Summer of SABR: Golden Celebration Series
As part of SABR’s 50th anniversary in 2021, all baseball fans are invited to join us online for the Summer of SABR: Golden Celebration Series, presented by Major League Baseball and Baseball-Reference.com.
The Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference made its virtual return as part of the Summer of SABR series on July 23-25, 2021. Since 1998, the Malloy Conference has been the only symposium dedicated exclusively to the examination and promotion of Black baseball history.
Join us again on August 10, 13-14 for a series of presentations, chats, and panel discussions with author Howard Bryant; SABR founding member Tom Hufford with Pete Palmer, Tom Shieber, Anthony Salazar, Emily Hawks, and Donna Muscarella; a 2021 CBA update with Anthony Gonella and Glenn Wong; a discussion on Curt Flood with Lee Lowenfish, Ed Edmonds, Nathaniel Grow, and Daniel R. Levitt; a Negro Leagues panel with Phil S. Dixon, Ted Knorr, and John Odell; a panel on SABR’s 1921 Century Project with Donna L. Halper, Steve Steinberg, John Fredland, and Sharon Hamilton; and a panel on the Black Sox Scandal trial with Don Zminda, Bill Lamb, Bruce Allardice, and Jacob Pomrenke.
- Registration: Click here to register for the Summer of SABR: Golden Celebration Series. Registration is $35 for SABR members and $50 for non-members. The single registration fee will provide access to the entirety of the Summer of SABR: Golden Celebration Series, including every session in June, July and August. That’s NINE incredible virtual sessions, including the full Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, for just one registration price.
- Contact: Please e-mail Scott Carter with any other questions about your registration.
Schedule
The Summer of SABR online sessions will be held on the weekends of June 25-27, July 23-25, and August 10, 13-14. Here’s a closer look at each date and the broad range of topics to be explored:
June 25-27
Friday, June 25
7:00-9:00 p.m. EDT
Future 50: With 50 years of history under its belt, SABR dives into what the next 50 years of baseball might look like as featured in 2021’s The National Pastime. Hosted by Emily Hawks.
- 7:00-8:00 p.m.: Future of Women in Baseball panel, with Katie Krall, Cincinnati Reds; Bianca Smith, Boston Red Sox; Janet Marie Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 8:00-9:00 p.m.: Baseball Rules Changes panel, with J.J. Cooper, Baseball America; Rick White, Atlantic League; and Cecilia Tan, SABR.
Saturday, June 26
3:00-6:00 p.m. EDT
Negro Leagues Panel and Annual Business Meeting: After a panel discussing Negro League data, SABR conducts its Annual Business Meeting, giving an update on the state of the organization. Afterward, members will have a chance to connect during a virtual social hour. Hosted by Scott Bush.
- 3:00-4:00 p.m.: Negro Leagues as Major Leagues panel, with Sean Forman, Sports Reference; Scott Simkus, Seamheads.com; and Larry Lester, SABR Negro Leagues Committee. Moderator: Dr. Raymond Doswell, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
- 4:00-5:00 p.m.: Annual Business Meeting, with presentation of Bob Davids Award.
- 5:00-6:00 p.m.: Social Hour + SABR Chapter Leaders breakout
Sunday, June 27
2:00-4:00 p.m. EDT
International Baseball: From the prominence of baseball globally to the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, SABR looks at different facets of the international game. Hosted by Chanel Zapata.
- 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Caribbean Winter Leagues and Post-Pandemic Latin American Baseball, with Leonte Landino and Enrique Rojas, ESPN Deportes.
- 3:00-4:00 p.m.: Baseball at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, with Eric Campbell, GM, Team USA; Peter Kurz, GM, Team Israel; and moderator Matthew Casey, KJZZ.
July 23-25
The Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference makes its virtual return in 2021 as part of the Summer of SABR: Golden Celebration Series. Since 1998, the event has been the only symposium dedicated exclusively to the examination and promotion of Black baseball history.
Friday, July 23
7:00-9:30 p.m. EDT
- 7:00-7:15 p.m.: Introduction by Larry Lester, SABR Negro Leagues Committee
- 7:15-7:45 p.m.: James Brunson, “Blues People: Music, Style, and Black Baseball, 1865-1910”
- 7:45-8:15 p.m.: Mark Aubrey, “The 1920 Knoxville Giants”
- 8:30-9:00 p.m.: Todd Peterson, “The Negro Leagues vs. Major Leagues”
- 9:00-9:30 p.m.: Emily Rutter, “Baseball and Beloved Community in the Memoirs and Poetry of E. Ethelbert Miller”
Saturday, July 24
11:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m. EDT
(Break from 4:15-6:00 p.m.)
- 11:00-11:15 a.m.: Introduction by Michelle Freeman, Leon Day Foundation
- 11:15-11:45 a.m.: Eric Chalek, “Leveling the Playing Field: Combining Negro Leagues Research and Sabermetric Analysis to Expand Our View of Negro Leagues Players”
- 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Rich Puerzer, “Big League Baseball in a Small Town: The Negro Leagues Visit Metuchen, New Jersey”
- 12:30-1:00 p.m.: Katie Krall, “Celebration and Discrimination: Rube Foster and the Chicago American Giants”
- 1:00-1:30 p.m.: Milbert Brown, “The Colorful Life of Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe, a Negro League Legend”
- 1:30-2:00 p.m.: BREAK
- 2:00-2:15 p.m.: Introduction by Lisa Alexander
- 2:15-2:45 p.m.: Bill Plott, “Anecdotal Highlights of Black Barons History”
- 2:45-3:15 p.m.: Steve Dittmore, “The Economic Market for Junior Gilliam in 1950”
- 3:15-3:45 p.m.: Leslie Heaphy, “The Martins and the Red Sox”
- 3:45-4:15 p.m.: Harriet Hamilton-Kimbro, “Honoring of Negro Baseball Leaguers Who Called Nashville Home”
- 4:15-6:00 p.m.: BREAK
- 6:00-6:15 p.m.: Introduction
- 6:15-7:30 p.m.: Black Baseball Before 1920, with panelists James Brunson III, Todd Peterson, John Thorn, and moderator Larry Lester
- 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Social Hour
Sunday, July 25
1:30-3:30 p.m. EDT
- 1:30-1:45 p.m.: Introduction by Larry Lester
- 1:45-2:15 p.m.: Rodney Page, “Allen Page: An Unsung Portrait”
- 2:15-2:45 p.m.: James Forr, “Thomas Hayes, Owner of the Birmingham Black Barons”
- 2:45-3:15 p.m.: Jeb Stewart, “Birmingham’s Baseball Legend: Lorenzo “Piper” Davis”
- 3:15-3:30 p.m.: Concluding Remarks by Larry Lester
August 10, 13-14
Tuesday, August 10
7:00-10:00 p.m. EDT
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7:00-8:00 p.m.: SABR AT FIFTY – Honoring our Past, Shaping our FutureOn the occasion of our organization’s fiftieth birthday, we will share the stage with six members who joined SABR at different points in our history (and stayed!) Each will share their thoughts on the organization as they first encountered it, the changes they’ve seen or been a part of, and the future they envision. Panelists include Tom Hufford (Founder, 1971), Pete Palmer (1971), Tom Shieber (1982), Anthony Salazar (1998), Emily Hawks (2008), and Donna Muscarella (2021).
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8:00-9:00 p.m.: IN CONVERSATION WITH HOWARD BRYANT – Baseball in the SABR Era and Beyond
SABR is thrilled to host award-winning author, sports journalist, and radio and television personality Howard Bryant in conversation on all things baseball. We will explore a range of topics including the game on the field, front office hiring, labor and financial issues, the analytics movement, the game’s changing demographics, and what baseball needs to do to remain viable, vital, and relevant going forward. - 9:00-10:00 p.m.: Social Hour
Friday, August 13
7:00-10:00 p.m. EDT
Baseball Labor Relations: With baseball’s collective bargaining agreement up for negotiation this offseason, SABR dissects current and historical labor relations.
- 7:00-8:00 p.m.: Major League Baseball: 2021 CBA Update, with Anthony Gonella and Glenn Wong
- 8:00-8:45 p.m.: Curt Flood’s Hall of Fame Case, with Baltimore City College sports analytics program
- 8:45-9:45 p.m.: Curt Flood and the Reserve Clause, with Ed Edmonds, Nathaniel Grow, Lee Lowenfish, and moderator Daniel R. Levitt
Saturday, August 14
3:00-6:00 p.m. EDT
Centennial Baseball: SABR’s Century Committee presents its research on baseball 100 years ago and memorializes the anniversaries of important milestones. We’ll look at the Negro National League in its infancy in 1921, along with baseball’s first radio broadcast, Babe Ruth and the Yankees’ rise to dominance, and the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox trial.
- 3:00-4:00 p.m.: The Lively Ball Era, with Donna L. Halper, Steve Steinberg, John Fredland, and moderator Sharon Hamilton
- 4:00-5:00 p.m.: The Black Sox Trial, with Bill Lamb, Don Zminda, Bruce Allardice, and moderator Jacob Pomrenke
- 5:00-6:00 p.m.: 1921 New York Giants vs. Chicago American Giants: A Simulation, with Phil S. Dixon, Ted Knorr, John Odell, and moderator Sharon Hamilton
Please note: All speakers and sessions are subject to change due to availability.