Peter A. Hovis

[SABR.Notes] This Week in SABR: April 18, 2025

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This Week in SABR: April 18, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, April 18, 2025.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal is on its way!
SABR 53: Ferguson Jenkins added to speaker lineup
SABR Board of Directors election begins next week
SABR 500 Club membership referral drive
Contribute to SABR’s Campaign for Baseball Research
The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2025

Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal is on its way!

With an original cover illustration of Harrisburg Giants outfielders Fats Jenkins, Oscar Charleston, and Rap Dixon designed by SABR member Gary Cieradkowski, we hope you enjoy the e-book edition of the Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal! The e-book edition was sent to all SABR members on Thursday, April 17. Anyone who has subscribed to the print edition should receive their copy in the mail in the next 2-4 weeks.

We hope you enjoy the Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal!

SABR 53: Ferguson Jenkins added to lineup; early-bird discounts end soon

SABR’s 53rd annual convention is scheduled for June 25-29, 2025, in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. SABR 53 will feature a Texas-sized speaker lineup we know you’ll love, alongside an invigorated social experience emphasizing SABR’s ability to unite all of us in baseball fellowship. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Early-bird registration discounts end on April 25, 2025, so sign up today to join us!

We’re excited to announce that Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins will join us as a featured speaker at SABR 53. Jenkins became the first native of Canada to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. He spent 19 seasons in the major leagues, recording 284 wins and 3,192 strikeouts and winning a National League Cy Young Award with the Chicago Cubs in 1971. He won at least 20 games in each of his first six full seasons, and won a career-high 25 games with the Texas Rangers in 1974. SABR members voted him as one of the top 100 baseball players of the twentieth century in 1999.

Jenkins joins an All-Star speaker lineup that also includes Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez; former All-Star infielder Elvis Andrus; Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy; Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young; former MLB Players Association Executive Director Don Fehr; former major-league pitcher Steve Rogers; former Rangers president Tom Schieffer; longtime Rangers executives Rob Matwick and Jack Hill; Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bradford William Davis; baseball card pioneer James Beckett; former Houston Astros GM and Texas League president Tim Purpura; and former Texas League players Bob Baillargeon and Rick Herrscher.

Please note: All speakers are subject to change depending on availability.

If you’ve never attended a SABR convention, this is the perfect year to join us and make new baseball friendships. If you’re a veteran attendee, we can’t wait for you to experience our rejuvenated convention experience. It will be an incredible week of baseball fellowship in the heart of Texas and we hope you’ll make plans to be part of it! Visit SABR.org/convention to register now or learn more.

2 weeks left in SABR 500 Club membership referral drive

Do you have friends or family members who would love SABR? Now is the time to encourage them to join during our SABR 500 Club membership drive!

The SABR 500 Club is a referral-based membership drive with the goal of welcoming 500 new SABR members between March 1 and April 30, 2025. New members who sign up for an annual or multi-year membership during the referral period will receive a custom baseball card set featuring SABR-Rucker Archive images of members of the 500 home run club. Current members who refer three or more new members during the drive, regardless of membership type, will receive their choice of a card set or SABR logo lapel pin. The current SABR member who refers the most new members will receive a complimentary registration for SABR’s 53rd annual convention in Dallas-Fort Worth this June. Cash prizes will also be awarded to SABR chapters with the most referrals.

Visit SABR.org/500-club to learn more.

Join SABR’s Campaign for Baseball Research!

Research isn’t just part of our name—it’s the heart of everything we do.

From our expansive Research Collection to the powerful tools and resources we offer baseball scholars and fans alike, SABR is where baseball’s past meets its future. We’re working towards our vision of becoming the essential community for baseball worldwide—and we can’t do it without you.

This spring, we invite you to join the Campaign for Baseball Research. Our goal is to raise $75,000 to expand, maintain, and preserve SABR’s Research Collection and Research Resources for current and future generations of baseball enthusiasts. We will use your best gift of $150, $300, $500, or $1,000 to better serve our growing membership base, attract more attention for our research, and offer new research tools to all corners of the worldwide baseball community.

To donate or learn more about recent Research Collection projects and upgrades to our Research Resources, assets, and tools made possible by your donations visit sabr.org/donate/research-campaign.

Call for papers: 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced a call for papers for the seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, scheduled as a virtual event for September 19-21, 2025.

Registration information will be available soon at SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference.

The theme for this year’s conference is “Women Beyond the Diamond.” Topics can focus on ideas such as announcers, owners, executives, writers, artists, architects, and much more. All topics and time periods related to women’s baseball are welcome. Abstracts accepted for posters and/or oral presentations.

Please submit abstracts of approximately 200 words, along with contact information and a short biography, by July 1, 2025, to Leslie Heaphy.

The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2025

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR Bookshelf, a listing of new books that are received at the SABR office.

To view previous listings in The SABR Bookshelf, click here.

SABR scholarships awarded to St. Joseph’s University students for Negro Leagues exhibit

St. Joseph’s University students Luke Ortolani and Noah Binczewski have been awarded scholarships by SABR’s Connie Mack-Dick Allen Chapter in Philadelphia for their research and development of a new Negro Leagues exhibit to be permanently installed on campus as part of the ongoing “A League Apart” project.

The scholarships were funded through the SABR Local Grants program. The Mack-Allen Chapter was one of six recipientsof a Local Grant in 2025.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Download the 2025 Board of Directors Election Guide

SABR members, please pay attention to the e-mail address that you have on file with SABR; you will receive a message from tellers@sabr.org on Wednesday, April 23 with a link to vote online in the 2025 SABR Board of Directors election. The poll will close at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on May 7. The only way to vote online is through the link you will receive by e-mail. All e-mails will come from the address tellers@sabr.org.

You will find two items on the 2025 election ballot: the election of the SABR Board President and two (2) Directors positions. Click here to learn more.

Students, apply for a Fall 2025 internship with SABR

The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking student interns to work during the Fall 2025 semester from September 1-December 1. The remote internship is an educational opportunity that may count toward college credit, covering 15-20 hours per week with a flexible schedule. The internship will be for a fixed period of time and is designed to provide the intern with skills and training that may be applicable to working in a nonprofit research environment or in other research-based organizations.

Please send a resume and cover letter in PDF form to jpomrenke@sabr.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.

3 new stories published at SABR Biography Project

Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.

6 new stories published at SABR Games Project

Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.

Here Comes the Pizzer: The Found Poetry of Baseball Broadcasts
Edited by Eric Poulin

Visit SABR.org to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.

Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:

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
Tomas Colon Holyoke, MA John Kelly Raheny, IRE
Christopher Doscher Laurel, MD Pedro Nieves Torrens Bayamon, PRI
John Elrod Chicago, IL Scott Orgera Bronx, NY
Ricky Fernandez Houston, TX Griffin Snyder Cheektowaga, NY
Ross Glatzer Lancaster, SC Tom Stokes Jefferson City, MO
Alan Hampton Vancouver, BC Mark Turcotte Lewiston, ME
Jeffrey Hass Katonah, NY Logan Yi Aldie, VA

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.

Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.

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:

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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