This Week in SABR: October 11, 2024
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 11, 2024.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
Apply now for 2025 Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship
SABR Analytics Conference presentation abstracts accepted until November 20
Sean Lahman donates Lahman Baseball Database to SABR
Help us Bring It Home in 2024 and invest in SABR’s future
Submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board by November 1
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Apply now for 2025 Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship
SABR welcomes new applications for the Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship in 2025. Awarded annually to three recipients, the scholarship will provide meaningful professional development and networking opportunities for female identifying students or young professionals pursuing a career in baseball analytics and data science. Recipients will receive:
- Registration for the SABR Analytics Conference, baseball’s premier analytics symposium, including hotel accommodations and travel stipend
- Registration for all courses in 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
- One-year SABR membership, which includes access to quarterly SABR Scholar Session virtual networking events
Early registration is now open for 2025 SABR Analytics Conference
Early registration is now open for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held in person from March 14-16, 2025, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
We’ll 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. Register today to join us!
- Registration: Click here to register for the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference. Early-bird registration is $395 for SABR members, $495 for non-members, and $150 for currently enrolled high school or college students. Student-only virtual registration is $50. Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive the discounted registration link.
- 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. Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. Both include access to General Session panels and presentations on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 13. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value).
- Research Presentations: Present your baseball research at the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline to submit an abstract: November 20, 2024.
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Click here to register your team for the 2025 Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Registration is $1,750 per team, which includes admission to all SABR Analytics Conference sessions and a one-year SABR membership for each participant.
- Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: January 3, 2025.
- Research Awards: We’re seeking nominations for the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards. Deadline: December 31, 2024.
- Certification Courses: The first three courses in the online, on-demand SABR Analytics Certification program, including the newest offering Level Three – Introduction to Baseball Programming, are available now. Click here to learn more or to sign up.
Submit your presentation abstract for 2025 SABR Analytics Conference
SABR is excited to announce the call for presentations for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held on March 14-16, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Abstracts of proposed research presentations should be no more than 500 words in length, and must include the abstract’s title, review of previous work on the subject, a summary of the research methodology and preliminary and/or final results, and the expected contribution to the field of baseball analytics offered by this work. Please send all abstracts to this e-mail address: analytics-presentations@sabr.org. Please clearly indicate whether you are submitting for the general track or for the student track of presentations. The submission deadline for all 2025 SABR Analytics Conference presentation abstracts is 11:59 p.m. MST on November 20, 2024.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Students, apply now for a SABR Analytics Yoseloff Scholarship
With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four scholarships to high school and college students who wish to attend the SABR Analytics Conference on March 14-16, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. This scholarship will pay for registration, transportation and lodging fees associated with the conference up to a total value of $1,250.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Seeking nominations for 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards
What are the best baseball analytics articles you’ve read in 2024? We’re seeking nominations for the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards, which recognize baseball researchers who have completed the best work of original analysis or commentary.
Please send all nominations via e-mail to this address: analytics-awards@sabr.org no later than December 31, 2024. Include author, title, date of publication and a URL link (if applicable).
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Sean Lahman donates Lahman Baseball Database to SABR
Sean Lahman has graciously agreed to donate the Lahman Baseball Database, an open source collection of historical baseball statistics, to SABR.
The Lahman Baseball Database — which Lahman created in 1996 and has made freely available online every year since then — contains complete batting and pitching statistics back to 1871, plus fielding statistics, standings, team stats, managerial records, postseason data, and more. While Lahman and others had previously released smaller datasets online, his database allowed researchers to perform complex queries across the entire history of the game for the first time. The Lahman Baseball Database has served as the foundation for many popular baseball research projects and simulation games, including Out of the Park Baseball and Baseball Mogul.
SABR plans to continue to update the database and make it available for free online every year at SABR.org/lahman-database.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Help us Bring It Home in 2024 and invest in SABR’s future
SABR has made great progress toward our vision of becoming the essential community for the world of baseball, but there is still work to be done to fulfill that goal. By investing in mission-focused initiatives and outreach, SABR will be well positioned to sustain and grow into the future. Key areas of focus to achieve that growth include the continual addition of research resources, expansion and amplification of programming, and an emphasis on connection for our members and the wider baseball community. Gifts from members like you will help us BRING IT HOME, ensuring we achieve a successful 2024 while making investments in our collective future.
You can support SABR’s annual Bring it Home Campaign by making a gift of $150 or more by December 31, 2024. We will use your best gift of $150, $300, $500, or $1,000 to boost SABR’s general operations. Contributions from generous donors like you are critical in supporting SABR as we add to our research resources, expand programming, and strengthen the connection of our baseball community.
Visit SABR.org/donate/2024 to learn more.
Submit presentation abstracts for 2025 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference
All SABR members are invited and encouraged to submit a Research Presentation Proposal Abstract on any topic of 19th-century baseball for the 2025 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 16th annual Ivor-Campbell Conference is scheduled for April 25-26, 2025. The deadline for proposal Abstracts is October 31, 2024.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board by November 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: November 1, 2024 (for publication in early 2026 or 2027)
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.
Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.
5 new stories published at SABR Games Project
- October 8, 1974: As Tommy John recovers from elbow surgery, Pirates beat Dodgers in Game 3, by John Fredland
- October 15, 1981: Yankees sweep Billyball aside, clinch AL pennant, by Kurt Blumenau
- October 14, 1992: Francisco Cabrera’s dramatic walk-off single sends Atlanta Braves back to World Series, by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
- October 9, 1998: Bartolo Colón’s pitching, Cleveland’s home-run barrage sink Yankees in Game 3, by Tim Otto
- October 12, 2007: Red Sox hammer Cleveland’s Sabathia for eight runs to win ALCS opener, by Bill Nowlin
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
Sandy Koufax
Edited by Marc Z. Aaron, Bill Nowlin, and Glen Sparks
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:
- Check out highlights, photos, and recordings from the SABR 52 convention in Minneapolis
- Browse the new, searchable SABR MLB Team Employee Database
- Watch highlights from 2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
- D. Bruce Brown selected as 2024 Bob Davids Award winner
- Barbara Gregorich honored with Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
- Save the date! SABR 53 will be in Dallas/Fort Worth in 2025
- SABR special committee: 1949-50 Negro American League, independent Black teams are major-league caliber
- Check out highlights from the 2024 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
- Call for papers: Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
- Learn more about recipients of SABR Local Grants in 2024
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Bardenwerper | Sewickley, PA | Brandon Haggerty | Forked River, NJ | ||
| Justin Buchheit | Washington, MO | Kabari Hendrick | Chicago, IL | ||
| Varro Clarke | Edgewood, NM | David Hourin | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Chris Connor | Allen, TX | Gregory Norris | Easton, MD | ||
| Marissa Dorr | San Lorenzo, CA | William Rogers | Altadena, CA | ||
| Kyle Gardner | Lewisburg, PA | Sami Spring | Springfield, IL | ||
| Bienvenido Gilbert | Santa Fe, TX |
- Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher and author Don August (Pitching to the Corners); Maxwell Kates (“Charles Bronfman and the Montreal Expos, 1969-1990”); Danny Spewak (“The Legacy of Charlie Peete and a Life Cut Short”); and video game software developer Alex Ehrath. Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- October 14: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with John Bauer (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- October 15: Hanlan’s Point (ON) Chapter meeting with Bob Kendrick and Paul Allen (7:30 p.m. EDT)
- October 15: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter: New Member Meeting (7:00 p.m. CDT)
- October 15: New SABR Member Experience Meeting (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- October 16: Joint Chapter Meeting: Steve Treder, “The Giants, the A’s, and Silicon Valley” (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- October 17: Pee Wee Reese (KY) Chapter meeting with Tim Newby (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- October 17: Bay Area/Sacramento Chapter joint meeting with Bill McNulty (7:00 p.m. PDT)
- October 19: Talkin’ Baseball: Matthew Jacob (9:00 a.m. EDT)
- October 19: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter meeting with Doug Kurkul and Bret McKeand (9:30 a.m. CDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- October 12: Mathewson-Plank Chapter meeting (Gettysburg, PA)
- October 12: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter: Book Series (Baltimore, MD)
- October 15: Bob Davids Chapter Hot Stove Dinner (Silver Spring, MD)
- October 16: Rocky Mountain Chapter monthly lunch (Denver, CO)
- October 17: Magnolia Chapter “Third Thursday” meeting (Sandy Springs, GA)
- October 19: Forbes Field Chapter meeting (Pittsburgh, PA)
- October 19: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
- October 19: Halsey Hall Chapter book club meeting (Roseville, MN)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Baseball Cards: The SABR Baseball Cards Research Committee is pleased to welcome several vice-chairs to fill newly created leadership positions: Mike Eisenbath, Tyler Giles, and Brent Ingram, Communications; Matthew Glidden, Jimmy Parker, and Wayne Strumpfer, Events; and Jason Christopherson, John McMurray, and Bill Slankard, Membership and Outreach. To learn more or to get involved, click here.
- Oral History: The Oral History Committee is seeking a newsletter editor. If you are interested in helping out, please contact committee chair John McMurray to learn more.
- Spring Training: Please give a warm welcome to David Pegram, the new chair of the Spring Training Committee. If you are interested in contributing or discussing ideas for new projects, click here.
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Bob Davids Chapter: October 2024 newsletter (Washington, DC)
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:
- Alex Speier: The idea of a maestro like Luis Tiant in today’s game of baseball is unfathomable (Boston Globe)
- Jayson Stark: Francisco Lindor’s poetic series-clinching slam for Mets soars into October history (The Athletic)
- Matt Monagan: Visit the LA neighborhood that transformed into Ohtani-Land (MLB.com)
- Sam Miller: Why Do Great Relievers Seem So Bad? (Pebble Hunting)
- Tyler Kepner: With Yankees and Mets both headed to the LCS, ‘a fun time in New York’ awaits (The Athletic)
- Jay Jaffe: Jose Quintana’s Unlikely Roll Continues (FanGraphs)
- Matthew Trueblood: The Twins Talk a Lot About Fastball Shape. What Do They Mean, and Which One Do They Like? (Twins Daily)
- David Laurila: For Detroit’s Justyn-Henry Malloy, Change Is a Scary Place (FanGraphs)
- Eno Sarris: Kodai Senga is ready to pitch with the season on the line. But is his stuff back? (The Athletic)
- Mark Simon: Fielding Bible Awards Preview (Sports Info Solutions)
- Derrick Goold: Why Cardinals chased this statistic to take step in pitcher development, with strides yet to go (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Michael Baumann: What Went Wrong With the Phillies, and How Can It Be Fixed? (FanGraphs)
- Frederic C. Frommer: For Hank Greenberg, baseball was religion. Rosh Hashanah made him choose. (Washington Post)
- Ian Browne: The night Pedro Martinez tossed 6 no-hit innings, in relief (MLB.com)
- Grant Brisbee: San Francisco Giants’ best home runs of the 2024 season (The Athletic)
- Jason Coskrey: Japan great Ayami Sato helps shine light on women’s baseball in new documentary (Japan Times)
- Rick Kogan: New biography of Chicago dynamo who created the Globetrotters (Chicago Tribune)
- Amanda Lane Cumming: The Mariners and That Winning Feeling (NW Baseball History)
- Gary Cieradkowski: Lou Gehrig: Rediscovering the mysterious “Lou Long” (Infinite Baseball Card Set)
- Jim Henneman: How Orioles’ 1944 Junior World Series Set the Stage for Big-League Baseball’s Return to Baltimore (Baltimore Magazine)
- Sam Gazdziak: Ozzie Virgil Sr. (1932-2024) (RIP Baseball)
- Gary Mintz: New York Giants Preservation Society interview with Gregory Wolf (YouTube)
- Steve Dunn: Carmen Lampe Zeitler’s Inspiring Journey & Love for Baseball (Pug, Fireball and Company)
- Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Fred Claire (Baseball and BBQ)
- Jason Schwartz: 2005 Donruss Studio: Portraits, Patterns, and Pandemonium (SABR Baseball Cards)
- Todd Marcum: A requiem for blue lights and Redlegs (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: October 11, 2024. Last Updated: October 11, 2024.