Join us on June 24 for SABR All-Time Eras Teams webinar on Segregation Era
JUNE 10, 2026 — Throughout the 2026 season, SABR members will have a chance to vote on SABR’s All-Time Eras Teams as we celebrate the 150 years of baseball and American history since the founding of the National League in 1876.
- Join us from 8:00-9:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, June 24 for a special Zoom webinar as we reveal the Segregation Era (1920-1946) team, and hear a presentation on “Increased Access and Persistent Barriers: Professional Baseball from 1920 to 1946” by Seth S. Tannenbaum of Manhattanville University. Click here to pre-register for this Zoom event.
Tannenbaum is an assistant professor of sport studies at Manhattanville University where he teaches classes including Baseball and American Society, Spectators and Fans, Urban Sport, and American Sport History. He earned a PhD in American History at Temple University and a BA in History at Vassar College. His new book, Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth Century Ballpark, examines Americans’ changing understandings of urban areas, inclusion, and the body politic. It analyzes how team owners used ballparks’ designs, locations, and amenities to keep fans coming back to the park amidst significant changes in cities and in leisure consumption patterns. His scholarship has been published in the Journal of African American History, Journal of Sport History, Nine: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture, Washington Post, and the Philadelphia Inquirer among other venues.
The All-Time Eras Teams project is an interactive opportunity for all SABR members to participate in, debate with one another, and learn more about the iconic players and figures from different eras. Each ballot period will culminate with a virtual Zoom webinar which includes a presentation covering that era of American history prior to the unveiling of the team chosen by our members.
Visit SABR.org/all-time-eras-teams to learn more.
Originally published: June 10, 2026. Last Updated: June 1, 2026.