This Week in SABR: March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023/in This Week in SABR /by Jacob Pomrenke

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, March 24, 2023.
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Join us on April 6 for Ballpark Figures with ESPN’s Clinton Yates
Sign up now for SABR 51 in Chicago this summer
Early registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Registration extended for SABR 19th Century Conference
SABR Editorial Board proposal deadline is April 1

Join us on April 6 for Ballpark Figures with ESPN’s Clinton Yates

SABR’s Ballpark Figures is a monthly interview series hosted by award-winning writer Shakeia Taylor. On Thursday, April 6, our guest speaker is SABR member Clinton Yates, a columnist, TV commentator, and host for ESPN since 2016. He helped launch The Undefeated and writes regularly for Andscape.

Pre-register: Click here to pre-register for Ballpark Figures on April 6 with Clinton Yates

To learn more, visit SABR.org/ballpark-figures.

Register now for SABR 51 in Chicago

Join us in Chicago this summer for SABR’s 51st annual convention on July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton.

Conference and hotel registration for SABR 51 is now available at SABR.org/convention. Click here for complete details on the SABR 51 All-Inclusive Package, Early-Bird Registration, and optional sessions.

Stay tuned for more featured speakers and the complete schedule to be announced in the coming months. Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more.

Early registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Detroit

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

Registration and hotel information is available below.

Registration: Click here to register online for the 2023 Malloy Conference.
Information Packet: Click here to download a full information packet, including schedule and sponsor information, for the 2023 Malloy Conference.
Contact: For questions, email Leslie Heaphy.

Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more about our annual School Library Grants, High School Essay Contest, and Art Contest.

Registration extended for the 2023 SABR Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference

The registration period has been extended until March 31 for the 14th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference, which will be held on April 28-29, 2023, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. All baseball fans are welcome to register for this special event.

The 2023 conference will be highlighted by a keynote address from author Jonathan Popovich, along with a panel discussion on baseball’s 19th-century color line with Richard Hershberger, Peter Mancuso, Brian Sheehy, and moderator Bill Ryczek; a 19th-century artifact session with Robert Mayer, Gary Passamonte, and Popovich; a Member Spotlight interview of Robert Mayer by Bob Bailey; plus research presentations and a Sunday morning vintage baseball game at Doubleday Field.

Visit SABR.org/ivor-campbell19c to learn more or to register.

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.

Deadline to submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board is April 1

SABR’s Editorial Board welcomes new project proposals from members to be considered for publication through the Digital Library, SABR.org, or any other multimedia formats. We strongly encourage new proposals that involve collaboration between SABR research committees and/or chapters, and web-based projects with an eye toward enhanced multimedia presentation.

Click here to submit a SABR project proposal
Next deadline: April 1, 2023 (for publication in late 2024 or 2025)

SABR seeks to publish 2-4 web-based multimedia projects and 6-8 books per year. Book projects should be of a scope that can fit in a single volume, typically between 100,000 and 200,000 total words.

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

Call for reviewers: SABR 51 presentation abstracts

Volunteers are needed to blind-review submissions for SABR 51 research presentations. Please contact Neal Traven if you are interested in participating in the review process.

SABR 51 is scheduled for July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Early registration is now available at SABR.org/convention. (Note: You do not need to be registered for the convention in order to serve as a blind-reviewer.)

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 #206 on Monday, March 20 featured Michael Clair, a SABR member and MLB.com writer who has been covering the World Baseball Classic across the globe. 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

Pete Knisely, by Vincent T. Ciaramella
Greg Terlecky, by Eric Vickrey

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

22 new stories published at the SABR Games Project

August 19, 1891: King Kelly slides back into Boston for Reds win before jumping to Beaneaters, by Larry DeFillipo
July 22, 1893: Tucker ‘hit like a fiend’ and Nichols ‘saved the day’, by Bill Nowlin
June 6, 1894: Pirates crush Beaneaters 27-11 at Congress Street Grounds, by Andy Terrick
June 18, 1894: The Bunker Hill Day Massacre, by John Bauer
July 17, 1894: Beaneaters stall and feign and pray for rain, by Bob LeMoine
May 13, 1896: Playing until dark: Beaneaters get best of Colts, by Bob LeMoine
October 13, 1899: Kid Nichols’ masterful 3-hitter caps 10 straight seasons with 21-plus victories, by Mike Huber
April 19, 1912: Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game in International League, by Warren Campbell
September 17, 1920: Bobby Veach becomes first Tigers player to hit for the cycle, by Mike Huber
August 10, 1939: Exhibition against minor-league namesake turns into rout for St. Louis Browns, by Vince Guerrieri
August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history, by Gary Belleville
August 17, 1947: Canadian pitchers Fowler, Marchildon win both ends of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s, by Gary Belleville
September 4, 1967: Toronto Maple Leafs play their final game, by Paul Sinclair
May 21, 1977: Merv Rettenmund homer for Padres sinks Expos after 21 innings, by Jake Bell
August 9, 1977: Expos, Padres become backdrop to kidnap drama, by Kurt Blumenau
August 4, 1993: Ventura, White Sox ‘knuckle under’ against Nolan Ryan, Rangers, by Joseph Wancho
July 6, 2004: Red Sox win their second 11-0 game of the season, by Bill Nowlin
June 4, 2009: Andrew McCutchen sparks Pirates to win over Mets in major-league debut, by John Fredland
August 22, 2010: Cardinals rookie Jaime García faces one over the minimum, blanks Giants for first career shutout, by Madison McEntire
July 21, 2013: Mike Napoli’s second home run of game gives Red Sox Sunday night walk-off win over Yankees, by Bill Nowlin
August 6, 2013: Red Sox overcome four first-inning passed balls in 15-10 win over Astros, by Bill Nowlin
April 11, 2022: Twins Tyler and Taylor Rogers pitch in the same game as Padres beat Giants, by Laura H. Peebles

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

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3)
Edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd

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
Jonathan Carradine	Chicago, IL	Daniel Lathrope	Moraga, CA
William Davis	Strasburg, VA	Joe McDonald	Shrewsbury, MA
Alvin Garcia	Killeen, TX	Jeff Nicholson	Dayton, OH
Jeff Gerhardstein	West Richland, WA	Daniel Olsen	Boyertown, PA
Mark Gilson	Perry, OH	Jason Parker	St. Paul, MN
Rush Glick	Bettendorf, IA	Jason Savard	Quebec, QC
Bruce Grant	Tallahassee, FL	Chase Smith	Richards, TX
Steve Jacks	Kingston, TN	Thomas Van Patten	Glen Head, NY
Russell Katz	Jackson Heights, NY	Robert Vissa	Longboat Key, FL

Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
Video Replays: This week, we heard from John Herson of APBA Baseball; Jorge Colón Delgado of the Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame; and Mike Acosta and Gerald Sanchez of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

March 26: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting with David Krell (7:00 p.m. EDT)
March 27: Northern New England Chapter meeting with Gabrielle Starr (7:00 p.m. EDT)
March 27: Elysian Fields (NJ) Chapter meeting (7:30 p.m. EDT)
March 29: New York Public Library: “1923 New York Yankees: A Celebration” with Marty Appel, Jane Leavy, and John Thorn (7:00 p.m. EDT)
March 29: Bob Davids (DC) Chapter meeting (7:30 p.m. EDT)
March 29: Magnolia (GA) Chapter meeting: Braves Roundtable discussion (7:30 p.m. EDT)
April 1: Talkin’ Baseball: Barry Sparks (9:00 a.m. EDT)
April 2: Joint “AL Central” SABR Chapter meeting (8:00 p.m. EDT)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

April 1: Halsey Hall Chapter book club meeting (Roseville, MN)
April 1: Gardner-Waterman Chapter meeting (Burlington, VT)
April 1: Maddux Bros.-Vegas Chapter meeting (Las Vegas, NV)

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

Biographical Research: February 2023 newsletter

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

Larry Dierker Chapter: March 20 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:

Stephanie Apstein: The World Asked Shohei Ohtani For the Fairy-Tale Ending. He Delivered. (Sports Illustrated)
Tyler Kepner: Baseball’s Unicorn Made the World Baseball Classic ‘Real’ (New York Times)
Clinton Yates: One photo means more for Team USA’s Black baseball contingent (Andscape)
Derrick Goold: How Lars Nootbaar’s popularity helps expand the Cardinals brand in Japan (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Ben Lindbergh: We Demand More World Baseball Classics (The Ringer)
Sam Miller: Caring is contagious (Pebble Hunting)
Jayson Stark: Dusty Baker, World Series champion: On life, baseball and all the love he’s received (The Athletic)
Hannah Keyser: Cal Raleigh on his playoff-clinching, life-changing walk-off: ‘It’s the reason why you play baseball’ (Yahoo! Sports)
Cody Stavenhagen: OOTP Baseball: How a German programmer created the deepest baseball sim ever made (The Athletic)
Emma Baccellieri: Meet the MLB Pitchers Keeping the Dying Art of the Knuckleball Alive (Sports Illustrated)
Zack Meisel: A baseball family, a haunting tragedy, and a son keeping his father’s story alive (The Athletic)
David Laurila: David Ross Considers Managing a Blessing (FanGraphs)
Daniel R. Epstein: The Next Airbender: In Search of Devin Williams’ Successor (Baseball Prospectus)
Russell A. Carleton: What They Should Actually Change (Baseball Prospectus)
J.J. Cooper: Do One-Knee Setups Hinder A Catcher’s Blocking Ability? (Baseball America)
Mark Simon: 2023 MLB Defensive Preview: American League (ACTA Sports)
Gary Cieradkowski: John Beckwith: Too big to forget (Studio Gary C)
Steven Goldman: Mind the Gap (Baseball Prospectus)
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler: A trip to the Cactus League: visiting A’s spring training (MiLB.com)
Sativa Peterson: Exhibit showcases a Japanese American player who brought baseball to Arizona incarceration camps (KJZZ.org)
Ryan Whirty: New book explores history of HBCU baseball (Home Plate Don’t Move)
David Kronheim: 2022 Minor League Baseball attendance analysis (NumberTamer.com)
Derek Bain: Retro World Baseball Classic, Revisited (SABR Baseball Gaming)

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: March 24, 2023. Last Updated: March 24, 2023.

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