Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 9, 2025.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

Evans, Nowlin, McClure elected to SABR Board of Directors
Check out the full SABR 53 convention schedule
Watch video highlights from SABR 19th Century Conference
Early registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Read essays from From Bytown to the Big Leagues on Ottawa baseball

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SABR 53: Charlie Hough, Eric Nadel, and Evan Grant added to speakers lineup; full schedule released

SABR 53, scheduled for June 25-29, 2025, in Dallas-Fort Worth, 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.

The full schedule for SABR 53 is now available online, and each day is full of terrific panels, presentations, and committee meetings that we’re sure you’ll enjoy. Check out the schedule and then click here to register for SABR 53 in Dallas-Fort Worth! All baseball fans are welcome to attend.

We’re excited to welcome more featured speakers at SABR 53:

• Charlie Hough, Texas Rangers All-Star pitcher who played from 1970 to 1994
• Eric Nadel, Texas Rangers broadcaster and Ford C. Frick Award recipient
• Evan Grant, Texas Rangers beat reporter for the Dallas Morning News

Our lineup of Featured Speakers also includes Hall of Famers Iván Rodríguez and Ferguson Jenkins; former Texas Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Buddy Bell, and Colby Lewis; 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.

Visit SABR.org/convention to register now or learn more.

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Check out video highlights, photos from Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference

The 16th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference was held on April 25-26, 2025, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

The 2025 conference was highlighted by a keynote address from author Richard Hershberger, along with a panel discussion on the National Association with Alan Cohen, Bob Tiemann, Bob Tholkes, and moderator Bill Ryczek; a 19th-century artifact session with Robert Mayer, Gary Passamonte, and Jonathan Popovich; a Member Spotlight interview of Andrew North by Dave Newman; plus research presentations.

Visit SABR.org/ivor-campbell19c to watch video replays from select sessions or view photos and more highlights.

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Early registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Louisville

Early registration is now open for SABR’s annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, which will be held on August 7-9, 2025, at the Galt House Hotel, 140 N. 4th St. in Louisville, Kentucky. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Full and single-day registration is available for a discounted rate before July 7, 2025.

• Register: Click here to register online for the 2025 Malloy Conference. Full registration is $175 before July 7, $195 afterward. Students: $65 before July 7, $75 afterward. Single-day registration is also available for $70 for Friday or Saturday before July 7; $90 afterward. Extra tickets can be purchased for Thursday’s Education Forum at the Galt House, Thursday’s “meet and greet” reception at the Roots 101 African American Museum, Friday’s Louisville Bats baseball game at Slugger Field, or Saturday’s awards banquet at the Galt House. All of these sessions are included in the full registration package.
• Hotel: A special group rate at the Galt House Hotel of $159/night (plus tax) is available to registered convention attendees. To book your room, click here or call 502-589-5200. The Galt House Hotel is located at 140 N. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40202.
• Schedule: Click here to view the 2025 Malloy Conference schedule.
• Information Packet: Click here to download the Malloy Conference informational packet (PDF)
• Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, learn more or apply for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2025 Malloy Conference. Deadline: June 6, 2025.
• Contact: For questions, email Leslie Heaphy at Lheaphy@kent.edu.

Visit SABR.org/malloy for more information or to register.

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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.

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Evans, Nowlin, McClure elected to SABR Board of Directors

SABR members have elected Dan Evans, Bill Nowlin, and Bruce McClure to the organization’s Board of Directors in the 2025 election.

• Dan Evans was elected as SABR’s Board President, receiving 862 of 874 first-preference votes.
• Bill Nowlin and Bruce McClure were elected as SABR Directors. Nowlin received 352 first-preference votes and was elected first in SABR’s simplified preferential voting system after 30 rounds of balloting. McClure received 183 first-preference votes and was elected second after voting preferences were transferred in 30 rounds of balloting. Both Directors will serve a three-year term through 2028.

SABR members can find complete 2025 election results, including write-in candidates and voting totals, posted here.

Special thanks to Tellers Committee members Stephen Barnes, Steve Ginader, and Alex Marks for certifying the results on May 8 in a virtual meeting and to the Nominations Committee of Stew Thornley, Chris Dial, and Joanne Hulbert for their help in preparing the candidate statements.

• Dan Evans’s election as President creates a vacancy for a Director’s seat, and a candidate will be appointed by the Board of Directors. Any SABR member who is interested in filling the rest of that seat’s term — which begins at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting at SABR 53 in June and runs until 2026 — should fill out the candidate statement form and send an email to Mark Armour.

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

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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.

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Writing opportunities for SABR members

SABR’s Editorial Board recently approved four new book projects, which are open to all SABR members for contributions. We’re seeking authors and editors to help write articles, essays, recaps of memorable games, or profiles of interesting players and figures, for the following projects:

• Diamonds and Gold: Embracing Baseball and Music (editor: Eric Gray)
• The Irish Diaspora and America’s Game (editor: Bill Nowlin)
• Jimmie Foxx (editor: Glen Sparks)
• Oz Ball: The Past, Present, and Future of Australian Baseball (editor: William MacLean)

Please contact one of the editors if you would like to get involved or to learn more about these projects. Click here to learn more about other current and ongoing SABR research projects.

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

2 new stories published at SABR Biography Project

• Wayne Granger, by Heath Santo (first-time author)
• Roger Holt, by Alex Weaver (first-time author)

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

7 new stories published at SABR Games Project

• July 4, 1871: Candy Cummings outduels Clytus Bentley in Independence Day clash, by David Rader
• May 9, 1891: Old Hoss Radbourn’s 300th win, rediscovered, by Larry DeFillipo
• July 9, 1910: Larry McLean leads Cincinnati to 14-inning win over Brooklyn, by Gary Belleville
• August 10, 1929: Cannonball Jackman pitches a perfect game in New Bedford, by Donna L. Halper
• May 16, 1942: Helping build his first Triple Crown year, Ted Williams homers to beat the Browns, by Bill Nowlin
• April 26, 1970: Luis Tiant is terrific as Twins top Tigers, 6-0, by Mike Worley
• May 9, 1975: Pirates’ Dave Parker drives in six runs against Dodgers in breakout season, by John Fredland

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

Read essays from From Bytown to the Big Leagues book on Ottawa baseball

In January, the SABR Digital Library published From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin, covering Ottawa baseball’s humble beginnings in the nineteenth century to the modern era of professional franchises like the Ottawa Giants, the Ottawa Lynx, and the current Ottawa Titans.

All of the essays in From Bytown to the Big Leagues are now available to read online in the SABR Research Collection.

Click here to download the free ebook edition or save 50% off a purchase of the paperback edition.

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The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers
Edited by Eric Conrad, Mark Morowczynski, Bill Nowlin, and Don Zminda

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

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

• View a collection of nearly 100,000 player surveys in the new Weiss Baseball Questionnaires collection
• Watch video highlights from 2025 SABR Analytics Conference
• Read articles from Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal
• Watch a video replay of the SABR Webinar on Torpedo Bats
• Learn more about recipients of SABR Local Grants in 2025
• SABR scholarships awarded to St. Joseph’s University students for Negro Leagues exhibit
• SABR announces partnership, new book project with Irish American Baseball Society
• Hundreds of ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
• SABR Digital Library: The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers
• Call for papers: 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference on September 19-21
• Browse the new, searchable SABR MLB Team Employee Database
• Find complete collection of SABR-Rucker Archive baseball images online
• Historical Black Newspapers Collection added to SABR Research Resources
• Get a gift for baseball fan in your life with the SABR Store @ CafePress

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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
Dale Babcock	Kennesaw, GA			Gregg Kaufman	Orange Park, FL
Willow Brazuk	Philadelphia, PA			Tom Kolos	Monroeville, PA
Nick Caponigro	Macomb, MI			Joshua Nomura	Torrance, CA
Nick Coker	Canton, GA			Fernando Ramirez	Philadelphia, PA
Michael Fisher	Philadelphia, PA			Gabe Ruzin	Grand Junction, CO
Charlie Frenzel	Minneapolis, MN			Michael Scuello	Bloomfield, NJ
Michael Fults	Bradenton, FL			Robert Shelton	San Antonio, TX
Jake Garman	Zionsville, IN			Tim Sokol	Whippany, NJ
John Gawthrop	Littleton, CO			Pete Vanderwarker	Lake Lotawana, MO
Rick Herrscher	Dallas, TX			Walter Zurowski	Dorchester, MA

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• Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
• Video Replays: This week, we heard from Bruce Allardice (“1870 Chicago White Stockings”); Brian Kappel (“Legacy by Design: Leaf Gum and Babe Ruth”); and Steve Etzel (“Reverse Engineering Baseball Simulation Games”). Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

• May 10: Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting with Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow, Helen Edwards, and Paul DeFonzo (11:00 a.m. PDT)
• May 12: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Tara Krieger (7:00 p.m. EDT)
• May 13: Elysian Fields (NJ) Chapter meeting with Lisa Doris Alexander (7:00 p.m. EDT)
• May 13: 19th Century Speaker Series: Tim Newby (8:00 p.m. EDT)
• May 14: Dick Allen-Connie Mack (PA) Chapter meeting with Dennis Snelling (7:00 p.m. EDT)
• May 14: Joint Chapter Meeting: Charlie Vascellaro (7:00 p.m. EDT)
• May 17: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter meeting with Vanessa Ivy Rose (12:00 p.m. CDT)

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

• May 10: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting (Baltimore, MD)
• May 10: Connecticut Smoky Joe Wood Chapter meeting (Middletown, CT)
• May 10: Boston Chapter meeting (Boston, MA)
• May 10: Magnolia Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Columbus, GA)
• May 15: Magnolia Chapter “Third Thursday” meeting (Sandy Springs, GA)
• May 15: Juan Marichal Chapter meeting (Santo Domingo, DOM)
• May 17: Forbes Field Chapter meeting (Pittsburgh, PA)
• May 17: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
• May 17: Bob Davids Chapter: Gaithersburg Book Festival (Gaithersburg, MD)
• May 17: Mathewson-Plank Chapter meeting (York, PA)
• May 17: Southwest Florida Chapter meeting (Bonita Springs, FL)
• May 17: Ted Williams San Diego Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Lake Elsinore, CA)
• May 17: Rogers Hornsby Chapter ballgame/meet-up (Round Rock, TX)

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

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• Baseball Records: Spring 2025 newsletter

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

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• Casey Stengel Chapter: April 2025 newsletter (New York, NY)
• Ken Keltner Badger State Chapter: May 2025 newsletter (Milwaukee, WI)
• Rickwood Field Chapter: May 2025 newsletter (Birmingham, AL)
• Schott-Pelican Chapter: Spring 2025 newsletter (New Orleans, LA)

Sign up for SABR chapter announcements at SABR.org/chapters.

Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.

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Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:

• Save 40% off the purchase of baseball books at University of Nebraska Press through June 13
• Rob Fitts: Newly Identified Newspaper Article Pushes Earliest Date of Japanese Baseball Back to July 1869 (RobFitts.com)
• Rustin Dodd: What can the Negro Leagues teach us about leadership and passion? Bob Kendrick thinks a lot. (The Athletic)
• Dan Cichalski: Refurbished Larry Doby Field dedicated in Hall of Famer’s hometown (MLB.com)
• David Laurila: Executive’s View: How Have Analytics Impacted a General Manager’s Job? (FanGraphs)
• Mark Simon: Familiar Names Atop Defensive Runs Saved Leaderboards (Sports Info Solutions)
• Stephanie Apstein: Chandler Simpson Is a Reminder of a Bygone Era in Baseball (Sports Illustrated)
• Russell A. Carleton: Where Have All The Line Drives Gone? (Baseball Prospectus)
• Doug Glanville: The Rarity Score (Substack)
• Tyler Kepner: A tribute to the incomparable Tony Gwynn, who would have turned 65 on Friday (The Athletic)
• Jim Margalus: So the pope is a White Sox fan (Sox Machine)
• Daniel R. Epstein: Stand in the Place Where You Are (Baseball Prospectus)
• Eli Ben-Porat: Is There Any Way To Pitch Aaron Judge? (Baseball America)
• Mario Delgado Genzor: How Simple Is Too Simple? (Baseball Prospectus)
• Jayson Stark: The Rockies Horror Road Show: Could Colorado be first team to hit under .200 on the road? (The Athletic)
• Jay Jaffe: Weird Stuff Is Going on in Extra Innings, Man (FanGraphs)
• Jacob Feldman: Think Quick: How Reaction Times Became Sports’ Hottest Stat (Sportico)
• Steven Goldman: Ignoreland, Baseball Version (Baseball Prospectus)
• Davy Andrews: OAA Has Come for Emmanuel Clase (FanGraphs)
• Grant Brisbee: Giants win historically wild game in extra innings. Who says baseball is boring? (The Athletic)
• David Briggs: Critics say this Toledoan has ‘no business’ in Baseball Hall of Fame. Here’s why they’re wrong. (Toledo Blade)
• Kevin Henry: ‘We can’t get enough’: How Baltimore, Babe Ruth remain forever intertwined (Yardbarker)
• Gary Cieradkowski: Oscar Bielaski: Pierwszy!* (Infinite Baseball Card Set)
• Ryan Whirty: The 1947 New Orleans Creoles (Negro Leagues Up Close)
• Tom Hoffarth: When old news is new news (Farther Off the Wall)
• Mark Kolier: Inside the park home runs are fun to watch (Almost Cooperstown)
• William A. Gralnick: Where are all the May babies in Brooklyn baseball history? (Brooklyn Eagle)
• David Kronheim: 2024 Major League Baseball Attendance Analysis (NumberTamer.com)
• Derek Bain: Retro Computer Baseball Game Review: Tony La Russa Baseball II (SABR Games and Simulations)

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.

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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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