Peter Gammons is an American media personality and recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Gammons in 2010
BBWAA Career Excellence Award
The BBWAA Career Excellence Award, formerly the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, is the highest award given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). It is given "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing" and voted on annually by the BBWAA. Winners are typically announced in December, with the award presented during induction festivities of the Baseball Hall of Fame in July.
J. G. Taylor Spink, the award's first recipient and former namesake
1963 recipient Ring Lardner
1967 recipient Damon Runyon
1975 recipient Shirley Povich