This Week in SABR: May 19, 2023
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 19, 2023.
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SABR 51: Cubs executive Chase Carpenter, Black Baseball in Chicago panel
SABR 51: Research Presentations and Poster Presentations
2023 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced
Check out the full schedule for the 2023 Jerry Malloy Conference
Join SABR’s Campaign for Baseball Research
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SABR 51: Cubs executive Chase Carpenter, Black Baseball in Chicago panel
We’re excited to announce more featured speakers for SABR’s 51st annual convention on July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago:
- A panel on Black Baseball in Chicago will include James Brunson III, Leslie Heaphy, and Adrian Burgos Jr., moderated by Louis Moore.
- Chase Carpenter, the Chicago Cubs’ Senior Director, Strategy and Analytics, will deliver Opening Remarks on Thursday, July 6
The SABR 51 All-Inclusive package is only available through June 5, so sign up today at SABR.org/convention to secure your convention registration, White Sox game ticket, and Awards Luncheon seat while getting the best value available. After June 5, non-discounted a la carte registration and single-day options will be available.
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: Research presentations and poster presentations
The full lists of research presentations and poster presentations on display during SABR 51 in Chicago are now available online at SABR.org/convention. Abstracts and presenter bios, along with the complete schedule of events, will be available soon.
All baseball fans are welcome to attend SABR 51 on July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton. Click here to register for SABR 51.
Visit SABR.org/convention for more details.
- Celebrating 20K Raffle: Learn how you can win FREE registration to the next 5 SABR conventions!
2023 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced
The 2023 winners of the McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award, which honors the best articles on baseball history or biography completed or published during the preceding calendar year, are:
- Charlie Bevis, “Four Girls in Spring 1974: The First Foot-Soldiers of Female Inclusion in Little League Baseball,” SABR Baseball Research Journal, Spring 2022
- Yoichi Nagata, Robert K. Fitts, and Mark Brunke, “The 1921 Native American Tours of Japan,” Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, Volume 1: 1907-1958 (SABR, 2022)
- John Racanelli, “Death and Taxes and Baseball Card Litigation,” SABR Baseball Cards Blog, January 8-December 14, 2022
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.
View the full schedule for the 2023 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Early registration is now open for SABR’s annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, which will be held on July 20-23, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Click here to register online for the 2023 Malloy Conference.
Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more or to register for the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference.
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.
April 15-16 Board minutes posted
Minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on April 15-16, 2023, in Chicago have now been posted on the SABR website.
Click here to view all past minutes of SABR Board meetings.
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 #214 on Monday, May 15 featured Jonathan Eig, bestselling author of six books, including biographies of Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, and his most recent King: A Life, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 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.
4 new stories published at the SABR BioProject
- Arthur Queisser, by Kurt Blumenau
- Tim Lincecum, by Giselle Stancic
- Walt Terrell, by Peter Gerken
- Rip Vowinkel, by Kurt Blumenau
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.
15 new stories published at the SABR Games Project
- April 12, 1909: Shibe Park opens to celebration and sorrow, by Bob LeMoine
- May 12, 1910: Charles Bender tosses first no-hitter in Shibe Park history, by Gregory H. Wolf
- August 25, 1910: Philadelphia native Danny Murphy cycles but Athletics fall to Browns, by Mike Huber
- August 26, 1910: Jack Coombs fans 14 in four-hit shutout for A’s, by Gregory H. Wolf
- October 17, 1910: Charles Bender baffles Cubs in World Series opener, by Gregory H. Wolf
- October 18, 1910: Jack Coombs, Eddie Collins lead Athletics over Cubs, by Mike Lynch
- September 26, 1911: Frank Baker’s homers help Athletics clinch second straight pennant, by Mike Lynch
- July 30, 1957: In first game with Cleveland, Johnny Gray tosses 3-hit shutout against Baltimore, by Thomas E. Merrick
- May 13, 1965: Small Massachusetts city gets rare glimpse at pro baseball, by Kurt Blumenau
- June 10, 1969: Expos’ first player, Dave Hartman, tosses 2-hit shutout for West Palm Beach, by Gary Belleville
- May 19, 1984: Maligned Giants reliever Greg Minton makes first start in seven seasons, by Tom Schott
- September 3, 2004: Two solo homers help Red Sox run win streak to 10 in a row, by Bill Nowlin
- October 2, 2004: Alan Embree earns hold number 20, with Byun-Hyung Kim getting his second win, by Bill Nowlin
- April 14, 2021: Yadier Molina catches his 2,000th game for Cardinals in loss to Nationals, by Laura H. Peebles
- May 20, 2022: Rougned Odor’s walk-off blast caps Orioles’ 13-inning thriller, by Josh Braverman (first-time author)
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
Read essays from SABR Review of Books online
From 1986 to 1990, SABR published five volumes of the SABR Review of Books: A Forum of Baseball Literary Opinion. Edited by Paul D. Adomites, the groundbreaking publication attempted to “tap the two universal loves of SABR members: the love of reading baseball books and the love of a lively discussion.”
Reviews of contemporary (and historical) baseball books were combined with in-depth essays on a variety of subjects, such as women in baseball literature, baseball books for children, and a survey of early books on the Negro Leagues. The Review also included original interviews with the likes of author/pitcher Jim Brosnan, filmmaker John Sayles, and Roger Angell of The New Yorker.
All of the original essays from the SABR Review of Books can now be read online at SABR.org. Click here to learn more or download the PDF e-book editions.
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
- Check out highlights, photos from Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference
- Watch a replay of SABR’s Ballpark Figures with Louis Moore
- Louisiana students receive 2023 scholarships through SABR Local Grants
- Boyd, Harris selected as winners of 2023 SABR Jefferson Burdick Award
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Billington | Hillsboro, Illinois | Robin Palkoner | Chicago, IL | ||
| Quinn Booth | Denver, CO | Harvey Platt | Portland, OR | ||
| Ryan Divish | Seattle, WA | Andrew Renteria | Delano, CA | ||
| Thomas Donoghue | Henderson, NV | Leo Rodriguez Negron | Chelmsford, MA | ||
| thomas ferraro | Davidsonville, MD | Daniel Rose | Enfield, NH | ||
| Patrick Gordon | Warrington, PA | Tom Sullivan | Roslindale, MA | ||
| Brian Hall | Austin, TX | Mark Te Nyenhuis | Saugerties, NY | ||
| Bobby King | Fontana, WI | Joseph White | Paris, TN | ||
| John Nail | Okatie, SC | Carlis Wright Robinson | Missouri City, TX |
- Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from author David Fleitz in the Deadball Era Book Talks series and a Halsey Hall Chapter Research Committee meeting. Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- May 20: Sweet Lou Johnson Lexington (KY) Chapter meeting with Paul Semendinger (1:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 22: Northern New England Chapter meeting with Leila Dunbar (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 23: Bay Area/Sacramento Chapter joint meeting with Jon Leonoudakis, Dennis Snelling, Tom O’Doul (7:00 p.m. PDT)
- May 24: Ken Keltner Chapter meeting with Matt Klentak (7:00 p.m. CDT)
- May 27: Scouts Committee meeting with Paul Scimonelli (12:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 28: Baltimore Babe Ruth (MD) Chapter meeting (7:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- 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)
- May 23: Rocky Mountain Chapter monthly luncheon (Denver, CO)
- May 28: 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 2023 newsletter
- Negro Leagues: Click here to view the full schedule for the upcoming 2023 SABR Jerry Malloy Conference
- Origins: May 2023 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Lajoie-Start Southern New England Chapter: June 2023 newsletter (Providence, RI)
- Rogers Hornsby Chapter: May 2023 newsletter (Austin, TX)
- Roush-Lopez Gulf Coast Chapter: May 2023 newsletter (Tampa, FL)
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:
- Gary Phillips: Baseball Returns to the ‘Hallowed Grounds’ of a Negro Leagues Stadium (New York Times)
- Dan Cichalski: The history of Hinchliffe Stadium through 29 Hall of Famers (MLB.com)
- Lisa Vernon Sparks: Kansas City’s Negro Leagues Baseball Museum hits the road for traveling exhibit (Kansas City Star)
- Cole Jacobson: What is a phantom ballplayer? Here are 5 from MLB history (MLB.com)
- Emma Baccellieri: How Angels Pitchers Imitate Shohei Ohtani’s Most Unhittable Pitch (Sports Illustrated)
- Hannah Keyser: How did the Aaron Judge sign-stealing dialogue miss the fact that no one did anything illegal? (Yahoo! Sports)
- Evan Drellich: As A’s pursue Las Vegas, John Fisher puts a price on his memory (The Athletic)
- Howard Bryant: From Jeter to Giannis, failure is a matter of perspective (ESPN.com)
- Derrick Goold: How Cardinals got over early hang-ups and launched dial-a-homer hamburger phone (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Daniel R. Epstein: Arm Injuries Have Increased, and It Might Be the Pitch Clock’s Fault (Baseball Prospectus)
- Jayson Stark: Are MLB’s new rules putting the action back in baseball? The results will surprise you (The Athletic)
- Ryan Fagan: The inspiring story of Greg Poole, his baseball cards and his mission to help a Southern Illinois community (The Sporting News)
- Eno Sarris: What’s up with that guy? Five struggling starting pitchers and their futures (The Athletic)
- Stephanie Apstein: Daniel Bard and the Realization ‘Enough’ Is Good Enough (Sports Illustrated)
- Jay Jaffe: The Padres’ Offense Is Broken, and So Is Manny Machado’s Metacarpal (FanGraphs)
- Alex Speier: With a crowded rotation and beat-up bullpen, Red Sox pitching staff is coming to crossroads (Boston Globe)
- Stephen J. Nesbitt: Mitch Keller was one of MLB’s worst pitchers. Now he’s the first-place Pirates’ ‘big dog’ (The Athletic)
- Grant Brisbee: The statistics in which the Giants are first (or last) among all 30 teams (The Athletic)
- Mark Simon/Alex Vigderman: Pitcher Injuries on Comebackers On The Rise (Stat of the Week)
- Rob Mains: The Zombies Are Attacking Your Home (Team) (Baseball Prospectus)
- Michael Baumann: Who Are the Best Sibling Relievers in Baseball History? (FanGraphs)
- David Laurila: Better Educated, Seattle’s Bryce Miller Is Riding His Way to the Top (FanGraphs)
- Bill Francis: The year Sacramento became the home run capital (BaseballHall.org)
- Gary Cieradkowski: Jimmy O’Connell: I Cannot Tell a Lie … (Studio Gary C)
- Jeff Cohen: Baseball and BBQ interview with Jeremy Affeldt (Baseball and BBQ)
- Chad Osborne: Anniversary of Yankee Stadium stampede (Substack)
- G. Scott Thomas: Kings of the box office (Substack)
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 19, 2023. Last Updated: May 19, 2023.