Siwoff still went to the office regularly until a few months ago, Gilston said. Elias was started in 1913 by brothers Al Munro Elias and Walter Bruce Elias and became official statistician of baseball’s National League in 1919. Siwoff, born on Nov. 1, 1920, started as an accountant in 1938 and purchased the company in 1952 from the brothers’ widows. In addition to Major League Baseball, Elias provides statistical support to the NFL, NBA, WNBA, Major League Soccer and many broadcast networks. Siwoff is survived by son Ronald Siwoff and daughter Nancy Gilston.

Source: thestar November 29, 2019 23:48 UTC