This Week in SABR: September 5, 2025

September 5, 2025/in This Week in SABR /by wpadmin

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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Early registration ends next week for SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Free Rapsodo course offered with SABR Analytics Certification purchase
Save the date: SABR 54 will be in Cleveland in 2026
Call for papers: 2026 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference
Listen: New Oral History interview with Scott Brosius

Early registration ends next week for 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

Join us for the seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, which will be held virtually on September 19-21, 2025. All baseball fans are welcome to attend!

This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — is a virtual Zoom event. The conference will feature research presentations, panels, pylon unveiling, presentation of the Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award, and keynote speaker Dr. Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton, author, filmmaker, professor, and daughter of Negro Leaguer Henry Kimbro.

ESPN’s Nicole Briscoe has been added to the Baseball Operations Panel, along with Hannah Snedecor (Rockford Rivets) and Alisha Wetzl (Savannah Bananas). Other panel discussions will include the Groundskeepers Panel with Alexa Brown (Tulsa Drillers), Nicole Sherry (Baltimore Orioles), and Leah Withrow (Reno Aces); and the My Baseball Story Panel, moderated by Kat Williams.

Register now: Click here to register for this event at SABR.org. Early registration is $55 before September 12 and $65 afterward; includes Zoom access to all presentations and panels, awards ceremony, and virtual social hour, plus digital program booklet.
Schedule: Click here for the full schedule of panels and presentations. Zoom sessions will be held from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19; 10:00 a.m.-8:20 p.m. on Saturday, September 20, and 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 21. (All times listed are in the Eastern Time Zone.)

Visit SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference for complete details.

Free Rapsodo course offered with SABR Analytics Certification purchase

For a limited time only, get a free Rapsodo Certified class included with the purchase of any SABR Analytics Certification course. Online and video based, SABR Analytics Certification and Rapsodo courses combine to help learners elevate their baseball data knowledge alongside skills relating to the technical tools used in player development operations.

Purchase any SABR Analytics Certification course below between now and September 22, 2025, and get access to a complimentary Rapsodo Certified course.

Rapsodo course access information will be delivered via email after SABR Analytics Certification course purchase has been made.

Visit SABR.org/analytics/rapsodo to learn more.

Save the date! SABR 54 will be in Cleveland in 2026

Save the date! SABR will be heading to Cleveland, Ohio for our 54th annual convention on July 29-August 2, 2026, at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown hotel. Registration information for SABR 54 and our special hotel room block will be available at SABR.org/convention in early 2026.

The Hilton Cleveland Downtown hotel includes a top-floor bar above Cleveland’s skyline with views of Lake Erie and it is conveniently located near many restaurants and attractions on East 4th Street. The hotel is also a short walk from Progressive Field, where the Cleveland Guardians will host a weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The SABR 54 convention logo was created by acclaimed sports graphic designer and SABR member Todd Radom.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Call for papers: 2026 SABR 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 2026 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 17th annual Ivor-Campbell Conference is scheduled for April 24-25, 2026. The deadline for proposal Abstracts is October 31, 2025.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Learn more about new SABR Institutional Memberships

A SABR Institutional Membership is the perfect way to connect your group with baseball’s rich history. Whether you are supporting historical or analytical researchers or engaging with baseball fans in your community, SABR provides the network, tools, and expertise to enhance your offerings.

A SABR Institutional Membership is ideal for libraries, museums, and historical societies; high schools; and higher education departments, especially History, American Studies, and Sports Analytics programs.

Institutional Members receive unlimited access to SABR’s extensive collection of digital publications; exclusive research resources, including access to historical newspaper databases; engagement opportunities with SABR experts and a network of baseball historians and analysts.

To learn more, contact Paul J. Zwirecki for details on membership options and enrollment.

Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.

New Oral History interview: Scott Brosius

Scott Brosius, All-Star infielder and 1998 World Series MVP for New York Yankees
Recorded September 3, 2025, by John McMurray

Visit SABR.org/oralhistory to find more interviews from the SABR Oral History Collection.

4 new stories published at SABR Games Project

May 23, 1901: Chicago’s Clark Griffith intentionally walks Philadelphia’s Nap Lajoie with bases loaded to help preserve victory, by Andrew Harner
September 5, 1951: Two paying fans watch minor league pitchers’ duel between Grand Rapids, Flint, by Kurt Blumenau
April 23, 1982: Rookie Ryne Sandberg records first two homers as Cubs drop slugfest to Pirates, by John Fredland
May 26, 1995: As future of baseball in Seattle hangs in balance, Ken Griffey Jr. breaks wrist, by Jake Bell

Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.

From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes
Edited by Vince Guerrieri, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin

Visit SABR.org 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:

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
Tristan Adamson	Hubbard, OH	Devin McGuire	Scotchtown, NY
Seamus Blaney	Drexel Hill, PA	Kyle Mohoroski	Yorba Linda, CA
Sam Boyle	Chardon, OH	Chase Noel	Pike Road, AL
Sarah Daviau	Arlington, TX	Zach Ordet	Aventura, FL
Matt DeFalco	wallingford, PA	Stephen Ruschak	Bloomfield Hills, MI
Rory Eckardt	Binghamton, NY	Brady Shick	Sagamore Hills, OH
Evan Gangloff	Wethersfield, CT	Matthew Shrake	Chicago, IL
Gabriel Goode	Detroit, MI	John Stanton	Arlington, TX
Nicholas Griffith	Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	Barend van der Merwe	Stockholm, SWE
William Hayes	Lafayette Hill, PA	Caleb Wiesbrock	Lacon, IL
Michael Johnstone	Newark, NJ	Henry Wood-Lewis	Philadelphia, PA
Joshua Malashock	Englewood, CO

Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of August 2025:

NAME		NAME
Ben Baschinsky		Mark Morowczynski
Jake Bell		Linda Nichols
D. Bruce Brown		Andrew North
Bruce Bumbalough		Bill Nowlin
Ralph Caola		Terry Phelps
Ken Carrano		John Rall
Karl Cicitto		Jon Reynolds
Vincent Comparato		Michael Rosenwasser
Chris Dial		Charles Roussel
Mark Drucker		Bob Russon
Mark Dugo		Gary Sarnoff
Helen Edwards		Jason Scheller
Daniel Evans		Douglas Schoppert
David Firstman		Mary Shea
Adam Foldes		Rob Sheinkopf
Leslie Heaphy		Janet Marie Smith
Timothy Herlich		Thomas Stone
Rockwell Hoffman		Wesley Story
David Hughes		Joseph Thompson
Rob Janes		Neal Traven
Donald Jensen		Dennis VanLangen
Charles Levihn		Steve West
Henry Levy		Beach Wires
Peter Mancuso		Jeffrey Wood
Peter Marcus		Don Zminda
Bruce McClure

Want to become a Friend of SABR? Click here to make a recurring monthly contribution or click here to learn more about our Giving Circles to make a one-time contribution.

Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
Video Replays: This week, we heard from Jude Butler (“The Legacy and Future of Baseball in Fort Worth”) and a Baseball Cards/Chicago Chapter Roundtable with John Racanelli, Chris Kamka, and Jeff English. Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

September 5: 2025 Virtual NINE Conference
September 6: Women in Baseball Diamond Stories: Cecilia Tan (10:00 a.m. EDT)
September 8: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Kelly Bennett, Brent Stevens, and Stu Dressler (7:00 p.m. EDT)
September 8: Central Illinois Chapter meeting with Thomas Wolf (7:00 p.m. CDT)
September 9: Baseball and the Arts/Elysian Fields Chapter meeting with Keith Danish (7:00 p.m. EDT)
September 9: 19th Century Speaker Series: Tom Delise and Jay Seaborg (8:00 p.m. EDT)
September 9: Official Scoring Research Committee meeting (8:00 p.m. EDT)
September 11: Boston Chapter meeting with Bob LeMoine and Matthew Glidden (7:00 p.m. EDT)
September 13: Bob Davids Chapter Talkin’ Baseball: Jane Leavy (9:00 a.m. EDT)
September 13: Hank Gowdy Columbus (OH) Chapter book club meeting (9:30 a.m. EDT)
September 13: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter meeting with Mark Armour (1:00 p.m. CDT)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

September 9: Bob Davids Chapter Virginia Hot Stove Dinner (Arlington, VA)
September 10: Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter meeting (Tallahassee, FL)
September 13: Halsey Hall Chapter Hot Stove Saturday Morning (Fridley, MN)
September 13: Williamsport Sebring-Stovey Chapter meeting (Williamsport, PA)
September 13: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting (Baltimore, MD)
September 13: Dusty Baker-Sacramento Chapter meeting (Placerville, CA)
September 13: Southwest Florida Chapter meeting (Bonita Springs, FL)
September 14: Rocky Mountain Chapter ballpark tour (Denver, CO)

To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.

Deadball Era: August 2025 newsletter
Spring Training: Check out the new committee website at sabrspringtraining.com. Please contact David Pegram if you are interested in contributing.

Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.

Halsey Hall Chapter: September 2025 newsletter (Minneapolis, MN)
Quebec Chapter: August 31 meeting recap (Trois-Rivières, QC)

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:

Milton Kirby: Negro League Conference Unveils More History and Takes on Future Challenges (Truth Seekers Journal)
Cleveland Guardians seeking R&D Data Scientist (Greenhouse)
Sarah Wexler: Does the world’s most prolific musician have a song about your favorite ballplayer? (MLB.com)
Eno Sarris: If the MLB playoffs started today, what are the matchups and who has the pitching advantage? (The Athletic)
Sarah Langs: MLB Divison leaders entering September have history on their side (MLB.com)
Jay Jaffe: Cooperstown Notebook: The 2025 Progress Report (FanGraphs)
Daniel R. Epstein: Redesigning the Batter’s Box (Baseball Prospectus)
Davy Andrews: Everybody’s Singing the Good Team, Bad Bullpen Blues (FanGraphs)
Mark Simon: The Guardians Have Done Great Work For Gavin Williams (Sports Info Solutions)
Tyler Kepner: Bats left, throws both? A’s rookie can do it all (The Athletic)
Alex Speier: After his worst start as a Red Sox, is there reason to worry about Garrett Crochet? (Boston Globe)
Mario Delgado Genzor: The Most Fearless Pitcher in Baseball (Baseball Prospectus)
David Laurila: Now an Arm In Miami, Lake Bachar Had a Big Leg In Whitewater (FanGraphs)
Bradley Woodrum: Forget Expansion; Think Relegation (Baseball Prospectus)
Derrick Goold: How spring training has started in September for future-focused Cardinals, but with a twist (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jen McCaffrey/Stephen J. Nesbitt: By letting Roman Anthony face lefties, Red Sox have helped rookie to blossom (The Athletic)
Kiri Oler: Mason Miller’s Immaculate Inning: Bigger and Weirder (FanGraphs)
Michael Clair: Jabari Henry and Keon Barnum are battling for a home run title you’ve never heard of (MLB.com)
Matt Flesch: Watch the new documentary film, Jeff Torborg: A Wonderful Baseball Life (Last Comiskey)
Benjamin Hill: A permanent Negro Leagues history exhibit is coming to Montgomery’s ballpark (MLB.com)
Peter Begans: Jersey City’s Roosevelt Stadium Hosted More than Baseball (Jersey City Times)
Mark Kolier: Tomorrow’s MLBers won’t be career one-position players (Almost Cooperstown)
Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Bill Madden (Baseball and BBQ)
Craig Brown: Is Walter Bogart the least-known player ever to appear on a baseball card? (SABR Baseball Cards)
Joe Niese: Voyage to The Land of the Rising Sun: The Wisconsin Badger Nine’s 1909 Trip to Japan (SABR Asian Baseball)
Cary Smith: Which Game Did You See? (SABR Pictorial History)

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: September 5, 2025. Last Updated: September 5, 2025.

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