Seymour Siwoff, Master of Sports Statistics, Is Dead at 99

Seymour Siwoff, a pioneer in bringing statistical analysis to the sports world who chronicled feats from the epic to the arcane through seven decades as the head of the Elias Sports Bureau, died Friday at his home in New York City. He was 99. His death was confirmed by his grandson Joe Gilston, whose Joseph Gilston Trust took over Elias in March, purchasing 100% of its stock. Until then, Siwoff had, since 1952, been the president and chief executive of Elias, the official record-keeper for Am...