Bill Lamb honored with 2023 SABR Russell Gabay Award
Author Bill Lamb is the 2023 recipient of the SABR Russell Gabay Award, which honors entities or persons who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to baseball in New Jersey.
“Bill is one of the most productive contributors to the SABR website with articles about New Jersey baseball topics,” said David Krell, chair of SABR’s Elysian Fields Chapter in New Jersey.
Lamb’s research on New Jersey baseball includes articles on the Newark Peppers of the Federal League, Harrison Park in Harrison, Sprague Field in Bloomfield, and Wiedenmayer’s Park in Newark.
Lamb spent more than 30 years as a state/county prosecutor based in New Jersey. He was the 2019 recipient of the Bob Davids Award, SABR’s highest honor.
The Russell Gabay Award was established by SABR’s New Jersey-based Elysian Fields Chapter and Goose Goslin Chapter.
Gabay was a noted sports producer and a native of Springfield, New Jersey. He began his career in the late 1970s, producing for ESPN after graduating from University of Hartford. He later became a Production Manager at HBO, where he supervised several shows, including Inside the NFL, documentaries, and championship fights. Until his sudden death in 2016, Russell was a high-level producer at Major League Baseball Network for more than a decade. He was known throughout the sports industry as a gentleman and a true professional whose generosity knew no bounds, whether towards people trying to break into the business or veterans with several decades of experience.
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Originally published: January 4, 2023. Last Updated: January 4, 2023.