This Week in SABR: March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024/in This Week in SABR /by Jacob Pomrenke

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, March 29, 2024.
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Subscribe to the Baseball Research Journal by April 1
Early registration for SABR 52 in Minneapolis now open
SABR Digital Library: 2004 Boston Red Sox book
Join us for Virtual Candidate Forum on April 10
Last call to submit project proposals to SABR Editorial Board
Deadlines approaching for student scholarship applications

Subscribe to the Baseball Research Journal in 2024

Beginning in 2024, all SABR members will exclusively receive the Baseball Research Journal electronically. A majority of SABR members already receive the BRJ electronically and will not be affected by this change.

For any members who are interested in a hard copy of the publication for their personal library, we are rolling out a new subscription option at a significantly discounted rate: $7 per issue for members, compared to $19.95 at retail. (International members will pay $11 per issue.)

Visit SABR.org/subscribe before April 1, 2024, to receive a printed edition of the Spring 2024 BRJ in the mail. Or click here if you’d like a tutorial on how to subscribe.

As with any change, we understand that you may have questions or concerns that you would like to share. Please feel free to reach out to any SABR staff member.

Early registration is open for SABR 52 in Minneapolis

Join us in Minneapolis for SABR’s 52nd annual convention! Conference and hotel registration for SABR 52 on August 7-11, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, is now available at SABR.org/convention.

Click here for complete details on SABR 52 Early-Bird Registration and optional sessions, including a Minnesota Twins game, St. Paul Saints game, and Target Field ballpark tour.

SABR 52 will be distinct from its predecessors, as it will feature a Hall of Fame speaker lineup we know you’ll love — including Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Bert Blyleven, and Jim Kaat — and will be the most accessible and social experience we’ve ever organized as we emphasize SABR’s ability to unite all of us in baseball fellowship. This year’s streamlined registration options will provide for a consistent and accessible experience for all attendees and the lowest registration price since 2018. We hope you’ll join us this summer in Minneapolis!

Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more.

Call for reviewers: SABR 52 presentation abstracts

Volunteers are needed to blind-review submissions for SABR 52 research presentations. Please contact Neal Traven if you are interested in participating in the review process.

SABR 52 is scheduled for August 7-11, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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.)

SABR Digital Library: Sox Bid Curse Farewell: The 2004 Boston Red Sox

Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital Library: Sox Bid Curse Farewell: The 2004 Boston Red Sox, edited by Bill Nowlin, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the 2004 championship team by collecting biographies of all the players on the roster alongside essays about that unprecedented postseason run and its ripples throughout New England.

This book began as a project of SABR’s Boston Chapter, but grew to embrace the contributions of 68 different SABR members, including both Yankees and Cardinals fans. SABR’s Digital Library has now passed 100 volumes, all created, researched, and written by SABR members.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition.

Register now for the 2024 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Cooperstown

Early registration is now open for SABR’s annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, which will be held on June 6-9, 2024, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Full and single-day registration is available for a discounted rate before May 24, along with a new virtual registration option.

In-person attendees will also have an opportunity to view the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s new exhibit, The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball.

Schedule: Click here to view the 2024 Malloy Conference schedule.
Information Packet: Click here to download the conference information packet (PDF)
Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, learn more or apply for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2024 Malloy Conference. Deadline: April 5, 2024.
Library Grants: Click here to download an application for the $500 Dick Clark Memorial Library Grants (PDF). Deadline: September 16, 2024.

Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more or to register.

Member Benefit Spotlight: Contribute to Projects and Publications

As a SABR member, you have vast resources and benefits at your disposal. With so much information at your fingertips, we realize it can be overwhelming to absorb it all! To highlight key benefits, read on for a SABR Member Benefit Spotlight, an email series that identifies and explains some of the most valuable features of your membership. We hope this allows you to take full advantage of all SABR has to offer.

Today, we want to show you how to contribute to different projects or publications within the organization. Here’s a short video on how you can get involved with the Bio and Games Projects, as well as SABR publications.

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

Join us for Virtual Candidate Forum on Wednesday, April 10

All SABR members are invited to join us for a Virtual Candidate Forum featuring candidates for the two Director’s seats in the upcoming Board of Directions election. The forum, moderated by Tom Larwin, will take place on Zoom from 8:00-9:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, April 10.

Click here to pre-register for the Zoom meeting on April 10

Candidates will have a chance to introduce themselves and answer questions about the organization. SABR members will elect two of these candidates to the Board of Directors.

Voting for the 2024 SABR Board of Directors election will take place between April 16 and April 30.

Submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board by 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, 2024 (for publication in late 2025 or 2026)

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.

Deadlines approaching for SABR Convention, Negro Leagues student scholarships

With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four scholarships to high school and college students who wish to attend these upcoming events:

Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference: Click here to download an application or learn more about the Yoseloff Scholarship. This scholarship will pay for all registration fees and expenses associated with the Jerry Malloy Conference on June 6-9, 2024, in Cooperstown, New York. Deadline to apply: April 5.
SABR 52: Click here to download an application or learn more about the Yoseloff Scholarship. This scholarship will pay for all registration fees and expenses associated with the SABR 52 convention on August 7-11, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Deadline to apply: May 17.

In addition, SABR’s Negro Leagues Committee awards $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors in its annual Thomas R. Garrett Scholarship essay contest. Students must write a 1,200-word essay answering a question related to one of the Negro League figures who are the namesakes of the scholarships. Deadline to apply: April 15. Click here to download an application or learn more about the scholarships.

Visit SABR.org/scholarships to learn more about student scholarship opportunities.

Writing opportunities for SABR members

We are seeking contributing authors for an upcoming SABR book project on the 2005 Chicago White Sox. Article assignments still available include biographies of Bobby Jenks and Dámaso Marté, as well as a few memorable games and essays about the World Series-winning team.

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Bill Nowlin. All SABR members are eligible to contribute to any upcoming SABR projects.

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

Read all essays from Yankee Stadium 1923-2008: America’s First Modern Ballpark

In 2023, SABR published Yankee Stadium 1923-2008: America’s First Modern Ballpark, edited by Tara Krieger and Bill Nowlin, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the original Yankee Stadium.

All of the essays from the Yankee Stadium book are now available to read online in the SABR Research Collection.

Click here to download your free e-book edition of Yankee Stadium 1923-2008 or save 50% off the paperback edition.

Games Project celebrates Opening Day with collection of new stories

As we celebrate the start of a new baseball season in 2024, the SABR Games Project has published a variety of new stories on memorable Opening Day games, including the 100th anniversary of the Birmingham Black Barons’ Negro National League debut at Rickwood Field, Dusty Baker’s first win as a manager, Hall of Famer Joe Mauer’s first game as a player, and more.

April 14, 1910: Red Sox, Highlanders finish Opening Day in a 14-inning tie, by Bill Nowlin
April 30, 1914: Binghamton, Utica combine for one hit on Opening Day, by Kurt Blumenau
April 14, 1920: Spitball takes center stage as Stan Coveleski fires Cleveland’s first Opening Day shutout, by Andrew Harner
April 28, 1924: Birmingham Black Barons make Negro National League debut with win over Cuban Stars, by Donna L. Halper
April 16, 1957: Yankees start off season right with Opening Day win over Senators, by Andy McCue
April 10, 1962: Dick Donovan returns home, blanks Red Sox on Opening Day in Cleveland debut, by Tim Otto
April 14, 1962: Angels chill Twins in blustery season opener, by Mike Worley
April 6, 1993: Dusty Baker wins managerial debut as Giants edge Cardinals on Opening Day, by Tom Schott
April 4, 1994: Phillies’ late comeback spoils Rockies’ second season opener, by Steve Ginader
March 31, 1998: Mets beat Phillies on Opening Day on Alberto Castillo’s walk-off single in 14th inning, by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
April 5, 2004: In Joe Mauer’s debut, Twins win on walk-off home run by Shannon Stewart, by Tim Odzer
April 1, 2007: Glavine, Mets turn the page in Opening Day win over World Series champion Cardinals, by Larry DeFillipo

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

6 new stories published at the SABR Biography Project

Cory Bailey, by Bill Nowlin
Ron Hassey, by Tony Oliver
Tom Hess, by Stephen V. Rice
Tony Kaufmann, by John J. Watkins
Katsy Keifer, by Vincent T. Ciaramella
Gerry Schoen, by Richard Cuicchi

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

One-Win Wonders
Edited by Bill Nowlin

Visit SABR.org/ebooks 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:

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
Nelson Barnes	Reisterstown, MD	Evan Kokocinski	Abilene, TX
Arnold Bloch	Bayside, NY	Tony Medina	Saint Johns, MI
Jeff Brain	San Francisco, CA	Wade Parker	Birmingham, AL
Matthew Brown	Schenectady, NY	Bob Riesterer	Union Lake, MI
Luke Eamon	Calgary, AB	Kousei Sadakane	Falls Church, VA
Thomas Fitzgerald	Garnerville, NY	Karen Sisti	Princeton, NJ
Niamh Girling	Toronto, ON	Lucas Waterson	New York, NY
Isaac Israel	Elkridge, MD

Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
Video Replays: This week, we heard from author Mitchell Nathanson (Under Jackie’s Shadow), the 19th Century Book Club (Outside The Lines Of Gilded Age Baseball), and a joint AL Central Chapters season preview. Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

March 31: Baltimore Babe Ruth (MD) Chapter meeting with David Krell (7:00 p.m. EDT)
April 1: Elysian Fields (NJ) Chapter meeting with David Krell (7:00 p.m. EDT)
April 1: Central Illinois Chapter meeting with Tom Best (7:00 p.m. CDT)
April 2: Casey Stengel NYC Chapter meeting with Bill Nowlin (7:00 p.m. EDT)
April 3: Baltimore Babe Ruth (MD) Chapter meeting with Dan Schlossberg (7:00 p.m. EDT)
April 4: Boston Chapter meeting with Joanne Hulbert, David Laurila, Bill Nowlin, and Saul Wisnia (8:00 p.m. EDT)
April 6: Bob Davids Talkin’ Baseball: David Ostrowsky (9:00 a.m. EDT)
April 6: Hanlan’s Point (ON) Chapter meeting with Zak Ford (1:00 p.m. EDT)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

March 29: Pee Wee Reese Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Louisville, KY)
March 30: East Tennessee Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Knoxville, TN)
April 1: Hank Gowdy Columbus Chapter get-together (Westerville, OH)
April 2: Patrick Holcomb author event (La Jolla, CA)
April 3: Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter meeting (Tallahassee, FL)
April 3: Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter fellowship meeting (St. Louis, MO)
April 6: Sebring-Stovey Williamsport Chapter meeting (Williamsport, PA)
April 6: Maddux Bros.-Las Vegas Chapter meeting (Las Vegas, NV)

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

Nineteenth Century: Spring 2024 newsletter

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

Halsey Hall Chapter: April 2024 newsletter (Minneapolis, MN)
Larry Dierker Chapter: March 18 meeting recap (Houston, TX)
Rogers Hornsby Chapter: March 2024 newsletter (Austin, 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:

Clinton Yates: Six Degrees of Ron Washington (Andscape)
Sarah Langs: 11 players with milestones within reach in 2024 (MLB.com)
Frederic J. Frommer: How Baseball’s Official Historian John Thorn Dug Up the Game’s Unknown Origins (Smithsonian Magazine)
Mark Simon: Oral History: Adrián Beltré’s Defensive Legacy (Sports Info Solutions)
Michael Stahl: Breaking Down the Trendy MLB Analytics Teams Are Using in 2024 (InsideHook)
Jayson Stark: Baseball’s missing milestones: How long will 500/3,000/300 drought last? Who could end it? (The Athletic)
Jay Jaffe: An Opening Day Slate Short of Familiar Names, but Hardly Without Promise (FanGraphs)
Tyler Kepner: The best defensive player most MLB fans don’t know, Logan Gilbert’s standout skill and more (The Athletic)
Lindsey Adler: It’s the World Series or Billion-Dollar Bust for the Dodgers (Wall Street Journal)
Eno Sarris: Players play as themselves in MLB video game, and some use it as a scouting tool (The Athletic)
Russell A. Carleton: You Should Take A Break (Baseball Prospectus)
Davy Andrews: The Most Exciting Play in Baseball (FanGraphs)
Stephen J. Nesbitt: He fell short of the majors. Now Big John Gavin is trying to figure out the rest of his life. (The Athletic)
Brian Burnes: Kansas City Royals and Chiefs Flirt With ‘Options’ (Flatland KC)
David Laurila: Logan Webb Talks Pitching (FanGraphs)
Ryan Divish: A band without a name: Will Mariners’ eclectic group of starting pitchers be a hit in 2024? (Seattle Times)
Grant Brisbee: Musings on the Giants 2024 season opener: Is it time to panic? (The Athletic)
Abby Schultz: Trove of Vintage Photographs and Artifacts Tell the Complex Story of Baseball’s Integration (Barrons.com)
Peter Dreier: Steve Garvey is part of a never-ending flow of baseball players turned politicians (The Guardian)
Amanda Lane Cumming: The War in Iraq and the Mariners in Japan (NW Baseball History)
Gary Cieradkowski: Emmet Mulvey: Pinch! (Infinite Baseball Card Set)
Devin Wiles Forging His Own Path as a First-Generation College Student (Michigan Ross)
Nogales students attend sports analytics conference (Nogales International)
Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Clint Hurdle (Baseball and BBQ)
Nate Edwards: Retro Baseball Game Review – Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats (SABR Games and Simulations)

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 29, 2024. Last Updated: March 29, 2024.

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