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SABR 51: Committee Meetings

Here is the schedule for research and functional committee meetings at SABR 51 — July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Committee meetings are open to all convention attendees.

Click on a link below to learn more about SABR’s research committees.


ASIAN BASEBALL
Rob Fitts, visiting chair (robertfitts@verizon.net)
Friday, July 7, 1:00 p.m., State Ballroom
*Guest speakers: Steve Treder on “1970 San Francisco Giants tour of Japan” and Mark Kanter

BALLPARKS
Kevin Johnson, co-chair (kjokbaseball@yahoo.com)
Friday, July 7, 4:00 p.m., State Ballroom
*Guest speakers: Visual artist Andy Brown

BASEBALL AND THE ARTS
Joanne Hulbert, co-chair (jhulbert49@gmail.com)
Jay Hurd, co-chair (jayh0912@gmail.com)
Thursday, July 6, 4:15 p.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)

BASEBALL CARDS
Jason Schwartz, co-chair (jason.1969@yahoo.com)
Nick Vossbrink, co-chair (nick@vossbrink.net)
Saturday, July 8, 5:30 p.m., State Ballroom

THE BASEBALL INDEX
Andy McCue, chair (agmccue48@gmail.com)
Thursday, July 6, 5:15 p.m., State Ballroom

BASEBALL LANDMARKS
John Racanelli, chair (j.racanelli@hotmail.com)
Saturday, July 8, 4:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom
Guest speaker: Illustrator Steve Musgrave will discuss the Cubs artwork on display at the CTA Red Line Addison station

BASEBALL MEMORIES
Joe Shaw, co-chair (rjshaw2@cox.net)
Anne Enos, co-chair (anne.enos@cox.net)
Friday, July 7, 3:00 p.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)

BASEBALL RECORDS
Herm Krabbenhoft, visiting chair (bqr9343@aol.com)
Thursday, July 6, 4:15 p.m., State Ballroom

BLACK SOX SCANDAL
Jacob Pomrenke, chair (buckweaver@gmail.com)
Saturday, July 8, 3:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom
Guest speakers: Panel discussion on 1924 Shoeless Joe Jackson v. Chicago White Sox trial with Jacob Pomrenke and David Fletcher

BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
Bill Carle, chair (bbxpert@aol.com)
Friday, July 7, 9:00 a.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)

BIOGRAPHY PROJECT (BIOPROJECT)
Alan Cohen, visiting chair (adc0317@comcast.net)
Friday, July 7, 12:00 p.m., State Ballroom

BUSINESS OF BASEBALL
Mike Haupert, co-chair (mhaupert@uwlax.edu)
Dan Levitt, co-chair (dan@danlevitt.com)
Saturday, July 8, 4:30 p.m., State Ballroom

CENTURY
Sharon Hamilton, chair (livesliterary@gmail.com)
Saturday, July 8, 9:00 a.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)

COLLEGIATE BASEBALL
Karl Green, chair (atlcrackersfan@gmail.com)
Saturday, July 8, 8:00 a.m., Grand Ballroom

DEADBALL ERA
John McMurray (deadball@sabr.org)
Thursday, July 6, 4:15 p.m., Grand Ballroom

GAMES PROJECT
John Fredland, chair (johnfredland@gmail.com)
Thursday, July 6, 11:00 a.m., State Ballroom

GAMES AND SIMULATIONS
Mark Wendling, co-chair (mwendlingremote@shaw.ca)
Derek Bain, co-chair (derekbain21@gmail.com)
Thursday, July 6, 12:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom
*Guest speakers: Panel discussion with Mike Cieslinski of Dynasty League Baseball, media executive Geoff Reiss, and author and SABRcast host Rob Neyer. Click here to learn more or sign up for the Dynasty League All-Time Greats tournament, open to all SABR members on Thursday, July 6.

LATINO BASEBALL
Anthony Salazar, chair (salazar8017@yahoo.com)
Friday, July 7, 4:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom

MINOR LEAGUES
George Pawlush, chair (george.pawlush@wilkes.edu)
Thursday, July 6, 12:00 p.m., State Ballroom

NINETEENTH CENTURY
Bob Bailey, co-chair (bobbailey@cox.net)
Thursday, July 6, 1:00 p.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)

ORAL HISTORY
John McMurray, chair (sabroralhistorycommittee@gmail.com)
Friday, July 7, 12:00 p.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)

PICTORIAL HISTORY
Cary Smith, chair (zinnbeck@me.com)
Friday, July 7, 12:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom
*Guest speaker: Mark Rucker with an introduction of the new SABR-Rucker Archive collection

RETROSHEET
Tom Thress, chair (tthress@retrosheet.org)
Thursday, July 6, 5:15 p.m., Grand Ballroom

SCOUTS
Rod Nelson, chair (sabrscouts@gmail.com)
Saturday, July 8, 10:00 a.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)
* Guest speaker: Marco Paddy, Chicago White Sox Special Assistant to the GM and 2023 Roland Hemond Award recipient

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Phil Birnbaum, chair (110phil@gmail.com)
Friday, July 7, 2:00 p.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)

WOMEN IN BASEBALL
Leslie Heaphy, co-chair (lheaphy@kent.edu)
Thursday, July 6, 2:00 p.m., Adams Ballroom (6th floor)


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