SABR 53: Committee Meetings
Here is the schedule for research and functional committee meetings at SABR 53 — June 25-29, 2025, at the Westin DFW Airport hotel in Irving, Texas. 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, co-chair (robertfitts@verizon.net)
Saturday, June 28, 10:00 a.m., Trinity Ballroom 6-8
Guest speakers: Tony Barnette, former Texas Rangers and Yakult Swallows player, and Aaron Fischman, author of A Baseball Gaijin
BALLPARKS
Kevin Johnson, co-chair (kjokbaseball@yahoo.com)
Saturday, June 28, 9:00 a.m., Dogwood Ballroom
BASEBALL AND THE ARTS
Cesar Love, visiting chair (baseballastrology@outlook.com)
Saturday, June 28, 4:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 6-8
BASEBALL CARDS
Jason Schwartz, co-chair (jason.1969@yahoo.com)
Nick Vossbrink, co-chair (nick@vossbrink.net)
Saturday, June 28, 3:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 1-5
Guest speaker: Dr. James Beckett, baseball card industry pioneer and Jefferson Burdick Award winner
THE BASEBALL INDEX
Joseph Wancho, visiting chair (jw2462@twc.com)
Friday, June 27, 4:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 1-5
BASEBALL LANDMARKS
John Racanelli, chair (johnbracanelli@gmail.com)
Friday, June 27, 2:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 1-5
Guest speaker: Mark Presswood
BASEBALL MEMORIES
Joe Shaw, co-chair (rjshaw2@cox.net)
Anne Enos, co-chair (anne.enos@cox.net)
Friday, June 27, 12:00 p.m., Irving Lecture Hall
BASEBALL RECORDS
Trent McCotter, chair (treant985@gmail.com)
Friday, June 27, 3:00 p.m., Irving Lecture Hall
Guest speaker: Dan Hill
BLACK SOX SCANDAL
Jacob Pomrenke, chair (buckweaver@gmail.com)
Friday, June 27, 4:00 p.m., Irving Lecture Hall
BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
Bill Carle, chair (bbxpert@aol.com)
Friday, June 27, 12:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 6-8
BIOGRAPHY PROJECT (BIOPROJECT)
Alan Cohen, visiting chair (adc0317@comcast.net)
Saturday, June 28, 4:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 1-5
BUSINESS OF BASEBALL
Mike Haupert, co-chair (mhaupert@uwlax.edu)
Dan Levitt, co-chair (dan@danlevitt.com)
Friday, June 27, 8:00 a.m., Dogwood Ballroom
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL
Karl Green, chair (atlcrackersfan@gmail.com)
Friday, June 27, 8:00 a.m., Irving Lecture Hall
Guest speaker: Tom Jacobs, Executive Director, College Baseball Hall of Fame
DEADBALL ERA
John McMurray, chair (deadball@sabr.org)
Friday, June 27, 2:00 p.m., Irving Lecture Hall
Guest speakers: Rick Reiff on Gavy Cravath and Larry Ritter Book Award presentation
GAMES PROJECT
John Fredland, chair (johnfredland@gmail.com)
Saturday, June 28, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Ballroom 6-8
LATINO BASEBALL
Anthony Salazar, chair (salazar8017@yahoo.com)
Friday, June 27, 3:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 1-5
MINOR LEAGUES
Jack Morris, chair (jackmo77@comcast.net)
Saturday, June 28, 12:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom
Guest speaker: Scott Bush
NEGRO LEAGUES
Leslie Heaphy, visiting chair (lheaphy@kent.edu)
Saturday, June 28, 8:00 a.m., Trinity Ballroom 6-8
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Bob Bailey, co-chair (bobbailey@cox.net)
Peter Mancuso, co-chair (peterplus4@earthlink.net)
Jon Popovich, co-chair (jayz43_1b@yahoo.com)
Friday, June 27, 11:00 a.m., Trinity Ballroom 6-8
ORAL HISTORY
John McMurray, chair (sabroralhistorycommittee@gmail.com)
Friday, June 27, 12:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 1-5
Guest speaker: Steve Rogers, Special Assistant, MLB Players Association, and former All-Star MLB pitcher
PICTORIAL HISTORY
Cary Smith, chair (zinnbeck@me.com)
Saturday, June 28, 1:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 6-8
RETROSHEET
Tom Thress, chair (tthress@retrosheet.org)
Saturday, June 28, 3:00 p.m., Irving Lecture Hall
SCOUTS
Jason Sigler, chair (jtsigler@gmail.com)
Friday, June 27, 2:00 p.m., Trinity Ballroom 6-8
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Phil Birnbaum, chair (110phil@gmail.com)
Saturday, June 28, 4:00 p.m., Irving Lecture Hall
WOMEN IN BASEBALL
Leslie Heaphy, co-chair (lheaphy@kent.edu)
Saturday, June 28, 12:00 p.m., Irving Lecture Hall
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