This Week in SABR: September 8, 2023
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 8, 2023. Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award finalists
Save the date! 2024 Malloy Conference in Cooperstown
Pittsburgh chapter to dedicate Three Rivers Stadium marker
Register now for 2023 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Join us in October for a special SABR Scholar Session
Coming soon: Third course in SABR Analytics Certification program
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Announcing finalists for 2023 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by SABR’s Women in Baseball Committee. Each of these finalists has made important contributions promoting the participation of women in baseball, on the field and off.
- Maybelle Blair, AAGPBL pitcher and women’s baseball ambassador
- Julie Croteau, first woman to play NCAA men’s college baseball
- Lizzie Murphy, first woman to play in an exhibition game at an MLB ballpark
- Maud Nelson, pioneering women’s player, manager, and team owner
- Ashley Stephenson, Team Canada MVP and six-time Women’s World Cup participant
- Toni Stone, one of three women to play in the Negro Leagues
The winner of the 2023 award will be announced during the SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference on September 29-October 1. All baseball fans are welcome to register for the virtual Zoom conference. Click here to sign up.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Save the date! 2024 SABR Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference to be held in Cooperstown
Save the date! SABR’s Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference will be held on Thursday, June 6 to Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Grandstand Theater in Cooperstown, New York.
All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Registration information will be available at SABR.org/malloy in early 2024. Hotel room availability in Cooperstown may be limited, so all attendees are encouraged to book their own accommodations now.
Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more.
Join us on September 15 for Three Rivers Stadium ceremony
All baseball fans are invited to join SABR’s Forbes Field Chapter at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023, for the unveiling of a historical marker at the location of home plate for Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.
The marker will be dedicated inside Gold Lot 1A, next to PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Three Rivers Stadium served as the team’s home from 1970 to 2000, and was the site of many significant baseball milestones, including Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th career hit, Pirates World Series championships in 1971 and 1979, and the 1994 MLB All-Star Game.
The marker was funded in part through the SABR Local Grants program.
- Read more: Gene Collier: Again and again, Len Martin goes home to cement Pittsburgh baseball history (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Register now for 2023 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Join us for the fifth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, which will be held virtually on September 29-October 1, 2023. All baseball fans are welcome to attend!
This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — is a virtual event with the theme “Through the Lens of Baseball.” The conference will feature research presentations, panels, pylon unveiling, presentation of the Dorothy Award and keynote speaker Melissa Ludtke. Stay tuned for the full schedule to be released soon.
Visit SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference for complete details. Hope to see you there!
Join us on October 3 for a special SABR Scholar Session
All student and young professional members of SABR are invited to our first SABR Scholar Session, held virtually on Zoom at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
Join host Tyrone Brooks, Senior Director, Front Office and Field Staff Diversity Pipeline Program at Major League Baseball, for a new quarterly virtual series created exclusively for SABR student and young professional members. Our guest will be Katie Krall, Senior Product Manager, Baseball Strategy at Hawk-Eye Innovations and former Boston Red Sox Development Coach.
- To learn more or to pre-register for the SABR Scholar Session on Zoom, please contact Jessica Smyth.
Coming soon: Third course in SABR Analytics Certification program
We’re excited to announce that in the coming weeks, we will introduce the newest course in the SABR Analytics Certification program, Level Three – Introduction to Baseball Programming.
Taught by award-winning baseball writer and analyst Rob Arthur, the Level Three course provides an introduction to programming using a practical approach in its application for baseball and focusing on R (with a dash of SQL) as a programming language, the goal of this online, on-demand course is to give learners a foundational understanding of the technical skills necessary for a career in data science and baseball analytics.
To sign up to be notified as soon as Level Three is available, or to learn more about previous courses, visit SABR.org/analytics/certification.
Call for papers: 2024 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 2024 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 15th annual Ivor-Campbell Conference is scheduled for April 19-20, 2024. The deadline for proposal Abstracts is October 31, 2023.
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, 2023 (for publication in early 2025 or 2026)
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.
Last chance to vote for 2023 IBWAA Content Creator Awards
Voting is open for the inaugural Internet Baseball Writers Association of America Content Creator Awards, through Friday, September 8. Nominees were submitted by IBWAA and SABR members. Click here to cast your vote; all baseball fans are welcome to participate. Winners will be announced during a live, online show on Sunday, October 1.
July 5-9 Board minutes posted
Minutes from the Board of Directors meetings during SABR 51 in Chicago, including the 2023 Annual Business Meeting, 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 #230 on Monday, September 4 featured Jim Martz, longtime major-league scout with the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, and Atlanta Braves. 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 biographies published at the SABR BioProject
- Pug Cavet, by Stephen V. Rice
- Carl Holling, by Darren Gibson
- Hal Lee, by Chris Betsch
- Bob O’Brien, by Dan Taylor
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.
10 new stories published at the SABR Games Project
- September 2, 1912: Reds and Cardinals can’t see in the dark, but umpire Mal Eason says, ‘Play on’, by Stephen V. Rice
- September 9, 1914: Boston Braves’ George Davis throws first no-hitter at Fenway Park, by Bill Nowlin
- September 11, 1927: Goodbye, Shamokin: Pennsylvania city leaves affiliated ball with win, by Kurt Blumenau
- September 13, 1928: Cubs win one for the road over Cardinals behind Sheriff Blake’s 4-hit gem, by Jeff Allan Howard
- July 2, 1933: Giants’ Carl Hubbell tames the Gashouse Gang with an 18-inning shutout, by Gary Belleville
- September 13, 1942: Ted Williams, Red Sox rally with big 7th inning against Buck Ross, White Sox, by Bill Nowlin
- September 10, 2004: Ramírez homers twice, Ortiz once, and Schilling walks no one for fifth consecutive game, by Bill Nowlin
- July 15, 2005: Rafael Palmeiro doubles for his 3,000th career hit, by Douglas Jordan
- September 13, 2013: Koji Uehara extends streak of perfection to 37 consecutive batters, by Bill Nowlin
- September 14, 2022: Cardinals’ Yadier Molina, Adam Wainwright set record as batterymates, by Laura H. Peebles
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
New Team Ownership History: Ottawa Lynx
The Team Ownership History Project, a joint effort of the BioProject and the Business of Baseball Committee, now has its first history of a minor-league franchise:
- Ottawa Lynx team ownership history, by Steve Rennie (first-time author)
While the project began to chronicle ownership of the current 30 major league franchises, it has been extended to the Negro Leagues, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball Leagues, and Federal League, as well as teams that disappeared in the 19th century. Opportunities are still available for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, plus the other leagues mentioned above. Interested authors should contact Andy McCue to get involved.
The Stars Shone on Philadelphia: The 1934 Negro National League Champions
Edited by Frederick C. Bush and Bill Nowlin
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:
- Save the date! SABR 52 will be in Minneapolis in 2024
- 40,000 rare images now available in SABR-Rucker Archive
- Historical Black Newspapers Collection added to SABR Research Resources
- SABR forms new Special Negro Leagues and Teams Committee
- SABR 19th Century Grave Marker Project honors star pitcher Bobby Mathews
- SABR Defensive Index rankings released through August 13
- Neal Traven selected as 2023 Bob Davids Award recipient
- Highlights from the 2023 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
- SABR Landmarks Committee unveils new Baseball Grave Map
- Read articles from new 2023 The National Pastime online
- Watch video highlights from 2023 SABR Analytics Conference
- Learn more about the recipients of 2023 SABR Local Grants
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bigham | Baltimore, MD | Ken Liss | Brookline, MA | ||
| Cole Blackwell | Baltimore, MD | Larry McCrudden | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Olivier Blais | Montreal, QC | Jarrod Miller | Elizabeth, PA | ||
| Jack Cimorelli | Hyde Park, NY | Matt Morris | Baltimore, MD | ||
| John DaDalt | Stafford Springs, CT | Zachary Planey | New Wilmington, PA | ||
| Matt Dahlgren | Sammamish, WA | Jeffrey Ragauskis | Tinley Park, IL | ||
| Buddy Gibbs | Chesapeake, VA | Jackson Scott | Lakeside, CA | ||
| Kaito Goto | Tokyo, JPN | Connie Sharpe | Riva, MD | ||
| TeRon Greene | Houston, TX | Jason Shonk | Woodstock, GA | ||
| John Grega | Lutherville, MD | Bill Simons | Oneonta, NY | ||
| Evan Hanzelman | Lancaster, PA | Rich Thayne | Layton, UT | ||
| James Harris | Iowa City, IA | Barbara Torre Veltri | Scottsdale, AZ | ||
| John Haynes | Irvine, KY | Anthony Tullio | Tempe, AZ | ||
| Bryan Hoch | New York, NY | Kyle VanDyke | Grand Rapids, MI | ||
| Matthew Kerwin | Philadelphia, PA | William Wade | Lane City, TX | ||
| Howard Landau | Miami, FL |
Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of August 2023:
| NAME | NAME | |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Baker | Bruce McClure | |
| Jake Bell | Andy McCue | |
| D. Bruce Brown | Dave Newhouse | |
| Ralph Caola | Bill Nowlin | |
| Ken Carrano | John Rall | |
| Karl Cicitto | J Scott Rose | |
| Vincent Comparato | Michael Rosenwasser | |
| Jim Cox | Charles Roussel | |
| Helen Edwards | Bob Russon | |
| Steven Elsberry | Jason Scheller | |
| Jonathan Epstein | Douglas Schoppert | |
| Daniel Evans | Jeff Self | |
| David Firstman | Rob Sheinkopf | |
| Adam Foldes | Bruce Skinner | |
| Sean Forman | Janet Marie Smith | |
| CJ Goble | Mike Sparks | |
| Robert Hagerman | Michael Stema | |
| William Hawkins | Thomas Stone | |
| Leslie Heaphy | Wesley Story | |
| Tim Herlich | Joseph Thompson | |
| Rockwell Hoffman | Neal Traven | |
| David Hughes | Marlene Vogelsang | |
| Donald Jensen | Steve West | |
| Charles Levihn | Beach Wires | |
| Henry Levy | Jeffrey Wood | |
| Peter Mancuso | Don Zminda | |
| Peter Marcus |
Want to become a Friend of SABR? Click here to make a recurring monthly contribution or click here to learn more about our Giving Circles to make a one-time contribution.
- Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Hugo Mojica of the Houston Astros and Matt McKeever of Pocket Pennant Run. Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- September 9: Talkin’ Baseball: Andy McCue (9:00 a.m. EDT)
- September 11: Central Florida Chapter meeting with Mark Armour (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- September 12: Northern New England Chapter meeting with Matt Dahlgren (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- September 12: 19th Century Speaker Series with Bill Humber (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- September 14: 19th Century Baseball Book Club (8:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- September 9: Central Illinois Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Peoria, IL)
- September 10: Field of Dreams Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Des Moines, IA)
- September 15: Forbes Field Chapter: Three Rivers Stadium historical marker ceremony (Pittsburgh, PA)
- September 16: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
- September 16: Halsey Hall Chapter Hot Stove Saturday Morning (Minneapolis, MN)
- September 16: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter lunch meeting (Chicago, IL)
- September 17: Rogers Hornsby Chapter ballgame/meet-up (San Antonio, TX)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Baseball and the Arts: Check out the new Baseball and the Arts Committee Facebook group
- Deadball Era: August 2023 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter: Submit presentation abstracts for the 2023 Rygelski Research Conference on September 30 (St. Louis, MO)
- Larry Dierker Chapter: August 28 meeting recap (Houston, TX)
- Magnolia Chapter: Fall 2023 newsletter (Atlanta, GA)
- Pee Wee Reese Chapter: Fall 2023 newsletter (Louisville, KY)
- Quebec Chapter: August 20 meeting recap (Trois-Rivières, QC)
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:
- Mark Potts: Baseball sage Bill James is forever asking questions. In this Q&A, he provides some answers (Lawrence Times)
- Pete Palmer/Rob Mains: Leverage: History and Value (Baseball Prospectus)
- Ryan Divish: Mariners players, coaches ramp up campaign for Eugenio Suarez to win Gold Glove (Seattle Times)
- Brendan Samson: Trailblazing Double-A affiliate honors women in the game (MLB.com)
- Mike Petriello: Number 2 spot in lineup now the best in baseball (MLB.com)
- Derrick Goold: In 11th hour, how should Cardinals, Adam Wainwright seek his 200th win? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Sarah Langs: A 105 mph OF throw and historic homers (MLB.com)
- Mark Simon: Defense, The NL Cy Young Race, and Blake Snell (ACTA Sports)
- Jay Jaffe: The NL Cy Young Race Is Still Wide Open (FanGraphs)
- Hannah Keyser: Nothing is guaranteed in October — except maybe the Atlanta Braves (Yahoo! Sports)
- Cody Stavenhagen: At Detroit’s Hamtramck Stadium, volunteer crew revives Negro Leagues history (The Athletic)
- Alex Speier: Robo-umpiring has arrived in the minor leagues. Here’s how it’s been working. (Boston Globe)
- Eno Sarris: The (re)making of a 101 mph arm: How Cole Ragans became a flamethrower in the offseason (The Athletic)
- Russell A. Carleton: The Guardian Angels of Rationality (Baseball Prospectus)
- Emma Baccellieri: Guardians Seize ‘Unique Opportunity’ in Disastrous AL Central (Sports Illustrated)
- Jayson Stark: The first immaculate non-immaculate inning in baseball history (The Athletic)
- David Laurila: Catching Up With Bobby Miller, Who Is Meeting Expectations (FanGraphs)
- Daniel R. Epstein: Gerrit Cole Might Win a Lifetime Achievement Cy Young and That’s Okay (Baseball Prospectus)
- Davy Andrews: Catchers Can’t Catch a Break Anymore (FanGraphs)
- Michael Clair: With a good eye at the plate and behind the camera, Nathaniel Lowe stays in the moment (MLB.com)
- Ryan Fagan: Q&A with Joe Posnanski on ‘Why We Love Baseball’ (Sporting News)
- Tim Britton: Tom Seaver’s vineyard still carries on his legacy: ‘I see him in the grapes’ (The Athletic)
- Stephanie Apstein: Bruce Bochy’s Levelheaded Demeanor Is Just What the Slumping Rangers Need (Sports Illustrated)
- Alex Eisert: Just How Much Do Aaron Judge’s Teammates Depend on Him? (FanGraphs)
- Steven Goldman: Stephen Strasburg, You Give Me Reason to Live (Baseball Prospectus)
- Justin Klugh: Even for a Game that Went on Forever, the End is Always On Its Way (Baseball Prospectus)
- Sam Gazdziak: Obituary: Pat Corrales (1941-2023) (RIP Baseball)
- Amanda Lane: Lumber, Labor, and the Aberdeen Black Cats (NW Baseball History)
- Ryan Whirty: Negro League family celebrates NOLA legend (Home Plate Don’t Move)
- M. Shawn Hennessy: Baseball Viewed Through an Aloha Lens: Tai Sing Loo (Chevrons and Diamonds)
- Derek Bain: Retro Computer Baseball Game Review: Tony La Russa Baseball 3-4 and Old Time Baseball (Baseball Analytics)
- James Parker: Picking Strawberries (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
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: September 8, 2023. Last Updated: September 8, 2023.