SABR’s Ninteenth Century Committee is excited to announce a monthly series of virtual research presentations via Zoom.
The 19cBB Speaker Series will initially consist of research presentations presented at the Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference (“The Fred”). These informative talks will be re-presented each second Tuesday of the month beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. They will run for one hour.
2021-22 presentations
- Registration is now open for our upcoming 2021-22 season, beginning in September 2021. All baseball fans are invited to attend these free online presentations. Click on a link below to sign up now and receive the Zoom meeting details:
2021-22 presentations
- September 14, 2021: Bruce Allardice, “Baseball in the Wild West”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details - October 12: Michael Haupert, “William Hulbert”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details - November 9: Lawrence Phillips, “Early Baseball in Cincinnati”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details - December 14: Rob Bauer, “End of the American Association”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details - January 11, 2022: Alan Cohen, “Baseball and the Sabbath”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details - February 8: Monica Nucciarone, “Alexander Cartwright”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details - March 8: Dennis Thiessen, “Tip O’Neill”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details - April 12: Terry Bohn, “Baseball in the Black Hills”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details - May 10: Eric Frost, “Art Irwin”
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting details
After registering for each event, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
2020-21 presentations
Click below to watch a replay of all presentations from our opening series in 2020-21 on YouTube:
2020-21 presentations
- October 13, 2020: Jon Popovich, “Boots, Saddles & Baseballs: Major Benteen at the Little Big Horn”
(click here to view Jon’s PowerPoint slides) - November 10: Joanne Hulbert, “I Never Thought I’d Miss ‘Tricky Nick’: 19th-Century Nicknames”
(click here to view Joanne’s PowerPoint slides) - December 8: Bill Humber, “A Thoroughly Modern Ballplayer: The Imaginative, Illicit and Improbable Life of Bob Addy”
(click here to view Bill’s PowerPoint slides) - January 12, 2021: Tom Shieber: “Around the World with A.G. Spalding: The Mystery of an 1888-89 Tourist’s Diary”
- February 9: Donald Jensen, “Baseball Fans Must Eat: The Life & Times of Harry Stevens, Hot Dog King”
(click here to view Don’s PowerPoint slides) - March 9: Jerry Casway, “Before Greenberg there was (Lipman) Pike”
- April 13: Chip Martin, “Kidnapping Their Way to Glory: The Detroit Wolverines”
- May 11: Bob Bailey, “Jack Chapman: A Nineteenth Century Baseball Life”
(click here to view Bob’s PowerPoint slides)

