This Week in SABR: May 12, 2023
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 12, 2023.
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SABR 51: Ozzie Guillén to speak at 2023 Chicago convention
Win free registration to the next 5 SABR conventions
Check out highlights from Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference
Louisiana students receive 2023 scholarships through SABR Local Grants
Watch a replay of Ballpark Figures with Louis Moore
3 days left to apply for SABR Negro Leagues Committee scholarships
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SABR 51: Ozzie Guillén to speak at 2023 Chicago convention
We’re excited to announce Chicago White Sox television analyst Ozzie Guillén as a featured speaker at SABR’s 51st annual convention on July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
Guillén is currently a White Sox studio analyst for NBC Sports Chicago and a former major-league player and manager. He was a shortstop for 16 seasons from 1985 to 2000 and an American League Rookie of the Year and Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipient. In 2005, he managed the White Sox to their first World Series championship in 88 years and became the first Latino manager in major-league history to win a Series title. He also managed the Miami Marlins in 2012 before joining ESPN Deportes in 2013 and NBC Sports Chicago in 2019.
Please note: All speakers are subject to change depending on availability.
Click here to learn more about our featured speakers and panelists at SABR 51.
SABR 51: Win free registration to the next 5 SABR conventions!
This summer at SABR 51 in Chicago, SABR will welcome the 20,000th national convention attendee in its history. To celebrate this significant milestone, one lucky SABR 51 attendee will win FREE registration for the next five SABR conventions — including hotel accommodations — beginning in 2024!
To be eligible for the Celebrating 20K Raffle, you simply need to be an active SABR member, sign up for a full SABR 51 convention registration (either all-inclusive or regular registration rate), and pick up your registration packet at the convention registration check-in area at the Palmer House Hilton hotel during the convention.
Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more about SABR 51.
Click here for a multimedia look back at SABR’s convention history.
Check out highlights, photos from Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference
The 14th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference was held on April 28-29, 2023, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
The 2023 conference was 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.
Click here for more highlights and photos at SABR.org.
Louisiana students receive 2023 scholarships through SABR Local Grants
Marcellus Savoie and Davis Hebert, eighth-grade students at Jesuit High School in New Orleans have been awarded $125 scholarships by the Schott-Pelican (Louisiana) Chapter through the SABR Local Grants program.
The Louisiana chapter received one of five SABR Local Grants in 2023 to establish a new essay contest and scholarship award at Jesuit High School. The scholarship money has been applied as a credit to the students’ school tuition accounts.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Join SABR’s Campaign for Baseball Research!
We say it right in our name: Society for American Baseball RESEARCH.
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.
This spring, we invite you to join the Campaign for Baseball Research. Our goal is to raise $60,000 to expand, maintain, and preserve SABR’s Research Collection and Research Resources for current and future generations of baseball enthusiasts. We will use your best gift of $150, $300, $500, or $1,000 to better serve our growing membership base, attract more attention for our research, and offer new tools to all corners of the worldwide baseball community.
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.
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.
3 days left to apply for SABR Negro Leagues Committee scholarships
SABR’s Negro Leagues Committee will award $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors in its 15th annual Thomas R. Garrett Scholarship essay contest in 2023. 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.
- Click here to learn more about each scholarship or to download an application. The deadline to apply has been extended until May 15, 2023.
Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more about our annual School Library Grants, High School Essay Contest, and Art Contest.
- Malloy Conference schedule: Click here to view the full 2023 Malloy Conference schedule online
Watch a replay of Ballpark Figures with Louis Moore
SABR’s Ballpark Figures is a monthly interview series hosted by award-winning writer Shakeia Taylor. On Thursday, May 4, our guest was Dr. Louis Moore, an author and Professor of History at Grand Valley State University.
To learn more, visit SABR.org/ballpark-figures.
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.
Change to SABR’s mailing address
In an effort to more efficiently serve our members, SABR has added a PO Box to receive mail. The new mailing address for membership dues, donations, and other printed materials is: Society for American Baseball Research, PO Box 1715, Milwaukee, WI 53201.
Phone lines for the SABR staff remain unchanged. Please contact a member of the staff for more details or questions.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
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 #213 on Monday, May 8 featured Michael Lewis, the best-selling author of Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, selected as one of SABR’s top 50 baseball books of the past 50 years in 2021. 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.
7 new stories published at the SABR BioProject
- Andújar Cedeño, by Malcolm Allen
- Henry Easterday, by Vincent T. Ciaramella
- Jack Farmer, by Darren Gibson
- John Hoover, by Dan Taylor
- Ray Katt, by Justin Krueger
- John Magner, by Paul Winter
- David Segui, by Malcolm Allen
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.
6 new stories published at the SABR Games Project
- June 24, 1908: Honus Wagner begins surge to historic batting title with three hits in win over Reds, by Andrew Harner
- September 12, 1914: Yankees hurler Ray Keating caught red-handed; American League bans emery ball, by Gary Belleville
- June 15, 1940: Harry Danning’s cycle leads Giants rout after Pirates miss batting practice, by Mike Huber
- October 20, 1985: 9th-inning rally gives Cardinals 2-0 lead in World Series, by Paul White
- August 12, 2004: Pedro Martínez strikes out 10 Devil Rays batters in shutout, by Bill Nowlin
- April 27, 2013: Red Sox pitchers continue strikeout surge in win over Astros, by Bill Nowlin
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:
- 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
- SABR members approve By-Laws changes in special election
- Boyd, Harris selected as winners of 2023 SABR Jefferson Burdick Award
- 2023 SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced
- 2023 Larry Ritter Book Award finalists announced
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ángel | Burnsville, MN | Louis Moore | Grand Rapids, MI | ||
| Zachary Besler | Richmond, BC | Chrystal OKeefe | Indianapolis, IN | ||
| Kyle Bushman | Mount Vernon, MO | Drew Pomeroy | Raleigh, NC | ||
| Brian Charlton | Donora, PA | Geoffrey Reiss | Chappaqua, NY | ||
| Clint Corson | Warrensburg, MO | Jarred Salinas | Beaumont, TX | ||
| Matt Garvey | Florissant, MO | Roozbeh Taeed | Austin, TX | ||
| Ryan Gawryszewski | Killeen, TX | Michael Van Laar | Sparta Twp, NJ | ||
| David Kelley | Dallas, TX |
- Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from author and professor Dr. Louis Moore (We Will Win the Day); César Brioso (Last Seasons in Havana); John Pregler (“Dubuque: An Early Cradle of Baseball History”); and F.X. Flinn (“Rotisserie Baseball”). Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- May 15: SABR Board of Directors conference call (5:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 15: Northern New England Chapter meeting with Dan Schlossberg (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 15: Halsey Hall (MN) Chapter research committee meeting (7:00 p.m. CDT)
- May 15: Deadball Era Book Talk: David Fleitz (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 17: New SABR Member Experience meeting (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 20: Sweet Lou Johnson Lexington (KY) Chapter meeting with Paul Semendinger (1:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- May 13: Halsey Hall Chapter Hot Stove Saturday Morning (Minneapolis, MN)
- May 13: “Last Comiskey” film screening (Chicago, IL)
- May 13: Rogers Hornsby Chapter meeting (Austin, TX)
- May 13: Larry Dierker (TX) Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Sugar Land, TX)
- May 16: Bob Davids Chapter Maryland Hot Stove Dinner (Silver Spring, MD)
- May 18: Magnolia Chapter “Third Thursday” meeting (Sandy Springs, GA)
- May 20: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
- May 20: Bob Davids Chapter ballgame/meet-up at Nationals Park (Washington, DC)
- May 20: Choo-Choo Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Chattanooga, TN)
- May 20: Oklahoma Chapter meeting (Oklahoma City, OK)
- May 21: Elysian Fields Chapter brunch (Mountainside, NJ)
- May 21: Goose Goslin Chapter meet-up (Cherry Hill, NJ)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Negro Leagues: Click here to view the full schedule for the upcoming 2023 SABR Jerry Malloy Conference
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter: May 3 meeting recap (Tallahassee, FL)
- Ken Keltner Badger State Chapter: May 2023 special edition newsletter (Milwaukee, WI)
- Rogers Hornsby Chapter: April 2023 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:
- Stephen J. Nesbitt: The Negro Leagues are major leagues — but merging their stats has been anything but seamless (The Athletic)
- Lindsey Adler: The St. Louis Cardinals Replace a Legend—but There’s a Big Catch (Wall Street Journal)
- Jesus Jiménez: The Land Beneath This Stadium Once Was Theirs. They Want It Back. (New York Times)
- Emma Baccellieri: The Unprecedented Surge in Stolen Bases Has One Historical Parallel (Sports Illustrated)
- Hannah Keyser: ‘You have to have optimism to play this game’: How A’s players, coaches keep showing up for Oakland (Yahoo! Sports)
- Eno Sarris: Identifying four starting pitchers who are due for some better results (The Athletic)
- Tyler Kepner: The Batters Have No Idea What’s Coming Next (New York Times)
- Jay Jaffe: Remembering Vida Blue, Who Battled for His Name (1949-2023) (FanGraphs)
- Sam Gazdziak: Obituary: Mike Shannon (1939-2023) (RIP Baseball)
- Michael Clair: Baseball cap history and timeline (MLB.com)
- Rob Mains: The Extremes of April (Baseball Prospectus)
- David Laurila: Erik Swanson Hails From Fargo and Is Excelling in Toronto (FanGraphs)
- Russell A. Carleton: The Swarm of Relievers (Baseball Prospectus)
- Brittany Ghiroli: Q&A with Lindsay Berra on new ‘It Ain’t Over’ documentary (The Athletic)
- Davy Andrews: Marcus Semien Is Picking Them Up and Putting Them Down (FanGraphs)
- Mark Simon: Which Defenses Have Best Supported Their Pitchers? (ACTA Sports)
- Michael Baumann: Friendships Come and Go, and So Do Kris Bryants (FanGraphs)
- Grant Brisbee: Casey Schmitt just might be what the Giants are desperate for (The Athletic)
- Steven Goldman: Old Teams and Mets Teams (Baseball Prospectus)
- Derek Bain: Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Pro League Baseball (Baseball Analytics)
- Dave Uram: ‘I love baseball. I love history’: How a Phillies fan consumes the present and past (KYW Newsradio)
- David Kronheim: 2022 Major League Baseball Attendance Analysis (Numbertamer.com)
- Jason Schwartz: Hobby Time Machine: 1982 Donruss Diamond Kings (Hobby News Daily)
- Charlie Bevis: Vietnam War Impact to Professional Baseball, 1964 to 1969 (Bevis Baseball Research)
- Matthew Glidden: 1935 Goudey: Over the border line (SABR Baseball Cards Committee)
- John Racanelli: The All-Time Greatest Baseball Card Set of the (20th) Century (SABR Baseball Cards Committee)
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: May 12, 2023. Last Updated: May 12, 2023.