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SABR 54: Committee Meetings 

Here is the schedule for research and functional committee meetings at SABR 54 — July 29–August 2, 2026, at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. 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, chair (robfitts@mindspring.com)
Friday, July 31, 12:00 p.m., Superior A

Bob Busser, left, gives a presentation at the Ballparks Committee meeting at SABR 54 on July 31, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

BALLPARKS
Kevin Johnson, co-chair (kjokbaseball@yahoo.com)
Friday, July 31, 1:30 p.m., Superior C
Guest speaker: Bob Busser
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this presentation (MP3; 43:44)

Dan Cichalski gives a presentation on “Bruce Springsteen's ‘Glory Days’: From Speedball to Spitball” at the Arts Committee meeting on July 30, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

BASEBALL AND THE ARTS
Joanne Hulbert, co-chair (jhulbert49@gmail.com)
Jay Hurd, co-chair (jayh0912@gmail.com)
Thursday, July 30, 2:00 p.m., Superior C
Guest speaker: Dan Cichalski, “Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Glory Days’: From Speedball to Spitball”
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this presentation (MP3; 19:29)
During SABR 54, all attendees are encouraged to visit a new baseball art exhibition, Baseball Art as the Game’s Storyteller, which opens July 27 at the historic Arcade Cleveland (401 Euclid Ave.), just a short walk from the convention hotel. Click here to learn more.

Gary Cieradkowski is honored with the 2026 Jefferson Burdick Award at the Baseball Cards Committee meeting at SABR 54 on August 1, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

BASEBALL CARDS
Jason Schwartz, co-chair (jason.1969@yahoo.com)
Nick Vossbrink, co-chair (nick@vossbrink.net)
Saturday, August 1, 12:00 p.m., Superior C
Guest speaker: Gary Cieradkowski, Jefferson Burdick Award winner
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this presentation (MP3; 34:09)

THE BASEBALL INDEX
Joseph Wancho, co-chair (jw2462@twc.com)
Thursday, July 30, 12:00 p.m., Superior D

BASEBALL MEMORIES
Joe Shaw, co-chair (rjshaw2@cox.net)
Anne Enos, co-chair (anne.enos@cox.net)
Thursday, July 30, 12:00 p.m., Superior A

BASEBALL RECORDS
Trent McCotter, chair (treant985@gmail.com)
Saturday, August 1, 3:00 p.m., Superior D
Guest speakers: Herm Krabbenhoft and Dan Hill

From left, Bruce Allardice, Jim Leeke, and Jacob Pomrenke pose for a photo following a Black Sox Scandal Authors Panel at SABR 54 on August 1, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

BLACK SOX SCANDAL
Jacob Pomrenke, chair (buckweaver@gmail.com)
Saturday, August 1, 3:00 p.m., Superior C
Guest speakers: Authors Panel with Jim Leeke, Battlefields: The Chicago White Sox and the Great War; and Bruce Allardice, After the Black Sox: The Chicago White Sox in Transition, 1920-1926
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this panel (MP3; 54:26)

BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
Bill Carle, chair (bbxpert@aol.com)
Friday, July 31, 9:00 a.m., Superior B

BIOGRAPHY PROJECT (BIOPROJECT)
Alan Cohen, visiting chair (adc0317@comcast.net)
Thursday, July 30, 12:00 p.m., Superior C

Rob Fitts at SABR 54 in Cleveland, Ohio.

BUSINESS OF BASEBALL
Mike Haupert, co-chair (mhaupert@uwlax.edu)
Dan Levitt, co-chair (dan@danlevitt.com)
Thursday, July 30, 1:00 p.m., Superior C
Guest speaker: Rob Fitts

COLLEGIATE BASEBALL
Karl Green, chair (atlcrackersfan@gmail.com)
Saturday, August 1, 11:00 a.m., Superior D

Phil Rosenzweig is honored with the 2026 Larry Ritter Award at the Deadball Era Committee meeting on July 31, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

DEADBALL ERA
John McMurray, chair (deadball@sabr.org)
Saturday, August 1, 8:00 a.m., Superior C
Guest speaker: Phil Rosenzweig, Larry Ritter Award winner
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this presentation (MP3; 22:13)

Steve Etzel gives a presentation on "Baseball Simulation Games: Design Considerations" at SABR 54 on August 1, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

GAMES AND SIMULATIONS
Mark Wendling, co-chair (mwendlingremote@shaw.ca)
Derek Bain, co-chair (derekbain21@gmail.com)
Saturday, August 1, 12:00 p.m., Superior D
Guest speaker: Steve Etzel on “Baseball Simulation Games: Design Considerations”
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this presentation (MP3; 55:27)

GAMES PROJECT
John Fredland, chair (johnfredland@gmail.com)
Saturday, August 1, 11:00 a.m., Superior C

Former MLB All-Star Carlos Baerga, left, presents Jorge Colón Delgado with the 2026 Eduard Valero Award at the Latino Baseball Committee meeting at SABR 54 on August 1, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

LATINO BASEBALL
Anthony Salazar, chair (salazar8017@yahoo.com)
Saturday, August 1, 4:00 p.m., Superior C
Guest speaker: El Origen del Béisbol Organizado en Puerto Rico: Amos Iglesias Van Pelt film screening and Q&A with producer Jorge Colón Delgado, 2026 Eduard Valero Award recipient
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this presentation (MP3; 18:35)

Pat Filippone gives a presentation at the Minor Leagues Committee meeting at SABR 54 on July 31, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

MINOR LEAGUES
Jack Morris, chair (jackmo77@comcast.net)
Friday, July 31, 1:30 p.m., Superior A
Guest speaker: Pat Filippone

NINETEENTH CENTURY
Bob Bailey, co-chair (bobbailey@cox.net)
Peter Mancuso, co-chair (peterplus4@earthlink.net)
Jon Popovich, co-chair (jayz43_1b@yahoo.com)
Thursday, July 30, 11:00 a.m., Superior A

Official Scoring Panel at SABR 54 on July 31, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

OFFICIAL SCORING
John Bauer, chair (jwbauer72@gmail.com)
Friday, July 31, 9:00 a.m., Superior A
Guest speakers: Stew Thornley and Bob Maver

Cleveland Guardians broadcaster Tom Hamilton, left, is interviewed by SABR Oral History Committee chair John McMurray at SABR 54 on July 31, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.

ORAL HISTORY
John McMurray, chair (sabroralhistorycommittee@gmail.com)
Friday, July 31, 12:30 p.m., Superior C
Guest speaker: Tom Hamilton, Cleveland Guardians broadcaster and Ford C. Frick Award recipient
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this interview

ORIGINS
Bruce Allardice, chair (bsa1865@gmail.com)
Friday, July 31, 12:00 p.m., Superior D

RETROSHEET
Tom Thress, chair (tthress@retrosheet.org)
Friday, July 31, 1:30 p.m., Superior D

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Phil Birnbaum, chair (110phil@gmail.com)
Saturday, August 1, 4:00 p.m., Superior D

WOMEN IN BASEBALL
Leslie Heaphy, co-chair (lheaphy@kent.edu)
Thursday, July 30, 2:00 p.m., Superior A

For more information on the SABR 54 convention, visit SABR.org/convention.

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