This Week in SABR: May 16, 2025
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 16, 2025.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
Single-day registration now available for SABR 53
Join us on May 21 for a SABR webinar on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame
Early registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Submit candidate statements for vacant Board seat by May 28
Join SABR’s Campaign for Baseball Research
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Single-day registration now available for SABR 53
Single-day registration is now open for SABR 53, which will be held on June 25-29, 2025, at the Westin DFW Airport Hotel in Irving, Texas. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Full registration or single-day registration can be purchased online in advance or on-site during convention registration hours beginning on Wednesday, June 25 at the Westin hotel. Click here for the full convention schedule.
The single-day rates for SABR 53 are:
- Thursday, June 26: $140 for SABR members, $170 non-members
- Friday, June 27: $140 for SABR members, $170 non-members
- Saturday, June 28: $140 for SABR members, $170 non-members
Pre-order SABR 53 merch and game tickets: Avoid the rush at registration, and pre-order your SABR 53 convention logo polo shirt, T-shirt, baseball cap, or lapel pin online! The deadline to pre-order: May 30, 2025. Items will be available to be picked up when you arrive at the SABR convention. We cannot ship any pre-ordered items after the convention. New purchases will not be available on-site; the merch table is for pre-ordered items only.
Ticket orders for the following optional events also must be placed by May 30, 2025:
- Frisco RoughRiders game on Thursday, June 26
- Globe Life Field ballpark tour on Friday, June 27
- Texas Rangers game on Friday, June 27
Visit SABR.org/convention to register now or learn more.
SABR 53: How to Do Baseball Research Q&A sessions
At SABR 53, stop by the How to Do Baseball Research table to ask questions of SABR researchers.
These informal Q&A sessions with Bill Nowlin, Leslie Heaphy, and Cecilia Tan will be focused on baseball-oriented techniques and resources that are available to help you improve your research and writing. Whether you are an experienced SABR researcher or a first-time author, you can learn something new about information and tools — both online and off — that can help aid your baseball research.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
SABR 53: Transportation Tips
Members of the host Banks-Bragan DFW Chapter have compiled a list of transportation tips to help visitors and convention attendees enjoy their stay in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex at SABR 53. If you have any questions during your stay, please don’t hesitate to ask a friendly SABR 53 volunteer for assistance.
With the most affordable convention hotel rate in years, our host hotel at the Westin DFW Airport is conveniently located three miles away from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, with a free 24/7 hotel shuttle, and a short drive from Globe Life Field and many other area attractions.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Join us on May 21 for a SABR webinar on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR is bringing together a group of experts for a special webinar at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, May 21 to discuss Commissioner Rob Manfred’s recent decision to remove Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox, and others from baseball’s permanently ineligible list. The discussion will also focus on sports gambling and the players’ newfound eligibility for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Our panelists will include:
- Don Van Natta Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, ESPN
- Keith O’Brien, best-selling author of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
- Jay Jaffe, FanGraphs senior writer and author of The Cooperstown Casebook: Who’s in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Who Should Be In, and Who Should Pack Their Plaques
- Moderator: Jacob Pomrenke, SABR Black Sox Scandal Research Committee
Attendance is limited to members of SABR, who will receive a Zoom link via email. Click here to join or learn more about becoming a SABR member.
Early registration open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Louisville
Early registration is open for SABR’s annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, which will be held on August 7-9, 2025, at the Galt House Hotel, 140 N. 4th St. in Louisville, Kentucky. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Full and single-day registration is available for a discounted rate before July 7, 2025.
- Register: Click here to register online for the 2025 Malloy Conference. Full registration is $175 before July 7, $195 afterward. Students: $65 before July 7, $75 afterward. Single-day registration is also available for $70 for Friday or Saturday before July 7; $90 afterward. Extra tickets can be purchased for Thursday’s Education Forum at the Galt House, Thursday’s “meet and greet” reception at the Roots 101 African American Museum, Friday’s Louisville Bats baseball game at Slugger Field, or Saturday’s awards banquet at the Galt House. All of these sessions are included in the full registration package.
- Hotel: A special group rate at the Galt House Hotel of $159/night (plus tax) is available to registered convention attendees. To book your room, click here or call 502-589-5200. The Galt House Hotel is located at 140 N. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40202.
- Schedule: Click here to view the 2025 Malloy Conference schedule.
- Information Packet: Click here to download the Malloy Conference informational packet (PDF)
- Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, learn more or apply for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2025 Malloy Conference. Deadline: June 6, 2025.
- Contact: For questions, email Leslie Heaphy at Lheaphy@kent.edu.
Visit SABR.org/malloy for more information or to register.
Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the Malloy Conference
With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four scholarships to high school or college students to attend the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference on August 7-9, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky. This scholarship will pay for registration, transportation and lodging (double occupancy) up to a total value of $1,250. The objective of this scholarship fund is to encourage high school and college-level student engagement with baseball research and to engender an active interest in baseball and SABR.
All applications must be postmarked or e-mailed to Scott Carter at scarter@sabr.org no later than June 6, 2025.
Click here to download an application or learn more at SABR.org.
Join SABR’s Campaign for Baseball Research!
Research isn’t just part of our name—it’s the heart of everything we do.
From our expansive Research Collection to the powerful tools and resources we offer baseball scholars and fans alike, SABR is where baseball’s past meets its future. We’re working towards our vision of becoming the essential community for baseball worldwide—and we can’t do it without you.
This spring, we invite you to join the Campaign for Baseball Research. Our goal is to raise $75,000 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 research tools to all corners of the worldwide baseball community.
To donate or learn more about recent Research Collection projects and upgrades to our Research Resources, assets, and tools made possible by your donations visit sabr.org/donate/research-campaign.
Submit candidate statements for vacant Board seat by May 28
Dan Evans’s election as President has created a vacancy for a Director’s seat, and a candidate will be appointed by the Board of Directors.
Any SABR member who is interested in filling the rest of that seat’s term — which begins at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting at SABR 53 in June and runs until 2026 — should fill out the candidate statement form and send an email to Mark Armour by May 28, 2025.
Students, apply for a Fall 2025 internship with SABR
The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking student interns to work during the Fall 2025 semester from September 1-December 1. The remote internship is an educational opportunity that may count toward college credit, covering 15-20 hours per week with a flexible schedule. The internship will be for a fixed period of time and is designed to provide the intern with skills and training that may be applicable to working in a nonprofit research environment or in other research-based organizations.
Please send a resume and cover letter in PDF form to jpomrenke@sabr.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
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 SABR Games Project
- August 22, 1891: Chicago Colts romp past Cleveland as Walter Wilmot sets record by walking six times, by Alan Stowell
- May 15, 1919: Boston’s Babe Ruth pitches 11 innings of rocky relief for a win over White Sox, by Bill Nowlin
- September 7, 1970: Fergie Jenkins belts home run and goes the distance for Cubs, by Victoria Monte with Gregory H. Wolf
- June 5, 1981: Astros’ Nolan Ryan sets career record for walks, shuts out Mets anyway, by Kurt Blumenau
- September 10, 2011: Jorge Posada catches one last time for Yankees, by Jeffrey Moore (first-time author)
- June 13, 2023: Oakland fans stage ‘reverse boycott’ as A’s beat Rays at the Coliseum, by Laura H. Peebles
- June 20, 2024: MLB at Rickwood Field brings big-leaguers to a Negro League shrine, by Harrison Golden
In addition, these game stories from SABR’s book The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers have now been posted online:
- June 18, 2005: A.J. Pierzynski’s ‘second-chance homer’ lifts White Sox to victory on Turn Back the Clock Night, by Mike Huber
- June 24, 2005: Freddy García dominates as White Sox offense slugs way to 50th win, by Bill Pearch
- August 10, 2005: Aaron Rowand’s defense in Yankee Stadium steals spotlight, secures series for White Sox, by Jim Margalus
- September 29, 2005: White Sox clinch AL Central crown en route to first World Series title in 88 years, by Chad Moody
- October 22, 2005: Joe Crede sparks White Sox on offense and defense in World Series opener, by Michael Marsh
- October 23, 2005: Scott Podsednik powers White Sox with walk-off home run in Game 2, by Zac Petrillo
- October 26, 2005: ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ — White Sox complete sweep of Astros to win first World Series in 88 years, by Will MacLean
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers
Edited by Eric Conrad, Mark Morowczynski, Bill Nowlin, and Don Zminda
Visit SABR.org 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:
- View a collection of nearly 100,000 player surveys in the new Weiss Baseball Questionnaires collection
- Watch video highlights from 2025 SABR Analytics Conference
- Watch video highlights from 2025 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference
- Read articles from Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal
- Watch a video replay of the SABR Webinar on Torpedo Bats
- Learn more about recipients of SABR Local Grants in 2025
- SABR announces partnership, new book project with Irish American Baseball Society
- Hundreds of ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
- Call for papers: 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference on September 19-21
- Browse the new, searchable SABR MLB Team Employee Database
- Find complete collection of SABR-Rucker Archive baseball images online
- Historical Black Newspapers Collection added to SABR Research Resources
- Get a gift for baseball fan in your life with the SABR Store @ CafePress
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bosch | Bettendorf, IA | Robert McParland | Whippany, NJ | ||
| Tom Curran | Chelmsford, MA | Steven Negishi | Southfield, MI | ||
| Christian Daugherty | New York, NY | Howard Ogden | St. Georges, DE | ||
| Charlie Deeks | Bristol, ENG | Anthony Ohler | Newbury Park, CA | ||
| James Gilbert | Parsons, WV | Ryan Papale | Oceanside, CA | ||
| Jane Halloran | Tulla, IRE | Tyler Ratzlaff | Calgary, AB | ||
| Gaby Keppel | Philadelphia, PA | Christian Ruzich | Evanston, IL | ||
| Joel Kiekintveld | Anchorage, AK | Barry Siegel | Lakewood, CO | ||
| Stefan King | Hanwell, ENG | Patrick Snow | Syracuse, NY | ||
| Vincent Leto | Hauppauge, NY |
- Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Lisa Doris Alexander (“Black Baseball in ‘A League of Their Own’ TV Series”); Charlie Vascellaro (“2024 MLB at Rickwood Field”); Tim Newby (The Original Louisville Slugger); Jeff Jaech (The Art of Selling Bubble Gum); Paul DeFonzo (Big League Baseball: A History). Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- May 17: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter meeting with Vanessa Ivy Rose (12:00 p.m. CDT)
- May 19: Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter meeting with Andrew Forbes (St. Louis, MO)
- May 19: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Doug Krehbel (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 19: Larry Dierker (TX) Chapter meeting (7:00 p.m. CDT)
- May 21: SABR Webinar on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 21: New SABR Member Experience Meeting (8:30 p.m. EDT)
- May 22: Pee Wee Reese (KY) Chapter meeting with Doug Feldmann (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 22: 19th Century Baseball Book Club (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 25: Baltimore Babe Ruth (MD) Chapter meeting with Nancy Finley (7:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- May 17: Forbes Field Chapter meeting (Pittsburgh, PA)
- May 17: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
- May 17: Bob Davids Chapter: Gaithersburg Book Festival (Gaithersburg, MD)
- May 17: Mathewson-Plank Chapter meeting (York, PA)
- May 17: Southwest Florida Chapter meeting (Bonita Springs, FL)
- May 17: Ted Williams San Diego Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Lake Elsinore, CA)
- May 17: Rogers Hornsby Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Round Rock, TX)
- May 18: Hampton Roads Bud Metheny Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Richmond, VA)
- May 20: Bob Davids Chapter Maryland Hot Stove Dinner (Silver Spring, MD)
- May 21: Rocky Mountain Chapter monthly lunch (Denver, CO)
- May 24: Bill Swank: Black Baseball in San Diego (San Diego, CA)
- May 25: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter ballgame/meeting (Chicago, IL)
- May 25: Hanlan’s Point Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Toronto, ON)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Biographical Research: April 2025 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Boston Chapter: May 10 meeting recap (Boston, MA)
- Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter: May 7 meeting recap (Tallahassee, FL)
- Lajoie-Start Southern New England Chapter: June 2025 newsletter (Greenville, RI)
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:
- Save 40% off the purchase of baseball books at University of Nebraska Press through June 13
- Don Van Natta Jr.: Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB (ESPN.com)
- Jay Jaffe: Say It Ain’t So: Commissioner Manfred Posthumously Reinstates Rose, Jackson, and Others Banned for Gambling (FanGraphs)
- Steven Goldman: Rob Manfred Makes Way for the Trojan Corpse (Baseball Prospectus)
- Ben Lindbergh: Just Because You Can Honor Pete Rose Doesn’t Mean You Should (The Ringer)
- Stephanie Apstein: Rob Manfred’s Pete Rose Flip-Flop Further Stains His Legacy (Sports Illustrated)
- Jon Greenberg: ‘I’m proud of him’: Shoeless Joe Jackson’s family cherishes legacy, not just HOF eligibility (The Athletic)
- J.R. Radcliffe: MLB reinstatement decision also affected a former Milwaukee legend (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
- Brett Barrouquere: Little Rock’s Gene Paulette reinstated along with Pete Rose and Joe Jackson (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
- Jason Coskrey: Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan (Japan Times)
- Matt Breen: These ‘baseball nerds’ play by 1864 rules, wear wool uniforms, and don’t use gloves (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Daniel R. Epstein: If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say… (Baseball Prospectus)
- Mark Simon: Teams Making Big Defensive Improvements At Specific Positions (Sports Info Solutions)
- Anthony Castrovince: ‘Mad scientist’ Corbin Carroll concocting MVP-level start to ’25 (MLB.com)
- J.J. Cooper: Can Pitchers Succeed With A Command-Over-Stuff Approach In Modern Day MLB? (Baseball America)
- Rob Mains: Will ABS Challenges Ruin Game-Ending Strikeouts? (Baseball Prospectus)
- Alex Speier: How difficult would it be for Rafael Devers to learn to play first base? (Boston Globe)
- Davy Andrews: Another Way To Think About Pull Rate (FanGraphs)
- Matt Eddy: Why Lefthanded-Throwing Position Players Are Becoming Rarer Than Ever In MLB (Baseball America)
- Mario Delgado Genzor: In Search of Paul Skenes’ Missing Ks (Baseball Prospectus)
- Derrick Goold: How crushing drives at Topgolf helped lefty JoJo Romero find his fastball (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- David Laurila: Paul Molitor Talks Hitting (FanGraphs)
- Hayden Godfrey: Maple Leafs pitcher Ayami Sato throws two hitless innings in her historic debut (Toronto Star)
- Blake Murphy: MLB softens rule after umpire Scott Barry honours late wife with tattoo (Sportsnet Canada)
- Dan Cichalski: Yogi Berra’s 100th birthday celebrated with cake and a catch (MLB.com)
- Amanda Lane Cumming: That Time Joey Cora Got Stabbed (NW Baseball History)
- Sam Gazdziak: Jimmy “Chicken” Wolf (RIP Baseball)
- Ari Wohl: MLB sabermetrics, analytics redefining baseball in 2025 (ASU Cronkite News)
- Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Carlos Baerga (Baseball and BBQ)
- Jason Schwartz: Weighing in on a classic baseball card debate (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: May 16, 2025. Last Updated: May 16, 2025.