11 Facts About Sy Sanborn

Sy Sanborn was one of the most renowned baseball journalists in the early days of the 20th century.

Sy Sanborn was featured writer at the Springfield Union News for twelve years, before joining the Chicago Tribune during more than two decades.

Immediately after his graduation from Dartmouth, Sy Sanborn was assured of a teaching position at a school near Boston as soon as the fall term began.

Sy Sanborn then accepted a temporary job in the Springfield Union of Massachusetts, issuing baseball articles and serving as chief editor on all matters pertaining to sports in the newspaper.

Sy Sanborn remained with the Springfield Union for eleven years, in which he covered baseball during the summer and theatrical performances in the winter.

Besides his newspaper work, Sy Sanborn served as a freelance writer for several magazines and contributed as Chicago correspondent for The Sporting News.

Sy Sanborn moved to Canandaigua, New York after retiring from the Tribune.

In 1932, Sy Sanborn spent nearly eleven months in a sanitarium following a long illness.

Sy Sanborn partly regained his health, though there was a gradual failing and was confined to his home most of the time.

Sy Sanborn was taken to the hospital in Canandaigua, where he died at the age of 67.

Twelve years after his death, Sy Sanborn was one of 12 writers who were honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame on a Roll of Honor in its Class of 1946.