Minor Leagues Committee: Member Interests and Research Requests
The following is a list of SABR Minor Leagues Committee members and their research interests or expertise. If you are interested in contributing to an existing project or have any questions about a subject below, please feel free to get in touch.
This list was originally published in the October 2018 committee newsletter. It was last updated on February 11, 2019.
PLAYERS, TEAMS, LEAGUES
Strange and unique happenings in minor league history
Al Arrighi, cyberdadal@aol.com
No-hitters, triple plays, league schedules, team picture and player photos
Chuck McGill, cmcgill.vt@gmail.com
North Atlantic League, Ernest “Duke” Landgraf, minor league baseball in Wilkes-Barre, PA
George Pawlush, George.pawlush@wilkes.edu
Latin American players in the minor leagues
Juan Vene, Jbeisbol5@aol.com
Minor league teams and players in the Montreal Expos system, 1969-2004
Alain Usereau, althetiger@hotmail.com
KC Monarchs games in western Canada during the 1920s and 1930s
Jay Berman, jayandirene@aol.com
Moe Berg’s 1925 season with the Reading Keys
Brian Engelhardt, bengelhardt@comcast.net
Mexican Summer and Winter League
Edward B. Almada, Edalmada88@gmail.com
American Association, 1949-57
Dana X. Marshall, dxmarsh@hotmail.com
Toronto Maple Leafs IL, other aspects of IL, PCL, and AA
Clay Marston, claymarston@hotmail.com
New Hampshire State League with William “Bill” Thompson (African-American) playing
Clifford Otto, ottoc.bb.etc+sabr@gmail.com
Minor League teams, managers, locations, nicknames and franchise moves
Jerry Jackson, SABRMnLgs@gmail.com
Cotton States League, 1887-1955; Pine Bluff Lumbermen/Judges
Jamin Ross, Jamin_ross@yahoo.com
History of the 1948 Franklin Cubs (Virginia League)
James P. Holl, patjimholl@juno.com
1895-96 Eastern International League that had clubs in Quebec, Vermont and Upstate NY
Patrick Carpentier, ppcarpentier@compuserve.com
1937 Cape Breton Colliery League
Jim Myers, James.myers@ns.sympatico.ca
History of the Northwest League
Bob Webster, Bobwebster10@gmail.com
House of David team – 1934 team the won the Denver Post Tournament led by Satchel Paige
Geoff Griffin, Griffen_geoff@hotmail.com
19th Century Southern League
Karl Green, atlcrackersfan@gmail.com
Buffalo Bisons history
Brian Frank, herdchronicles@gmail.com
PCL in the Post World War II era to 1957
George Bullock, GBbullock@Agnesscott.edu
Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays player movement since their inception
Peter Bauck, pbauck@gmail.com
Judge William Bramham’s tenure as president of minor league baseball
Don Etheridge, wmamsbl@yahoo.com
Early years of minor league history in Miami, FL
Sam Zygner, sflasabr@hotmail.com
Game between Rome and West Virginia where a pitcher threw two pitches and got three outs (first in baseball due to the new extra-innings rule)
Tom Brown, thomasjbrownjr@gmail.com
Professional baseball in Dayton, OH
Jack Carlson, Trinityjack2@gmail.com
The Federal League
Blake Sherry, Bwsherry1979@gmail.com
Keokuk, IA minor league teams
Steve Smith, Ssmith2084@aol.com
History of Baseball in Iowa
Tim Rask, Tim.rask@mchsi.com
Semi-pro and amateur baseball in Canada and parts of the USA
Jay-Dell Mah, jdm@attheplate.com
DiamondsintheDusk.com
Brian Morrison, Diamondsinthedusk@gmail.com
Portland, OR professional team history
Rock Bauer, Jrocko44@hotmail.com
1936 San Diego Padres (PCL)
Tom Larwin, Lar.11@cox.net
History of the Asheville Tourists
Bill Ballew, baseballew@bellsouth.net
Farm Clubs, 1930-62
Bill McMahon, mcmahon@uakron.edu
The most unique and bizarre moments in minor league history
Tim Hagerty, hagertytd@gmail.com
Early Canadian minor leagues
Martin Lacoste, Martlaco1@rogers.net
Arizona League history/record book
Chuck Johnson, Mjohns2@cox.net
Gus Munch, the 1897 Red River Valley League Red River Valley baseball history
Jeff Bozovsky, jeffbozovsky@yahoo.com
Early years of minor league baseball in Arkansas
Mark Williamson, mwillsve@att.net
Pre-1930 minor league farm clubs; history of the New York Yankees farm system
John Cronin, jcroninjr@verizon.net
Major leagues in Michigan in the late 1880s and 1890s; the barnstorming Page Fence Giants
Mitch Lutzke, lutzke4727@aol.com
STATISTICAL
Statistical database of minor league baseball
Pat Doyle, bbdata14@gmail.com
Add data from Triple-A World Series to collected data, 1903 to present; Dixie Series data
Bob Bailey, bobbailey@cox.net
Minor league bio and team data, first decade of the 20th century
G. Reed Howard, reedhoward@verizon.net
Collecting box scores and rosters from 1856 to 1893
Charles “Newton” Weaver, Vette-99@verizon.net
Comprehensive database of minor league statistics
Cliff Blau, cliff@cliffblau.com
Compilation of minor league statistics, pre-1950
Sean Lahman, Seanlahman@gmail.com
Incomplete Stats from 1957-1963
Tim Tucker, lgravy@triad.rr.com
Compilation of game logs for minor league seasons
Bob Kistler, Bkistler60@verizon.net
Statistical records of the Columbus (Ohio) professional team, 1867 to present
Chris Gallutia, cgallutia@yahoo.com
Minor league pitching, concentrating on winning pitchers with high ERAs or high WHIPs
Jim Trout, Troutjw08@aol.com
Missing stats from the low minors in the 1940s
Richard K. Tharp, Rtharp1@comcast.net
Independent team records; South Dakota minor league teams; Stadiums
Dave Kemp, davekemp@midconetwork.com
Unassisted triple plays
Will Christenson, baseballtruth@dslextreme.com
All players with 1,400 hits, 140 home runs or 140 walks
Jamie Selko, jamieselko@gmail.com