Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)
Encyclopedia
Richard Goldstein is an American
journalist
and writer
. Beginning in 1980, he wrote four baseball
books. He has also written in several other fields.
Goldstein worked as an editor at The New York Times
from 1980 to 2007 and also wrote for the paper. He continues to contribute obituary articles to The Times. He is a 1963 graduate of Brooklyn College
and received a master's degree in political science from the University of Michigan
in 1964. Before joining The Times, he worked for The New York Daily News, Newsday
and United Press International
.
. He wrote a pioneering study of baseball during World War II (Spartan Seasons), and a well-received history of Brooklyn
baseball (Superstars and Screwballs). Goldstein collaborated with former New York Yankees
infielder and broadcaster Jerry Coleman
on Coleman's autobiography
(An American Journey).
, 50 years after it occurred. His 1997 book Mine Eyes Have Seen is a first-person memoir of critical American events. He detailed the sinking of the Andrea Doria
in a 2003 book.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. Beginning in 1980, he wrote four baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
books. He has also written in several other fields.
Goldstein worked as an editor at The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
from 1980 to 2007 and also wrote for the paper. He continues to contribute obituary articles to The Times. He is a 1963 graduate of Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
and received a master's degree in political science from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1964. Before joining The Times, he worked for The New York Daily News, Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
and United Press International
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
.
Baseball writings
Goldstein's five sports books include four on baseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. He wrote a pioneering study of baseball during World War II (Spartan Seasons), and a well-received history of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
baseball (Superstars and Screwballs). Goldstein collaborated with former New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
infielder and broadcaster Jerry Coleman
Jerry Coleman
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman is a former Major League Baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees. Currently, he is an analyst and former play-by-play radio announcer for the San Diego Padres...
on Coleman's autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
(An American Journey).
Historian
Goldstein broadened his range in 1994 when he wrote about D-DayD-Day
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
, 50 years after it occurred. His 1997 book Mine Eyes Have Seen is a first-person memoir of critical American events. He detailed the sinking of the Andrea Doria
SS Andrea Doria
SS Andrea Doria[p] was an ocean liner for the Italian Line home ported in Genoa, Italy, most famous for its sinking in 1956, when 46 people died. Named after the 16th-century Genoese admiral Andrea Doria, the ship had a gross register tonnage of 29,100 and a capacity of about 1,200 passengers and...
in a 2003 book.
Forthcoming book
His forthcoming book, with planned publication date April 13, 2010, is entitled Helluva Town: The Story of New York City During World War II.Major works
- Spartan Seasons: How Baseball Survived the Second World War (1980)
- Superstars and Screwballs: 100 Years of Brooklyn Baseball (1991)
- You be the Umpire! (1993)
- America at D-Day: A Book of Remembrance (1994)
- Ivy League Autumns: An Illustrated History of College Football's Grand Old Rivalries (1996)
- Mine Eyes Have Seen: A First-Person History of the Events That Have Shaped America (1997)
- Desperate Hours: The Epic Rescue of the Andrea Doria (2003)
- An American Journey: My Life on the Field, in the Air, and on the Air, with Jerry ColemanJerry ColemanGerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman is a former Major League Baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees. Currently, he is an analyst and former play-by-play radio announcer for the San Diego Padres...
(2008) - Helluva Town: The Story of New York City During World War II (to be published April 13, 2010)