Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR Bookshelf, a listing of new books that are received at the SABR office.

• Click here to view The SABR Bookshelf listings for Fall 2026

To get your NEW book listed on The SABR Bookshelf, send an e-book file in PDF, EPUB or MOBI format to jpomrenke@sabr.org.

To ensure a listing in The Baseball Index — SABR’s online catalog of baseball research materials at www.baseballindex.org — make sure a review copy is sent to The Baseball Index, 4025 Beechwood Pl., Riverside, CA 92506.

Bolded names indicates that the author(s) is a SABR member.

In addition, check out new books published by SABR at SABR.org/ebooks.

Fall 2026

Click on the link above for more detailed information on each of these books:

• Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum, edited by Bill Nowlin, Glen Sparks, and Marlene Vogelsang
• How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942–1945, edited by Russ Speiller and James Forr
• Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners, edited by Steve Friedman, Eric Vickrey, and Bill Nowlin
• Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures, edited by Mike Richard and Bill Nowlin
• The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness, edited by Thomas Kern and Bill Nowlin
• After the Black Sox: The Chicago White Sox in Transition, 1920-1926, by Bruce S. Allardice
• Warren Giles: The National League’s Longest Serving President, by Don Doxsie
• Tar Heel Boys of Summer: North Carolina’s Major League Ballplayers, by Frank V. Tursi
• The Greatest of Their Times: Comparing Baseball’s Peak Performers Across Eras, by R. Gordon Shepherd
• The Land of Sand and Cotton: Texas, Workingmen, and Professional Baseball in 1888, by William H. Brewster
• Integration at Second Base: Jackie Robinson and the Quest for Black Citizenship, by Peter Eisenstadt
• This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums, by J.C. Bradbury
• A Baseball Memoir: From the Last Fan to Work in Major League Baseball, by Andy Strasberg
• Timing is Everything, by Timothy Bernard Carr
• The Gilt Edge of Ambition: A Sportsman’s Gamble for Power and Baseball, by Lisa Jonsson
• Beyond the Mic: Behind the Scenes Stories from America’s Best and Brightest Broadcasters, by Micah Soloshatz
• One Day in September: Baseball, Brotherhood, and the Birth of the All-Star Game, by Scott Reich
• The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers: My Dad’s Team, by Len Ferman
• On This Rock: Pedro Martinez, Boston and a Pitching Peak for the Ages, by Allan S. Martin
• School of Hard Knucks: My Three Sons and Baseball’s Wildest Pitch, by Brian Gaffney
• The Diamond Pyramid: Saving American Baseball by Breaking It, by Tim Brice
• Obstructed Views: Vignettes in Verse from Baseball’s History, by Darren K. Rogers
• I Would Have Paid Them to Play: A Memoir of Baseball, Family, and South Amboy, by Bill “Biff” McKeon
• Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations, by Derek Bain, Steven W. Etzel, Andy Palomino, and Kurt Bergland
• Patriarchs of the Dugout: Baseball’s Greatest Managers, by Matthew H. DiBiase
• From Runs to Wins, by Ricardo de la Peña
• Jackie Robinson’s Real Gone: Baseball Poems of New York, by Matthew Johnson
• Outfield Epiphanies: Baseball Haiku, by Rich Puerzer
• Comedians Talking Baseball, edited by Mike Vance
• Summer of the Cheap Wieners: What the 1941 Phillies Were Up To While Joe DiMaggio Was Making History, by Justin P. Klugh
• The Howleyites: Toronto’s Changing City, A Stadium Rising, and The Champions of 1926, by D.M. Fox
• Ballparks of the Pacific Coast League, by Larry Zuckerman
• The New Expanded Pacific Coast League Record, 1897-1968, by Carlos Bauer
• The Incredible Chicago Cubs Trivia Book: 300 Questions for the Super-Fan, by Al Yellon
• Hill Country Ball: Depression-Era Baseball in the Texas German Belt, by Richard W. Butler Jr.
• Spitballer: Stan Coveleski and the 1920 Cleveland Indians, by William C. Kashatus
• The Texas Rangers and Me: A Baseball Writer’s Thirty-Two Years in Arlington, by T.R. Sullivan
• So Young, So Great: Bob Feller Electrifies Baseball and America, by Jim R. Ingraham
• You Gotta Love These Guys: Fifty Years of Seattle Mariners Baseball, by David F. Schmitz
• The Shortstop Was a Crook: The Sordid Baseball Life and Crimes of Billy Geer, by Justin Mckinney
• Kid Gleason: A Baseball Life Beyond the Black Sox, by Dirk Baker
• Fort Dodge and the Bawling, Brawling, Hard-Balling Iowa League, 1904-1906, by Scott M. Johnson
• The Year St. Louis Became a Baseball Town: The Cardinals, Babe Ruth & the 1926 World Series, by Terry Lemons
• The Magical Game: The Spirit and History of Baseball’s Superstitions, Rituals, and Curses, by Addy Baird
• NINE: A Novel, by Luc Arnaud
• Baseball Changes Channels: The Dodgers, the Giants and the Birth of Pay TV, by David Gunzerath
• The Luckiest Man Returns, by R.F. Walden
• Baseball, Birthday, and Ten-Cent Beer, by Gregg Sapp

To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.

Regional chapters are also encouraged to plan their own SABR Day events (virtually or in person) throughout the months of January or February to celebrate the start of a new baseball season.

Chapter leaders, please email Jacob Pomrenke as you finalize your SABR Day plans so we can update our comprehensive schedule of events, which will be posted online soon at SABR.org/sabrday.

SABR CEO Scott Bush (right) presents the Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards to New York Yankees’ Cody Bellinger (far left) and Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong (center) at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Banquet on November 6, 2026, in New York City. Broadcasters Bob Costas and Karl Ravech look on. (Courtesy of Hechler Photographers)

NOVEMBER 6, 2026 — Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced the winners of the Rawlings Platinum Glove and Team Defense Awards for the 2026 season. Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs each won a Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). In addition, the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs were named as this year’s recipients of the Team Defense Award.

The winners were announced on Friday, November 6 at the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners are determined by combining votes based on an adjusted SABR Defensive Index (SDI) for each of the ten Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in each league and from baseball fan votes worldwide.

Voting for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award began at the conclusion of the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Announcement Show that aired on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight on November 1 and ended on November 4. Fans took to Rawlings.com to voice who they thought was the best defender in each League.

The Rawlings Team Defense Award, in its sixth year, utilizes an SDI that draws on and aggregates two types of existing defensive metrics: those derived from batted ball location-based data and those collected from play-by-play accounts. SDI utilizes MLBAM’s Statcast, Sports Information Solutions data, and STATS, LLC data as well as traditional statistics with advanced analysis.

Both the Rawlings Platinum and Team Defense Awards will be presented to the athletes and their teams, respectively, at games to take place early in the 2027 regular season.

• Click here to view the final results of the SABR Defensive Index for the 2026 season
• Check out the winners of the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards here
• Learn more about the SABR Defensive Index’s role in the Gold Glove process at SABR.org/SDI

About the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award®
The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award is a trademark owned by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. The award is correctly identified as the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award. The name should not be shortened, abbreviated, or otherwise misused. Proper identification of this service mark using the registration symbol and the Rawlings name is important to protect the integrity of the program and perpetuate this worthy tradition. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.

About Rawlings
Established in 1887, Rawlings is a leading global sports brand and manufacturer of premium baseball and softball equipment. Rawlings’ unparalleled quality, innovative engineering and expert craftsmanship are the fundamental reasons why more professional athletes, national governing bodies and sports leagues choose Rawlings. Rawlings is the Official Baseball, Helmet, Face Guard and Glove of Major League Baseball®, the Official Baseball of Minor League Baseball and the Official Baseball and Softball of the NCAA® and NAIA®. For more information, please visit Rawlings.com.

About SABR
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering research and disseminating the history and record of baseball.  Founded in 1971, SABR has more than 7,800 members worldwide and has established itself as a vibrant baseball community and a premier distributor of ground-breaking baseball information. SABR features 84 chapters and 37 research committees, and produces three annual publications — two editions of The Baseball Research Journal and The National Pastime — in addition to other print and e-books. SABR also hosts annual events, including the National Convention each summer, and the SABR Analytics Conference in March in Phoenix.

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, November 6, 2026.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners announced
SABR 55 to feature Malloy Negro League Conference in Birmingham
Early registration now open for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
New in the SABR Shop: Jackie Robinson/Sam Lacy BRJ cover poster
Read SABR bios of 2027 Hall of Fame candidates

2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners announced

The winners for the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, honoring the best individual fielding performances at each position in the American League and National League, were announced during a one-hour special edition of ESPN’s Baseball Tonight on Sunday, November 1.

The SABR Defensive Index is used to help select the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by SABR. The SABR Defensive Index accounts for approximately 25 percent of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process which are added to the votes from the managers and coaches of each team.

• Click here to view the final SDI rankings for the 2026 season

Voting concluded Friday for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by SABR. A combination of the SABR Defensive Index and the national fan vote will determine who takes home the honor in each League. The winners of the Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards will be announced on Friday, November 6.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

SABR 55 to feature Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Birmingham

Next summer in Birmingham, Alabama, the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference will be held as part of SABR’s 55th annual convention on August 4–8, 2027. Registration for SABR 55 will include admission to the Malloy Conference, giving attendees a special opportunity to engage with enhanced programming on the past, present, and future of Black baseball in a historic setting.

Registration information for SABR 55, along with our special room block at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, will be available at SABR.org/convention and SABR.org/malloy in early 2027. The combined conference is open to all baseball fans.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Early registration now open for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference

Early registration is now open for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held in person from March 12–14, 2027, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

We’ll bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Register today to join us!

• Registration: Click here to register for the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Early-bird registration is $395 for SABR members, $495 for non-members, and $150 for currently enrolled high school or college students. Student-only virtual registration is $50. Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive the discounted registration link.
• Student Registration: Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive a special link to register at a discounted rate. Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. Both include access to General Session panels and presentations on Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 11. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo Certified Course ($395 value). SABR membership will be fulfilled after event sign-up and access to Rapsodo course will be delivered after the conference.
• Research Presentations: Present your baseball research at the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline to submit an abstract: November 25, 2026.
• Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Click here to register your team for the 2027 Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Registration is $1,750 per team, which includes admission to all SABR Analytics Conference sessions and a one-year SABR membership for each participant. Chaperones and advisors looking to attend the conference should register themselves separately here.
• Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
• Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Scholarship: Students and young professionals, apply now for a Sarah Langs Scholarship to attend the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
• Research Awards: We’re seeking nominations for the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
• Certification Courses: Check out all four courses in the online, on-demand SABR Analytics Certification program, including the newest offering Level Four – Applied Statistics for Baseball. Click here to learn more or to sign up.

Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more or to register.

Submit your presentation abstract for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference

SABR is excited to announce the call for research presentations, presented by Teamworks Intelligence, for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held on March 12–14, 2027, in Phoenix, Arizona. Abstracts of proposed research presentations should be no more than 500 words in length, and must include the abstract’s title, review of previous work on the subject, a summary of the research methodology and preliminary and/or final results, and the expected contribution to the field of baseball analytics offered by this work.

Please send all abstracts to this e-mail address: analytics-presentations@sabr.org. The submission deadline for all 2027 SABR Analytics Conference presentation abstracts is 11:59 p.m. MST on Wednesday, November 25, 2026.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

New in the SABR Shop: Fall 2026 Baseball Research Journal cover poster

Celebrate two important figures in baseball history with this striking poster featuring Gary Cieradkowski’s cover art from the upcoming Fall 2026 issue of the SABR Baseball Research Journal. Featuring Jackie Robinson and pioneering sportswriter Sam Lacy, this exclusive museum-quality print makes a great addition to any baseball fan’s office, library, or collection.

Visit SABR.shop to get your copy of the BRJ cover poster and other exclusive SABR apparel and prints today.

Bring It Home in 2026 and help shape SABR’s next chapter!

For more than 50 years, SABR members have explored every corner of baseball, researching its history, examining how the game is played, and connecting with others who share their deep passion for baseball. Today, as we work toward becoming the essential community for the world of baseball, SABR brings together researchers, historians, analysts, authors, students, professionals, and fans from around the globe.

You can support SABR’s annual Bring it Home Campaign by making a donation of $150 or more by December 31, 2026. Contributions from thoughtful donors like you help SABR build for the future. Your generosity allows us to expand research resources, develop and deliver engaging programming, and strengthen the community that makes SABR such an essential and unique part of the baseball world.

Visit sabr.org/donate/2026-campaign to learn more.

Apply for a SABR Local Grant in 2027

The SABR Local Grants program provides an opportunity for chapters, research committees, and chartered communities to apply for funding for their projects under SABR’s Four Pillars: Research, Scholarship, Preservation, and Future of the Game. Applications are now open for a 2027 SABR Local Grant at SABR.org/local-grants. Submissions will be accepted until January 31, 2027.

All SABR chapters, chartered communities, and research committees are eligible to apply. Individual SABR members and non-SABR groups are not eligible, so if you have an individual idea for a program grant, please follow up with your local chapter leadership or appropriate research committee to discuss an application.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Read SABR biographies of 2027 Baseball Hall of Fame candidates

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced the eight-person, non-player ballot that will be considered by its Contemporary Baseball Era Committee for Hall of Fame election for the Class of 2027. The Contemporary Baseball Era ballot includes Sandy Alderson, Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon, Lou Piniella, Brian Sabean, Ted Turner, and Bill White.

The results of the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee vote will be announced live on MLB Network’s “MLB Tonight” at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, December 6.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

SABR Digital Library: Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum

Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital Library:

Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum
Edited by Bill Nowlin, Glen Sparks, and Marlene Vogelsang
Associate Editors: Abigail Miskowiec, Len Levin, and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-78-9, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-79-6, $29.95
8.5″ x 11″, 224 pages

Click here to download the free ebook edition or save 50% off the purchase of a paperback edition.

1 week left to register for 2026 SABR Northern New Jersey 19th Century Baseball Interdisciplinary Symposium

SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee will host the Northern New Jersey 19th Century Interdisciplinary Symposium as a special virtual event on Saturday, November 14, 2026. The focus of this symposium will be on the rich early baseball and related history of the region, which extends from the New York state border south through Monmouth and Mercer counties.

• Registration for all SABR members is now open; click here to sign up. The cost is $15 per person. The one-day Zoom event will run from approximately 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time on November 14.

The symposium will be highlighted by a keynote address from Jonathan Mercantini, Associate Provost for Special Projects and Professor of History at Kean University. He is an appointed member of the New Jersey Historical Commission and a Trustee of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. The welcome address will be given by John Thorn, the Official Historian of Major League Baseball and the co-founder of SABR’s Nineteenth Century Committee.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.

3 new stories published at SABR Biography Project

• Al Capone: A Life in Baseball, by Bill Lamb
• Carson Park (Eau Claire, WI), by Jim Force
• Dick Wantz, by Steve Kuzmiak

Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.

3 new stories published at SABR Games Project

• August 10, 1883: Myron Allen returns to Kingston, Gothams rally past his old club, by Daniel Torres
• September 23, 1950: A’s score 12 runs in sixth inning to give Connie Mack one of his last wins, by Kurt Blumenau
• April 9, 1976: Ferguson Jenkins outdueled by Jim Palmer in Red Sox debut, by Michael Hamel

In addition, the following stories from SABR’s new book on the Oakland Coliseum have now been posted online:

• April 17, 1968: Athletics’ Oakland debut spoiled by the Orioles, by Rich D’Ambrosio
• April 18, 1968: Athletics win for the first time at home in Oakland, by Rich D’Ambrosio
• July 2, 1969: Before he was Mr. October, he was Mr. July: Reggie Jackson hits 3 home runs to lead A’s over Pilots, by Graham Womack
• May 28, 1980: A’s thieves steal home twice, run past Royals, by Mike Worley
• June 11, 1980: Mike Norris’s pitching endurance, Tony Armas grand slam send A’s to 14-inning win, by Luis A. Blandón Jr.
• August 25, 1980: Collision at the Coliseum: Ruppert Jones’s life-altering crash into an unpadded outfield wall, by Craig Garretson
• August 15, 1981: Athletics defeat Angels on second extra-inning walk-off home run in two days, by Gordon J. Gattie
• July 5, 1993: Rickey Henderson homers to start both ends of a doubleheader, by Glen Sparks
• August 12, 1996: Geronimo Berroa outduels A’s teammate Mark McGwire, knocks 3 home runs, by Coop Daley

Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.

How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942-1945
Edited by Russ Speiller and James Forr

Visit SABR.org to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.

Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:

• Learn more about the players selected to SABR’s All-Time Eras Teams in 2026
• Watch video highlights from SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
• Janet Marie Smith selected as 2026 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award winner
• Colt Stadium historical marker dedication ceremony takes place in Houston
• SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: Institutional Memberships
• Join the new SABR Professional Researchers Group
• SABR Lahman Baseball Database to modernize, add data categories
• SABR Analytics Certification courses now available in Spanish
• 2026 executives, college baseball staffs added to SABR MLB Team Employee Database
• New Research Resources portal and member login launched
• Learn more about new SABR Institutional Memberships
• Hundreds of ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
• Find complete collection of SABR-Rucker Archive baseball images online

Please give a warm welcome to all new SABR members who joined this week! View more Members-Only resources at members.sabr.org or click here to download the Membership Handbook. Find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.

• Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
• Video Replays: This week, we heard from Vinay Kumar (“MLB Playoff Projection Systems”); Jason Schwartz (“Baltimore Orioles Baseball Cards”); Jay Wigley (How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History); and Alan Cohen (“The Great Negro League Home Run Project”). Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

• November 7: Women in Baseball Diamond Stories (10:00 AM EST)
• November 7: Rocky Mountain Chapter book club meeting with Rob Neyer (10:00 AM MST)
• November 9: American Baseball Biomechanics Society Journal Club meeting (4:00 PM EST)
• November 9: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Victoria Lovinggood (7:30 PM EST)
• November 9: Asian Baseball Committee meeting with Max Ratch (8:30 PM EST)
• November 10: SABR Board of Directors conference call (7:00 PM EST)
• November 10: 19th Century Speaker Series: Bill Ryczek (8:00 PM EST)
• November 10: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter meeting with Zak Ford (7:00 PM CST)
• November 11: Joint chapter meeting with Christopher Dale (7:00 PM EST)
• November 11: Official Scoring Committee meeting with Will Leitch (7:30 PM EST)
• November 12: Magnolia (GA) Chapter meeting with Carlyle Rood (7:30 PM EST)
• November 14: Bob Davids Chapter Talkin’ Baseball: Justin Mckinney (9:00 AM EST)
• November 14: SABR Northern New Jersey 19th Century Interdisciplinary Symposium (12:00 PM EST)
• November 15: Québec Chapter meeting with Adam Henig (1:00 PM EST)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

• November 7: Gary Gillette: “Black Baseball in Detroit and Hamtramck” (Hamtramck, MI)
• November 7: Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting (Seattle, WA)
• November 8: Bob Davids Chapter baseball film series: “Bull Durham” (Washington, DC)
• November 8: Baseball Reliquary: Shrine of the Eternals Ceremony (Whittier, CA)
• November 12: Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation Gala (Arlington, TX)
• November 14: Connecticut Smoky Joe Wood Chapter breakfast (Middletown, CT)
• November 14: Halsey Hall Chapter Hot Stove Saturday Morning (Fridley, MN)
• November 14: Sebring-Stovey Williamsport Chapter meeting (Williamsport, PA)
• November 14: Jack Graney Cleveland Chapter meeting (Cleveland, OH)
• November 14: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting (Baltimore, MD)
• November 15: Bob Davids Chapter baseball film series: “Fever Pitch” (Washington, DC)

To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.

• Baseball Records: Fall 2026 newsletter
• Jewish Baseball: Sign up for announcements from SABR’s newest research committee, focusing on Jewish contributions to the game of baseball

Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.

• Cleveland Jack Graney Chapter: October 2026 newsletter (Cleveland, OH)
• Tampa Bay Roush-Lopez Chapter: November 2026 newsletter (St. Petersburg, FL)

Sign up for SABR chapter announcements at SABR.org/chapters.

Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.

Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:

• Jay Jaffe: Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy Headline the Strongest Contemporary Era Ballot in Recent Memory (FanGraphs)
• Mario Delgado Genzor: The Hardest Throwing Champion Staff Ever (Baseball Prospectus)
• Ben Clemens: Hey, Where Did All the Runs Go? (FanGraphs)
• Stephanie Apstein: The World Series is here, and so are life-changing bonuses for team staff (Washington Post)
• Sarah Langs: Dustin May has been traded to or from the last 2 World Series winners. How rare is that? (MLB.com)
• Evan Drellich: As MLB heads toward lockout, Braves tout record revenue but sidestep labor questions (The Athletic)
• Rob Mains: Are the Brewers and Rays Exemplars of Small Ball? (Baseball Prospectus)
• Stephen J. Nesbitt: The little baseball card shop that became a viral sensation, one $5 grab bag at a time (The Athletic)
• Henry Epp: MLB players’ union negotiations hinge on salary cap issue (NPR Marketplace)
• Sam Blum: Rigged pitches, coded messages and competing defenses: Your guide to the Clase-Ortiz trial (The Athletic)
• Mark Simon: Analyzing The Defense of Top MLB Free Agents (Sports Info Solutions)
• Davy Andrews: The 2026 Pitching Superlatives: The Straightest Pitch in Baseball (FanGraphs)
• Becky Brouse Davis: Women’s Professional Baseball League personnel archive (This Is Women’s Baseball)
• Adam Jude: Seattle’s Christine Wren, baseball’s first full-time female umpire, dies at 78 (Seattle Times)
• Bill Ladson: Jerry Koosman, iconic Mets southpaw who clinched 1969 World Series, dies at 83 (MLB.com)
• Bill Shaikin: Ross Newhan, Los Angeles Times’ Hall of Fame baseball writer, dies at 89 (Los Angeles Times)
• Dan Hirshberg: Edd Roush’s granddaughter keeps a baseball legend’s story alive (Tampa Bay Beacon)
• Paul Lukas: The Complicated History of the Brewers’ First Uniform (Uni Watch)
• David Laurila: Braylon Doughty and Joey Oakie Are Promising Guardians Prospects (FanGraphs)
• Jay Goldberg: The Memory of America: Remember Your First Baseball Game (Life, Still Magazine)
• John Thorn: John McGraw’s All-Time Team (Our Game)
• Mark Kolier: The New York/San Francisco Giants have a weird history (Almost Cooperstown)
• Sam Gazdziak: Obituary: Mike Edwards (1954-2026) (RIP Baseball)
• Jason Schwartz: Janet Marie Smith has a baseball card! (SABR Baseball Cards)
• Craig Brown: Don’t judge: These quirky Old Judge cards are priceless (SABR Baseball Cards)
• Tim Sokol: Does Home Field Advantage Exist in the CPBL? (SABR Asian Baseball)
• Tae-in Chun: Why Does Korean Baseball Care So Much About Players’ Character? (SABR Asian Baseball)

Please note: Some articles may require a separate subscription to view online. SABR does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for, any content that appears on a third-party website.

This Week in SABR is compiled by Jacob Pomrenke. If you would like us to include an upcoming event, article, or any other information in “This Week in SABR,” e-mail jpomrenke@sabr.org. To find past editions of TWIS, click here.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2026 — Next summer in Birmingham, Alabama, the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference will be held as part of SABR’s 55th annual convention on August 4–8, 2027. Registration for SABR 55 will include admission to the Malloy Conference, giving attendees a special opportunity to engage with enhanced programming on the past, present, and future of Black baseball in a historic setting.

Registration information for SABR 55, along with our special room block at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, will be available at SABR.org/convention and SABR.org/malloy in early 2027. The combined conference is open to all baseball fans.

Birmingham is home to Rickwood Field, the oldest professional baseball park in the United States, along with the Negro Southern League Museum and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Tours of each site will be included with SABR 55 registration.

SABR 55 will include unique Malloy Conference programming, featured speakers from around the baseball world, plus innovative panel discussions, groundbreaking research presentations and poster presentations, committee meetings, ballgames, trivia contest, and most of all, the opportunity to make and renew baseball friendships over the course of this exciting and memorable event.

The SABR 55 convention logo and 2027 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference logo were created by acclaimed sports graphic designer and SABR member Todd Radom.

Stay tuned for more information soon at SABR.org/convention and SABR.org/malloy.

NOVEMBER 2, 2026 — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced the eight-person, non-player ballot that will be considered by its Contemporary Baseball Era Committee for Hall of Fame election for the Class of 2027. The Contemporary Era Committee will meet on December 6 at baseball’s Winter Meetings in San Diego, California.

The Contemporary Baseball Era ballot includes Sandy Alderson, Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon, Lou Piniella, Brian Sabean, Ted Turner, and Bill White.

The results of the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee vote will be announced live on MLB Network’s “MLB Tonight” at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, December 6.

Click on a link above to read SABR biographies for these figures.

• Related link: Click here to read more SABR biographies of 2027 Hall of Fame candidates

NOVEMBER 1, 2026 — The winners for the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, honoring the best individual fielding performances at each position in the American League and National League, were announced during a one-hour special edition of ESPN’s Baseball Tonight on Sunday, November 1.

This year’s Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners represent the best defenders in the game, including 11 previous recipients and nine first-time honorees. Christian Walker and Matt Olson each earned their fourth career Gold Gloves, the highest total among this year’s winners, while the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks led all teams with three winners each.

The SABR Defensive Index is used to help select the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by SABR. The SABR Defensive Index accounts for approximately 25 percent of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process which are added to the votes from the managers and coaches of each team.

• Click here to view the final SDI rankings for the 2026 season

Here are the winners of the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards announced Sunday night:

The SDI is compiled by the SABR Defensive Committee, which includes former SABR Board President Vince Gennaro; Sean Forman of Baseball-Reference.com; Joe Rosales of Sports Info Solutions; author and defensive metrics expert Chris Dial; author Michael Humphreys; and Tom Tango of Major League Baseball.

To identify the utility award winners, Rawlings collaborated with SABR to create a specialized defensive formula separate from the traditional selection process for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award position winners. Utilizing the SABR formula and additional defensive statistics, Rawlings selected one utility winner from each league.

“This year’s Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipients represent the very best in defensive excellence, and SABR is proud to provide the statistical foundation that helps celebrate and validate their achievements,” said Scott Bush, chief executive officer of SABR. “Through our long-standing and valued partnership with Rawlings, we look forward to continuing to celebrate and elevate one of baseball’s most prestigious award platforms.”

Learn more about the SABR Defensive Index and view updated rankings at SABR.org/SDI.

Vote for Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners

Fans can vote now for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by SABR, from now through 11:59 PM Eastern on Thursday, November 5. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners will be unveiled at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony on Friday, November 6 in New York City.

• Vote now: Click here to vote for the 2026 Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. won their respective league’s Rawlings Platinum Glove Award last season.

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 30, 2026.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

Early registration now open for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference
SABR Digital Library: Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum
Last call for papers: 2027 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference
Submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board by November 1
Watch: 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award ceremony on Sunday

Early registration now open for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference

Early registration is now open for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held in person from March 12–14, 2027, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

We’ll bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Register today to join us!

• Registration: Click here to register for the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Early-bird registration is $395 for SABR members, $495 for non-members, and $150 for currently enrolled high school or college students. Student-only virtual registration is $50. Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive the discounted registration link.
• Student Registration: Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive a special link to register at a discounted rate. Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. Both include access to General Session panels and presentations on Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 11. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo Certified Course ($395 value). SABR membership will be fulfilled after event sign-up and access to Rapsodo course will be delivered after the conference.
• Research Presentations: Present your baseball research at the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline to submit an abstract: November 25, 2026.
• Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Click here to register your team for the 2027 Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Registration is $1,750 per team, which includes admission to all SABR Analytics Conference sessions and a one-year SABR membership for each participant. Chaperones and advisors looking to attend the conference should register themselves separately here.
• Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
• Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Scholarship: Students and young professionals, apply now for a Sarah Langs Scholarship to attend the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
• Research Awards: We’re seeking nominations for the 2027 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards. Deadline: December 18, 2026.
• Certification Courses: Check out all four courses in the online, on-demand SABR Analytics Certification program, including the newest offering Level Four – Applied Statistics for Baseball. Click here to learn more or to sign up. Purchase any SABR Analytics Certification course through October 29, 2026, and get access to a complimentary Rapsodo Certified course.

Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more or to register.

Submit your presentation abstract for 2027 SABR Analytics Conference

SABR is excited to announce the call for research presentations, presented by Teamworks Intelligence, for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held on March 12–14, 2027, in Phoenix, Arizona. Abstracts of proposed research presentations should be no more than 500 words in length, and must include the abstract’s title, review of previous work on the subject, a summary of the research methodology and preliminary and/or final results, and the expected contribution to the field of baseball analytics offered by this work.

Please send all abstracts to this e-mail address: analytics-presentations@sabr.org. The submission deadline for all 2027 SABR Analytics Conference presentation abstracts is 11:59 p.m. MST on Wednesday, November 25, 2026.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

SABR Digital Library: Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum

Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital Library:

Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum
Edited by Bill Nowlin, Glen Sparks, and Marlene Vogelsang
Associate Editors: Abigail Miskowiec, Len Levin, and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-78-9, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-79-6, $29.95
8.5″ x 11″, 224 pages

The stadium on Coliseum Way in Oakland has been known by many names over the years, but it has always been “The Coliseum” to the fans of the Oakland A’s. Opened in 1968, it served as the home of the Athletics until 2024. The Green and Gold won hearts and championships on the spacious field with its abundant foul territory. Four World Series championships were celebrated there, as well as numerous postseason games, perfect games, and no-hitters. Hall of Famers, including A’s players Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, and Rickey Henderson, played on that field.

It was also the home to generations of fans, who embraced the blue-collar atmosphere of the Oakland A’s and spent many happy hours tailgating in the parking lot, watching fireworks from the field, and cheering on their team through thick and thin. The Coliseum gave rise to characters such as Krazy George (creator of the Wave), Banjo Man, the Last Dive Bar crew, and the Right Field Drummers.

Home twice to the Oakland Raiders, the Coliseum has also hosted other sports, including soccer and cricket. Numerous concerts, including Bill Graham’s legendary Day on the Green concerts, filled the park with crowds and music. Join us as we share stories of games and good times at this concrete cathedral in this new SABR Digital Library book. Enjoy the memories and the echoes of “Celebration” that linger still.

Click here to download the free ebook edition or save 50% off the purchase of a paperback edition.

Bring It Home in 2026 and help shape SABR’s next chapter!

For more than 50 years, SABR members have explored every corner of baseball, researching its history, examining how the game is played, and connecting with others who share their deep passion for baseball. Today, as we work toward becoming the essential community for the world of baseball, SABR brings together researchers, historians, analysts, authors, students, professionals, and fans from around the globe.

You can support SABR’s annual Bring it Home Campaign by making a donation of $150 or more by December 31, 2026. Contributions from thoughtful donors like you help SABR build for the future. Your generosity allows us to expand research resources, develop and deliver engaging programming, and strengthen the community that makes SABR such an essential and unique part of the baseball world.

Visit sabr.org/donate/2026-campaign to learn more.

Apply for a SABR Local Grant in 2027

The SABR Local Grants program provides an opportunity for chapters, research committees, and chartered communities to apply for funding for their projects under SABR’s Four Pillars: Research, Scholarship, Preservation, and Future of the Game. Applications are now open for a 2027 SABR Local Grant at SABR.org/local-grants. Submissions will be accepted until January 31, 2027.

All SABR chapters, chartered communities, and research committees are eligible to apply. Individual SABR members and non-SABR groups are not eligible, so if you have an individual idea for a program grant, please follow up with your local chapter leadership or appropriate research committee to discuss an application.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Watch: 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award ceremony on Sunday night

The SABR Defensive Index (SDI) will be used to help select the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® and Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by SABR. The 2026 winners will be unveiled during a one-hour, special-edition ESPN Baseball Tonight broadcast at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, November 1.

Following the show, voting will begin online for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by SABR. A combination of the SABR Defensive Index and the national fan vote will determine who takes home the honor in each league. The final SABR Defensive Index rankings will be released at SABR.org/SDI on November 1, immediately following the ESPN broadcast. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners will be unveiled at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony on Friday, November 6 in New York.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Last call for papers: 2027 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference

All SABR members are invited and encouraged to submit a Research Presentation Proposal Abstract on any topic of 19th-century baseball for the 2027 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 18th annual Ivor-Campbell Conference is scheduled for April 16-17, 2027.

The deadline for proposal Abstracts is October 31, 2026. Your abstract must be between 250-500 words for a 20- to 25-minute presentation focused primarily on events taking place prior to 1901. Please include name, title, and contact information and send your proposal as a Microsoft Word or PDF attachment to Peter Mancuso.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Register now for 2026 SABR Northern New Jersey 19th Century Baseball Interdisciplinary Symposium

SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee will host the Northern New Jersey 19th Century Interdisciplinary Symposium as a special virtual event on Saturday, November 14, 2026. The focus of this symposium will be on the rich early baseball and related history of the region, which extends from the New York state border south through Monmouth and Mercer counties.

• Registration for all SABR members is now open; click here to sign up. The cost is $15 per person. The one-day Zoom event will run from approximately 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time on November 14.

The symposium will be highlighted by a keynote address from Jonathan Mercantini, Associate Provost for Special Projects and Professor of History at Kean University. He is an appointed member of the New Jersey Historical Commission and a Trustee of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. The welcome address will be given by John Thorn, the Official Historian of Major League Baseball and the co-founder of SABR’s Nineteenth Century Committee.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Deadline to submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board is November 1

SABR’s Editorial Board welcomes new project proposals from members to be considered for publication through the Digital Library, SABR.org, or any other multimedia formats. We strongly encourage new proposals that involve collaboration between SABR research committees and/or chapters, and web-based Featured Spotlight projects with an eye toward enhanced multimedia presentation.

• Click here to submit a SABR project proposal
  Next deadline: November 1, 2026 (for publication in 2028 or 2029)

SABR seeks to publish 2-4 Featured Spotlight multimedia projects and 6-8 Digital Library books per year. Book projects should be of a scope that can fit in a single volume, typically between 100,000 and 200,000 total words.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

September 9 Board minutes posted

Minutes from the Board of Directors conference call on September 9, 2026 have now been posted on the SABR website.

Click here to view all past minutes of SABR Board meetings.

Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.

1 new story published at SABR Biography Project

• Sam Barkley, by Abigail Miskowiec

Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR Biography Project or to get involved.

5 new stories published at SABR Games Project

• October 11, 1906: Ed Walsh throws gem, George Rohe delivers pivotal hit for White Sox in Game 3, by John Elrod
• September 25, 1956: Pedro Ramos’s dominance of Red Sox gives way to Ted Williams home run, by Bill Nowlin
• October 9, 1960: Bill Virdon’s bat and glove spark Pirates’ rebound in Game 4, by Tim Otto
• May 15, 1976: Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych flies during his first major-league start for Tigers, by David Raglin
• September 26, 1976: Phillies clinch National League East as Parc Jarry bids adieu, by Steve Ginader

Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.

How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942-1945
Edited by Russ Speiller and James Forr

Visit SABR.org to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.

Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:

• Learn more about the players selected to SABR’s All-Time Eras Teams in 2026
• 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists announced
• Watch video highlights from SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
• Janet Marie Smith selected as 2026 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award winner
• Colt Stadium historical marker dedication ceremony takes place in Houston
• SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: Institutional Memberships
• Get your SABR merch at our new online shop
• Join the new SABR Professional Researchers Group
• Find stories, photos, and highlights from SABR 54 in Cleveland
• Save the date! SABR 55 will be in Birmingham in 2027
• SABR Lahman Baseball Database to modernize, add data categories
• SABR Analytics Certification courses now available in Spanish
• 2026 executives, college baseball staffs added to SABR MLB Team Employee Database
• New Research Resources portal and member login launched
• Learn more about new SABR Institutional Memberships
• Hundreds of ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
• Find complete collection of SABR-Rucker Archive baseball images online

Please give a warm welcome to all new SABR members who joined this week! View more Members-Only resources at members.sabr.org or click here to download the Membership Handbook. Find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.

• Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
• Video Replays: This week, we heard from Dan Meyer, Vice President, Baseball Research with the Boston Red Sox; Evan Crawford, former major league pitcher; Christopher Dale (Kid Gloves); and Mitchell Nathanson (“The Bobo Newsom Memorial Society and the Creation of the 1962 Mets”). Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

• November 2: Bob Davids (DC) Chapter Analytics Club meeting with Vinay Kumar (6:30 PM EST)
• November 2: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Alan Cohen (7:30 PM EST)
• November 4: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting with Jason Schwartz (7:00 PM EST)
• November 4: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Jay Wigley (7:30 PM EST)
• November 5: Allan Roth (CA) Chapter meeting with Justin Mckinney, Danny Gallagher, Tim Christ (7:00 PM PST)
• November 7: Rocky Mountain Chapter book club meeting with Rob Neyer (10:00 AM MST)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

• October 31: Dayton Chapter meeting (Dayton, OH)
• November 4: Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter meeting (Tallahassee, FL)
• November 4: Bob Davids Chapter Virginia Hot Stove Dinner (Arlington, VA)
• November 4: Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter fellowship meeting (St. Louis, MO)
• November 7: Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting (Seattle, WA)
• November 8: Bob Davids Chapter baseball film series: “Bull Durham” (Washington, DC)

To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.

• Jewish Baseball: Sign up for announcements from SABR’s newest research committee, focusing on Jewish contributions to the game of baseball
• Minor Leagues: Fall 2026 newsletter

Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.

• Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter: Fall 2026 newsletter (Baltimore, MD)
• Bob Davids Chapter: November 2026 newsletter (Washington, DC)
• Larry Dierker Houston Chapter: October 20 meeting recap (Houston, TX)
• Rogers Hornsby Chapter: October 2026 newsletter (Austin, TX)

Sign up for SABR chapter announcements at SABR.org/chapters.

Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.

Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:

• Brian McTaggart: ‘We shouldn’t forget our history’: Houston’s Colt Stadium gets historical marker (MLB.com)
• Andrew Gumbel: A child of Japanese incarceration’s call to arms: ‘The lessons of Manzanar have never been more urgent’ (The Guardian)
• Jayson Stark: The Brewers’ playoff run to first World Series title was dominant in so many ways (The Athletic)
• Jay Jaffe: The Brewers Bullpen Was One for the Ages (FanGraphs)
• Sarah Langs: A closer look at just how dominant the Brewers were this October (MLB.com)
• Patrick Dubuque: The Milwaukee Brewers Win the War of Attrition (Baseball Prospectus)
• Ben Lindbergh: How the Brewers Became Baseball’s Blueprint (The Ringer)
• Tyler Kepner: How the Brewers’ Pat Murphy, with humor and humanity, evolved into a World Series champion (The Athletic)
• Rob Mains: Are the Brewers and Rays Exemplars of Small Ball? (Baseball Prospectus)
• Joshua Rodrigues: Three Balls, No Challenges (Baseball Prospectus)
• Michael Baumann: Sink, Florida, Sink: Inside the Rally That Broke the World Series Open (FanGraphs)
• Derrick Goold: Jackson Chourio’s 4 hits in Brewers’ rout nears feat by Cardinals catcher 80 years ago (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• Zack Meisel: A glasses lens, a bat and a hoodie become history: When the World Series ends, the Hall of Fame gets to work (The Athletic)
• Howard Bryant: Ode to a Thrashing (Substack)
• Dayn Perry: MLB Lockout 101: Everything to know about baseball’s likely upcoming work stoppage (CBS Sports)
• Mark Simon: Saluting the Fielding Bible Awards Runners-Up (Sports Info Solutions)
• Ian Cundall: MLB’s New Outfield Positioning Rules Are Producing Dramatic Results In The AFL (Baseball America)
• Maddie Landis: What Should We Expect from Teruaki Sato and Shugo Maki? (Baseball Prospectus)
• Jesse Dougherty: Matthew LeCroy’s Job is to Make Baseball Dreams Come True. He’s Still Chasing His Own. (Washington Sun)
• Jimmy Parker: Todd Radom Creates Timeless Logos For The Biggest Brands In Sports (Beauty of a Game)
• R.J. Rico: A ticket for every game of Cal Ripken’s streak? One fan is almost there (Associated Press)
• Paul Lukas: The Strange Case of the Early-1970s Orioles (Uni Watch)
• Sam Gazdziak: Obituary: Sam McDowell (1942-2026) (RIP Baseball)
• Steven Goldman: In a Land Without Baseball (Baseball Prospectus)
• Ben Cosman: The Perfect Game: Robert Coover and the impossibility of the baseball novel (The Point)
• Clayton Trutor: Reflecting on the Twins’ 1991 World Series Win (Minnesota Monthly)
• Davy Andrews: The Princess and St. Pete Pitcher’s Mound (FanGraphs)
• Anthony Castrovince: How a forgotten Brewers owner helped create the World Series (MLB.com)
• Dan Hirshberg: After a career in the air, Don Wiederecht lands with the Clearwater Threshers (Tampa Bay Beacon)
• Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Jeff Frye (Baseball and BBQ)

Please note: Some articles may require a separate subscription to view online. SABR does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for, any content that appears on a third-party website.

This Week in SABR is compiled by Jacob Pomrenke. If you would like us to include an upcoming event, article, or any other information in “This Week in SABR,” e-mail jpomrenke@sabr.org. To find past editions of TWIS, click here.

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Applications are now open for a 2027 SABR Local Grant at SABR.org/local-grants. Submissions will be accepted until January 31, 2027. A Grants Review Board will review all submissions and respond with their final determination in February 2027.

All SABR chapters, chartered communities, and research committees are eligible to apply. Individual SABR members and non-SABR groups are not eligible, so if you have an individual idea for a program grant, please follow up with your local chapter leadership or appropriate research committee to discuss an application.

The six projects that received a SABR Local Grant in 2026 are well under way, including a historical marker in Council Bluffs, Iowa; a Salute to the Negro Leagues in New Orleans, Louisiana; Spanish-language oral history interviews with Latino players; and a traveling exhibit on the history of Black baseball in New Jersey.

Here’s a closer look at SABR’s Four Pillars, which are at the core of the Local Grants program:

The Four Pillars

• Research
  Research grant submissions should showcase the need for access to tools and/or infrastructure that will facilitate additional research on the game of baseball. Examples: Creation of a research committee database, digitization of research files/notes, support of a chapter research project.
• Preservation
  Preservation grant submissions should showcase the need to preserve, honor, or commemorate baseball history. Examples: Grave markers for notable baseball figures, commemorative plaques for historic baseball sites, restoration, or maintenance of pre-existing baseball landmarks.
• Scholarship
  Scholarship grant submissions should showcase the ability to share and disseminate baseball research to a broader audience. Examples: Research committee or regional research symposiums, chapter or research committee websites, tools/resources to activate local Baseball Memories programs.
• Future of the Game
  Future of the Game grant submissions should showcase the ability to engage with high school and/or college students through baseball research. Examples: Regional or committee-focused award programs, membership marketing efforts, funding for school partnership programs.

We are able to establish the SABR Local Grants program because of the overall health of our organization, which we owe to the sustained support and generosity of members like you. On behalf of all the future projects this initiative will help fund, thank you!

For more details on the SABR Local Grants program, visit SABR.org/local-grants.

Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum
Edited by Bill Nowlin, Glen Sparks, and Marlene Vogelsang
Associate Editors: Abigail Miskowiec, Len Levin, and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-78-9, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-79-6, $29.95
8.5″ x 11″, 224 pages

The stadium at 7000 Coliseum Way in Oakland has been known by many names over the years, but it has always been “The Coliseum” to the fans of the Oakland A’s. Opened in 1968, it served as the home of the Athletics until 2024.

The Green and Gold won hearts and championships on the spacious field with its abundant foul territory. Four World Series championships were celebrated there, as well as numerous postseason games, perfect games, and no-hitters. Hall of Famers, including A’s players Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, and Rickey Henderson, played on that field.

It was also the home to generations of fans, who embraced the blue-collar atmosphere of the Oakland A’s and spent many happy hours tailgating in the parking lot, watching fireworks from the field, and cheering on their team through thick and thin. The Coliseum gave rise to characters such as Krazy George (creator of the Wave), Banjo Man, the Last Dive Bar crew, and the Right Field Drummers.

Home twice to the Oakland Raiders, the Coliseum has also hosted other sports, including soccer and cricket. Numerous concerts, including Bill Graham’s legendary Day on the Green concerts, filled the park with crowds and music. Join us as we share stories of games and good times at this concrete cathedral. Enjoy the memories and the echoes of “Celebration” that linger still.

This book represents the collaborative work of 57 members of SABR, the Society of American Baseball Research. Contributors include: Kurt Adkins, John Bauer, Gary Belleville, Eileen M. Bissen, Luis Blandón, Thomas J. Brown Jr., Steve Clar, Eric Conrad, Carter Cromwell, Richard Cuicchi, Coop Daley, Rich D’Ambrosio, Charles A. Fracchia Jr., Craig Garretson, Gordon J. Gattie, Harrison Golden, Andrew Harner, Adam Henig, Mike Huber, Gregory Johnson, Kate Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Stephen R. Keeney, Vlae Kershner, Jim Klann, Sean Kolodziej, Kit Krieger, Dirk Lammers, Joe Leisek, Len Levin, Doug McWilliams, Abigail Miskowiec, Chad Moody, Mark Morowczynski, Donna Muscarella, Chuck Nan, Bill Nowlin, Tony S. Oliver, Laura Peebles, Greg Phegley, Eric Poulin, Carl Riechers, Jake Rinloan, Dan Schoenholz, Kevin Shafer, Glen Sparks, Mark S. Sternman, Alan Stowell, Nina Thorsen, Eli Toney, Marlene Vogelsang, Joseph Wancho, Bob Webster, Gregory H. Wolf, Brian P. Wood, Graham Womack, Mike Worley, and Geoff Young.

SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!

• E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum for FREE from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, EPUB/Kindle formats.
• Paperback: Get a 50% discount on Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum paperback edition from the SABR Store ($19.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

Buy the book

• E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum for $9.99 from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, and EPUB/Kindle formats.
• Paperback: Get the paperback edition of Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum from the SABR Store ($39.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Amazon Kindle Direct can take up to 4-6 weeks.)

About the SABR Digital Library

For more than 50 years, SABR and its members have led the way in publishing the best baseball historical and statistical research. Our publications program is shifting to take advantage of new methods of publishing. Not only will we continue to publish new books like Can He Play? A Look At Baseball Scouts and Their Profession (2011); Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (2013); Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015); Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021), ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022); and Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan (2023); which showcase the best efforts of SABR’s members, chapters and committees, but new technology makes it possible for us to bring out-of-print titles like When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox (2018); Green Cathedrals (2020); and The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (2021) back again.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to find all past titles and download your favorites. Books will be available in digital formats as well as paperbacks produced by “print on demand” (POD).

SABR members can download all Digital Library e-book editions for free and save 50% on purchase of the paperback editions. If you’re not a member, click here to join SABR.

Stay tuned throughout the year for new (and old!) titles that we’ll be adding to the SABR Digital Library. To learn more about SABR Publications, contact Publications Editor Cecilia Tan at ctan@sabr.org.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? Click here for step-by-step instructions or a short tutorial video on how to download SABR digital publications.