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Elysian Fields Quarterly ''Elysian Fields Quarterly'' (''EFQ'') was a literary baseball journal of "writing on baseball from the fan's perspective", published in St. Paul, Minnesota. It featured articles on baseball history and lore. History and profile ''EFQ'' was found ...

'' began awarding the Dave Moore Award in 1999.Dave Moore Award
a
''Elysian Fields Quarterly''
official website The honor is given to the “most important” baseball book of the year. It is named for the late Dave Moore, a well-known Minnesota broadcaster, who loved sports and literature.

Dave Moore Award Recipients

*1999 Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria for ''The Pride of Havana'' *2000

Darryl Brock Darryl is an English name, a variant spelling of Darell. Male variations of this name include: Darlin, Daryl, Darrell, Darryl, Daryll, Darryll, Darrell, Darrel. Female and unisex variations of this name include: Daryl, Darian, Dareen, Darell ...

for ''

Havana Heat ''Havana Heat'' is a novel published in 2000 by Darryl Brock. It is a fictionalized story about a real historical figure, Dummy Taylor, a deaf baseball player who played professional baseball in the years 1900‒1908. Plot summary In 1911, T ...

'' *2001

Tom Stanton Tom Stanton (born December 17, 1960 in Warren, Michigan) is the author of several nonfiction books, including two memoirs. In 1983, Stanton, a journalist, co-founded ''The Voice Newspapers'' in suburban Detroit and served as editor for sixteen ...

for ''

The Final Season ''The Final Season'' is a 2007 baseball film starring Sean Astin, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tom Arnold, Powers Boothe, Larry Miller, Brett Claywell, Michael Angarano, and Marshall Bell and directed by David Mickey Evans. The film wrapped produc ...

'' *2002 Charles Korr for ''The End of Baseball as We Knew It'' *2003

Jim Bouton James Alan Bouton (; March 8, 1939 – July 10, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. Bouton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, and Atlanta Braves between 1 ...

for ''Foul Ball'' *2004 William Kashatus for ''September Swoon'' *2005 Bob McGee for ''The Greatest Ballpark Ever'' *2006 Brad Snyder for ''A Well-Paid Slave'' *2007 Norman L. Macht for ''Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball''

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{{Reflist Awards established in 1999 Sports writing awards * * Baseball trophies and awards in the United States American literary awards 1999 establishments in Minnesota

Dave Moore Award Recipients

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