Thomas Boswell
Encyclopedia
Thomas M. Boswell is an American sports columnist.
Boswell has spent his entire career at the Washington Post, joining it shortly after graduating from Amherst College
in 1969. He became a Post columnist in 1984. Writing primarily about baseball
, he is credited with inventing the total average
statistic.
In addition to the Post, he has written for Esquire magazine, GQ, Playboy
and Inside Sports
. He also makes frequent television appearances.
Boswell has spent his entire career at the Washington Post, joining it shortly after graduating from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
in 1969. He became a Post columnist in 1984. Writing primarily about 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...
, he is credited with inventing the total average
Total average
Total average is a baseball statistic devised by sportswriter Thomas Boswell in the 1970s. The statistic is designed to measure a hitter's overall offensive contributions....
statistic.
In addition to the Post, he has written for Esquire magazine, GQ, Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
and Inside Sports
Inside Sports
Inside Sports magazine was a major general interest sports magazine in the United States. Launched in 1979 by Newsweek, it was designed as an edgier, monthly alternative to the longer-running Sports Illustrated and SPORT Magazine brands...
. He also makes frequent television appearances.
Books
- How Life Imitates the World Series (1982)
- Why Time Begins on Opening Day (1984)
- Strokes of Genius (1987)
- The Heart of the Order (1989)
- Game Day: Sports Writings 1970-1990 (1990)
- Cracking the Show (1994)
- Diamond Dreams (with Walter IoossWalter IoossWalter Iooss Jr. is a professional photographer.He is best known for his work with Sports Illustrated magazine, which has featured his photos on its cover several times and for his portraits of famous athletes such as Michael Jordan, Cal Ripken, Jr. and Ken Griffey, Jr....
) (1996)