This Week in SABR: October 30, 2026
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 30, 2026.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
Early registration now open for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
SABR Digital Library: Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum
Last call for papers: 2027 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference
Submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board by November 1
Watch: 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award ceremony on Sunday
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Early registration now open for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
Early registration is now open for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held in person from March 12–14, 2027, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
We’ll bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Register today to join us!
- Registration: Click here to register for the 2027 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 should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive a special link to register at a discounted rate. 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 12 through Sunday, March 14, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 11. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo Certified 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 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline to submit an abstract: November 25, 2026.
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Click here to register your team for the 2027 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. Chaperones and advisors looking to attend the conference should register themselves separately here.
- Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
- Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Scholarship: Students and young professionals, apply now for a Sarah Langs Scholarship to attend the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
- Research Awards: We’re seeking nominations for the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
- Certification Courses: Check out all four courses in the online, on-demand SABR Analytics Certification program, including the newest offering Level Four – Applied Statistics for Baseball. Click here to learn more or to sign up. Purchase any SABR Analytics Certification course through October 29, 2026, and get access to a complimentary Rapsodo Certified course.
Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more or to register.
Submit your presentation abstract for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
SABR is excited to announce the call for research presentations, presented by Teamworks Intelligence, for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held on March 12–14, 2027, in Phoenix, Arizona. Abstracts of proposed research presentations should be no more than 500 words in length, and must include the abstract’s title, review of previous work on the subject, a summary of the research methodology and preliminary and/or final results, and the expected contribution to the field of baseball analytics offered by this work.
Please send all abstracts to this e-mail address: analytics-presentations@sabr.org. The submission deadline for all 2027 SABR Analytics Conference presentation abstracts is 11:59 p.m. MST on Wednesday, November 25, 2026.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
SABR Digital Library: Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum
Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital Library:
Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum
Edited by Bill Nowlin, Glen Sparks, and Marlene Vogelsang
Associate Editors: Abigail Miskowiec, Len Levin, and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-78-9, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-79-6, $29.95
8.5″ x 11″, 224 pages
The stadium on Coliseum Way in Oakland has been known by many names over the years, but it has always been “The Coliseum” to the fans of the Oakland A’s. Opened in 1968, it served as the home of the Athletics until 2024. The Green and Gold won hearts and championships on the spacious field with its abundant foul territory. Four World Series championships were celebrated there, as well as numerous postseason games, perfect games, and no-hitters. Hall of Famers, including A’s players Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, and Rickey Henderson, played on that field.
It was also the home to generations of fans, who embraced the blue-collar atmosphere of the Oakland A’s and spent many happy hours tailgating in the parking lot, watching fireworks from the field, and cheering on their team through thick and thin. The Coliseum gave rise to characters such as Krazy George (creator of the Wave), Banjo Man, the Last Dive Bar crew, and the Right Field Drummers.
Home twice to the Oakland Raiders, the Coliseum has also hosted other sports, including soccer and cricket. Numerous concerts, including Bill Graham’s legendary Day on the Green concerts, filled the park with crowds and music. Join us as we share stories of games and good times at this concrete cathedral in this new SABR Digital Library book. Enjoy the memories and the echoes of “Celebration” that linger still.
Click here to download the free ebook edition or save 50% off the purchase of a paperback edition.
Bring It Home in 2026 and help shape SABR’s next chapter!
For more than 50 years, SABR members have explored every corner of baseball, researching its history, examining how the game is played, and connecting with others who share their deep passion for baseball. Today, as we work toward becoming the essential community for the world of baseball, SABR brings together researchers, historians, analysts, authors, students, professionals, and fans from around the globe.
You can support SABR’s annual Bring it Home Campaign by making a donation of $150 or more by December 31, 2026. Contributions from thoughtful donors like you help SABR build for the future. Your generosity allows us to expand research resources, develop and deliver engaging programming, and strengthen the community that makes SABR such an essential and unique part of the baseball world.
Visit sabr.org/donate/2026-campaign to learn more.
Apply for a SABR Local Grant in 2027
The SABR Local Grants program provides an opportunity for chapters, research committees, and chartered communities to apply for funding for their projects under SABR’s Four Pillars: Research, Scholarship, Preservation, and Future of the Game. Applications are now open for a 2027 SABR Local Grant at SABR.org/local-grants. Submissions will be accepted until January 31, 2027.
All SABR chapters, chartered communities, and research committees are eligible to apply. Individual SABR members and non-SABR groups are not eligible, so if you have an individual idea for a program grant, please follow up with your local chapter leadership or appropriate research committee to discuss an application.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Watch: 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award ceremony on Sunday night
The SABR Defensive Index (SDI) will be used to help select the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® and Rawlings Platinum Glove Award™, presented by SABR. The 2026 winners will be unveiled during a one-hour, special-edition ESPN Baseball Tonight broadcast at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, November 1.
Following the show, voting will begin online for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by SABR. A combination of the SABR Defensive Index and the national fan vote will determine who takes home the honor in each league. The final SABR Defensive Index rankings will be released at SABR.org/SDI on November 1, immediately following the ESPN broadcast. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners will be unveiled at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony on Friday, November 6 in New York.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Last call for papers: 2027 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 2027 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 18th annual Ivor-Campbell Conference is scheduled for April 16-17, 2027.
The deadline for proposal Abstracts is October 31, 2026. Your abstract must be between 250-500 words for a 20- to 25-minute presentation focused primarily on events taking place prior to 1901. Please include name, title, and contact information and send your proposal as a Microsoft Word or PDF attachment to Peter Mancuso.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Register now for 2026 SABR Northern New Jersey 19th Century Baseball Interdisciplinary Symposium
SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee will host the Northern New Jersey 19th Century Interdisciplinary Symposium as a special virtual event on Saturday, November 14, 2026. The focus of this symposium will be on the rich early baseball and related history of the region, which extends from the New York state border south through Monmouth and Mercer counties.
- Registration for all SABR members is now open; click here to sign up. The cost is $15 per person. The one-day Zoom event will run from approximately 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time on November 14.
The symposium will be highlighted by a keynote address from Jonathan Mercantini, Associate Provost for Special Projects and Professor of History at Kean University. He is an appointed member of the New Jersey Historical Commission and a Trustee of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. The welcome address will be given by John Thorn, the Official Historian of Major League Baseball and the co-founder of SABR’s Nineteenth Century Committee.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Deadline to submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board is 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 Featured Spotlight projects with an eye toward enhanced multimedia presentation.
- Click here to submit a SABR project proposal
Next deadline: November 1, 2026 (for publication in 2028 or 2029)
SABR seeks to publish 2-4 Featured Spotlight multimedia projects and 6-8 Digital Library 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.
September 9 Board minutes posted
Minutes from the Board of Directors conference call on September 9, 2026 have now been posted on the SABR website.
Click here to view all past minutes of SABR Board meetings.
Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.
1 new story published at SABR Biography Project
- Sam Barkley, by Abigail Miskowiec
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR Biography Project or to get involved.
5 new stories published at SABR Games Project
- October 11, 1906: Ed Walsh throws gem, George Rohe delivers pivotal hit for White Sox in Game 3, by John Elrod
- September 25, 1956: Pedro Ramos’s dominance of Red Sox gives way to Ted Williams home run, by Bill Nowlin
- October 9, 1960: Bill Virdon’s bat and glove spark Pirates’ rebound in Game 4, by Tim Otto
- May 15, 1976: Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych flies during his first major-league start for Tigers, by David Raglin
- September 26, 1976: Phillies clinch National League East as Parc Jarry bids adieu, by Steve Ginader
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942-1945
Edited by Russ Speiller and James Forr
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:
- Learn more about the players selected to SABR’s All-Time Eras Teams in 2026
- 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists announced
- Watch video highlights from SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
- Janet Marie Smith selected as 2026 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award winner
- Colt Stadium historical marker dedication ceremony takes place in Houston
- SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: Institutional Memberships
- Get your SABR merch at our new online shop
- Join the new SABR Professional Researchers Group
- Find stories, photos, and highlights from SABR 54 in Cleveland
- Save the date! SABR 55 will be in Birmingham in 2027
- SABR Lahman Baseball Database to modernize, add data categories
- SABR Analytics Certification courses now available in Spanish
- 2026 executives, college baseball staffs added to SABR MLB Team Employee Database
- New Research Resources portal and member login launched
- Learn more about new SABR Institutional Memberships
- Hundreds of ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
- Find complete collection of SABR-Rucker Archive baseball images online
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliot Barrengos | Putney, VT | Brandon Knarr | Tampa, FL | ||
| Adam Basciano | Alexandria, VA | Michael Kurz | Hoover, AL | ||
| Zachary Battell | Lake Grove, NY | Tom Macey | Advance, NC | ||
| Cedric Bernier | San Antonio, TX | Sean McNeill | Delran, NJ | ||
| Evan Brauch | Fort Mitchell, KY | Eimi Oda | Campbell, CA | ||
| Ami Epstein | Brooklyn, NY | Patton Penhallegon | Los Olivos, CA | ||
| Young-Ju Eum | Toronto, ON | Philip Ruo | Merriam, KS | ||
| Pete Grubbs | Brookville, PA | Juan Santillan | Haverhill, MA | ||
| Jack Heimann | Cape Girardeau, MO | Nina Thorsen | Alameda, CA | ||
| Melinda Hernandez | Baytown, TX | Henry Tran | Ottawa, ON | ||
| Tim Johnson | Fort Myers, FL | Christopher Vollaro | Divide, CO | ||
| Aaron Kaplan | Fox Point, WI | Colten Whaley | St. Paul, MN | ||
| Garth Klepfer | New York, NY |
- Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Dan Meyer, Vice President, Baseball Research with the Boston Red Sox; Evan Crawford, former major league pitcher; Christopher Dale (Kid Gloves); and Mitchell Nathanson (“The Bobo Newsom Memorial Society and the Creation of the 1962 Mets”). Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- November 2: Bob Davids (DC) Chapter Analytics Club meeting with Vinay Kumar (6:30 PM EST)
- November 2: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Alan Cohen (7:30 PM EST)
- November 4: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting with Jason Schwartz (7:00 PM EST)
- November 4: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Jay Wigley (7:30 PM EST)
- November 5: Allan Roth (CA) Chapter meeting with Justin Mckinney, Danny Gallagher, Tim Christ (7:00 PM PST)
- November 7: Rocky Mountain Chapter book club meeting with Rob Neyer (10:00 AM MST)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- October 31: Dayton Chapter meeting (Dayton, OH)
- November 4: Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter meeting (Tallahassee, FL)
- November 4: Bob Davids Chapter Virginia Hot Stove Dinner (Arlington, VA)
- November 4: Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter fellowship meeting (St. Louis, MO)
- November 7: Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting (Seattle, WA)
- November 8: Bob Davids Chapter baseball film series: “Bull Durham” (Washington, DC)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Jewish Baseball: Sign up for announcements from SABR’s newest research committee, focusing on Jewish contributions to the game of baseball
- Minor Leagues: Fall 2026 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter: Fall 2026 newsletter (Baltimore, MD)
- Bob Davids Chapter: November 2026 newsletter (Washington, DC)
- Larry Dierker Houston Chapter: October 20 meeting recap (Houston, TX)
- Rogers Hornsby Chapter: October 2026 newsletter (Austin, TX)
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:
- Brian McTaggart: ‘We shouldn’t forget our history’: Houston’s Colt Stadium gets historical marker (MLB.com)
- Andrew Gumbel: A child of Japanese incarceration’s call to arms: ‘The lessons of Manzanar have never been more urgent’ (The Guardian)
- Jayson Stark: The Brewers’ playoff run to first World Series title was dominant in so many ways (The Athletic)
- Jay Jaffe: The Brewers Bullpen Was One for the Ages (FanGraphs)
- Sarah Langs: A closer look at just how dominant the Brewers were this October (MLB.com)
- Patrick Dubuque: The Milwaukee Brewers Win the War of Attrition (Baseball Prospectus)
- Ben Lindbergh: How the Brewers Became Baseball’s Blueprint (The Ringer)
- Tyler Kepner: How the Brewers’ Pat Murphy, with humor and humanity, evolved into a World Series champion (The Athletic)
- Rob Mains: Are the Brewers and Rays Exemplars of Small Ball? (Baseball Prospectus)
- Joshua Rodrigues: Three Balls, No Challenges (Baseball Prospectus)
- Michael Baumann: Sink, Florida, Sink: Inside the Rally That Broke the World Series Open (FanGraphs)
- Derrick Goold: Jackson Chourio’s 4 hits in Brewers’ rout nears feat by Cardinals catcher 80 years ago (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Zack Meisel: A glasses lens, a bat and a hoodie become history: When the World Series ends, the Hall of Fame gets to work (The Athletic)
- Howard Bryant: Ode to a Thrashing (Substack)
- Dayn Perry: MLB Lockout 101: Everything to know about baseball’s likely upcoming work stoppage (CBS Sports)
- Mark Simon: Saluting the Fielding Bible Awards Runners-Up (Sports Info Solutions)
- Ian Cundall: MLB’s New Outfield Positioning Rules Are Producing Dramatic Results In The AFL (Baseball America)
- Maddie Landis: What Should We Expect from Teruaki Sato and Shugo Maki? (Baseball Prospectus)
- Jesse Dougherty: Matthew LeCroy’s Job is to Make Baseball Dreams Come True. He’s Still Chasing His Own. (Washington Sun)
- Jimmy Parker: Todd Radom Creates Timeless Logos For The Biggest Brands In Sports (Beauty of a Game)
- R.J. Rico: A ticket for every game of Cal Ripken’s streak? One fan is almost there (Associated Press)
- Paul Lukas: The Strange Case of the Early-1970s Orioles (Uni Watch)
- Sam Gazdziak: Obituary: Sam McDowell (1942-2026) (RIP Baseball)
- Steven Goldman: In a Land Without Baseball (Baseball Prospectus)
- Ben Cosman: The Perfect Game: Robert Coover and the impossibility of the baseball novel (The Point)
- Clayton Trutor: Reflecting on the Twins’ 1991 World Series Win (Minnesota Monthly)
- Davy Andrews: The Princess and St. Pete Pitcher’s Mound (FanGraphs)
- Anthony Castrovince: How a forgotten Brewers owner helped create the World Series (MLB.com)
- Dan Hirshberg: After a career in the air, Don Wiederecht lands with the Clearwater Threshers (Tampa Bay Beacon)
- Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Jeff Frye (Baseball and BBQ)
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 30, 2026. Last Updated: October 30, 2026.