Announcing the launch of new SABR MLB Team Employee Database
AUGUST 27, 2024 — A historical database of Major League Baseball team employees — covering more than 40,000 people dating back to the late 19th century — is now available online through SABR’s Business of Baseball Committee. The SABR MLB Team Employee Database offers a new lens into major-league front and back offices, from team owners to ticket sales.
The MLB Team Employee Database is available for viewing to all SABR members on the Research Resources page. Browse or search by person, team, or season to learn more about the scope of baseball and business operations.
SABR volunteers have entered data from many information sources, principally team media guides, and data is nearly complete for all major-league teams back to 1960. The initial version of the database was created by Sean Lahman and Dan Levitt and programmed by Bryan Walko with technical support from Jason Best. Richard Cuicchi and Jerry Gauthier were responsible for numerous entries, sorting out name variations and performing extensive data entry and cleanup. Others with substantial data entry contributions included: Brain Barnes, Mike Bender, Dennis Bidwell, Cliff Blau, Kurt Blumenau, Dennis Degenhardt, Steve Ginader, Vince Guerrieri, Sarah Johnson, and Andrea Long.
Thanks also to Derek Bain, Jacob Benjamin Benabou, Dan Bergman, Dana Berry, Mark Bonino, Paul Brown, Ken Carrano, Ray Danner, Brian Dini, Gabriella Garr, John Green, Leslie Heaphy, Scott Martriree, Matt Mitchell, Ryuta Mochizuki, Paul Moehringer, Mauricio Montenegro, Chad Moody, Sven Muencheberg, Bill Nielsen, Andrew Noe, Andrew North, Elena North, Stan Osowiecki, KaSaundra Peterson, Christine Schaeffer, Kelley Rybak, Michael Scott, Anne Setten, Karly Siegler, Joe Stockmann, Bruce Thompson, Stew Thornley, Joseph Wancho, Mike Webber, Jim Wohlenhaus, and Adam Young.
As we continue to build and update the SABR MLB Team Employee Database, we will be able to see the evolution of baseball employment over time and also create a record of the individuals who staffed them — a valuable addition to our collective baseball knowledge.
Visit the SABR Research Resources page to access the database and learn more.
To submit a correction or update for anyone in the database, click here to fill out our feedback form.
Originally published: August 27, 2024. Last Updated: August 27, 2024.