Dave Moore Award

There's nothing more American than baseball. It's a game that not only captures the imaginations of fans all across the country, but one that also inspires authors.

The Dave Moore Award (given by the Elysian Fields Quarterly, a baseball review) recognizes this inspiration, handing out an annual award to the creator of the most "important work of literature on baseball" for the year. How do they define most important? It's the one "that uses baseball as a means to express our sense of who we are as a culture, as a society, and as individual human beings."

The winning book is likely to come from one of these categories of writing:

. "A particularly brilliant use of original historical research
. A significant look at an important figure or aspect of the game
. A unique, memorable work of fiction"

A jury of five people select a winner from six finalists-finalists chosen by a selection committee. The winner receives a plaque and $250.

The award is named for Dave Moore, a Minnesota television sports announcer. Because he was a person who liked to encourage and cheer for the underdog, the award gives special attention to books from small presses and new writers.

Winners

Year	Title	Author
2004	September Swoon	William Kashatus
2003	Foul Ball	Jim Bouton
2002	The End of Baseball as We Knew It	Charles Korr
2001	The Final Season	Tom Stanton
2000	Havana Heat	Darryl Brock
1999	The Pride of Havana	Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria