Larry Whiteside

Lawrence W. Whiteside (September 19, 1937 – June 15, 2007), nicknamed "Sides", was an American journalist known for his newspaper coverage of baseball, most notably of the Boston Red Sox for The Boston Globe.

Early life Whiteside was born in Chicago, in 1937. He graduated from Drake University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959. While at Drake, he wrote for The Des Moines Register.

Boston Whiteside moved to Boston in 1973, where he worked for The Boston Globe through the end of his career.

Whiteside was an expert on Negro league baseball, and was one of the first American journalists to follow baseball in other countries. Whiteside died in Boston in June 2007, survived by his wife and one son. and he was announced as the winner on December 5 following a vote by the BBWAA membership; he was honored in July 2008. Whiteside became the first African-American beat writer to receive the Spink Award.