Harry George "H.G." Salsinger (April 10, 1885 – November 1958) was sports editor of The Detroit News for 49 years.
Salsinger was born in Ohio. In 1907, he started writing for The Cincinnati Post.
In 1909, Salsinger began working at The Detroit News as sports editor, a position he held until his death in 1958. He covered 50 World Series, two Olympic Games, and many other sports including football, golf, tennis, and boxing. Salsinger was also a president of both the Baseball Writers Association of America, and the Football Writers Association of America. Salsinger retired in January 1958 and died 10 months later at Henry Ford Hospital following a long illness.
Salsinger was married to Gladys E. Salsinger. They had a son, Harry G. Salsinger, Jr., born in approximately 1920. At the time of the 1920 United States Census, Salsinger lived with his wife and son at 244 Pingree Avenue in Detroit.
In 1968, the Baseball Writers Association of American posthumously awarded Salsinger the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for his baseball writing. He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
When 'Babe' Ruth Was Beaten by John McGraw, Baseball Magazine, November 1922 (reprinted in Literary Digest, December 2, 1922)The day Johnny Bassler stole home, 1923 (reprinted in Baseball Digest, October 1955)Cobb dominated baseball with his keen mind and a will to succeed, The Detroit News, November 2, 1924 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 33–37)Lustrous Lenglen (Suzanne Lenglen), The Dearborn Independent, February 5, 1927, p. 7Chilled Drama: Streaks on Ice (speed skating), The Dearborn Independent, February 1927, p. 7New Idols for the Gallery: The Slashing Game (ice hockey), The Dearborn Independent, February 26, 1927, p. 7Courage and Endurance -- Matters of Stomach Not of Heart, The Dearborn Independent, March 5, 1927, p. 12The Weiser Typhoon - Old Barney (Walter Johnson), The Dearborn Independent, April 9, 1927, p. 14The Gate God Ruth (Babe Ruth), The Dearborn Independent, April 23, 1927, p. 7He Made a Man's Game out of Tennis (Bill Tilden), The Dearborn Independent, May 29, 1927, p. 7The Weiser Typhoon - Old Barney (Walter Johnson), The Dearborn Independent, April 9, 1927, p. 14Playing for Community (on Hank Greenberg's decision to play on Rosh Hashanah), The Detroit News, September 11, 1934Rogell gets it going with defense (Billy Rogell), The Detroit News, September 11, 1935 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 114–115)Cochrane owned Detroit in 1935 (Mickey Cochrane), The Detroit News, August 7, 1938 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 116–117)Mullin was a brainiac on the mound (George Mullin), The Detroit News, January 10, 1944 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 174–175)Goslin brought attitude then a title (Goose Goslin), The Detroit News (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 156–157)Trick Schedule Tunes Out Radio, Baseball Digest, July 1945Speed Doesn't Count at Night, Baseball Digest, May 1947It's Howt-a-man (Art Houtteman), Baseball Digest, February 1948Groth Good, But He Still Must Grow-eth (Johnny Groth), Baseball Digest, January 1949The All-Time Tigers, Baseball Digest, February 1949Mr. Consistency Enters the Hall (Charlie Gehringer, Baseball Digest, July 1949Speaking Up for Speaker (Tris Speaker, Baseball Digest, August 1949Synonymitis (1950 Epidemic), Baseball Digest, July 1950American League's All-Timers, Baseball Digest, August 1950Trout Was Always Loose (Dizzy Trout, Baseball Digest, November 1950Heilmann was a magician at bat (Harry Heilmann), The Detroit News, July 10, 1951 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 112–113)Minor Whiz, Major Wheeze (Ox Eckhardt, Baseball Digest, July 1951Eight-Inning Winner (Hooks Dauss, Baseball Digest, August 1951Greatest Pitcher? Waddell! (Rube Waddell, Baseball Digest, September 1951It's a National League Year, Baseball Digest, September 1951Bobo and His Short Story (Bobo Newsom), Baseball Digest, October 1952Perfect Average System Unlikely, Baseball Digest, February 1953Diamond Odds Against Grid Stars, Baseball Digest, April 1953The Passing of a Symbol (Connie Mack), Baseball Digest, April 1956Dugout Dictionary, Baseball Digest, January 1957What a Scout Looks for in a Boy, Baseball Digest, June 1957 