Ernest J. "Ernie" Lanigan
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Ernest John Lanigan was an American sportswriter and historian on the subject of baseball. He was considered the premier baseball statistician and historian of his day. He was a pioneer at gathering information about baseball statistics and about the players themselves, and was the author of the first encyclopedia of the subject. In addition to having parents who were both

Ernest John Lanigan was an American sportswriter and historian on the subject of baseball. He was considered the premier baseball statistician and historian of his day. He was a pioneer at gathering information about baseball statistics and about the players themselves, and was the author of the first encyclopedia of the subject. In addition to having parents who were both

Career Timeline

1888-1890

Employee

1897-1911

New York Press

Sports Editor

1912-1917

Cleveland Leader Newspaper

Sports Editor

1912-1925

Baseball Magazine

Sports Writer

1921-1933

The Baseball Cyclopedia

Editor

1946-1947

Curator

1948-1959

Historian

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The Baseball Cyclopediapublication

The Baseball Cyclopedia

13 issues 1921-1933

The Baseball Cyclopedia was the first encyclopedia covering major league baseball. It was compiled and published by sportswriter Ernest J.