Eliot Asinof

Eliot Asinof
Born
Eliot Tager Asinof

(1919-07-13)July 13, 1919
DiedJune 10, 2008(2008-06-10) (aged 88)
Alma materSwarthmore College
OccupationAuthor
Spouse
(m. 1950; div. 1955)

Eliot Tager Asinof (July 13, 1919 – June 10, 2008)[1] was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction best known for his writing about baseball. His most famous book was Eight Men Out, a nonfiction reconstruction of the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

  1. ^ Weber, Bruce (June 11, 2008). "Eliot Asinof, 'Eight Men Out' Author, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2012.