S. Derby Gisclair

A lifelong resident of New Orleans, S. Derby Gisclair is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and its 19th Century, Minor Leagues, Deadball Era, Oral History, and Pictorial History Committees. He is a Sustaining Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and is on the Nominating and Selection Committees for the Greater New Orleans Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mr. Gisclair has written several articles and is a noted speaker at regional and national conferences on baseball history. He is the editor of Between the Lines, an annual compendium of baseball research and articles from the Schott-Pelican Chapter of SABR. He also offers websites on the history of baseball in New Orleans – www.NewOrleansBaseball.com – and the old Southern Association – www.SouthernAssociationBaseball.com – for further reference.

His first book, Baseball in New Orleans, was published in April of 2004 by Arcadia Publishing. His next book, Baseball at Tulane University, was released by Arcadia in February of 2007. Mr. Gisclair is the author of two other books and several articles on baseball history. He is currently compiling material for a history of the New Orleans Pelicans and an expanded history of baseball in 19th century New Orleans.

When he is not watching, researching or writing about baseball, Mr. Gisclair is a Principal in the firm of Crescent Capital Consulting, LLC, an institutional investment management consulting firm headquartered in New Orleans serving in excess of $2 billion in assets.