklyn edition of the New York Journal in 1922. The following year he earned a byline in the Brooklyn Daily Times as he covered the Dodgers. Over the years, Meany's sports writing career saw stops at numerous papers including the New York Telegram (later the World-Telegram), New York Star, Morning Telegraph, as well as magazines such as PM and Collier's. Following his sports writing career, Meany joined the Yankees in 1958. In 1961 he joined the expansion Mets as publicity director and later served as promotions director before his untimely death in 1964 at the age of 60. He received the BBWAA Excellence Award in 1975.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (in one shoebox)
0.17 Cubic Feet
Abstract
A collection of seven scorebooks kept by Tom Meany between 1947 and 1963, covering the New York teams.
Arrangement
The scorebooks are arranged in chronological order, some scorebooks have multiple years.
Physical Location
Dean O. Cochran, Jr. Manuscript Archives, Aisle 6, Range a, Shelf 3
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-1969-00587, BL-1969-00588, BL-1969-00589, BL-1969-00590, BL-1969-00591, BL-1969-00592, BL-1969-00593)
Appraisal
No material was removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Scorebooks were placed in an archival shoebox.
Creator
- Meany, Tom (Thomas) (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Tom Meany Scorebook collection BA MSS 121
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
- Date
- June 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository