Peter A. Hovis

[SABR.Notes] This Week in SABR: May 16, 2025

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This Week in SABR: May 16, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 16, 2025.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

Single-day registration now available for SABR 53
Join us on May 21 for a SABR webinar on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame
Early registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Submit candidate statements for vacant Board seat by May 28
Join SABR’s Campaign for Baseball Research

Single-day registration now available for SABR 53

Single-day registration is now open for SABR 53, which will be held on June 25-29, 2025, at the Westin DFW Airport Hotel in Irving, Texas. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Full registration or single-day registration can be purchased online in advance or on-site during convention registration hours beginning on Wednesday, June 25 at the Westin hotel. Click here for the full convention schedule.

The single-day rates for SABR 53 are:

Pre-order SABR 53 merch and game tickets: Avoid the rush at registration, and pre-order your SABR 53 convention logo polo shirt, T-shirt, baseball cap, or lapel pin online! The deadline to pre-order: May 30, 2025. Items will be available to be picked up when you arrive at the SABR convention. We cannot ship any pre-ordered items after the convention. New purchases will not be available on-site; the merch table is for pre-ordered items only.

Ticket orders for the following optional events also must be placed by May 30, 2025:

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

SABR 53: How to Do Baseball Research Q&A sessions

At SABR 53, stop by the How to Do Baseball Research table to ask questions of SABR researchers.

These informal Q&A sessions with Bill Nowlin, Leslie Heaphy, and Cecilia Tan will be focused on baseball-oriented techniques and resources that are available to help you improve your research and writing. Whether you are an experienced SABR researcher or a first-time author, you can learn something new about information and tools — both online and off — that can help aid your baseball research.

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

SABR 53: Transportation Tips

Members of the host Banks-Bragan DFW Chapter have compiled a list of transportation tips to help visitors and convention attendees enjoy their stay in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex at SABR 53. If you have any questions during your stay, please don’t hesitate to ask a friendly SABR 53 volunteer for assistance.

With the most affordable convention hotel rate in years, our host hotel at the Westin DFW Airport is conveniently located three miles away from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, with a free 24/7 hotel shuttle, and a short drive from Globe Life Field and many other area attractions.

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

Join us on May 21 for a SABR webinar on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame

SABR is bringing together a group of experts for a special webinar at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, May 21 to discuss Commissioner Rob Manfred’s recent decision to remove Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox, and others from baseball’s permanently ineligible list. The discussion will also focus on sports gambling and the players’ newfound eligibility for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Our panelists will include:

Attendance is limited to members of SABR. Click here to pre-register for this Zoom event.

Early registration open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Louisville

Early registration is 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.

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

Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the Malloy Conference

With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four scholarships to high school or college students to attend the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference on August 7-9, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky. This scholarship will pay for registration, transportation and lodging (double occupancy) up to a total value of $1,250. The objective of this scholarship fund is to encourage high school and college-level student engagement with baseball research and to engender an active interest in baseball and SABR.

All applications must be postmarked or e-mailed to Scott Carter at scarter@sabr.org no later than June 6, 2025.

Click here to download an application or learn more at SABR.org.

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.

Submit candidate statements for vacant Board seat by May 28

Dan Evans’s election as President has created 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 by May 28, 2025.

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.

7 new stories published at SABR Games Project

In addition, these game stories from SABR’s book The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers have now been posted online:

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

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.

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
Matt Bosch Bettendorf, IA Robert McParland Whippany, NJ
Tom Curran Chelmsford, MA Steven Negishi Southfield, MI
Christian Daugherty New York, NY Howard Ogden St. Georges, DE
Charlie Deeks Bristol, ENG Anthony Ohler Newbury Park, CA
James Gilbert Parsons, WV Ryan Papale Oceanside, CA
Jane Halloran Tulla, IRE Tyler Ratzlaff Calgary, AB
Gaby Keppel Philadelphia, PA Christian Ruzich Evanston, IL
Joel Kiekintveld Anchorage, AK Barry Siegel Lakewood, CO
Stefan King Hanwell, ENG Patrick Snow Syracuse, NY
Vincent Leto Hauppauge, NY

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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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