J. G. Taylor Spink
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John George Taylor Spink was the publisher of The Sporting News from 1914 until his death in 1962. He inherited the weekly American baseball newspaper from his father Charles Spink, younger brother of
Spink in 1911
The BBWAA Career Excellence Award, formerly the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, is the highest award given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. It is given "for meritorious contributions to base
J. G. Taylor Spink
…his father Charles Spink, younger brother of its founder Alfred H. Spink. In 1962, the Baseball Writers' Association of America established an annual J. G. Taylor Spink Award and named him the first recipient; Spink's name was removed from the award in February 2021 due to his history of supporting segregated baseball. Spink…
1963 recipient Ring Lardner
1967 recipient Damon Runyon
1975 recipient Shirley Povich