This Week in SABR: March 3, 2023
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, March 3, 2023.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
SABR members approve By-Laws changes in special election
Join us for SABR Analytics Conference next week in Phoenix
Early registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Last call to submit SABR 51 presentation abstracts
Levitt, Armour to receive 2023 Seymour Medal at NINE Conference
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One week away from 2023 SABR Analytics Conference
The SABR Analytics Conference is coming up soon!
On March 10-12, 2023, at the Beus Center for Law and Society, 111 E. Taylor Street, on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Arizona, the Society for American Baseball Research will bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Registration is available to all baseball fans now at SABR.org/analytics.
Our featured speakers are expected to include: Dallas Braden, former major-league pitcher and TV analyst; Bobby Scales, former major-leaguer and Sports Info Solutions Vice President; Ari Kaplan, MLB front office executive; Colin Cahill of the San Francisco Giants; Roger Caplinger of the Milwaukee Brewers; Ethan Stewart of the Oakland A’s; Jake Schuster of Gemini Sports Analytics; Nick Kapur of Zelus Analytics; Mike Petriello, Jason Bernard, Dana Bennett, Clay Nunnally, and Graham Goldbeck of Major League Baseball; Brian Hall of Tidal Quantitative Research; David Loving of Sage; Kyle Glaser of Baseball America; Meg Rowley and Ben Clemens of FanGraphs; Hannah Keyser of Yahoo! Sports; Rob Mains of Baseball Prospectus; Webster University professor Allison R. Levin; data scientist Stuart Neilson; and more.
The full schedule for the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference is now available online at SABR.org/analytics/schedule.
- Registration: Click here to register for the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference. Regular registration is $545 for SABR members, $645 for non-members, and $150 for currently enrolled high school or college students. Student-only virtual registration is $50.
- Student Registration: Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive a special link to register at a discounted rate laden with extra benefits. Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration.
- Schedule: Click here to view the full schedule for the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference.
- Research Presentations: Learn more about 2023 SABR Analytics Conference research presentations
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Learn more about the participating schools in the 2023 Diamond Dollars Case Competition.
Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more or to register.
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.
- Call for papers: This interdisciplinary conference welcomes proposals for oral and poster presentations from all research fields. Deadline: March 6, 2023. Click here to learn more.
- 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.
Last call: Submit your SABR 51 research presentation abstract
SABR invites all members to present their research findings to their colleagues attending SABR 51, the 2023 annual convention, on July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
Click here to submit abstracts for SABR 51
The submission deadline for SABR 51 abstracts has been extended until 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, March 5, 2023.
Oral presentations are expected to last 20 minutes, followed by a five minute question-and-answer period. Posters will be presented, with the author on-hand to discuss the work, during a poster session of 60 minutes and they will remain on display throughout the convention. Click here for more details.
Conference and hotel registration for SABR 51 is now available at SABR.org/convention.
Stay tuned for more featured speakers and the complete schedule to be announced in the coming months. Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more.
Dan Levitt, Mark Armour to receive SABR Seymour Medal at NINE Conference
Daniel R. Levitt and Mark Armour, authors of Intentional Balk: Baseball’s Thin Line between Innovation and Cheating, will receive their 2023 SABR Seymour Medal award during the 30th annual NINE Spring Training Conference on Saturday, March 4 in Tempe, Arizona. To register for the NINE conference, visit nineconference.com.
The Dr. Harold and Dorothy Seymour Medal honors the best book of baseball history or biography published during the preceding calendar year.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
SABR members approve By-Laws changes in special election
A package of revisions to the SABR By-Laws was approved by the membership in a special election that closed on Wednesday, March 1.
The changes, which will take effect beginning with the regular election cycle this spring, are intended to increase member participation in SABR governance, add new voices to Board of Directors discussions, allow for more turnover in Board membership, and provide safeguards to ensure that the four Officers have some prior Board experience.
A call for nominations for the 2023 Board of Directors elections will begin next week, with the regular election taking place from April 19-May 3. There will be five seats open: President, Treasurer, and three Directors’ seats. Please contact Nominations Committee chair Stew Thornley with any questions.
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.
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.
Register now for the 2023 SABR Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference
Registration is now open 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.
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 #203 on Monday, February 27 featured Bill Brown, award-winning baseball broadcaster, author, and 2023 Houston Astros Hall of Fame inductee. 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.
Read all biographies from 1883 Philadelphia Athletics book
In 2022, SABR published The 1883 Philadelphia Athletics: American Association Champions, edited by Paul Hofmann and Bill Nowlin, the story of a team that epitomized the 19th-century “Beer and Whiskey League,” a hard-living team that connected with the working-class immigrants of Philadelphia.
All of the biographies from the 1883 Philadelphia Athletics book can now be found online in the SABR BioProject.
To download your free e-book edition, or save 50% off the paperback edition, click here.
23 new stories published at the SABR Games Project
- September 21, 1883: Bobby Mathews wins 30th game in a wild one in the Gateway City, by Gregory H. Wolf
- September 23, 1883: Philadelphia Athletics clinch a tie for the American Association pennant, by Paul Hofmann and Clifford Blau
- September 28, 1883: Athletics secure American Association pennant, by Matt Albertson
- April 27, 1891: Kid Nichols shuts out Phillies in Beaneaters’ home opener, by Richard Cuicchi
- October 1, 1891: Beaneaters clinch National League pennant amid controversy, by Richard Cuicchi
- August 27, 1894: Charlie Bennett Charity Game, by Bob LeMoine
- September 18, 1895: Boston’s Cozy Dolan shuts out the Orioles, by Kevin Larkin
- April 20, 1896: Beaneaters lead a Patriots’ Day hit parade, by Gerard Goulet
- April 19, 1897: Beaneaters’ furious comeback falls short against Phillies, by David Fleitz
- May 31, 1897: Fred Tenney leads Memorial Day parade with 6 hits, by Richard Riis
- May 30, 1914: Frank Rooney becomes first Czech player to homer in the major leagues, by Gary Belleville
- July 3, 1915: Barnstorming American women compete against male semipros in Saskatchewan, by Stephen V. Rice
- October 5, 1952: Duke Snider hits and Carl Erskine pitches Dodgers to World Series lead in Game 5, by Steven C. Weiner
- August 14, 1958: Vic Power steals home twice in Cleveland’s extra-inning win over Detroit, by Joseph Wancho
- July 30, 1968: Washington Senators shortstop Ron Hansen makes first unassisted triple play in 41 years, by Laura H. Peebles
- September 29, 1970: Phils stumble in Connie Mack Stadium’s waning days, by Kurt Blumenau
- September 3, 1973: Brewers’ Eduardo Rodríguez triples for first hit by AL pitcher in DH era, by Tony Oliver
- October 1, 1982: Terry Leach’s 10-inning one-hitter leads Mets past Phillies, by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
- July 7, 1993: First-place Phillies outlast Dodgers in 20 innings in Kevin Stocker’s debut, by Steve Ginader
- September 15, 2006: Carlos Villanueva collects first hit, first RBI, and first win in a thesaurus-worthy outing, by Larry DeFillipo
- July 9, 2013: Red Sox outslug Seattle; David Ortiz’s stolen base is first of 39 consecutive steals, by Bill Nowlin
- July 10, 2013: David Ortiz sets record for most hits by a designated hitter, by Bill Nowlin
- June 22, 2022: Baltimore’s Austin Hays makes history with shortest-game cycle, by Mike Huber
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:
- Steve Gietschier, Mark Rucker, Robert Whiting selected as 2023 Henry Chadwick Award recipients
- Learn more about the recipients of 2023 SABR Local Grants
- Check out SABR Day highlights, photos, and videos
- Ken Carrano joins SABR staff as Business Operations Manager
- SABR donates archives of founder Bob Davids to Library of Congress
- New Spanish-language edition of Roberto Clemente book available
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bartlett | Cary, NC | Kirk Huffaker | Salt Lake City, UT | ||
| Obrey Brown | Tallahassee, FL | David Kuzma | Alpharetta, GA | ||
| Kenny Casey | Vincennes, IN | Sean Leahy | Scottsdale, AZ | ||
| Christopher Durben | Phoenix, AZ | Mark Lemay | Londonderry, NH | ||
| Timothy Fehler | Greenville, SC | Tim McNamara | Earlysville, VA | ||
| Justin Geletko | McLeansville, NC | John Owens | Chicago, IL | ||
| Adam Henry | Atlanta, GA | George Scott | Chichester, NH | ||
| Caine Hockenbury | Phoenix, AZ | Don Wilcox Jr. | Bloomington, IL |
Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of February 2023.
| NAME | NAME | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Bell | Bruce McClure | |
| D. Bruce Brown | Ernestine Miller | |
| Ralph Caola | Bill Nowlin | |
| Ken Carrano | John Rall | |
| Karl Cicitto | Michael Rosenwasser | |
| Vincent Comparato | Charles Roussel | |
| Richard Dempsey | Bob Russon | |
| Helen Edwards | Jason Scheller | |
| Steven Elsberry | Douglas Schoppert | |
| Daniel Evans | Jeff Self | |
| David Firstman | Rob Sheinkopf | |
| Robert Fitts | Mike Sparks | |
| Adam Foldes | Sumner Steinfeldt | |
| Robert Hagerman | Thomas Stone | |
| Leslie Heaphy | Wesley Story | |
| Tim Herlich | Joseph Thompson | |
| Rockwell Hoffman | Neal Traven | |
| David Hughes | Steve West | |
| Donald Jensen | Beach Wires | |
| Daniel Levitt | Jeffrey Wood | |
| Henry Levy | Don Zminda | |
| Peter Mancuso |
Click here to make a recurring monthly contribution or click here to learn more about our Giving Circles to make a one-time contribution.
- Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Dan Good (Playing through the Pain); Barry Sparks (The Search for the Next Mickey Mantle); and Douglas Gladstone and Tom Johnson (A Bitter Cup of Coffee). Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- March 6: Northern New England Chapter meeting with Ted Knorr (7:00 p.m. EST)
- March 7: Bob Broeg St. Louis (MO) Chapter meeting (6:00 p.m. CST)
- March 8: Roush-Lopez Gulf Coast Chapter meeting (8:00 p.m. EST)
- March 11: Talkin’ Baseball: Justin Mckinney (9:00 a.m. EST)
- March 11: Sweet Lou Johnson Lexington (KY) Chapter meeting with Justin Mckinney (1:00 p.m. EST)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- March 3-4: NINE Spring Training Conference (Tempe, AZ)
- March 10-12: 2023 SABR Analytics Conference (Phoenix, AZ)
- March 11: Halsey Hall Chapter Hot Stove Saturday Morning (Minneapolis, MN)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Nineteenth Century: The Overlooked 19th Century Legend primary election began this week, and all committee members are eligible to vote. Learn more about the Overlooked 19th Century Legend project by clicking here. To sign up for all future committee announcements, click here.
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Bob Davids Chapter: March 2023 newsletter (Washington, DC)
- Larry Dierker Chapter: February 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:
- Alyson Footer: Given break at 22, Tyrone Brooks ‘paying it forward’ at Andre Dawson Classic (MLB.com)
- Hannah Keyser: The biggest story in baseball right now is the collapse of the regional sports networks (Yahoo! Sports)
- Stephanie Apstein: The Great MLB Jersey Caper (Sports Illustrated)
- Justin Klugh: Working to Make Leon Day Reappear (Baseball Prospectus)
- Clinton Yates: MLB, UNINTERRUPTED chronicle path to pros for Black baseball prospects (Andscape)
- William Gregory: Dombrowski-ball: The Art of Winning Now (MSABR.com)
- Tyler Kepner: The Fastest Man in Baseball Says He Can Go Even Faster (New York Times)
- Alex Speier: In Chris Sale, Corey Kluber, and James Paxton, the Red Sox have a trio of aging aces. How much can they still contribute? (Boston Globe)
- Ben Clemens: How Should You Interpret Our Projected Win Totals? (FanGraphs)
- Lindsey Adler: Carlos Correa Lost $150 Million in His Return to Minnesota—and Says He’s Fine With That (Wall Street Journal)
- Jay Jaffe: Joey Votto Tries to Bounce Back (FanGraphs)
- Derrick Goold: Welcome to Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame, Mr. Scott Rolen. Make yourself at home. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Mark Simon: An Oral History of Scott Rolen’s Defensive Excellence (Sports Info Solutions)
- Emma Baccellieri: MLB Inexperience Suddenly Represents Wisdom at Spring Training (Sports Illustrated)
- Russell A. Carleton: Hitting on a Cycle (Baseball Prospectus)
- David Laurila: Mets Prospect Grant Hartwig Has an Unusual Background and an East-West Arsenal (FanGraphs)
- Vince Guerrieri: Whoever Killed Davey Moore Also Killed Boxing At Dodger Stadium (Defector.com)
- Patrick Reusse/Chris Miller: Former Twins outfielder Sandy Valdespino dies at age 84 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- Steven Goldman: Baseball and the Ghosts of Newport (Baseball Prospectus)
- Michael Clair: The Czech Republic baseball team will steal your heart (MLB.com)
- Matt Monagan: The seaside Italian town obsessed with baseball (MLB.com)
- Dan Greenwald/Maurice Drummond: How the legacy of the St. Louis Stars is being kept alive (KMOV.com)
- Bill Pearch: A Skyrocketing Baseball Career Cut Short (IBWAA.com)
- Mike Lunsford: Dizzy Trout: ‘A go big or go home type of guy…’ (Terre Haute Tribune-Star)
- Nick Vossbrink: Nostra Culpa (SABR Baseball Cards)
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 3, 2023. Last Updated: March 3, 2023.