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BioProject Group Projects

The Baseball Biography Project encourages and supports team or region-based group projects (or whatever groupings you might think of).

If you have an idea for a project featuring your team, your part of the world, your area of interest – please contact Bill Nowlin at bnowlin@rounder.com.

Books already published

First of all, there have been 11 projects which have completed and published:

All of these projects resulted in books, which can be found in our SABR Bookstore.

We expect to see a few more books published in the next 12 months.

Completed and in the process of being published

  • 1984 Detroit Tigers (editors: Mark Pattison and Dave Raglin). Manuscript being finalized for McFarland, projected for late 2012 publication.
 
  • 1950s Boston Red Sox (editors: Mark Armour and Bill Nowlin). Manuscript being finalized. Publication expected in 2012.

 

Projects in the works, for which all biographies have been assigned
 

  • 1912 Red Sox (editor: Bill Nowlin). All 27 bios assigned, along with several articles. Only one or two are incomplete at this point. Publication expected in 2012.
  • 1964 Cardinals (editor: Bill Nowlin). All players assigned, and 24 have been written. Publication likely anticipated for 2012.
  • 1964 Philadelphia Phillies (editor: Mel Marmer)
  • 1901 Boston Americans (editor: Bill Nowlin) – All players assigned, and all are completed except for two or three. Publication expected in 2012.

 

Projects still seeking biographers (and readers, fact-checkers, etc.)

  • 1954 Indians (editor: Joseph Wancho). Largely subscribed, with more than a dozen bios already completed. 
 
  • 1919 Chicago White Sox (editor: Jacob Pomrenke). All biographies have been assigned, with 18 completed and 16 still being written or awaiting editing.
  • Rhode Island Natives (editor: Ray Birch). Chances are, this will be quite a long-range project. Completed biographies are not being embargoed, but are being posted.
  • 1975-76 Reds (editor: Mark Armour). Largely unsubscribed.  

 

 

Other projects which are under way

  • 1947 New York Yankees (editor: Lyle Spatz). University of Nebraska publication anticipated in 2013
  • 1914 Boston Braves (editor: Bob Joel)
  • Quebec Natives  (editor: Patrick Carpentier). Target deadline for completion of biographies is January 2012.
  • 1979 Baltimore Orioles (editor: Tom Heinlein). This is at a midpoint, with 15 completed, but about 13 still left to be assigned.
  • Puerto Rican Natives (editor: Edwin Fernandez-Cruz). Still in its initial stages.
  • 1946 Newark Eagles (editor: Rich Puerzer). Still in its initial stages.

 

Collaborative projects with other organizations
 

  • AAGPBL/SABR collaboration. A bit different than the other projects in that the bios are not intended for print publication, but for posting jointly on the AAGPBL and BioProject web sites. Bill Nowlin is the SABR coordinator and Merrie Fidler is the AAGPBL-PA coordinator for the project. Contact either one to sign on. You'll meet some wonderful and interesting ladies, and, if you don't have a subject in mind, Merrie can locate AAGPBL players in, or close to, your state and possibly even in your hometown.
 
  • Jewish Major Leaguers/SABR collaboration (editor: Martin Abramowitz). This collaborative project was announced and at least one biography completed, but Jewish Major Leagues, Inc. has been wrapping up two other projects first before turning more attention to this one.

Each of the above collaborations is proceeding incrementally, with the occasional biography being completed.

Last update: April 9, 2012

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