This Week in SABR: October 13, 2023
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 13, 2023.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
Present your research at the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference
More highlights from SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Sign up now for Ballpark Figures with Meg Rowley
SABR Analytics Certification: Sign up now for new Level 3 course
Submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board by November 1
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Research presentation abstracts now accepted for 2024 SABR Analytics Conference
SABR and Sports Info Solutions are excited to announce the call for presentations for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held on March 8-10, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona.
The submission deadline for all 2024 SABR Analytics Conference presentation abstracts is 11:59 p.m. MST on November 22, 2023. Click here to learn more or to submit a presentation abstract.
Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more:
- Registration: Click here to register for the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference. Early-bird registration is $395 for SABR members, $495 for non-members, and $150 for currently enrolled high school or college students. Student-only virtual registration is $50. Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive the discounted registration link.
- Student Registration: Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. Both include access to General Session panels and presentations on Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 7. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo certification course ($395 value). SABR membership will be fulfilled after event sign-up and access to Rapsodo course will be delivered after the conference.
- Research Presentations: Present your baseball research at the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline to submit an abstract: November 22, 2023.
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Click here to register your team for the 2024 Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Registration is $1,750 per team, which includes admission to all SABR Analytics Conference sessions and a one-year SABR membership for each participant.
- Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: December 31, 2023.
Stay tuned for more information on speakers, panelists, and presenters soon! Learn more at SABR.org/analytics.
More highlights from the 2023 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
The fifth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference was held virtually on September 29-October 1, 2023. This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — was a virtual event with the theme “Through the Lens of Baseball.” Here are more highlights posted this week:
- Watch highlights from Melissa Ludtke’s keynote presentation
- Watch highlights from the Telling Their Story Panel with Shae Sloan and Missy Coombes, Marlene Vogelsang, and Kat Williams
- Watch highlights from the Through the Lens of Baseball Panel with Donna Muscarella, Tracy Greer, Margaret Lawrence, and Jessica Kleinschmidt, and Leslie Heaphy
- Watch highlights from the Umpires Panel with Greta Langhenry, Sophiyah Liu, and Perry Barber
Visit SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference/2023 for more coverage and video highlights.
Sign up for Ballpark Figures with Meg Rowley on November 2
Join us each month for SABR’s Ballpark Figures, a new interview series hosted by Shakeia Taylor. The virtual Zoom event is free and open to all active SABR members.
On Thursday, November 2, our guest will be Meg Rowley, managing editor of FanGraphs and co-host of the Effectively Wild podcast.
Visit SABR.org/ballpark-figures to learn more about upcoming shows or view past episodes.
Help us Bring it Home in 2023 and build a stronger future for SABR!
Much like circling the baseball diamond, SABR rounds the bases every year through guiding principles of research, participation, and community. At first base is the fundamental component of our mission: research. At second base is participation, through which we produce wonderful baseball research and programming that reaches people everywhere. We round third at community, as we strive towards our vision of becoming the essential community for the world of baseball. Gifts from members like you will now help SABR BRING IT HOME, making 2023 a historic success while building for a bright future.
You can support SABR’s end of year Bring it Home Campaign by making a gift of $150 or more by December 31, 2022. We will use your best gift of $150, $300, $500, or $1,000 to boost SABR’s general operations. Contributions from generous donors like you are vital as SABR expands research, creates more pathways to participation, and builds a stronger baseball community.
Visit SABR.org/donate/2023 to learn more.
SABR Analytics Certification: Sign up now for new Level 3 course
We’re excited to announce that the newest course in the SABR Analytics Certification program, Level Three – Introduction to Baseball Programming, is now available.
Taught by award-winning baseball writer and analyst Rob Arthur, the Level Three course provides an introduction to programming using a practical approach in its application for baseball and focusing on R (with a dash of SQL) as a programming language, the goal of this online, on-demand course is to give learners a foundational understanding of the technical skills necessary for a career in data science and baseball analytics.
To sign up now, or to learn more about previous courses, visit SABR.org/analytics/certification.
Call for papers: 2024 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference
All SABR members are invited and encouraged to submit a Research Presentation Proposal Abstract on any topic of 19th-century baseball for the 2024 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 15th annual Ivor-Campbell Conference is scheduled for April 19-20, 2024. The deadline for proposal Abstracts is October 31, 2023.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board by November 1
SABR’s Editorial Board welcomes new project proposals from members to be considered for publication through the Digital Library, SABR.org, or any other multimedia formats. We strongly encourage new proposals that involve collaboration between SABR research committees and/or chapters, and web-based projects with an eye toward enhanced multimedia presentation.
- Click here to submit a SABR project proposal
Next deadline: November 1, 2023 (for publication in early 2025 or 2026)
SABR seeks to publish 2-4 web-based multimedia projects and 6-8 books per year. Book projects should be of a scope that can fit in a single volume, typically between 100,000 and 200,000 total words.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Subscribe to Baseball Digest for discounted SABR rates, full archive access
A subscription to Baseball Digest now includes free access to the magazine’s archive website containing 82 years of searchable baseball history. SABR members can now subscribe at a discount! Click here to subscribe at the discounted rate.
One-year subscriptions cost $32.95 for SABR members (a 39% discount off the newsstand rate) or $48.95 for two years (a 54% discount.) SABR members will receive the traditional print edition delivered to their preferred mailing address; access to the digital edition of Baseball Digest so you can read on the go; and access to the digital archive library containing every issue of Baseball Digest published since August 1942!
Baseball fans, tune in this season to SABRcast with Rob Neyer, a weekly podcast hosted by award-winning author and longtime SABR member Rob Neyer. Episode #235 on Monday, October 9 featured Ben Lindbergh, author, Effectively Wild co-host, and senior editor at The Ringer. Visit SABR.org/sabrcast to listen to the full episode or subscribe to SABRcast on your favorite podcast networks.
Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.
3 new biographies published at the SABR BioProject
- Billy Barnie, by Frank Vaccaro
- Jack Farrell, by Justin Mckinney
- Luis Ortiz, by Bill Nowlin
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.
10 new stories published at the SABR Games Project
- July 5, 1890: Toledo’s Bill Van Dyke hits for the cycle but Maumees lose to Syracuse Stars, by Mike Huber
- May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season, by Steven C. Weiner
- April 25, 1969: Fergie Jenkins smashes home run in complete-game win over Tom Seaver, Mets, by Victoria Monte with Gregory H. Wolf
- April 18, 1970: Giants-Reds slugfest yields Jim Johnson’s sole major-league win, by Jim Moyes
- October 1, 1973: Padres fly cross country to beat Pirates in season finale, by John Fredland
- September 18, 1975: Rusty Staub becomes first Met to reach 100-RBI milestone in walk-off win, by Kurt Blumenau
- October 19, 1981: Ninth-inning home run sends Dodgers to World Series on ‘Blue Monday’, by Jeff Barto
- May 7, 1992: Orioles’ late rally stuns reigning champion Twins, by Steve Ginader
- May 11, 1996: Al Leiter throws Marlins’ first no-hitter, by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
- October 3, 2022: With little to play for, Red Sox clinch .500 season at home, by Bill Nowlin
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
Read all game stories from new Yankee Stadium book online
All game stories from the SABR Digital Library book, Yankee Stadium 1923-2008: America’s First Modern Ballpark, are now available to read online at the SABR Games Project. Here are the new articles posted this week:
- July 19, 1977: Sutton Place: Dodger Don dominates AL in Yankee Stadium debut, by Andrew Milner
- October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series, by Ed Gruver
- April 13, 1978: How sweet it is! Reggie Jackson’s candy bar makes debut, by Rich D’Ambrosio
- October 6, 1978: Munson, Yankees outslug Royals in Game 3, by Ed Gruver
- October 14, 1978: Yankees tie World Series with one extra-base hit and one excessive hip, by Gordon J. Gattie
- May 13, 1985: Mattingly sets MVP tone with walk-off homer in record-tying comeback, by Jake Bell
- September 29, 1987: Don Mattingly’s record sixth grand slam sinks Red Sox, by Ray Danner
- October 9, 1996: Jeffrey Maier assists Derek Jeter’s game-tying homer in ALCS opener, by Malcolm Allen
- October 26, 1996: Glory returns to the Bronx as Yankees beat Braves in six, by Paul Semendinger
- July 10, 1997: Hideki Irabu brings Japan to Yankee Stadium, by Chad Moody
- April 10, 1998: Yankees, A’s combine for Yankee Stadium scoring record in home opener, by Thomas E. Merrick
- October 21, 2000: José Vizcaino wins Game 1 for Yankees in 12th inning, by Gene Gomes
Visit SABR.org/ebooks to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.
The Stars Shone on Philadelphia: The 1934 Negro National League Champions
Edited by Frederick C. Bush and Bill Nowlin
Visit SABR.org/ebooks to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.
Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:
- Save the date! SABR 52 will be in Minneapolis in 2024
- 40,000 rare images now available in SABR-Rucker Archive
- Maybelle Blair honored with Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
- In Memoriam: Former SABR Board President Dick Beverage
- Historical Black Newspapers Collection added to SABR Research Resources
- SABR forms new Special Negro Leagues and Teams Committee
- Save the date! 2024 SABR Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference to be held in Cooperstown
- SABR Defensive Index rankings released through August 13
- Highlights from the 2023 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
- SABR Landmarks Committee unveils new Baseball Grave Map
- Read articles from new 2023 The National Pastime online
- Watch video highlights from 2023 SABR Analytics Conference
- Learn more about the recipients of 2023 SABR Local Grants
- Get a gift for baseball fan in your life with the SABR Store @ CafePress
Please give a warm welcome to all new SABR members who joined this week! View more Members-Only resources at members.sabr.org or click here to download the Membership Handbook. Find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.
| NAME | HOMETOWN | NAME | HOMETOWN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Allen | Ottawa, ON | Eddie MacIntosh | Baltimore, MD | ||
| Edward Damer | Pittsburgh, PA | Sean Palmateer | Baltimore, MD | ||
| John Chandler Gay | Athens, GA | Samantha Ramirez | Glendale, CA | ||
| Ryan Halloran | Philadelphia, PA | Dick Rogers | San Leandro, CA | ||
| Bruce Kandel | Boca Raton, FL | Michael Witt | Centerville, OH |
- Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Jack Bales (“The Mysterious Lewis Meacham”). Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- October 13: 9 Online Virtual Baseball Conference
- October 15: Hanlan’s Point (ON) Chapter meeting with Dom Dinelle (1:00 p.m. EDT)
- October 16: Bob Broeg St. Louis (MO) Chapter meeting with Jack Pelikan (6:00 p.m. CDT)
- October 16: Northern New England (NH) Chapter meeting with Dale Tafory (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- October 16: Halsey Hall (MN) Chapter research committee meeting (7:00 p.m. CDT)
- October 16: Larry Dierker (TX) Chapter meeting with Bill Brown (7:00 p.m. CDT)
- October 17: Bud Metheny (VA) Chapter meeting with Paul Boren (8:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- October 14: Halsey Hall Chapter book club meeting (Roseville, MN)
- October 14: West Texas Chapter meeting (San Angelo, TX)
- October 17: Bob Davids Chapter Analytics Meetup (Washington, DC)
- October 17: Bob Davids Chapter Maryland Hot Stove Dinner (Silver Spring, MD)
- October 18: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting (Baltimore, MD)
- October 18: Rocky Mountain Chapter monthly luncheon (Denver, CO)
- October 21: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Nineteenth Century: Fall 2023 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Hanlan’s Point Chapter: Fall 2023 newsletter (Toronto, ON)
- Rocky Mountain Chapter: October 2023 newsletter (Denver, CO)
Sign up for SABR chapter announcements at SABR.org/chapters.
Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.
Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:
- Lindsey Adler: Bruce Bochy Tried Coaching T-ball. The Major Leagues Were Easier. (Wall Street Journal)
- Hannah Keyser: Texas Rangers’ lineup is red-hot once again at the perfect time (Yahoo! Sports)
- Emma Baccellieri: Orioles’ Underdog Story Comes Crashing Down in Texas (Sports Illustrated)
- Jayson Stark: Braves, Phillies conjure up a classic — a playoff win unlike any other (The Athletic)
- Davy Andrews: Freddie Freeman Lost His Poor Meatball (FanGraphs)
- Ben Clemens: Layoffs Haven’t Hindered Playoff Teams Historically (FanGraphs)
- Mark Simon: Fielding Bible Awards Preview (ACTA Sports)
- Steve Rushin: Love and Sports Were Perfectly Intertwined in Sportswriter Jim Caple’s Life Until the Very End (Sports Illustrated)
- Sarah Langs: 7 longest series losing skids in playoff history (MLB.com)
- Derrick Goold: What would a 2023 roster of Cardinals’ homegrown players look like? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Jay Jaffe: Sandy Alcantara’s Volume and Velocity Lead to an All-Too-Familiar Place (FanGraphs)
- David Laurila: Caleb Ferguson is Effectively a Square Peg in a Round Dodgers Hole (FanGraphs)
- Ryan Fagan: Orioles manager Brandon Hyde’s ability to get more from his players stems from his life in the minors (Sporting News)
- Evan Drellich: In Cleveland, MLB’s longest and quietest title drought reaches 75 seasons (The Athletic)
- Frederic J. Frommer: The 1948 baseball photo with a radical message of acceptance (Washington Post)
- Michael Clair: Top Japanese power prospect Sasaki foregoes NPB draft to attend U.S. university (MLB.com)
- Gary Cieradkowski: Joe Hauser: Leave him alone, he’s Our Joe! (Infinite Baseball Card Set)
- Manny Randhawa: ‘El Presidente, el perfecto:’ Dennis Martinez’s journey to perfection (MLB.com)
- Thomas Ferraro: Jimmie Foxx: Baseball’s “Forgotten” Super Slugger (What’s Up Magazine)
- John Lavenburg: First Latin American Major Leaguer Honored With Tombstone in Queens Catholic Cemetery (The Tablet)
- Jeff Cohen: Baseball and BBQ interview with Brian Kenny (Baseball and BBQ)
- Jason Schwartz: Football card Mount Rushmore (SABR Baseball Cards)
Please note: Some articles may require a separate subscription to view online. SABR does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for, any content that appears on a third-party website.
This Week in SABR is compiled by Jacob Pomrenke. If you would like us to include an upcoming event, article, or any other information in “This Week in SABR,” e-mail jpomrenke@sabr.org. To find past editions of TWIS, click here.
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Originally published: October 13, 2023. Last Updated: October 11, 2023.