Hal McCoy is a former beat writer for the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), covering the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, which is awarded annually "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing." He has won 52 Ohio and national writing awards and was the first non-Cincinnati newsperson elected to the Cincinnati Journalists Hall of Fame. He also was inducted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame and the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame. He has a stone on Dayton's Walk of Fame and the press box at Dayton's Howell Field is named the Hal McCoy Press Box. McCoy has been the Cincinnati BBWAA Chapter Chair 22 times and was the BBWAA national president in 1997. He is the third writer from the Dayton Daily News to win the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, joining Si Burick (1982) and Ritter Collett (1991). Residing in Englewood, Ohio, McCoy is an honors graduate in journalism from Kent State University.
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Monday, 17 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

Hal Answers: June 17, 2019

The latest questions from fans of baseball, and the latest answers from baseball hall of famer Hal McCoy, who doesn't promise you'll be happy with the answers - just willing to face the music if you're not. Always an enjoyable read...Hal McCoy in today's Press Pros inside feature.
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Sunday, 09 June 2019 / Published in MAC, MAC Feature

Cavaliers Win 7th State Title With 1-0 Gem….

Go crazy, broadcaster Jack Buck once said...Jacob Wenning pitched a four-hit shutout and scored the game's only run (below) Sunday night, sending the Coldwater Cavaliers to their seventh state title in baseball. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros in our final tournament update.
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Sunday, 09 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

At The Tourney: C-J Wins Second Straight In Division II

They used their superior pitching again, and seven timely hits to achieve the second Division II baseball titles in as many years for the Chaminade-Julienne Eagles. And coach Mike Barhorst rides off into the sunset a winner. Read Hal McCoy's account in today's Press Pros feature.
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

From The Tourney: Coldwater Does It (Wins) Abnormally

Frilling starts on the mound, moves to second base, then returns to the mound to finish. Cavaliers come from behind to beat Roger Bacon, 12-7, and advance to Division III state finals.
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

From The Tourney: CJ In Line For Repeat, Beats Van Wert

Squeeze it...The Chaminade-Julienne Eagles are going back to the Division II title game with their win over Van Wert in Saturday's first semi-final game. Read hall of famer Hal McCoy account of the game on Press Pros.