This Week in SABR: October 25, 2024
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 25, 2024.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
Read articles from new Baseball Research Journal
SABR Analytics Conference presentation abstracts accepted until November 20
Help us Bring It Home in 2024 and invest in SABR’s future
Playoff Pitch: Encourage new members to sign up for $1!
1 week left to submit abstracts for 2025 SABR 19th Century Base Ball Conference
Submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board by November 1
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Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal is on its way!
With an original cover illustration of Satchel Paige designed by SABR member Gary Cieradkowski, we hope you enjoy the e-book edition of the Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal! The e-book edition was sent to all SABR members on Thursday, October 24. 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 Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal.
- Click here to order a copy of the print edition of the Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal from Amazon.com.
- Click here to read articles online from the Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal in the SABR Research Collection.
We hope you enjoy reading the Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal!
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.
- Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship: Applications are now open for the 2025 Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship. 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.
Apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship or Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship
With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four Yoseloff 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.
Awarded annually to four recipients, the Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics 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. This scholarship will pay for all registration fees and expenses associated with the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference in Phoenix, Arizona; plus registration for all courses in the online SABR Analytics Certification program. Click here to learn more or to apply.
Click here to learn more about SABR Scholarships.
Playoff Pitch: Encourage new members to sign up for $1!
As we enjoy the World Series, SABR is rolling out its own Playoff Pitch to encourage new monthly membership sign-ups. This limited-time offer will introduce new potential members to all that SABR has to offer by giving them their first month of monthly membership for just $1.
If you have friends or family members that would enjoy SABR, please encourage them to check out SABR.org/playoff-pitch for more details. It’s a fantastic way to dive into the rich history, research, stories, and stats that celebrate our beloved game, so please share our community with anyone you’ve ever thought “would love SABR!” This promotion is only valid for new monthly memberships and expires November 25, 2024.
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.
Member Benefit Spotlight: Promoting Your Baseball Research
As a SABR member, you have vast resources and benefits at your disposal. With so much information at your fingertips, we realize it can be overwhelming to absorb it all! To highlight key benefits, read on for a SABR Member Benefit Spotlight, an email series that identifies and explains some of the most valuable features of your membership. We hope this allows you to take full advantage of all SABR has to offer.
This month, we provide examples of how to promote your own research and work within SABR. Here’s a short video on different ways to promote your work through SABR.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
1 week left to submit abstracts for 2025 SABR 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.
Seeking volunteers for MLB Team Employee Database expansion
SABR’s Business of Baseball Committee is looking for additional volunteers to support the expansion of the newly released MLB Team Employee Database. We need help entering 2024 employees and scouting, player development, broadcasting, and minor league field employees from 2010 to 2024.
The media guide source material necessary for data entry can be made available electronically. The database is an exciting new addition to the available baseball resources. If you are willing to assist with this project, please contact Dan Levitt.
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
- June 13, 1905: Christy Mathewson throws second no-hitter, wins duel with Three Finger Brown, by Alan Stowell
- August 13, 1965: Dodgers’ Osteen tosses complete game as National Guard is deployed to burning Los Angeles, by Gregory H. Wolf
- September 22, 1974: Diego Seguí strikes out 12 Orioles in relief outing for Red Sox, by Bill Nowlin
- April 9, 1981: The birth of Fernandomania on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium, by Jason Scheller
- October 28, 1981: Guerrero, Dodgers claim World Series championship in strike-torn season, by Kurt Blumenau
- June 29, 1990: Fernando Valenzuela predicts, then throws no-hitter for Dodgers, by Carter Cromwell
- May 13, 2007: Giants rookie Fred Lewis hits for the cycle in his 16th career game, by Mike Huber
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:
- 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists announced
- Check out highlights, photos, and recordings from the SABR 52 convention in Minneapolis
- Browse the new, searchable SABR MLB Team Employee Database
- Sean Lahman donates Lahman Baseball Database to SABR
- Watch highlights from 2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
- D. Bruce Brown selected as 2024 Bob Davids Award winner
- 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
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Allen | Tallahassee, FL | Frank Nunziata | Astoria, NY | ||
| Juan Almada | Tempe, AZ | Mark Pelt | Tallahassee, FL | ||
| Demetrius Bell | Lithia Springs, GA | Greg Phegley | Terre Haute, IN | ||
| Albert Cohen | East Lansing, MI | CJ Rivera | Bayamon, PRI | ||
| Everett Corder | Lubbock, TX | Timothy Rodgers | Fort Wayne, IN | ||
| Michael Courtien | Staten Island, NY | Jim Roncoroni | Rock Hill, SC | ||
| Christopher Daniels | Newtown, AUS | Zachary Ryan | Port Arthur, TX | ||
| Benjamin Dektor | Boynton Beach, FL | Timothy Shea | Swansea, MA | ||
| Emilio Esposito | East Lansing, MI | Hal Smith | Auburn, AL | ||
| Devin Gingerich | Kendallville, IN | Frederick Stanin | Lafayette, CA | ||
| Douglas Goff | Bentonville, AR | Michael Thomsen | Dublin, OH | ||
| Erick Jose Guzman | Santo Domingo, DOM | Carrie Thornberry | Pittsburg, CA | ||
| Shuntaro Hayashi | Tokyo, JPN | Ken Tullis | Grand Junction, CO | ||
| Leonard Johnson | East Lansing, MI | Christian Valdez | Bronx, NY | ||
| Michael Misch | Penfield, NY | Danielle Winters | Norfolk, VA | ||
| Tyler Nakagawa | Ottawa, ON |
- Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Tony Morante (Baseball: The New York Game); Justin Mckinney (“Tracking Jack Farrell”); Samuel Barrett (Umpire Diary); Doug Kurkul (It’s a Beautiful Day for Baseball); and Bret McKeand, Sun Cities Area Historical Society. Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- October 26: Schott-Pelican (LA) Chapter meeting with Derby Gisclair and Ryan Whirty (10:00 a.m. CDT)
- October 27: Baltimore Babe Ruth (MD) Chapter meeting with Lou Hernández (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- October 28: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Michael Kane (7:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- October 25: Juan Marichal Chapter meeting (Santo Domingo, DOM)
- October 26: Luke Easter Chapter meet-up (Rochester, NY)
- October 29: Pee Wee Reese Chapter meet-up (Louisville, KY)
- October 29: Hank Gowdy Chapter meet-up (Columbus, OH)
- November 2-3: 2024 Canadian Baseball History Conference (St. Marys, ON)
- November 2: Halsey Hall Chapter fall meeting (Minneapolis, MN)
- November 2: Jack Graney Chapter fall meeting (Cleveland, OH)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Baseball Records: Fall 2024 newsletter
- Minor Leagues: Fall 2024 newsletter
- 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.
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter: October 9 meeting recap (Tallahassee, FL)
- Halsey Hall Chapter: November 2024 newsletter (Minneapolis, MN)
- Rickwood Field Chapter: October 2024 newsletter (Birmingham, AL)
- Rocky Mountain Chapter: October 2024 newsletter (Denver, CO)
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 Cieradkowski: Bottom of the ninth: Creating my ninth Baseball Research Journal cover (Infinite Baseball Card Set)
- Jay Jaffe: Jacob Fernando Valenzuela (1960-2024), Ace Pitcher and Global Ambassador (FanGraphs)
- Mark Simon: 2024 Fielding Bible Award winners announced (Sports Info Solutions)
- Jayson Stark: Judge, Ohtani and a dream World Series matchup: Could this be MLB’s Magic and Bird? (The Athletic)
- Stephanie Apstein: The World Series Without an Underdog (Sports Illustrated)
- Sarah Langs: Mind-boggling stats and facts about historic Yanks-Dodgers World Series (MLB.com)
- Mike Petriello: Both World Series catchers will be on one knee. Here’s why it’s fine. (MLB.com)
- Rob Arthur: As the World Series approaches, baseball still struggles with racial bias (The Guardian)
- Tyler Kepner: The Yankees and Dodgers are both in the World Series. No mascots will be there. (The Athletic)
- Eno Sarris: World Series pitching plans: A guide to the Yankees’ and Dodgers’ decision-making process (The Athletic)
- Davy Andrews: Aaron Judge Is the Greatest Dodger-Killer of All Time (FanGraphs)
- Justin Velazquez: Yankees-Dodgers matchup brings back vintage World Series memories (Spectrum News)
- Rob Mains: Do Pitchers Learn How to Avoid the Third-Time-Through-the-Order Penalty? (Baseball Prospectus)
- International Women’s Baseball Center Archive Welcomes Jean Hastings Ardell Collection (IWBC.org)
- Daniel R. Epstein: An At-Bat Only Juan Soto Could Have (Baseball Prospectus)
- David Laurila: Drew Gilbert Grew Up a Twins Fan (and Loves Playoff Baseball) (FanGraphs)
- Mario Delgado Genzor: Emmanuel Clase’s October Nightmare and What He Can Do Next (Baseball Prospectus)
- Dan Szymborski: Does Home Field Advantage Really Evaporate in October? (FanGraphs)
- Roger Cormier: When Major League Baseball Had Nothing Left to Say (Baseball Prospectus)
- Connor Pignatello: In reviving reputation of Negro League stars, Duke Goldman sees America’s past through the lens of the game (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
- Sam Gazdziak: Luis Tiant (1940-2024) (RIP Baseball)
- Jason Schwartz: Remembering 1982 Fleer: The Set (Almost) Everybody Hates (SI Collectibles)
- Amanda Lane Cumming: Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924 (NW Baseball History)
- Jon Leonoudakis: Exploring cheating in baseball with Dan Levitt (Vimeo.com)
- Mark Kolier: Death of the closer: Mariano Rivera is from another era (Almost Cooperstown)
- Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Bill Mikita (Baseball and BBQ)
- Gary Mintz: Interview with author Thomas Van Hyning (New York Giants Preservation Society)
- John Racanelli: Mordecai Brown: Grumpy Old Man (SABR Baseball Cards)
- Derek Bain: 2024 SABR G&S Baseball Sim Auction Leagues (SABR Games and Simulations)
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 25, 2024. Last Updated: October 25, 2024.