Posted on May 25, 2001

George Gmelch, professor of anthropology, has published Inside Pitch: Life in Professional Baseball (Smithsonian Institution Press), a book that takes an anthropological look at the culture of baseball, and the career cycle of ballplayers. He also had two articles, “When Baseball Careers End,” and “The Mental Game,” published in NINE: the Journal of the History and Culture of Baseball. He has also given several talks on baseball, including one to the patrons of the Smithsonian's Museum of American History.