Alan Cohen
Alan Cohen has been a SABR member since 2011. He chairs the BioProject fact-checking team, serves as vice president-treasurer of the Connecticut Smoky Joe Wood Chapter, and is a datacaster (MiLB stringer) with the Eastern League Hartford Yard Goats, the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. He also works with the Retrosheet Negro Leagues project and served on SABR’s Negro League Committee. His biographies, game stories, and essays have appeared in more than 70 baseball-related publications. 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
- July 11, 1949: Chicago Herald-American All-Star Game: a tripleheader of future stars
- October 7, 1948: ‘I guess they can’t win ’em all’: Indians top Braves in Game 2
- May 9, 1947: Racial slurs won’t stop Jackie Robinson in Philadelphia
- April 22, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s first meeting with Ben Chapman
- October 1, 1946: Extra time: Cardinals take NL playoff opener over Dodgers
- August 10, 1946: Cobb meets Wagner in the Windy City for high school all-star game
- September 19, 1945: Sandlock drives in three as Dodgers rally late to beat Giants
- May 26, 1945: Dodgers end losing streak behind Sandlock’s three hits
- August 7, 1938: Van Lingle Mungo to the rescue in wild one at Ebbets Field
- July 13, 1937: Phillies snatch defeat from the hands of victory
- September 11, 1935: Lights go on at Ebbets Field for Brooklyn Eagles
- September 28, 1930: Babe Ruth returns to the mound in Boston, records first win in nine years
- May 7, 1925: A Baker Bowl lead is never big enough, especially for the Phillies
- June 26, 1920: Lou Gehrig homers in high school all-star game at Cubs Park
- October 30, 1871: Berkenstock returns after 4-year absence to help Philadelphia win first league championship
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