This Week in SABR: August 23, 2024
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, August 23, 2024.
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Listen to panel highlights from SABR 52 in Minneapolis
Read articles from The National Pastime 2024
Rocky Mountain Chapter launches new Baseball Memories program
Join us in Dubuque for Cannonball Jackson grave marker ceremony
Call for papers: Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
Register now for 2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
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More highlights and photos from SABR 52
Couldn’t make it to Minneapolis for SABR 52? Check out more coverage of our 2024 convention. Here are some of the new recordings and highlights posted online this week:
- Listen to highlights from the Future of Baseball Broadcasts Panel with Dave St. Peter, Evan Drellich, Rob Hubbard, and Adam Platt (audio)
- Listen to highlights from the Minnesota Twins Analytics Panel with Thad Levine, Josh Kalk, Jeremy Raadt, and Josh Ruffin (audio)
- Listen to highlights from St. Paul Saints Panel with Derek Sharrer, Tom Whaley, Sierra Bailey, and Liz Fedor (audio)
- Listen to highlights from Sean Aronson’s Oral History interview with John McMurray (audio)
- Stay tuned for more highlights and stories!
For more coverage of SABR 52, visit SABR.org/convention.
Read articles from The National Pastime: Baseball in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
All articles from the new 2024 edition of The National Pastime can now be found online in the Research Collection at SABR.org.
All SABR 52 attendees received a souvenir print edition of The National Pastime, our annual convention journal, focusing on baseball in the Twin Cities. The e-book edition was sent out to all members this week.
- Download the e-book: Click here to download a free e-book edition of The National Pastime 2024.
- Buy the magazine: Purchase the print edition of The National Pastime 2024 from Amazon.com.
We hope you enjoy reading The National Pastime!
Rocky Mountain Chapter launches new Baseball Memories program in Denver
SABR’s Rocky Mountain Chapter launched its Baseball Memories program with a meeting on Wednesday, August 14 at Vi at Highlands Ranch, a senior living community in suburban Denver. Former Colorado Rockies outfielder Cory Sullivan spoke to the group of about 30 residents about his baseball career and the Rockies gave away memorabilia.
This was the first event held as part of SABR’s new partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association. The SABR Baseball Memories program now includes chapters in seven areas: Austin, Cleveland, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego, Westchester (New York).
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Join us Sunday in Iowa for Cannonball Jackson grave marker ceremony
Join members of SABR’s Field of Dreams (Iowa) Chapter for a special dedication ceremony on Sunday, August 25 as the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project unveils a headstone on the previously unmarked grave of Negro Leagues pitcher George Jesse “Cannonball” Jackson.
The ceremony will take place from 1:00-1:30 p.m. CDT at Linwood Cemetery Chapel, 2736 Windsor Ave., Dubuque, lowa. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Call for papers: Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
With the recent release of Volume 4 of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of the Baseball Arts, SABR’s Baseball and the Arts Committee now turns its sights to submissions for Volume 5.
All SABR members are encouraged to send along your submission, or your questions, to editors Joanne Hulbert or Jay Hurd before June 1, 2025. We are looking for poetry, memoir, artwork, humor, short fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, and parody.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Registration now open for 2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Join us for the sixth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, which will be held virtually on September 20-22, 2024. All baseball fans are welcome to attend!
- Register: Click here to register for the 2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
- Schedule: Click here for the full schedule of panels and presentations
This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — is a virtual Zoom event. The conference will feature research presentations, panels, pylon unveiling, presentation of the Dorothy Award, and keynote speaker Jean Fruth.
Visit SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference for complete details.
Call for papers: 2025 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 2025 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 16th annual Ivor-Campbell Conference is scheduled for April 25-26, 2025. The deadline for proposal Abstracts is October 31, 2024.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Ryan Johnson named 2024 Player of Year by SABR Dallas-Fort Worth chapter
Dallas Baptist University’s Ryan Johnson has been chosen as the recipient of the 31st Howard Green SABR Metroplex Collegiate Player of the Year Award, while East Texas Baptist University’s Sayers Collins and LeTourneau University’s Dane Jones were selected as the 13th annual SABR Metroplex Carroll Beringer Award College Division Players of the Year by SABR’s Ernie Banks-Bobby Bragan DFW Chapter.
The prestigious college baseball awards honor the memory of Green, the local SABR chapter’s longtime president, and Beringer, a former major-league pitching coach who was a great supporter of college baseball in the area.
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.
9 new stories published at SABR BioProject
- James Byrd, by Bill Nowlin
- George Cockill, by Kurt Blumenau
- Roscoe Coughlin, by Bill Lamb
- Lino Donoso, by Larry DeFillipo
- Jesse Houston, by Rich Bogovich
- Bud Lally, by Terry Bohn
- José Meléndez, by Tony Oliver
- Jim Rittwage, by Ray Danner
- Joe Burt Scott, by Keith Wood
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR Biography Project or to get involved.
4 new stories published at SABR Games Project
- July 4, 1940: Ab Wright’s bombastic Independence Day leads Millers over Saints, by T.S. Flynn
- September 21, 1966: Cubs beat Reds before lowest attendance ever at Wrigley Field, by Cory Ritterbusch
- August 16, 1975: Yogi Berra drops in to watch son Dale play for Niagara Falls Pirates, by Kurt Blumenau
- June 13, 2012: Matt Cain pitches first perfect game in Giants history, by Jake Rinloan
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, Volume 4
Edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd
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:
- D. Bruce Brown selected as 2024 Bob Davids Award winner
- SABR Defensive Index rankings released through August 11
- SABR to celebrate Founders’ Day beginning in 2025
- Save the date! SABR 53 will be in Dallas/Fort Worth in 2025
- Download the 2024 SABR Annual Report
- SABR special committee: 1949-50 Negro American League, independent Black teams are major-league caliber
- Check out highlights from the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
- Tyrone Brooks appointed to SABR Board of Directors
- Bill Smith honored with 2024 Roland Hemond Award
- Chris Von der Ahe selected as SABR’s Overlooked 19th Century Base Ball Legend
- Read articles online from Spring 2024 Baseball Research Journal
- Check out highlights, photos, and stories from the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference
- SABR Digital Library: Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth
- Learn more about recipients of SABR Local Grants in 2024
- Find complete collection of SABR-Rucker Archive baseball images online
- Historical Black Newspapers Collection added to SABR Research Resources
- Get a gift for baseball fan in your life with the SABR Store @ CafePress
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.
| NAME | HOMETOWN | NAME | HOMETOWN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Brewer | Bel Air, MD | Blake McCay | Santa Monica, CA | ||
| Gavin Ford | Louisville, KY | Kristo Papadhimitri | New York, NY | ||
| Randall Hinsley | Dickson, TN | Richard Piersol | Lincoln, NE | ||
| Joseph Jones | Parma Heights, OH | Robert Rolek | La Grange Park, IL | ||
| Larry Mansch | Missoula, MT | Ron Rollins | Bournemouth, ENG | ||
| Todd Marcum | Roanoke, VA | Adrian Thurstin | Hoover, AL |
- Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from author Jerry Grillo (Big Cat) and the Mathewson-Plank Chapter hot stove meeting. Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- August 24: Hank Gowdy Columbus (OH) Chapter book club meeting (9:30 a.m. EDT)
- August 26: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Matt Jacob (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- August 27: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter meeting with Ken Smoller (7:00 p.m. CDT)
- August 28: Joint Chapter Meeting: Matthew J. Prigge (7:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- August 24: Robinson-Kell Chapter meeting (Hot Springs, AR)
- August 24: Ted Williams Chapter meeting (San Diego, CA)
- August 24: Jon Leonoudakis baseball film screenings (San Francisco, CA)
- August 24: Central Illinois/Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Joliet, IL)
- August 24-25: Saberseminar 2024 (Chicago, IL)
- August 25: Cannonball Jackson grave marker ceremony (Dubuque, IA)
- August 25: Dusty Baker-Sacramento Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Davis, CA)
- August 28: Elysian Fields Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Bridgewater, NJ)
- August 30: Southwest Florida Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Fort Myers, FL)
- August 31: Larry Dierker Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Corpus Christi, TX)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Origins: August 2024 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Halsey Hall Chapter: September 2024 newsletter (Minneapolis, MN)
- Ken Keltner Badger State Chapter: August 2024 newsletter (Milwaukee, WI)
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:
- Dan Schlossberg: Baseball fans share stories with Hall of Famers at annual SABR convention (Sports Collectors Digest)
- Michael Clair: Search for Japan’s baseball origins unearths new possibility (MLB.com)
- Jayson Stark: Danny Jansen could make history by playing for Red Sox and Blue Jays in the same game (The Athletic)
- John Thorn: Baseball Pioneers: Dick Cramer (Our Game)
- Cody Christie: Updated SDI Rankings Put Multiple Twins in the Gold Glove Conversation (Twins Daily)
- Jeremy Hanna: Angels’ Lone Frontrunner for Gold Glove Award is a Shock (Sports Illustrated)
- Sarah Langs: Tracking Aaron Judge’s path to 60-plus homers (MLB.com)
- Ginny Searle: Are We Seeing the Greatest Teammate Batting Performance of All Time? (Baseball Prospectus)
- Tyler Kepner: Why the Guardians’ bullpen could be a difference maker in the postseason (The Athletic)
- Russell A. Carleton: Prone to Drought? (Baseball Prospectus)
- Alex Coffey: Former Phillies closer Brad Lidge has found a new thrill: Pursuing a PhD in archaeology (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- David Laurila: Days Later, Kirby Yates Deserves Yet More Attention (FanGraphs)
- Mark Simon: A Strong Brew in Milwaukee (Sports Info Solutions)
- Derrick Goold: Brewers beat Cardinals at own game to reign over NL Central (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Jay Jaffe: Even the Supposed Powerhouses Have Struggled Lately (FanGraphs)
- Eno Sarris/Jen McCaffrey: Red Sox have an innovative pitching strategy, but has the league adjusted? (The Athletic)
- Alex Speier: These Zombie Red Sox continue to defy expectations of their demise (Boston Globe)
- Dayn Perry: Jerry Reinsdorf keeps failing the White Sox: Forty years of ownership and almost nothing to show for it (CBS Sports)
- Bryan Curtis: A “Seven-Inning” Sportswriter’s Dispatch From Chicago (The Ringer)
- Timothy Jackson: The Art of a Bad Outing (Baseball Prospectus)
- Julia Hodson: Donation of extensive sports broadcast collection will create invaluable resource (Indiana University)
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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Originally published: August 23, 2024. Last Updated: August 23, 2024.