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Had pitching been his only talent, the 6'4" 200-lb Brosnan would be recalled as a consistent reliever whose ERA for eight consecutive years never topped 3.79. Used exclusively in relief for the pennant-winning 1961 Reds, he compiled a 10-4 record and a 3.04 ERA in 53 appearances. But the spectacled and scholarly "Professor" became best known as the author of the autobiographical baseball book classics The Long Season and Pennant Race. (FK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 17, 1954: The wind is blowing out at Wrigley, as the Cards lose 23–13 to the Cubs in a National League record three hour and 43 minute game. The two teams combine for 35 hits, including five homers. Bruce Edwards walks twice in the 5th, when the Cubs score 10 runs. Cubs 3B Randy Jackson has four hits, including a home run that hits an apartment building on Waveland Avenue. Jim Brosnan is the winner over Gerry Staley in the highest scoring game ever between these two rivals. » May 2, 1956: Twenty-five Giants and 23 Cubs appear —a ML record—in a 17-inning marathon finally won by the visiting Giants 6–5. The two teams combined to intentionally walk 11 batters, a record, with the Cubs contributing seven of the free passes. Losing pitcher Jim Brosnan chipped in with four walks, all intentional. Cub 3B Don Hoak was not one of the strollers, whiffing a National League record six times—all against different pitches, while Ernie Banks, Willie Mays and Wes Westrum were twice walked intentionally. Whitey Lockman starts in LF, goes to 1B, returns to LF, and finishes at 1B. Ex-Giants Monte Irvin is 0-for-5 against five pitchers. The game is six minutes shy of the 5:19 record set by the Dodgers-Braves in 20 innings in 1940. » July 21, 1957: Cubs relief P Jim Brosnan falls on the mound while warming up, injuring his Achilles tendon. He leaves the game without throwing a single pitch to a batter. » May 20, 1958: The Cards trade SS Alvin Dark to the Cubs for relief P Jim Brosnan. » September 9, 1958: The Cardinals beat the Cubs, 8–7, with Jim Brosnan earning the win over his old team. Don Elston takes the loss. Ernie Banks hits his 1st home run in St. Louis in two years while Eddie Kasko cracks a grand slam. » July 2, 1959: Gene Freese hits his 2nd grand slam of the season, off the Reds Jim Brosnan, as the Phils win 7–6. Don Newcombe wins the nitecap for the Reds 8–4. » May 5, 1963: The White Sox trade P Dom Zanni to the Reds for P Jim Brosnan. » January 29, 1964: Pitcher-writer Jim Brosnan is given permission by the White Sox to make his own deal with another team. His in-season writing has been censured by owner Ed Short. » March 9, 1964: The ACLU charges the White Sox with violating the rights of P-writer Jim Brosnan.