This Week in SABR: May 24, 2024
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 24, 2024. Please note: The SABR office will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27. Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
SABR 52: Poster Presentations
Free Rapsodo course offered with Analytics Certification purchase in May
Virtual registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Digital Library: 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants
All Four Pillars Fund donations matched, this week only
In Memoriam: Claudia Perry
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SABR 52: Poster Presentations
The full list of poster presentations that will be on display during SABR 52 in Minneapolis is now available online at SABR.org/convention. Abstracts and presenter bios, along with the complete schedule of events, will be available soon.
SABR 52 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, so sign up today to join us! All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Early-bird registration discounts end on June 7, 2024.
Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more.
1 week left for free Rapsodo course with SABR Analytics Certification purchase
It’s time to take your skills to the next level with two of the most trusted names in baseball analytics! SABR is excited to partner with Rapsodo, a leading innovator in baseball technology and data analysis, on a limited time offer:
That’s $395 in added value with the purchase of any SABR Analytics Certification course.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Virtual registration now available for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
For the first time ever, SABR’s annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference on June 6-9, 2024, is being hosted as a hybrid event. While in-person attendees will enjoy this year’s conference at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, we are excited to introduce a new virtual registration option.
Virtual registration gives you the opportunity to experience the Malloy, the only symposium dedicated exclusively to the examination and promotion of Black baseball history, from the comfort of your own home for just $75. All panels and presentations held at the Hall of Fame’s Grandstand Theater on Thursday, June 6 through Saturday, June 8 will be available via Zoom livestream. It’s a fantastic way to see what the Malloy Conference is all about and we hope you’ll take advantage.
Full and single-day registration is available for a discounted rate before May 24. 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)
- 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.
SABR Digital Library: 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants
Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital Library:
The 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants
Edited by Frederick C. Bush, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-25-3, $24.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-24-6, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 209 pages
This book on the 1939 Negro National League II champion Baltimore Elite Giants is the seventh in a series of SABR books about great Negro League teams. It is the collaborative work of 31 SABR members who have collaboratively and diligently researched and written each article, and is dedicated to the memory of editor Frederick “Rick” Bush. SABR members can download the e-book edition for free or save 50% off the purchase of the paperback edition at SABR.org.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Read articles online from Spring 2024 Baseball Research Journal
With an original cover illustration of Birmingham’s Rickwood Field designed by SABR member Gary Cieradkowski, we hope you enjoy the e-book edition of the Spring 2024 Baseball Research Journal!
The e-book edition was sent to all SABR members on Monday, May 6. Anyone who has subscribed to the print edition should receive their copy in the mail in the next 2-4 weeks.
- Click here to download the PDF e-book edition of the Spring 2024 Baseball Research Journal.
- Click here to order a copy of the print edition of the Spring 2024 Baseball Research Journal from Amazon.com.
- Click here to read all articles online from the Spring 2024 Baseball Research Journal in the SABR Research Collection.
We hope you enjoy reading the Spring 2024 Baseball Research Journal!
Call for papers: 2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced a call for papers for the sixth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, scheduled as a virtual event for September 20-22, 2024.
Please submit abstracts of approximately 200 words, along with contact information and a short biography, by July 1, 2024, to Leslie Heaphy.
Registration information will be available soon at SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference.
All donations matched, this week only
We are currently in the midst of our Four Pillars Campaign — signifying the four pillars on which SABR stands as an organization: Research, Preservation, Scholarship, and the Future of the Game. Each pillar represents one of our organizational values and the support of donors like you makes a significant impact on our ability to fortify our foundation while also fulfilling SABR’s vision of becoming the essential community for the world of baseball.
Thanks to one generous member, you now have the opportunity to DOUBLE THE IMPACT OF YOUR DONATION, this week only. Baseball-Reference.com founder and Henry Chadwick Award winner Sean Forman will match all contributions made through Tuesday, May 28, up to a grand total of $7,500.
To donate or learn more about SABR’s Four Pillars Fund and the existing efforts and exciting new initiatives that will be funded by a successful campaign, visit SABR.org/donate/four-pillars.
In Memoriam: Claudia Perry
Claudia Perry, who served as SABR’s first female and first Black president of the Board of Directors, died at the age of 64 on May 16 in Evanston, Illinois.
“She left SABR in a better position than she found it,” said former Board President Dick Beverage when Perry finished her term in 2003.
Perry first joined SABR in 1987 after she was assigned to cover the annual convention in Washington, DC. She was elected to the Board of Directors as Secretary in 1990 and appointed as Vice President in 1993 before serving one term as Board President from 2001 to 2003. She also served as co-chair of the Business of Baseball and Women in Baseball research committees.
Perry was a distinguished music and sports journalist for nearly 30 years with the Houston Post; The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey; and other newspapers. She served for 17 years on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s nominating committee and was once nominated for a Grammy Award. She was also one of the most popular champions in Jeopardy! history, appearing 11 times on the game show from 1996 to 2014.
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.
4 new stories published at SABR BioProject
- Moe Hill, by Michael Trzinski
- Jim Neidlinger, by Len Pasculli
- Dick Padden, by Stephen V. Rice
- Toni Palermo, by Mary Shea
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.
7 new stories published at SABR Games Project
- September 7, 1891: Washington’s Kid Carsey becomes major leagues’ youngest umpire, later pinch-hits in game, by Larry DeFillipo
- May 28, 1949: Tex Hughson holds Nationals after Williams’s solo home run gives Red Sox an edge, by Bill Nowlin
- May 30, 1949: Ted Williams hits late home run to sink A’s at Fenway Park, by Bill Nowlin
- May 28, 1975: Twins’ Jim Hughes caps career month with complete-game win, by Kurt Blumenau
- September 24, 1977: Jack Brohamer hits for the cycle to lead White Sox over Seattle, by Joseph Wancho
- June 11, 1999: Phillies stymie Blue Jays in Randy Wolf’s major-league debut, by Steve Ginader
- August 3, 2015: Adrián Beltré hits for third career cycle in Rangers’ win over Astros, by Mike Huber
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
Sox Bid Curse Farewell: The 2004 Boston Red Sox
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:
- Check out highlights, photos, and stories from the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference
- 2024 Henry Chadwick Award recipients announced
- Steve Gietschier wins 2024 SABR Seymour Medal
- Learn more about recipients of SABR Local Grants in 2024
- Levin, Lebowitz, Krieger, Newman elected to SABR Board of Directors
- Check out highlights, photos from Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference
- The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2024
- Nominations open for 2024 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
- SABR’s Ballpark Figures to feature Stories of the Negro Leagues in 2024
- SABR announces partnership with Alzheimer’s Association
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Bartl | Arlington, VA | Edwin Offutt | Cleveland, OH | ||
| Franco Castagliuolo | Hollis, NH | Jacob Perry | Elmhurst, IL | ||
| Brandon Clark | Santa Monica, CA | Naomi Ryan | Richmond, VA | ||
| Michael Clark | Boston, MA | Preston Salisbury | Starkville, MS | ||
| Jason Cooper | University Heights, OH | Jared Sellers | Elmore, AL | ||
| Glenda Greene | Montgomery, TX | Lance Sprague | Santa Cruz, CA | ||
| Bill Gruseck | Las Vegas, NV | Khalid Talakshi | Burlington, ON | ||
| Paul Japuntich | Webster City, IA | David Welch | Marietta, GA | ||
| Cassie Kilroy Thompson | Clarksville, MD | Brian Williams | Van Buren, AR | ||
| Jim Lopez | University Place, WA |
- Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Jason Schwartz (“Hank Aaron and the Game’s Greatest Record: A Cardboard History”) and Russ Speiller (“Sandy Koufax: From UC Bearcat to Dodgers’ Bonus Baby”). Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- May 25: Mathewson-Plank (PA) Chapter book club meeting (10:00 a.m. EDT)
- May 26: Baltimore Babe Ruth (MD) Chapter meeting with Zak Ford (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 28: Clyde Sukeforth (ME/NH) Chapter meeting with Steve Steinberg (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 28: Games and Simulations meeting with Steve Gardner (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 28: Ottawa (ON) Chapter meeting (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- May 30: Ken Keltner (WI) Chapter meeting with Lee Kluck (7:00 p.m. CDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- May 25: Dayton Chapter book club meeting (Dayton, OH)
- May 25: Hanlan’s Point Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Guelph, ON)
- May 28: Maddux Brothers-Las Vegas Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Summerlin, NV)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Origins: May 2024 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Halsey Hall Chapter: June 2024 newsletter (Minneapolis, MN)
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:
- Dan Cichalski: East-West Classic highlights Hall of Fame’s celebration of Black baseball this weekend (MLB.com)
- John Shea: Road to Rickwood: MLB will detail incorporating Negro Leagues stats (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Marian Navarro: Preserving the history of a South Texas semi-professional Negro League baseball circuit (NPR.org)
- Shakeia Taylor: Chicago Cubs pitcher Héctor Neris invokes the classic sports tradition of the motivational speech (Chicago Tribune)
- Tyler Kepner: For 25 years, ‘Uni Watch’ built a following of uniform obsessives. Now its founder is walking away. (The Athletic)
- Esteban Rivera: We Know More About the Swing Now, but What Else Is Missing? (FanGraphs)
- Louisa Thomas: The Kafkaesque Journey of the Oakland A’s (The New Yorker)
- Sridhar Pappu: Dave Parker is a father figure to Black MLB legends (Andscape)
- Patrick Dufour: Revisiting Darryl Strawberry’s 525-Foot Home Run at Olympic Stadium (La Physique du Baseball)
- Cody Stavenhagen: 1984 Tigers remain bound by history, 40 years after they went 35-5 (The Athletic)
- Marc Normandin: Death, Taxes, and Exploiting Tax Loopholes (Baseball Prospectus)
- Davy Andrews: Andrew McCutchen Is Flipping Patient (FanGraphs)
- Derrick Goold: How weatherproof bullpen drove Cardinals to do what no team has in 738 days vs. Orioles (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Alex Speier: What’s up with that unorthodox Kutter Crawford pitching motion? (Boston Globe)
- Jay Jaffe: Chris Sale Is Dominant Once More (FanGraphs)
- Stephanie Apstein: MLB’s Regional Broadcasting Fiasco Has No End in Sight (Sports Illustrated)
- John Thorn: Baseball Pioneers: Larry McCray (Our Game)
- Mark Simon: The Defensive Experimentation that Kansas Baseball Embraced in 2024 (Sports Info Solutions)
- M. Shawn Hennessy: Indelible Marks of Stars, Heroes and of a Baseball Tragedy (Chevrons and Diamonds)
- David Laurila: Well-Grounded, Jordan Weems Looks Back at Two Firsts (FanGraphs)
- Roy Carlson: 1969 Topps Baseball Team Posters: Big, Bold & Borrowed (Sports Collectors Daily)
- Gary Cieradkowski: Tony LaZerre: Joosta Like Babe-A-Da Ruth (Infinite Baseball Card Set)
- Chris Starrs: Jerry Grillo Pens Book about the ‘Big Cat’ (Jackson Progress-Argus)
- Richard Cuicchi: Nighttime baseball comes to New Orleans in 1936 (Crescent City Sports)
- David Kronheim: 2023 Major League Baseball Attendance Analysis (NumberTamer.com)
- Jason Schwartz: 1933 Goudey beauty pageant (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
- Don Zminda: Fox Hunting (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
- Derek Bain: Hardball Retro Replays: 1975-1979 “Originals” (SABR Games and Simulations)
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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 24, 2024. Last Updated: May 24, 2024.