Marlene Vogelsang honored as 2026 SABR Founders’ Day Award recipient
AUGUST 18, 2026 — Marlene Vogelsang of San Leandro, California, was recognized as the recipient of the 2026 SABR Founders’ Day Award, which recognizes a member who has contributed significant or enduring service as a leader of a regional chapter or research committee.
Vogelsang, a SABR member since 2004, took over as president of the Bay Area-based Lefty O’Doul Chapter in 2007, and has served in a leadership role for the past two decades.
“Baseball gives us many gifts and one of those gifts to me has certainly been SABR,” Vogelsang said. “It’s been a pleasure to give back to the organization and to the people who have given so much to me. SABR works because of all of you and you give to it, and I’m happy to be a part of that work. … SABR is truly for everyone. I’m not a historian or a researcher or an author or an analyst. I’m a baseball fan, and I’ve been so happy to find a home with all of you here in SABR.”
As a chapter leader, Vogelsang has organized many events with a variety of great speakers. In recent years, she has helped to schedule many joint meetings, both in person and virtually, with other local chapters in northern California. She has also stepped up and helped out in many other ways within SABR, including as a member of the Editorial Board, the Friends of SABR fundraising committee, and the planning committee for the SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference. She is one of SABR’s strongest ambassadors, promoting the organization every chance she gets.
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Originally published: August 18, 2026. Last Updated: August 18, 2026.