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Members of Houston’s Larry Dierker Chapter gathered at the Spaghetti Western restaurant on Shepherd Drive on the evening of Monday, November 18, 2019, for spirited conversation, an interesting presentation, and an entertaining film. Chairman Bob Dorrill opened the meeting with a reminder that annual SABR dues for 2020 are due in December. He also reminded […]

Our SABR Larry Dierker Chapter meeting on December 16, 2019, started on a somber note where we recognized and honored 3 chapter members who had passed away during the year: Bill McCurdy, Charlie Walker and Tom White. All had been extremely involved in our SABR activities and will be terribly missed. Several announcements were made […]

A large and enthusiastic group of forty baseball fans gathered on Monday, January 21, 2020, for the monthly meeting of the Larry Dierker Chapter at the Spaghetti Western restaurant in Houston, Texas. Several guests and a new member, Richard Lowery, were in attendance. Chapter chair Bob Dorrill reviewed the participation in this year’s Astros Fanfest […]

Larry Dierker SABR Chapter members: Our good friend Maxwell Kates from Toronto did an excellent job at our meeting on Monday, November 12, 2018, in front of 38 chapter members by first introducing us to his new SABR book, “Time for Expansion Baseball.” In fact this was the world premiere of the book (which will […]

Last night, October 14, 2013, we had 30 SABR members in attendance at our monthly Larry Dierker Chapter meeting and we welcomed two new members to our chapter, Susan Thompson and Josh Thompson. Rudy Terrasas, Professional Scout for the New York Mets, spoke at great length about his 32 years as a scout from the […]

Here are the SABR Defensive Index™ rankings through games of July 9, 2023. The SDI is used to help select the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and Rawlings Platinum Glove Award™, presented by SABR. The SABR Defensive Index accounts for approximately 25 percent of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process which are […]

SABR Bibliography Committee Research Guide No. 2: Baseball Figures in Who’s Who in American Sports Editor’s note: This guide was first published by the SABR Bibliography Committee in 1986. To download the original in PDF form, click here. By Frank Phelps October 1986 Who’s Who in American Sports, edited and published by National Biographical Society, […]

Here are the SABR Bookshelf listings for Spring 2016. To get your NEW book listed on The SABR Bookshelf, make sure a review copy is sent to: The SABR Bookshelf, Cronkite School at ASU, 555 N. Central Ave. #416, Phoenix, AZ 85004. An e-book file will also suffice; please send the e-book in PDF, EPUB […]

Baseball fans, tune in this season to SABRcast with Rob Neyer, a new weekly podcast hosted by award-winning author and longtime SABR member Rob Neyer. SABRcast will feature insights and analysis of what’s happening in modern baseball on and off the field, plus compelling interviews with figures from around the game — and music from […]

Baseball fans, tune in this season to SABRcast with Rob Neyer, a new weekly podcast hosted by award-winning author and longtime SABR member Rob Neyer. SABRcast will feature insights and analysis of what’s happening in modern baseball on and off the field, plus compelling interviews with figures from around the game — and music from […]