This Week in SABR: June 16, 2023

June 16, 2023/in This Week in SABR /by Jacob Pomrenke

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, June 16, 2023.
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SABR 51: Single-day registration now available; call for on-site volunteers
Watch a replay of Ballpark Figures with Dave Stewart
Double your donation’s impact this week only
Help us add landmarks to the SABR Baseball Map
Call for papers: 2023 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Read articles from new Spring 2023 Baseball Research Journal online

Still time to sign up for SABR 51 in Chicago!

Single-day registration is now available for SABR’s 51st annual convention on July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.

This year’s convention will feature top speakers such as White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti, legendary team owner and promoter Mike Veeck, World Series-winning White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén, Cubs executive Chase Carpenter, Cubs team historian Ed Hartig, Kelly Holton of Populous, women’s baseball ambassador Maybelle Blair, authors James Brunson III, Adrian Burgos Jr., Leslie Heaphy, Kat Williams, Louis Moore, and Fred Mitchell, a film screening of Last Comiskey with director Matt Flesch and Dan Evans, entertainment by beloved ballpark organist Nancy Faust, and more. There will be dozens of research presentations by SABR members and many of the research committee meetings will also feature guest speakers.

Single-day registration for SABR members is $135 per day; pricing for non-members is $165 per day. Our full regular registration package remains available for $299 for members, and includes access to all convention programming on July 5-9. Limited time remains to add a White Sox game ticket (Friday, July 7) and/or Historic Ballparks Bus Tour (Saturday, July 8) to your registration, so don’t wait to secure your spot for either of those exciting group events.

Click here to register for SABR 51. Or visit SABR.org/convention for the full schedule and details.

Call for on-site volunteers at SABR 51

SABR’s Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter is looking for volunteers to help keep the convention events running smoothly. If you are able to help, it would be greatly appreciated! Click here to find available times and sign up for a volunteer shift.

Open times are available for Tuesday’s goody bag stuffing; Wednesday’s registration check-in; presentation room timekeepers on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; and more.

SABR 51 optional tours and events

Landmarks Committee Wrigley Field tour: All SABR members are invited to join the SABR Landmarks Committee for a special pre-convention meeting at Wrigley Field from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5. The event will begin with a panel discussion featuring Pat Manaher, Senior Manager Team History and Brand Initiatives, and Ed Hartig, Cubs Team Historian, and continue with a walking tour of the Cubs Hall of Fame and Statue Row. This event is free but limited to the first 50 people who sign up. If you are interested, please email John Racanelli for more details.
Chicago Downtown Baseball Walking Tour: This guided 2-hour walking tour of historic baseball sites in downtown Chiacgo, led by SABR’s Jacob Pomrenke, will take place from 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5. The guided tour on July 5 will be limited to the first 50 people who sign up; click here to RSVP in advance. A handout map with descriptions will be available at SABR 51 for anyone else who wishes to take a self-guided tour.
Historic Ballparks Bus Tour: Join us for a Historic Ballparks Bus Tour to see unique sites that hosted professional and semi-professional baseball in the city of Chicago for the past 150 years. Cost: $30 per person when you register for SABR 51. Note: Anyone who purchases a bus tour ticket will receive a tear-off chit in their registration packet; you must bring this chit with you in order to board the bus. Click here to learn more about the tour.
Dynasty League Baseball All-Time Greats Tournament: SABR’s Games and Simulations Committee is co-hosting a 64-team All-Time Greatest Teams tournament on the Dynasty League Baseball website during SABR 51. SABR members and Dynasty League registered users will be able to participate in the tournament online on Thursday, July 6. (You don’t need to attend SABR 51 in order to play.) Click here to sign up or for more details.

Watch a replay of Ballpark Figures with Dave Stewart

Join us each month for SABR’s Ballpark Figures, a new interview series hosted by Shakeia Taylor. The virtual Zoom event is free and open to all active SABR members.

On Thursday, June 8, our guest was Dave Stewart, a former star pitcher and MLB executive, and current television analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area.

Click here to watch a replay of Ballpark Figures with Dave Stewart

Visit SABR.org/ballpark-figures to learn more about upcoming shows or view past episodes.

Double your donation’s impact alongside
Baseball-Reference.com founder Sean Forman

Over the past month, the Campaign for Baseball Research has outlined SABR’s efforts to expand, maintain, and preserve our baseball Research Collection and Research Resources. Now, as we enter the final weeks of this effort, we are within striking distance of our $60,000 goal.

To push us across home plate, you now have the opportunity to double the impact of your donation. Baseball-Reference founder Sean Forman, a long-time SABR member, Chadwick Award winner, and SABR Analytics Conference Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, has stepped up to help us bring that winning run home. Sean’s company will match the first $5,000 in contributions made this week.

To donate or learn more about the Research Collection projects and improvements to our Research Resources, assets, and tools that will be funded by a successful campaign, visit sabr.org/donate/research-campaign.

Help us add landmarks to the SABR Baseball Map

Put it on the map! The Landmarks Committee is excited to announce its first SABR Baseball Map Addition Election and we need your help to find worthy candidates. Please check the SABR Baseball Map to verify that your suggested addition is not already listed.

Make your nomination(s) HERE by June 23, 2023 at 11:00 p.m. CDT.

Nominations are open to all SABR members. The nominating party is encouraged, but not required, to submit a brief statement in support of their candidate(s) for possible publication in the Hardball Voyager blog to help campaign for each nominee.

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

Call for papers: 2023 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced a call for papers for the fifth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, scheduled for September 29-October 1, 2023, at Rockford University in Rockford, Illinois.

The 2023 conference will be a hybrid event, with panels and presentations on Zoom and a dinner banquet and golf outing in Rockford, Illinois. Registration information will be available soon. Please submit abstracts of approximately 200 words, along with contact information and a short biography, by June 30, 2023, to Leslie Heaphy at Lheaphy@kent.edu.

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

Second course in SABR Analytics Certification program now available

In 2022, we launched the SABR Analytics Certification program, an online, on-demand curriculum offering professional development and learning opportunities for those interested in elevating their skills and knowledge relating to baseball analytics.

The second course in the program, Level Two – Advanced Analytics in Baseball, is now available!

SABR members save $55 on both available courses (and future courses), so we hope you’ll check out these exciting opportunities at sabr.org/analytics/certification.

View the full schedule for the 2023 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

Early registration is now open for SABR’s annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, which will be held on July 20-23, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Click here to register online for the 2023 Malloy Conference.

Click here to view the full 2023 Malloy Conference schedule online

Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more or to register for the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference.

Read articles from new Spring 2023 Baseball Research Journal online

All articles from the new Spring 2023 edition of the Baseball Research Journal can now be found online in the Research Collection at SABR.org. This issue includes a special illustrated cover of Harvey Haddix by SABR member Gary Cieradkowski.

Those of you who receive the print edition should find your BRJ arriving soon. For digital subscribers, the e-book edition was delivered on Thursday, May 25.

Click here to download the PDF e-book edition of the Spring 2023 Baseball Research Journal.
Click here to order a copy of the print edition of the Spring 2023 Baseball Research Journal from Amazon.com.

We hope you enjoy reading the Spring 2023 Baseball Research Journal!

Baseball fans, tune in this season to SABRcast with Rob Neyer, a weekly podcast hosted by award-winning author and longtime SABR member Rob Neyer. Episode #218 on Monday, June 4 featured a panel discussion on The Only Rule Is It Has To Work and a memorable 2015 Sonoma Stompers season as Rob interviews Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Theo Fightmaster. Visit SABR.org/sabrcast to listen to the full episode or subscribe to SABRcast on your favorite podcast networks.

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

2 new stories published at the SABR BioProject

Roger Miller, by Michael Trzinski
Dave Thies, by Mike Worley (first-time author)

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

26 new stories published at the SABR Games Project

April 24, 1904: White Sox beat Cleveland on fierce rally as Tom Dougherty picks up only career win, by Tim Newby (first-time author)
May 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row, by Stephen V. Rice
September 24, 1922: Rogers Hornsby becomes first to bat .400 and slug 40 home runs in same season as Cardinals delay Giants’ pennant, by Mike Huber
June 8, 1933: Jimmie Foxx hits three homers for A’s against Yankees, by James Forr
August 17, 1934: Ed Coleman’s three bombs help A’s overcome White Sox, by Ken Carrano
June 27, 1935: Think Pinky: Higgins’ aerial assault grounds Red Sox, by Andrew Milner
July 4, 1938: Shacking up with neighbors: Phillies join Athletics at Shibe Park, by John Bauer
July 9, 1938: Phillies’ Claude Passeau endures marathon to edge the Dodgers, by Richard Cuicchi
August 30, 1938: Ed Cole wins only big-league game as Buster Mills, Red Kress star at plate, by Gregory H. Wolf
May 16, 1939: A’s fall in first night game at Shibe Park, by Richard Cuicchi
August 13, 1939: A’s suffer worst home loss in Yankees beatdown, by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
September 24, 1940: Jimmie Foxx finally hits 500th home run, by Bill Nowlin
June 5, 1942: Dick Fowler goes the distance for A’s in tough-luck marathon, by Gordon J. Gattie
July 31, 1948: Ralph ‘Blackie’ Schwamb earns his only win in major leagues, by Glen Sparks
September 8, 1958: Roberto Clemente triples three times in Pirates’ win over Reds, by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
August 13, 1960: Clemente, Haddix, Groat lead Pirates over Cardinals, by Steven Bratkovich
July 11, 1961: Clemente delivers a walk-off win for NL stars in 10th inning, by Richard Cuicchi
June 30, 1962: Clemente, Burgess lead Pirates to blowout win against Cardinals, by Glen Sparks
October 2, 1965: Mets, Phillies play to an 18-inning scoreless tie, by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
September 2, 1966: Pirates’ Roberto Clemente reaches 2,000 career hits, by Glen Sparks
September 13, 1967: Roberto Clemente gets 5 straight hits, 4 RBIs against Reds, by Glen Sparks
July 13, 1968: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the fourth time, by Darren Gibson
June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout, by Kurt Blumenau
April 20, 1985: Where art thou, Julio? Franco and his .516 average go AWOL at Yankee Stadium, by Andrew Harner
August 27, 1998: Yankees blow 9th-inning lead before beating Angels in 11th, by Alan Raylesberg
June 15, 2000: Mike Cameron powers Mariners as Robert Ramsay wins first game, by Steve Friedman

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

Willie Mays: Five Tools
Edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

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

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

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
Mathew Annis	Ashburn, VA	David Hilton	The Woodlands, TX
Michael Britton	Kingston, JAM	Benjamin King	Chicago, IL
Daniel Campbell	Staten Island, NY	Steve McEnerney	Sacramento, CA
Morgan Cassady	Marysville, CA	Paul Nickerson	Carver, MA
Robert Davidson	Bay Village, OH	Alle Parker	Alburtis, PA
John Grabar	Cheshire, CT	Schuyler Penny	Brooklyn, NY
Larry Grimsley	Sykesville, MD	Dave Schroeder	Indianapolis, IN
Richard Gulezian	Manchester, NH	Max Strubel	West Hartford, CT
Mike Hammond	Beverly, MA

Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
Video Replays: This week, we heard from former MLB All-Star pitcher, agent, and executive Dave Stewart and high school junior Bailey Hall on the history of baseball statistics. Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

June 19: Bob Broeg St. Louis (MO) Chapter meeting with Jeff Scott (6:00 p.m. CDT)
June 19: Halsey Hall (MN) Chapter research committee meeting (7:00 p.m. CDT)
June 25: Baltimore Babe Ruth (MD) Chapter meeting with Rick Vaughn (7:00 p.m. EDT)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

June 17: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
June 17: Southern California regional ballgame/meet-up (Lake Elsinore, CA)
June 17: Chicago/Central Illinois chapter ballgame/meet-up (Joliet, IL)
June 17: Bob Davids Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Washington, DC)
June 19: Luke Easter Chapter movie night (Rochester, NY)
June 20: Bob Davids Chapter Maryland Hot Stove Dinner (Silver Spring, MD)
June 21: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting (Baltimore, MD)
June 21: Rocky Mountain Chapter monthly luncheon (Denver, CO)
June 22: Banks-Bragan DFW Chapter meeting (Arlington, TX)
June 24: East Tennessee Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Knoxville, TN)

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

Games and Simulations: Learn more about the SABR 51 Dynasty League Baseball All-Time Greats Tournament

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

Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter: June 7 meeting recap (Tallahassee, FL)
Ken Keltner Badger State chapter: June 2023 newsletter (Milwaukee, WI)
Lajoie-Start Chapter: June 10 meeting recap (N. Attleborough, MA)
Larry Dierker Chapter: June 12 meeting recap (Houston, 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:

Carl Erskine Named Buck O’Neil Award Winner (Baseball Hall of Fame)
Mike Petriello: Kevin Kiermaier’s defense ranks among best in history (MLB.com)
Mark Simon: Negative Nolan: What’s Going On With Arenado’s Defensive Runs Saved (ACTA Sports)
Matt Monagan: Mike Veeck’s story of baseball redemption featured in new Netflix documentary (MLB.com)
Clinton Yates: Dodgers’ Black Heritage Night significant for more than baseball fans (Andscape)
Gabe Fernandez: ‘An Oakland tragedy’: A’s fans’ raucous ‘reverse boycott’ started with a single tweet (SFGate)
Emma Baccellieri: Amid Relocation Drama, the Show Must Go on in Oakland (For Now) (Sports Illustrated)
Marc Normandin: The A’s Could Have Made Money in Oakland (Baseball Prospectus)
Ginny Searle: The Wrong Lessons Learned (Baseball Prospectus)
Alex Eisert: Love, Death, and Pitching Robots: Designing a Hurler Archetype to Survive the Latest Wave of Baseball Tech (FanGraphs)
Rob Mains: Competitive Balance Is Just Fine (Baseball Prospectus)
Stephen J. Nesbitt: How a college senior’s hunt for ‘weird’ high school baseball fields took on new dimensions (The Athletic)
Hannah Keyser: Drip you can drop: The surprisingly affordable accessory sweeping baseball (Yahoo! Sports)
Tyler Kepner: Evan Phillips’s Journey From ‘Bulk Guy’ to ‘Guy’ to Star (New York Times)
Alex Speier: Ceddanne Rafaela and the art of teaching of a hitter not to swing (Boston Globe)
Stephanie Apstein: Nick Castellanos’s Secret to Better Fielding: Peace (Sports Illustrated)
Derrick Goold: ‘We have to be perfect to win’: Cardinals are out of the race until they outrun their mistakes (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jay Jaffe: The Royals Have Sunk to the Bottom (FanGraphs)
Michael Clair: Meet the 12-year-old ambidextrous star with dreams of beating Ohtani (MLB.com)
Zack Meisel: Father’s Day letters: Triston McKenzie and his dad celebrate a bond forged through baseball (The Athletic)
Jon Greenberg: Talking to Michael Lewis on the 20th anniversary of ‘Moneyball’ (The Athletic)
Richard Staff: Isolation And Triumph In MLB’s Plague Season (Defector)
Eno Sarris: Which bats suffering power outages are best suited to rebound? (The Athletic)
Russell A. Carleton: The Not-So-Hidden Forces We Can’t Contain (Baseball Prospectus)
David Laurila: Fueled By Adjustments and Opportunity, Luke Raley is Raking With the Rays (FanGraphs)
Steven Goldman: Daniel Vogelbach and That Sinking Feeling (Baseball Prospectus)
Davy Andrews: Corbin Carroll Is Really Doing It (FanGraphs)
Ryan Fagan: Tie goes to the Elly: De La Cruz and his speed have Reds primed for playoff push (Sporting News)
Frederic J. Frommer: In Babe Ruth’s final steps on public stage, two brushes with history (Washington Post)
Kelsey McKinney: This Scorebook Makes Watching Baseball Fun (New York Magazine)
James Walsh: Saints to honor local baseball pioneer Billy Williams for a storied career, on the diamond and off (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Hillard Grossman: ‘Miguelito’ de la Hoz remembered for his MLB career, sports stardom in Cuba, and seemingly insatiable love of cafecito (Islander News)
Gary Cieradkowski: Eddie Waitkus: “Oh baby, why’d you do that?” (Studio Gary C)
Sean Kane: SABR Baseball Map Nomination: Eddie Gaedel Gravesite (SABR Landmarks)

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: June 16, 2023. Last Updated: June 16, 2023.

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