SABRcast with Rob Neyer: Leslie Heaphy (Episode #40)
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Episode #40: December 30, 2019
Our guest this week is Leslie Heaphy, SABR’s Vice President since 2016 and a member of the Board of Directors since 2010. She has been a member of SABR since 1989 and chair of the Women in Baseball Committee since 1995. She is an Associate Professor of History at Kent State University at Stark and publishes in the area of the Negro Leagues and women’s baseball. Her books include The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960; The Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball; and The 1986 New York Mets: There Was More Than Game Six. In 2008, she became the founding editor of the journal Black Ball, published by McFarland. She was the 2014 winner of the Bob Davids Award, SABR’s highest honor.
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What’s Rob reading this week?
“1888 WG 1 – Baseball Cards and Franklin County, Kansas”
By Mike Webber, SABR Baseball Cards Blog
“The Franklin County Kansas Historical Society was formed in 1937, and along the way we have acquired quite a few interesting donations. We have a pretty tight acquisitions policy — if an item does not have a strong tie to Franklin County, we pass on acquiring it. That limits your ability to add baseball cards to your collection when you live in a county that has only produced two major leaguers.”
- Also reading: Matt Snyder: “Braves have checked on Arenado; White Sox look for bullpen help” (CBS Sports)
- Read more: Click here to check out Rob’s full list of book recommendations on Goodreads.com
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