SABR

Nineteenth Century Research Committee

 

The Nineteenth Century Committee, established in 1983, fosters research on all facets of baseball before 1901. Completed committee projects include full team and player statistics for the 1871-1875 National Association and two volumes of short biographies published by SABR, Nineteenth Century Stars (1989) and Baseball's First Stars (1996).

Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legends: Members of SABR's Nineteenth Century Committee receive an online ballot every spring for the Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend, to select the top players not yet inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The results are announced at the committee's annual meeting at that year's SABR convention.

The Nineteenth Century Committee organizes the Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference each April in Cooperstown, New York. For more information, click here.

• Members of the committee are encouraged to participate in the online discussion group at SABRNation. Click "Add discussion" to post questions or research requests.
• To find current and past Nineteenth Century committee newsletters, click here.
• All SABR members are eligible to join this committee. Click here to find the Nineteenth Century Committee in SABRNation and then follow the link that says "Join group".

Contacts:

• Peter Mancuso, Chair
• Bob Bailey Vice-Chair and Newsletter Editor