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		<title>Armour, Snelling, Swaine, Fink announced as winners of 2026 SABR Baseball Research Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 07:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2026 SABR Baseball Research Awards, which honor outstanding research projects completed during the preceding calendar year that have significantly expanded our knowledge or understanding of baseball, have been awarded to: Mark Armour, &#8220;The Satchel Paige Project&#8221; (Self-published) Dennis Snelling, The Whiz Kids: How the 1950 Phillies Took the Pennant, Lost the World Series, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-tsn-sabr-research-award-winners.png"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-330468 " src="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/twis-2026-sabr-baseball-research-award-winners.jpg" alt="2026 SABR Baseball Research Awards: Dennis Snelling, Mark Armour, Rick Swaine and Gary C. Fink" width="550" height="275" srcset="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/twis-2026-sabr-baseball-research-award-winners.jpg 800w, https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/twis-2026-sabr-baseball-research-award-winners-300x150.jpg 300w, https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/twis-2026-sabr-baseball-research-award-winners-768x384.jpg 768w, https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/twis-2026-sabr-baseball-research-award-winners-705x353.jpg 705w" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a></p>
<p>The 2026 <a href="https://sabr.org/awards/sabr-baseball-research/">SABR Baseball Research Awards</a>, which honor outstanding research projects completed during the preceding calendar year that have significantly expanded our knowledge or understanding of baseball, have been awarded to:</p>
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<li><strong>Mark Armour</strong>, <a href="https://marklaurencearmour.wordpress.com/2084-2/">&#8220;The Satchel Paige Project&#8221;</a> (Self-published)</li>
<li><strong>Dennis Snelling</strong>, <a href="https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496242686/the-whiz-kids/"><em>The Whiz Kids: How the 1950 Phillies Took the Pennant, Lost the World Series, and Changed Philadelphia Forever </em></a>(University of Nebraska Press)</li>
<li><strong>Rick Swaine and Gary C. Fink</strong>, <a href="https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-integration-of-minor-league-baseball/"><em>The Integration of Minor League Baseball: A History and Player Register, 1946-1959</em></a> (McFarland &amp; Co.)</li>
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<p><span class="kY2IgmnCmOGjharHErah N56cWZpP8cNJu1dqgCxB">Armour is the founder and past chairman of the SABR Biography Project and the SABR Baseball Cards Committee, former Board President, author of several books and many articles on baseball, and a recipient of the Bob Davids Award.</span></p>
<p>Snelling is a member of SABR and the Pacific Coast League Historical Society. He is the author of <em>Lefty O’Doul: Baseball’s Forgotten Ambassador</em>; <em>Johnny Evers: A Baseball Life</em>; and <em>The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903–1957</em>.</p>
<p>Swaine is the author of five baseball books and a contributor to SABR&#8217;s <i>Baseball Research Journal</i> and <i>The National Pastime</i>. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida. Fink, a SABR member since 1974, has been working for approximately 15 years to identify and compile a database containing statistical and demographic information on the integration era’s minor league players of color. He lives in Reno, Nevada.</p>
<p>The SABR Baseball Research Award is designed to honor projects that do not fit the criteria for the Seymour Medal or the McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award. The selection committee included Pete Cottrell (chair), Mike Bates, Bill Pearch, and Rich Arpi.</p>
<p>To see a complete list of SABR Baseball Research Award winners, <a href="https://sabr.org/awards/sabr-baseball-research/">click here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Phil Rosenzweig wins 2026 SABR Larry Ritter Book Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Phil Rosenzweig is the winner of the 2026 Larry Ritter Book Award for One Splendid Season: Baseball and America in 1912, Told with the Words and Images of the Hassan Triplefolder Set, published by Cragmont Books. The award honors Larry Ritter, author of The Glory of Their Times. In the 1960s. Ritter interviewed a number [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Phil Rosenzweig is the winner of the <a href="https://sabr.org/about/awards/larry-ritter">2026 Larry Ritter Book Award</a> for <em>One Splendid Season: Baseball and America in 1912, Told with the Words and Images of the Hassan Triplefolder Set</em>, published by Cragmont Books.</p>
<p>The award honors Larry Ritter, author of <em>The Glory of Their Times</em>. In the 1960s. Ritter interviewed a number of Deadball Era players about their experiences and memories, and the resulting book launched the field of Deadball Era research.</p>
<p><em>One Splendid Season</em> movingly conveys an eventful and memorable baseball season through the prism of an overshadowed but visually pleasing and historically important baseball card set. Rosenzweig provides meticulously researched details about the players and events that deepen the reader’s knowledge and understanding of the 1912 season. <em>One Splendid Season</em> features images of each of the 144 different player portraits and 76 iconic action photos that make up the Hassan Triplefolder set, complemented by colorful postcards showing the quaint ballparks of the Deadball Era and by crisp and incisive comments that reference and provide contextual information about the text printed on the reverse of each card.</p>
<p>The Ritter Award is granted annually by SABR&#8217;s <a href="https://sabr.org/research/deadball-era-research-committee">Deadball Era Committee</a> to the author of the best book about baseball between 1901 and 1919 published during the previous calendar year. The winner’s work must demonstrate original research or analysis, a fresh perspective, compelling thesis, impressive insight, accuracy, and clear, graceful prose.</p>
<p>Through his portrayal of the 1912 Hassan Triplefolder set, Rosenzweig sheds light on the Deadball Era much as Ritter did through his extensive player interviews for his landmark book, <em>The Glory of Their Times</em>.</p>
<p>“It’s a great honor to receive the Larry Ritter award for best Deadball book of 2026,” Rosenzweig said. “Writing and producing the book has been a labor of love, a very enjoyable project that let me immerse myself in the events and images of the Deadball Era and present the 1912 season for all those who love baseball and America.”</p>
<p>Three other books were finalists for the 2026 Larry Ritter Award:</p>
<ul>
<li>Martin H. Bush, <em>Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves</em> (Kent State University Press)</li>
<li>J.B. Manheim, <em>The House Divided, The Story of the First Congressional Baseball Game</em> (Sunbury Press)</li>
<li>Mark Peavey, <em>A History of Baseball in the Deadball Era: Volume Two, 1906 to 1910</em> (Self-published)</li>
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<p>Three other books received honorable mentions for the 2026 award:</p>
<ul>
<li>Alan Gaff, <em>Baseball&#8217;s First Superstar: The Lost Life Story of Christy Mathewson</em> (University of Nebraska Press)</li>
<li>Ronald Waldo, <em>Deadball Mayhem: Scoundrels, Scandalous Behavior, and Tragic Events</em> (Sunbury Press)</li>
<li>John Wickline, <em>The (West) Virginia Valley League: The 1910 Baseball Season in the Ohio and Kanawha River Valleys</em> (48 Hour Books)</li>
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<p>Conferred annually since 2002, the Ritter Award is presented at the DEC meeting at SABR’s annual convention each summer.</p>
<p>The award winner is selected by the Larry Ritter Book Award Committee, chaired by Doug Skipper, with members Samantha Boelter, Don Jensen, Ben Klein, Craig Lammers, Andrew Milner, Art Mugalian, Tom Simon, and DEC Chairman John McMurray.</p>
<p>For more information on the Larry Ritter Award, including a list of previous winners, <a href="https://sabr.org/about/awards/larry-ritter">click here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Jorge Colón Delgado wins 2026 Eduardo Valero Award from SABR Latino Baseball Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MAY 27, 2026 — SABR&#8217;s Latino Baseball Research Committee is proud to present the 2026 Eduardo Valero Award to researcher and writer Jorge Colón Delgado. Over the past year, Colón Delgado has been a valued contributor to La Prensa del Béisbol Latino, the official newsletter for the Latino Baseball Committee, writing on numerous topics in [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Delgado-Jorge-Colon.png"><img decoding="async" class="alignright  wp-image-330471" src="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Delgado-Jorge-Colon.png" alt="Jorge Colón Delgado" width="210" height="250" srcset="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Delgado-Jorge-Colon.png 350w, https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Delgado-Jorge-Colon-252x300.png 252w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" /></a>MAY 27, 2026 — SABR&#8217;s <a href="https://sabr.org/research/latino-baseball-research-committee/">Latino Baseball Research Committee</a> is proud to present the 2026 Eduardo Valero Award to researcher and writer Jorge Colón Delgado.</p>
<p>Over the past year, Colón Delgado has been a valued contributor to <em>La Prensa del Béisbol Latino</em>, the <a href="https://sabr.org/research/latino-baseball-research-committee-newsletters/">official newsletter for the Latino Baseball Committee</a>, writing on numerous topics in Puerto Rican baseball history.</p>
<p>He currently serves as the official historian for the Roberto Clemente Puerto Rican Baseball League, or the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC). He has written seven books and created two short films on the history of baseball. Colón Delgado had an active role in the restructuring and coordination of voting for the Puerto Rico Pro Baseball Hall of Fame. He is also the editor and collaborator for the website <a href="http://negroleaguerspuertorico.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">negroleaguerspuertorico.com</a>, and the editor for <a href="http://beisbol101.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">beisbol101.com</a>.</p>
<p>Eduardo Valero, a San Juan native, was a baseball writer in Puerto Rico for decades, presiding over two Sportswriters Associations on the island. He was elected to the Puerto Rican Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame. At the time of his death in 2006, Valero had been the last of the baseball writers alive who attended the first Caribbean Baseball Series in Havana in 1949. He chaired the SABR Latin American Baseball Committee from 1993 to 2006.</p>
<p>Colón Delgado will be honored during the Latino Baseball Committee meeting during <a href="https://sabr.org/convention">SABR&#8217;s 54th annual convention</a> in Cleveland, Ohio this summer.</p>
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		<title>Join SABR on June 25 for dedication of Council Bluffs ballpark historical marker in Iowa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 07:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, June 25, 2026, the SABR Field of Dreams Chapter in Iowa will host a dedication ceremony for the installation of a historical marker where a significant ballpark in Council Bluffs once stood. All baseball fans are invited to attend. Built in 1910, Broadway/Legion Park hosted local, amateur, semipro, Negro League, and professional teams. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>On Thursday, June 25, 2026, the SABR Field of Dreams Chapter in Iowa will host a dedication ceremony for the installation of a historical marker where a significant ballpark in <span class="il">Council</span> <span class="il">Bluffs</span> once stood. All baseball fans are invited to attend.</p>
<p>Built in 1910, Broadway/Legion Park hosted local, amateur, semipro, Negro League, and professional teams. Over its nearly 50-year history, 25 future Baseball Hall of Famers appeared at the park, including Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, Bob Feller, Dizzy Dean, and Ernie Banks. From 1946–1948, at least <a href="https://sabr.org/journal/article/major-league-baseball-in-iowa-iowas-history-of-hosting-negro-league-contests/">six Negro American League games</a> involving the Kansas City Monarchs were played there, which are now recognized as major league games. It was also the home field for the Class A Omaha Cardinals and the Southwestern Iowa Baseball Tournament, one of the largest amateur tournaments in the country. <a href="https://www.councilbluffs-ia.gov/2627/21421/Historic-Ballpark-Site">Click here</a> to learn more about the ballpark&#8217;s history.</p>
<p>The dedication ceremony will feature guest speakers and a baseball memorabilia display provided by the Marsh Collection. The event will be located one block south of 35th Street and West Broadway on the west end of <span class="il">Council</span> <span class="il">Bluffs</span>. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m.</p>
<p>SABR members, friends, and family are also invited to attend a Triple-A baseball game that evening between the Omaha Storm Chasers and the Columbus Clippers at 7:05 p.m. at Werner Park in nearby Omaha, Nebraska. The Field of Dreams Chapter is reserving group tickets along the left-field foul line for $13 each. Please email <a href="mailto:shorey623@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Shorey</a> to reserve your tickets.</p>
<p>The Field of Dreams Chapter was a recipient of a SABR Local Grant in 2026 for this project. <a href="https://sabr.org/latest/2026-local-grants-recipients/">Click here</a> to learn more about the Local Grants program.</p>
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		<title>Call for papers: 2026 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced a call for papers for the eighth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, scheduled as a virtual event for October 9–11, 2026. Registration information will be available soon at SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference. The theme for this year&#8217;s conference is &#8220;Batters Up: The Future is Now.&#8221; We welcome abstracts [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sabr.org/women-in-baseball-conference"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright  wp-image-82478" src="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sabr-iwbc-logo-full.jpg" alt="SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference logo" width="200" height="222" srcset="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sabr-iwbc-logo-full.jpg 746w, https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sabr-iwbc-logo-full-270x300.jpg 270w, https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sabr-iwbc-logo-full-634x705.jpg 634w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a>SABR and the <a href="http://www.internationalwomensbaseballcenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">International Women’s Baseball Center</a> have announced a call for papers for the eighth annual <strong>SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference</strong>, scheduled as a virtual event for October 9–11, 2026.</p>
<p>Registration information will be available soon at <a href="https://sabr.org/women-in-baseball-conference">SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference</a>.</p>
<p>The theme for this year&#8217;s conference is &#8220;Batters Up: The Future is Now.&#8221; We welcome abstracts on all topics and time periods relating to women in all aspects of baseball, including research on history, sociological and economic impacts, and global developments. This year we especially welcome topics focused on the past, present and future of women in baseball. Topics could include ideas such as the international growth of the game, MLB-sponsored girls baseball events, examining the first WPBL season, women in the front office, and so much more. Abstracts accepted for posters and/or oral presentations.</p>
<p>Please submit abstracts of approximately 200 words, along with contact information and a short biography, by <strong>July 6, 2026</strong>, to <a href="mailto:lheaphy@kent.edu">Leslie Heaphy</a>.</p>
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		<title>In Memoriam: James A. Riley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[James Andrew Riley III, an expert on the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues and a former SABR Board President, died at the age of 86 on April 21, 2026. His landmark reference volume, The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues has been recognized as one of the most comprehensive works chronicling the segregated era [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright  wp-image-329997" src="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Riley-James-A-family.jpg" alt="James A. Riley" width="200" height="243" srcset="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Riley-James-A-family.jpg 536w, https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Riley-James-A-family-247x300.jpg 247w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" />James Andrew Riley III, an expert on the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues and a former SABR Board President, <a href="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/woodstock-ga/james-riley-12856832">died at the age of 86</a> on April 21, 2026. His landmark reference volume, <em>The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues</em> has been recognized as one of the most comprehensive works chronicling the segregated era of Black baseball. The book won a <a href="https://sabr.org/awards/mcfarland-sabr/">Macmillan-SABR Research Award</a>, an honor Riley had previously received in 1990 for his work (with the late John Holway and Dick Clark) compiling Negro Leagues statistics for the eighth edition of Macmillan’s <em>The Baseball Encyclopedia</em>.</p>
<p>Riley, who joined SABR in 1979 and <a href="https://sabr.org/authors/james-a-riley/">remained an active member</a> for the next four decades, served on SABR’s Board of Directors from 1996 to 2001, including one term as Board President from 1999 to 2001. He was the Director of Research at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City from 1996 to 2001. He also was a recipient of the SABR Negro League Committee&#8217;s Lifetime Achievement Award and Robert Peterson Recognition Award, and a past president of SABR’s Central Florida Chapter. His friendship with <a href="https://sabr.org/journal/article/red-moore-he-could-pick-it/">Atlanta native James “Red” Moore</a>, a former Negro Leagues first baseman, facilitated Red&#8217;s appearance at several SABR Magnolia Chapter meetings.</p>
<p>Riley was born on July 25, 1939, and grew up in Elizabethton, Tennessee. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree from East Tennessee State University. He also earned a doctorate degree from Nova University, and spent 30 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator at Florida high schools. He married Dorothy (Taylor) in 1960 and they had two sons, Jubal and Josh.</p>
<p>In his introduction to <em>The Biographical Encyclopedia</em>, first published in 1994 and updated in 2002, Riley expanded on what drove him to put together such a monumental work:</p>
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<p>“Other publications have maintained a broader perspective and presented an overview of Black baseball, or focused on sociological conditions that contributed to the existence of the Negro Leagues. Individual players, with the exception of a select number of stars, have been neglected and remain unknown to the American sports world. Previously, no source existed for an interested reader to learn about these forgotten specters from the shadows of the past.</p>
<p>“At first my interest and research were on a personal level, but gradually, as I realized the dearth of information available on the subject, I began to expand the perimeters of my research to encompass a goal of preserving a complete and accurate history of the Negro Leagues, with a special interest on the men who were destined to spend their careers in the shadows of relative obscurity.”</p>
<p>“I considered it imperative to contact living players from the Negro Leagues to secure both personal histories and evaluations of their deceased contemporaries who had passed away without leaving an account of their own baseball memories. As I traveled across the country speaking with these men, I was encouraged by their caring and sharing attitude and by their genuine appreciation of finally being remembered for their contributions to baseball.”</p>
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<p>Riley’s other baseball books included <em>All-Time All-Stars of Black Baseball</em> (1983); <em>Dandy, Day, and the Devil</em> (1987); <em>Buck Leonard: The Black Lou Gehrig</em> (1995); <em>Nice Guys Finish First: The Autobiography of Monte Irvin</em> (1996); <em>Negro Baseball Leagues: African-American Achievers</em> (1997); and <em>Of Monarchs and Black Barons</em> (2012). He also served as editor for the book <em>Barnstorming to Heaven: Syd Pollock and His Great Black Teams</em> (2006).</p>
<p>In addition to his wife and sons, he is survived by four grandchildren, Andy, Mark, Graham, and Delaney. A private family service was held.</p>
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		<title>SABR All-Time Eras Teams announced for 19th Century Era and Deadball Era</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>MAY 15, 2026 — Throughout the 2026 season, SABR members will have a chance to vote on <strong><a href="https://sabr.org/all-time-eras-teams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SABR’s All-Time Eras Teams</a></strong> as we celebrate the 150 years of baseball and American history since the founding of the National League in 1876.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, May 13, SABR revealed the first two teams in a special Zoom webinar, covering the 19th Century Era (1876-1900) and the Deadball Era (1901-1919).</p>
<p>More than 650 SABR members cast a vote on these ballots. The top vote recipients at each position were selected for the first team. Click on a link below to view the players, managers, and executives selected, along with their SABR biographies and statistics from Baseball-Reference.com:</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://sabr.org/all-time-eras-teams/19th-century-era/">Click here to view the 19th Century Era Team (1876–1900)</a></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Outfielders: </strong><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ed-delahanty/">Ed Delahanty</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/billy-hamilton/">Billy Hamilton</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/willie-keeler/">Willie Keeler</a></li>
<li><strong>Infielders:</strong> <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Buck-Ewing/">Buck Ewing</a> (C), <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Cap-Anson/">Cap Anson</a> (1B), <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bid-mcphee/">Bid McPhee</a> (2B), <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/john-mcgraw-2/">John McGraw</a> (3B), <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/george-davis/">George Davis</a> (SS)</li>
<li><strong>Pitchers: </strong><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/cy-young/">Cy Young</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/kid-nichols/">Kid Nichols</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/old-hoss-radbourn/">Old Hoss Radbourn</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tim-keefe/">Tim Keefe</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Pud-Galvin/">Pud Galvin</a></li>
<li><strong>Manager: </strong><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Harry-Wright/">Harry Wright</a></li>
<li><strong>Executive:</strong> <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/al-spalding/">Al Spalding</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="https://sabr.org/all-time-eras-teams/deadball-era/">Click here to view the Deadball Era Team (1901–1919)</a></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Outfielders: </strong><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ty-cobb/">Ty Cobb</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tris-speaker/">Tris Speaker</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/shoeless-joe-jackson/">Joe Jackson</a></li>
<li><strong>Infielders:</strong> <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/roger-bresnahan/">Roger Bresnahan</a> (C), <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/frank-chance/">Frank Chance</a> (1B), <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/nap-lajoie/">Nap Lajoie</a> (2B), <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/home-run-baker/">Home Run Baker</a> (3B), <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/honus-wagner/">Honus Wagner</a> (SS)</li>
<li><strong>Pitchers: </strong><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/walter-johnson/">Walter Johnson</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/christy-mathewson/">Christy Mathewson</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Pete-Alexander/">Grover Alexander</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mordecai-brown/">Mordecai Brown</a>, <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/eddie-plank/">Eddie Plank</a></li>
<li><strong>Manager: </strong><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/john-mcgraw-2/">John McGraw</a></li>
<li><strong>Executive: </strong><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ban-johnson/">Ban Johnson</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Before the teams were unveiled, Brian M. Ingrassia of West Texas A&amp;M University delivered a presentation on &#8220;Building Trust: Baseball in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1876-1919.&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iocfd0L0vvU">Click here</a> to watch a video recording of Ingrassia&#8217;s presentation and the team reveals.</p>
<p>The All-Time Eras Teams project is an interactive opportunity for all SABR members to participate in, debate with one another, and learn more about the iconic players and figures from different eras. Each ballot period will culminate with a virtual Zoom webinar which includes a presentation covering that era of American history prior to the unveiling of the team chosen by our members.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Coming soon</strong></h3>
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<li>Voting for the <strong><a href="https://sabr.org/all-time-eras-teams/segregation-era/">Segregation Era (1920–1946)</a></strong> teams will open on May 29 at SABR.org. All SABR members are eligible to vote in the online ballot. The final team will be revealed in a Zoom webinar on Wednesday, June 24, with a presentation by Seth S. Tannenbaum of Manhattanville University. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4LEgJzQiSvWWsqIqNlAELw">Click here to pre-register for the Zoom meeting</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Visit <a href="https://sabr.org/all-time-eras-teams/">SABR.org/all-time-eras-teams</a> to learn more about the project.</p>
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		<title>Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, Volume 5 (2026)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new publication produced by SABR’s Baseball and the Arts Committee vividly brings to life the art and literature of the game we all love: Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, Volume 5 (2026) Edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd ISBN (e-book): 978-1-960819-70-3, $5.99 ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-71-0, $11.95 6&#8243; x 9&#8243;, 102 pages [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><strong><em>Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, Volume 5 (2026)<br />
</em>Edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd</strong><br />
<strong>ISBN (e-book): 978-1-960819-70-3, $5.99</strong><br />
<strong>ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-71-0, $11.95<br />
6&#8243; x 9&#8243;, 102 pages</strong></p>
<p><em>Turnstyle</em> is the journal of baseball arts and literature produced by SABR&#8217;s Baseball and the Arts Research Committee. Although SABR is known for publishing baseball history, biographical research, and statistical analysis, in <em>Turnstyle</em> we get to see the more artistic side of baseball, through poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction, as well as paintings, illustrations, and interviews with artists.</p>
<p>In this issue, we showcase the artistic and literary talents of 28 SABR members, with poetry, essays, short stories, and memoirs, as well as visual arts and interviews. Mark Summerfeld takes us into his dream job working for the Orioles, while Jarrod Schenewark looks back at a special night at Fenway Park. Childhood reminiscences fuel pieces such as “Stoopball” by Daniel Farkas and “Bash” by Jonathon Symons. Russ Speiller treats us to a look behind the scenes at the movie about baseball card artist Dick Perez, The Diamond King, and introduces us to the portrait art of Josée Tellier. We look at baseball card art in watercolor and in leather, and much more.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://sabr.org/latest/turnstyle-sabr-journal-baseball-arts-inaugural-issue-released">first issue</a> of <em>Turnstyle</em> in 2019 interspersed contemporary creations by SABR members with examples of baseball literature from the past, while <a href="https://sabr.org/latest/volume-2-of-turnstyle-the-sabr-journal-of-baseball-arts-is-released/">Issue 2</a> in 2020 was filled entirely with contemporary works. <a href="https://sabr.org/latest/volume-3-of-turnstyle-the-sabr-journal-of-baseball-arts-is-released/">Issue 3</a> in 2023 included poems, photos, paintings, and essays on baseball away from the ballpark. <a href="https://sabr.org/latest/volume-4-of-turnstyle-the-sabr-journal-of-baseball-arts-is-released/">Issue 4</a> in 2024 included essays on baseball cards and &#8220;found&#8221; poems of baseball broadcasters.</p>
<p><em><a href="https://sabr.org/turnstyle-baseball-arts-journal/">Click here to view or purchase all editions of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts</a>.</em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!</strong></h3>
<ul class="red">
<li><strong>E-book: </strong><a href="https://profile.sabr.org/store/ListProducts.aspx?catid=170084&amp;ftr=turnstyle%205">Click here to download the e-book version of <em>Turnstyle, Volume 5</em> for FREE from the SABR Store</a>. Available in PDF, EPUB/Kindle, and MOBI formats.</li>
<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> <a href="https://profile.sabr.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=27449403">Get a 50% discount on the <em>Turnstyle, Volume 5</em> paperback edition from the SABR Store</a> ($10.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Buy the book</strong></h3>
<ul class="red">
<li><strong>E-book: </strong><a href="https://profile.sabr.org/store/ListProducts.aspx?catid=170084&amp;ftr=turnstyle%205">Click here to download the e-book version of <em>Turnstyle, Volume 5 </em> for $5.99 from the SABR Store</a>. Available in PDF, EPUB/Kindle, and MOBI formats.</li>
<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> <a href="https://profile.sabr.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=27449403">Get the paperback edition of <em>Turnstyle, Volume 5 </em> from the SABR Store</a> ($19.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)</li>
</ul>
<p>To learn more about SABR’s Baseball and the Arts Committee, <a href="https://sabr.org/research/baseball-and-the-arts-research-committee/">click here</a>.</p>
<p><em><strong>Having trouble downloading our e-books? </strong><a href="https://sabr.org/latest/sabr-member-benefit-spotlight-digital-library-and-e-book-downloads/">Click here for step-by-step instructions</a> or a <a class="mfp-iframe lightbox-added" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6aR9jnP08A&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fsabr.org%2F&amp;feature=emb_imp_woyt">short tutorial video</a> on how to download SABR digital publications. <br />
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		<title>In Memoriam: Bobby Cox</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During the Atlanta Braves’s record-setting streak of 14 consecutive division titles from 1991 to 2005, the 29 other teams in Major League Baseball employed 149 managers. The Braves had just one: Bobby Cox. With 2,504 career wins, Cox — who died at the age of 84 on May 9, 2026 — ranks fourth all-time among all [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CoxBobby.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright " src="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CoxBobby.jpg" alt="Bobby Cox (Courtesy of the Atlanta Braves)" width="215" height="325" /></a>During the Atlanta Braves’s record-setting streak of 14 consecutive division titles from 1991 to 2005, the 29 other teams in Major League Baseball employed 149 managers. The Braves had just one: Bobby Cox.</p>
<p>With 2,504 career wins, Cox — who <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/bobby-cox-dies">died at the age of 84</a> on May 9, 2026 — ranks fourth all-time among all major-league managers — behind Hall of Famers Connie Mack, John McGraw, and Tony La Russa — and second in winning percentage (.556), trailing only McGraw, the fiery New York Giants skipper who held the record for most ejections until Cox surpassed him nearly a century later.</p>
<p>Cox’s Braves teams won five National League pennants and one World Series during their dynastic reign, with the <a href="https://sabr.org/e-books/sabr-digital-library-braves-win-the-1995-world-champion-atlanta-braves/">1995 championship team</a> producing five future Hall of Fame players (in addition to manager Cox and GM John Schuerholz). Cox’s players were quick to explain why he was so successful:</p>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Tom Glavine: “He was so good at getting the best and most out of his guys. He treated everybody with the utmost respect and made everybody understand that whether you were a superstar or the 25th man coming out of spring training, you were going to be an important piece of the puzzle. He made guys not only understand that but believe it.”</li>
<li aria-level="1">Tim Hudson: “He was a manager who felt like a teammate, a friend and a father figure. I’m proud that I played for one of the best managers a player could ever ask for.” </li>
<li aria-level="1">John Smoltz: “A small part of Bobby Cox changes you as a baseball player. Twenty years with the man changes your life.”</li>
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<p>For his part, Cox deflected the credit to his players, many of whom had their best seasons on his teams. “We had so many different types of teams during our streak,” Cox said. “We had slugging teams, speed teams, and really young teams but we always had pitching. It was fun managing teams stacked with base-stealers. … I’m not only proud of every team I ever managed but proud of the fans and the organization. No manager can win without the right people around him.</p>
<p>Robert Joe Cox was born on May 21, 1941, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but grew up near Fresno, California. After graduating high school, he signed as an amateur free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $40,000. Cox spent eight seasons as an infielder in the minor leagues playing in the Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves organizations before he was traded to the New York Yankees before the 1968 season. </p>
<p><a href="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cox-Bobby-1968-NYY-Rucker-coxbo01_01.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright " src="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cox-Bobby-1968-NYY-Rucker-coxbo01_01.jpg" alt="Bobby Cox with the New York Yankees (SABR-Rucker Archive)" width="215" height="207" /></a>He made his major-league debut at age 26 in Yankee pinstripes on April 14, 1968, and appeared in 220 games over two seasons. He relished the opportunity to play alongside fellow Oklahoma native Mickey Mantle. Cox later said his biggest highlight playing third base was <a href="https://sabr.org/tripleplays">turning a triple play</a> with Mantle at first base and pitcher Dooley Womack.</p>
<p>Following a series of knee injuries and a demotion to the minor leagues, Cox retired as a player after the 1970 season. He began managing in the Yankees’ system, winning two minor league division titles before he was promoted to Billy Martin’s staff as the first-base coach for the major league squad. In Cox’s first year, the Yankees won the 1977 World Series.</p>
<p>Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner immediately hired Cox for his first job as a big-league manager. Taking over the National League’s youngest team, which had finished in last place two years in a row, Cox helped to develop emerging stars such as future MVP Dale Murphy, who he moved from catcher to center field, and Bob Horner. Cox’s moves put the Braves into a position to win the NL West Division crown in 1982, but by then Turner had fired him.</p>
<p>Cox moved on to the Toronto Blue Jays and led the American League’s youngest team to their first AL East Division title in 1985, his fourth season. He was voted as the AL’s Manager of the Year by the baseball writers, the first of four times he would win that honor.</p>
<p>Ted Turner admitted near-instant regret for his decision to fire Cox with Atlanta, but he was able to hire Cox back for the 1986 season — this time as general manager. Working closely with scouting director Paul Snyder, Cox built the core of the Braves’ championship teams, drafting Chipper Jones, Steve Avery, Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers, and Ryan Klesko; trading for John Smoltz and Charlie Leibrandt; signing Javy López; and calling up Tom Glavine, Ron Gant, Jeff Blauser, and Mark Lemke.</p>
<p>Cox moved back into the dugout midway through the 1990 season, when he fired Russ Nixon and installed himself as manager. “It’s more fun to be around the players on a day-to-day basis,” he later said. “The game itself presents a great challenge each and every day.”</p>
<p>The Braves hired John Schuerholz from the Kansas City Royals to replace Cox as GM, and the two future Hall of Famers embarked on a wildly successful partnership beginning with a worst-to-first run to the World Series in 1991.</p>
<p>“(Cox) had such admiration for the people who put on the uniform and were able to perform at the major-league level,” Schuerholz said. “He treated people with honor and respect and had high expectations of individuals and teams. That was very clear to the people involved with him and people played up to those standards.”</p>
<p>After losing World Series to the Minnesota Twins in 1991 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992, the Braves added future Hall of Famers Greg Maddux and Fred McGriff before finally breaking through for their own championship in 1995 — the first since the franchise had moved to Atlanta three decades earlier.</p>
<p>The Braves won two more pennants in 1996 and 1999, but lost the World Series to Cox’s old team, the New York Yankees, both times. Meanwhile, Cox continued working his magic, coaxing division title after division title from vastly different rosters each year. In 2005, the final year of the Braves’ run, they used 18 rookies.</p>
<p>Former Mets GM Omar Minaya observed, “If they were to give a Pulitzer Prize in baseball, Bobby Cox and John Schuerholz and their whole organization deserve it. … The 14-year run was possible because Bobby was so adaptable.” </p>
<p>In 2010, Cox announced he would step down at the end of the season. The Braves finished in second place in the NL East with a 91-71 record to earn a wild-card berth, but they lost to the San Francisco Giants in the Division Series without injured stars Chipper Jones and Billy Wagner. All four games were decided by one run.</p>
<p>In 2011, Cox was inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame and his number 6 jersey was retired. In 2014 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, alongside his former star pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux.</p>
<p>Former Braves pitcher Greg McMichael summed up Cox’s career: “Bobby Cox’s contribution to baseball was building an organization to sustain winning, going from a manager to a general manager. … When he was managing, he always had the player’s back, never threw anyone under the bus, didn’t blame individuals, and didn’t say things to the press about his players. He did what was best for the team.”</p>
<p><strong>Read more:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bobby-cox/">Bobby Cox’s SABR biography</a>, by Tim Deale</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://sabr.org/e-books/sabr-digital-library-braves-win-the-1995-world-champion-atlanta-braves/">SABR Digital Library: <em>Braves Win! The 1995 World Champion Atlanta Braves</em></a>, edited by Tom Hufford and Bill Nowlin</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-15-1971-bobby-coxs-hall-of-fame-managing-career-begins-with-last-play-loss-in-minor-leagues/">April 15, 1971: Bobby Cox’s Hall of Fame managing career begins with last-play loss in minor leagues</a>, by Kurt Blumenau</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-28-1995-glavine-justice-win-back-the-fans-and-bring-a-world-series-to-atlanta/">October 28, 1995: Glavine, Justice win back the fans and bring a World Series to Atlanta</a>, by Jacob Pomrenke</li>
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<p><em>Photo credits: Courtesy of the Atlanta Braves and SABR-Rucker Archive.</em></p>
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		<title>Levin, Filippone, Brooks, Krall elected to SABR Board of Directors in 2026</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[MAY 8, 2026 — SABR members have elected Allison Levin, Pat Filippone, Tyrone Brooks, and Katie Krall to the organization’s Board of Directors in the 2026 election. Allison Levin was elected as SABR&#8217;s Board Vice President, receiving 714 of 725 first-preference votes. Pat Filippone was elected as SABR&#8217;s Board Treasurer, receiving 725 of 731 first-preference votes. Tyrone [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MAY 8, 2026 — SABR members have elected Allison Levin, Pat Filippone, Tyrone Brooks, and Katie Krall to the organization’s <a href="https://sabr.org/about/board-of-directors/">Board of Directors</a> in the 2026 election.</p>
<p>Allison Levin was elected as SABR&#8217;s Board Vice President, receiving 714 of 725 first-preference votes.</p>
<p>Pat Filippone was elected as SABR&#8217;s Board Treasurer, receiving 725 of 731 first-preference votes.</p>
<p>Tyrone Brooks and Katie Krall were elected as SABR Directors. Brooks received 355 first-preference votes and was elected first in SABR&#8217;s simplified preferential voting system after 18 rounds of balloting. Krall received 246 first-preference votes and was elected second after voting preferences were transferred. Both Directors will serve a three-year term through 2029.</p>
<p>Director candidate Alan Cohen received 154 first-preference votes.</p>
<p>Levin was elected to her second term as Board Vice President; she also served two terms as a SABR Director from 2019 to 2024. She has been a SABR member since 2013 and is an active member of the Women in Baseball and Educational Resources Committees, as well as the Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter, where she organizes a local research conference every year. She presents her research regularly at local and national SABR events and other sports and academic conferences. She is an adjunct professor of Sports Communications and Sports Management at Webster University, where she sponsors the school’s Sports Media and Analytics Club and mentors students in baseball-related work. She holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science from Grinnell College, a master’s degree in applied communications from Southern Illinois University, and a JD degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.</p>
<p>Filippone was elected to his first term as Board Treasurer after he was appointed to fill a vacant seat in January. He has been a SABR member since 2021. He is President of 7th Inning Stretch, LLC, which owns and operates three affiliated Minor League Baseball teams: the Stockton Ports, the Delmarva Shorebirds, and the Everett AquaSox. He has served as President of the Stockton Ports since 2006 and has spent more than three decades as an executive in Minor League Baseball. He holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration from Mary Washington College. He lives in Stockton, California.</p>
<p>Brooks was elected to his first term as a Director after he was appointed to fill a vacant seat in 2024. He previously served on the SABR Board from 2019 to 2021, and has been a SABR member since 2013. He is the Senior Director of Workforce Development at Major League Baseball. Prior to joining MLB in 2015, he worked as a front office executive and scout with the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He is also the founder and CEO of the Baseball Industry Network, which covers the full gamut of people working in industry of baseball. He holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in accounting and marketing from the University of Maryland.</p>
<p>This is Krall&#8217;s first term as a Director; she has been a SABR member since 2017. She is a professor at Northwestern University, where she teaches courses in the Master&#8217;s of Sports Administration program and the Medill School of Journalism. She also makes regular appearances as on-air talent for Marquee Sports Network in Chicago. She previously worked for Hawk-Eye Innovations and as a coach and analyst in the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox organizations. Her writing has appeared in SABR&#8217;s <em>Baseball Research Journal </em>and <em>The National Pastime</em>. She also serves on the SABR Analytics Certification curriculum committee. She holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in history from Northwestern University and an MBA from University of Chicago&#8217;s Booth School of Business.</p>
<p>Special thanks to Tellers Committee members Stephen Barnes, Dominique Lim, and Alex Marks for certifying the results on May 7 in a virtual meeting and to the Nominations Committee of Joanne Hulbert, Emily Hawks, and Louis Schiff for their help in preparing the candidate statements.</p>
<p>The 2026 SABR elections featured online voting for the 17th consecutive year as well as traditional paper ballots. A total of 777 votes were received, constituting about 10.36 percent of the membership.</p>
<p>SABR members can find complete 2026 election results, including write-in candidates and voting totals, <a href="https://profile.sabr.org/page/2026-sabr-board-directors-election">posted here</a>.</p>
<p>A historical list of SABR’s Board of Directors can be found by <a href="https://sabr.org/about/board-directors-history/">clicking here</a>. Past voting totals can be <a href="https://profile.sabr.org/page/sabr-election-history">found here</a>.</p>
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