This Week in SABR: June 30, 2023
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, June 30, 2023.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
SABR 51: One week left before 2023 Chicago convention!
Campaign for Baseball Research: Thanks for your support
Last call: Submit papers for Women in Baseball Conference
Submissions open for Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
North Carolina student wins 2023 Lee Allen History of Baseball Award
Second course in SABR Analytics Certification program now available
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One week left before SABR 51 in Chicago!
There’s still time left to sign up for SABR 51, scheduled for July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago! Click here for complete details on the SABR 51 Regular Registration, Single-Day Registration, and optional sessions. Or click here to register for SABR 51!
Learn more about the 2023 SABR convention in Chicago below:
- Schedule: Click here to view the full daily schedule.
- Speakers: Click here to learn more about our Featured Speakers.
- Presentations: Click here for the full list of SABR 51 research presentations.
- Posters: Click here for the full list of SABR 51 poster presentations.
- Committee Meetings: Click here for the schedule of SABR 51 committee meetings.
- Exhibitors Room: Learn more about our SABR 51 exhibitors.
We have an All-Star lineup of featured speakers and exciting events planned for SABR 51, including:
- White Sox play-by-play and Fox Sports national broadcaster Jason Benetti will deliver the Keynote Address during the convention’s Awards Luncheon.
- White Sox World Series-winning manager and former shortstop Ozzie Guillén, now a TV analyst for NBC Sports Chicago, will speak on our Players Panel, moderated by Chuck Garfien of NBC Sports Chicago.
- Legendary team owner, promoter, and publicist Mike Veeck will be featured in “Fun is Good: A Veeck Family Legacy,” a conversation highlighting his family’s storied impact on baseball and its deep Chicago ties.
- A panel on Black Baseball in Chicago will include James Brunson III, Leslie Heaphy, and Adrian Burgos Jr., moderated by Louis Moore.
- Chase Carpenter, the Chicago Cubs’ Senior Director, Strategy and Analytics, will deliver Opening Remarks.
- Longtime MLB executive and SABR Director Dan Evans and filmmaker Matt Flesch will host a Q&A and film screening of Last Comiskey, a new documentary on the Chicago White Sox’ final season at Comiskey Park in 1990.
- A panel on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League will include former player and women’s baseball ambassador Maybelle Blair, with Dr. Kat Williams of the International Women’s Baseball Center, and Kristie Erickson of The History Museum in South Bend.
- Panel discussion on Reimagining Wrigley with Chicago Cubs team historian Ed Hartig, Populous Brand Activation Manager Kelly Holton, and award-winning sports writer Fred Mitchell.
- Beloved ballpark organist Nancy Faust will provide entertainment during the SABR 51 Welcome Reception.
- Historic Ballparks Bus Tour and Chicago Baseball History Walking Tour.
- Chicago White Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals game at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Please note: All speakers are subject to change due to availability.
Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more or to register.
SABR 51 Transportation Tips and Area Attractions
Members of the host Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter have compiled a list of transportation tips to help visitors and convention attendees enjoy their stay in the Windy City. If you have any questions during your stay, please don’t hesitate to ask a friendly SABR 51 volunteer for assistance.
For more information on Chicago’s award-winning restaurants, upcoming events, and other attractions, visit choosechicago.com.
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 Thursday and Friday’s registration check-in; and more.
Seeking research presentation judges in Chicago
Judges of oral and poster presentations are sought for SABR 51 in Chicago. Winners of the Doug Pappas Award for oral presentations and the Best Poster Award will be determined based on the on-site judges’ evaluations.
You’ll submit scores for whichever presentations you choose to attend/view, using forms that will be provided. (If you’re presenting a poster, you can still judge oral presentations and vice versa.) After evaluations for all presentations have been completed, a judges’ meeting will review the outcomes and make the final decisions.
To volunteer to be a presentation judge at SABR 51, or if you have any questions, please contact Neal Traven.
Campaign for Baseball Research: Thanks for your support
Thank you so much for your support of SABR during our Campaign for Baseball Research. Because of the generosity of our donors, we were able to exceed our $60,000 goal for this fundraising effort!
As we’ve outlined in this campaign, research is at the heart of what we do as an organization. SABR’s online Research Collection and array of Research Resources are major sources of pride and a key component in our vision of becoming the essential community for the world of baseball. Thanks to your support, we have bolstered our ability to expand, maintain, and preserve SABR’s Research Collection and Research Resources for current and future generations of baseball enthusiasts.
Upon setting out on this campaign, we highlighted several new initiatives that would be funded by a successful drive. Since we have reached our goal, we are thrilled to announce that access to one such resource — the Historical Black Newspapers Collection, which includes titles like the Chicago Defender, Pittsburgh Courier, and New York Amsterdam News — will soon be included with SABR membership dues.
We expect access to this important collection to be available in July, so please stay tuned for an announcement when it is integrated into our members-only Research Resources portal. We’d again like to thank all SABR members for your support of the organization, and most especially those who participated in the Campaign for Baseball Research listed here.
— Scott Bush
Last call: Submit research abstracts for 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.
Submissions open for fourth edition of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
Submissions are now being accepted for Volume 4 of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts.
All SABR members are encouraged to send along your submission, or your questions, to editors Joanne Hulbert or Jay Hurd before June 30, 2023. We are looking for poetry, memoir, artwork, humor, short fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, and parody. Please keep your Turnstyle submission to 1,500 words or less in order to include as many offerings as possible.
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.
Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more or to register for the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference.
Early registration now open for Saberseminar in Chicago
Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball, which donates 100% of ticket proceeds to the Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation, is having its first-ever event in Chicago on August 12-13, 2023.
Come listen to over twenty baseball research presentations from researchers, MLB insiders, and leading technology companies on statistics, roster building, and the science behind the game. Early ticket prices are in effect until July 1. Visit saberseminar.com for details.
North Carolina student wins 2023 Lee Allen History of Baseball Award
SABR is pleased to announce the winner of the Lee Allen History of Baseball Award for 2023.
Amy Snively of Cary, North Carolina, was the recipient of a Lee Allen History of Baseball Award for her senior paper, “Much More than a Box Score: Larry Doby’s Integration of the American League and the Destruction of Black Baseball.” Click here to read Amy’s winning paper.
Since 1996, SABR has honored the best baseball research project at the National History Day competition, an annual event in which students compete on a regional basis, followed by state competition, and then national finals at the University of Maryland. Click here to learn more.
Seeking editors and fact-checkers for new Minor Leagues book project
SABR’s Minor Leagues Committee is seeking more volunteers to serve as editors and fact checkers for its upcoming book project on the minor leagues in the mid-20th century. If you are interested in contributing to this book, please contact editor George Pawlush.
The focus of the book is on minor league baseball between 1946 and 1963, a period when minor-league baseball experienced its highest highs and its lowest lows.
If you are new to SABR or have never participated in a group research project, this is a great opportunity to become involved. Click here to learn more about other upcoming book and web projects.
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 #220 on Monday, June 25 featured Sean Aronson, play-by-play broadcaster for the St. Paul Saints since 2007. 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.
6 new stories published at the SABR BioProject
- Gene Bearden, by M. Shawn Hennessy
- Roy Leslie, by Darren Gibson
- Renie Martin, by Malcolm Allen
- Mel McGaha, by Larry DeFillipo
- Eric Wedge, by Karl Cicitto
- Kenny Washington, by Dan Taylor
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.
19 new stories published at the SABR Games Project
- July 19, 1898: Jimmy ‘Gussie’ Gannon leads Ottawa to its first home victory in professional baseball, by Gary Belleville
- May 5, 1939: Athletics’ Sam Chapman snaps 1-for-16 start to season by hitting for the cycle, by Mike Huber
- August 27, 1951: Del Wilber is an unlikely one-man show for Phillies, by Richard Cuicchi
- August 28, 1952: Dave Hoskins wins 20th game for Dallas Eagles on night held in his honor, by Jason Schwartz
- September 6, 1952: Robin Roberts tosses marathon for 23rd win, by Alan Cohen
- April 13, 1954: Athletics prevail on final Opening Day in Philadelphia, by Nathan Bierma
- June 17, 1954: Roberts being Roberts: Robin goes the distance in 15-inning win, by Jim Sweetman
- September 19, 1954: Out with a whimper: Athletics play their final game in Philadelphia, by John Bauer
- July 23, 1955: Del Ennis belts three homers for Phillies, by Joseph Wancho
- August 19, 1955: Robin Roberts wins 20th game for sixth straight season, by Gregory H. Wolf
- August 1, 1958: Robin Roberts wins 200th career game, by Josh Berk
- June 12, 1959: Mike McCormick yields single in sixth, settles for rain-shortened no-hitter, by Gregory H. Wolf
- April 23, 1961: Phillies’ Art Mahaffey fans franchise record 17 batters, by Fran Zimniuch
- May 9, 1969: What’s French for ‘ejected’? Dave Bristol gets MLB’s first thumbing in Canada, by Kurt Blumenau
- July 14, 1969: Private First Class Bill Stoneman shuts out Pirates at Jarry Park, by Kurt Blumenau
- August 22, 1978: Cecil Cooper stars, rookie Willie Mueller earns first win for Brewers, by Dennis Degenhardt
- May 15, 2004: Bronson Arroyo shuts out Blue Jays; Kevin Youkilis homers in MLB debut, by Bill Nowlin
- April 12, 2013: Phillippe Aumont earns only career win for Phillies, by Clayton Trutor
- March 15, 2023: Puerto Rico defeats Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic overshadowed by Edwin Díaz injury, by Stew Thornley
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:
- Read articles from new Spring 2023 Baseball Research Journal online
- Download the 2023 SABR Annual Report
- SABR Defensive Index rankings released through June 4
- Armour, Levitt, Williams, Evans, Shieber elected to SABR Board of Directors
- 10,000 images from SABR-Rucker Archive added to Research Collection
- Watch video highlights from 2023 SABR Analytics Conference
- The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2023
- Submissions open for fourth edition of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
- Learn more about the recipients of 2023 SABR Local Grants
- Watch a preview of the Landmarks Committee’s new SABR Baseball Map
- Get a gift for baseball fan in your life with the SABR Store @ CafePress
- All e-books in SABR Digital Library available for free to members
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Ackerman | Quincy, MA | Rick Johnson | Dublin, OH | ||
| James Ault | Trabuco Canyon, CA | George Kioussis | Northridge, CA | ||
| Adam Brand | Washington, DC | Bob Kownacki | Tinley Park, IL | ||
| Thomas Camp | Lagrange, GA | Michael Nelson | Memphis, TN | ||
| Philip Collins | Lakeside, MI | Bruce Pelletier | Atkinson, NH | ||
| Matthew Culley | Aurora, CO | Richard Schieffelin | Fairfax, VA | ||
| Wayne Franklin | Lafayette, CA | Mike Sugimoto | Victoria, BC | ||
| Maynard Goldman | Grantham, NH | Benjamin Sullivan | Blissfield, MI | ||
| Ryan Hanrahan | Lake Mary, FL | Mark Troscinski | McMurray, PA | ||
| William Hardy | Knoxville, TN | Charles Whittaker | Northfield, IL |
- Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Mike Petriello of MLB.com, baseball photographer Donna Muscarella, and video game developer Eddie Dombrower. Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- July 3: Elysian Fields (NJ) Chapter meeting (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- July 12: Baltimore Babe Ruth (MD) Chapter meeting with Steve Gietschier (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- July 12: 19th Century Baseball Book Club with Jack Bales (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- July 12: New SABR Member Experience meeting (8:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- July 1: Smoky Joe Wood Chapter luncheon (Vernon, CT)
- July 5-9: SABR 51 convention (Chicago, IL)
- July 8: Maddux Bros.-Las Vegas Chapter meeting (Las Vegas, NV)
- July 8: Sam Zygner: “Miami Baseball History” (Pinecrest, FL)
- July 12: Rocky Mountain Chapter monthly luncheon (Denver, CO)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Baseball Records: Summer 2023 newsletter
- Black Sox Scandal: June 2023 newsletter
- Business of Baseball: Spring 2023 newsletter
- Games and Simulations: Learn more about the SABR 51 Dynasty League Baseball All-Time Greats Tournament
- Minor Leagues: Sign up now for the new Minor Leagues Box Scores Project email discussion group
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Bob Davids Chapter: June 2023 newsletter (Washington, DC)
- Halsey Hall Chapter: July 2023 newsletter (Minneapolis, MN)
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:
- Emma Baccellieri: With Shohei Ohtani, Baseball Feels Limitless (Sports Illustrated)
- Ben Lindbergh: Forget MVP. Shohei Ohtani Is Building a Case as the GOAT. (The Ringer)
- Michael Wagaman: Far from perfect off the field, Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán defined it on the mound with a perfect game (Boston Globe)
- Jayson Stark: Domingo Germán’s perfect game: Weird & Wild rundown of … the least likely perfecto ever? (The Athletic)
- Clinton Yates: LSU’s Tre’ Morgan is made for the Men’s College World Series stage (Andscape)
- Tyler Kepner: A Big Leaguer Lost His Fastball but Not His Will to Compete (New York Times)
- Daniel R. Epstein: It Cost $527 to Take a Family of Four to Yankee Stadium (Baseball Prospectus)
- Brittany Ghiroli: The umpire on the cusp of a watershed moment for baseball: ‘I think she’s going to do it’ (The Athletic)
- Derrick Goold: Reading into UK newspapers’ coverage of cricket’s ‘rogue cousin’ (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Michael Clair: How London Stadium was transformed into a baseball field (MLB.com)
- Eno Sarris: What is ‘Best Speed’ and what does it tell us about these 6 struggling bats? (The Athletic)
- Rob Mains: The Shift Ban Hasn’t Achieved Its Goals (Baseball Prospectus)
- Russell A. Carleton: And Boom Went the Strikeouts (Baseball Prospectus)
- Sarah Langs: Reds are hot, Braves can’t stop hitting homers (MLB.com)
- Jay Jaffe: A Look at the Best Team Defenses Thus Far (FanGraphs)
- Mark Simon: Doug Eddings & Bill Miller Still Call A Lot of Strikes (ACTA Sports)
- Bill Pearch: MLB World Tour 2023: London Series (IBWAA.com)
- Ginny Searle: Mike Trout, Age 31 (Baseball Prospectus)
- Davy Andrews: A Midseason Check-in on Rookie Third Basemen (FanGraphs)
- M. Shawn Hennessy: Laying Gene Bearden’s USS Helena Story to Rest (Chevrons and Diamonds)
- David Laurila: Buck Farmer is Flying Under the Radar in Cincinnati (FanGraphs)
- Skip Nipper: Interview with Jerry Bell (Buzzsprout)
- Juan Pereira: The “Topps Attax Baseball” Rabbit Hole (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
- Jason Schwartz: Topps does Maury right (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
- Jason Schwartz: Are we there yet? (SABR Landmarks)
- John Racanelli: Hometown Hero’s Hardware: Hack Wilson (SABR Pictorial)
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 30, 2023. Last Updated: June 30, 2023.