Alan Cohen
Alan Cohen has been a member of SABR since 2011 and has served as Vice President-Treasurer of the Connecticut Smoky Joe Wood Chapter. He has been a datacaster (stringer) for the Hartford Yard Goats, the Class AA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, since 2013, and is the chairperson of the SABR Bio-Project factchecking committee. He also is part of Retrosheet’s Negro League project. He has written more than 60 biographies for the Bio-Project, has contributed to more than 70 baseball-related publications, and has expanded his research into the Hearst Sandlot Classic (1946–65), which launched the careers of 87 major-league players. He is also the co-editor of SABR’s First Games Back project. He has four children, nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild and resides in Connecticut with wife, Frances, their cats, Zoe and Ava, and their dog, Buddy.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Alan Cohen
SABR Games Project stories written by Alan Cohen
- June 25, 2015: Frias, Dodgers whitewash Cubs 4-0 at Wrigley Field
- October 6, 2010: Phillies’ Roy Halladay throws postseason no-hitter
- May 29, 2010: 27 up and 27 down for Phillies’ Roy Halladay
- August 23, 2004: Arizona’s Shane Nance earns only big-league win
- September 25, 2001: Yankees return to Yankee Stadium after 9/11
- September 18, 2001: Yankees return to the field for first game after 9/11
- September 17, 2001: Mets win in their first game back after 9/11
- October 8, 2000: Bobby Jones pitches ‘game of his life’ to send Mets to NLCS
- August 18, 2000: Yankees and Rivera stumble as Angels rally to win in 11
- October 27, 1999: Clemens, Rivera shut down Braves to sweep World Series
- July 7, 1998: AL hitters erupt for 13 runs in highest-scoring All-Star Game in Denver
- May 7, 1997: Expos score record 13 runs in sixth inning
- September 17, 1993: Astros’ Harnisch loses no-hitter on controversial call
- May 2, 1988: Orioles return home for Fantastic Fan Night after snapping 21-game losing streak
- July 15, 1984: Ashby’s walk-off single gives Astros the win in 16 innings
SABR Journal Articles written by Alan Cohen
- Twin Cities Rivalry Feeds New York Rivalry, 1946–57
- Major and Minor League Occupancy at Cleveland’s League Park, 1914–15
- The Path to the Cubs and White Sox from the Negro Leagues: 17 Barrier Breakers
- The Negro Leagues Beyond 1948, and The Adventures of a Boy Named Willie
- Bats, Balls, Boys, and Dreams: The Hearst Sandlot Classic at Yankee Stadium, 1959-1965
- Billy Holland Comes to Connecticut in 1906
- The Jackie Robinson Barnstorming Tour of 1946
- At the Intersection of Hope and Worry: How Baseball and Society Learn from History
- Josh Gibson Blazes a Trail: Homering in Big League Ballparks, 1930–1946
- Baltimore’s Forgotten Dynasty: The 1919-25 Baltimore Orioles of the International League
- San Diego Breaks Pacific Coast League Color Barrier
- Players who Homered at Arlington Stadium as Both Minor and Major Leaguers
- Babe Ruth’s Final Legacy to the Kids
- Tigers and Crescents and Clowns, Oh My! Negro League Baseball at Crosley Field
- From Sandlot to Center Stage: Pittsburgh Youth All-Star Games, 1944–59
SABR Research Topics written by Alan Cohen
SABR Research Articles written by Alan Cohen
- Brooklyn Against the World: Ebbets Field Welcomes Young Stars in 1946
- The 1935 Negro National League Brooklyn Eagles
- When Satch and Josh and Jackie and Willie Came to Town: Negro League Baseball at Shibe Park
- Sunday Baseball Comes to Shibe Park — Very Late
- Lou Gehrig: A Fortnight in Hartford, June 1921
- Negro League Baseball at Wrigley Field
- Negro League Baseball at Comiskey Park: The East-West Game, An All-Star Legacy
SABR Ballparks written by Alan Cohen