Peter A. Hovis

[SABR.Notes] This Week in SABR: June 6, 2025

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This Week in SABR: June 6, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, June 6, 2025.
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SABR 53 schedule updates
SABR Digital Library: Stan Musial
Last chance to apply for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference scholarship
Call for papers: SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Save the date: 2026 SABR Analytics Conference

SABR 53 schedule updates

We hope you’ll join us at SABR’s 53rd annual convention, which be held on June 25-29, 2025, at the Westin DFW Airport Hotel in Irving, Texas. All baseball fans are welcome to attend, so we hope you’ll register today. Here are two new schedule updates:

Full registration or single-day registration for SABR 53 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 complete details on SABR 53 registration rates.

SABR 53 will feature a Texas-sized speaker lineup we know you’ll love — including Hall of Famers Ferguson Jenkins and Iván Rodríguez, and Rangers World Series-winning manager Bruce Bochy and President of Baseball Operations Chris Young — alongside an invigorated social experience emphasizing SABR’s ability to unite all of us in baseball fellowship.

Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more or to register today!

SABR Digital Library: Stan Musial

Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital Library:

Stan Musial
Edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-47-5, $24.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-46-8, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 160 pages

Stan Musial uncoiled from his famous corkscrew batting stance and hit line drives for 22 big-league seasons. The outfielder-first baseman from Donora, Pennsylvania, spent his entire major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals and remains a beloved figure in his adopted hometown. Musial won seven batting titles and accumulated 3,630 hits. This book of essays and memorable games from Musial’s career is a collaborative effort of 34 SABR members, celebrates one of baseball’s greatest players.

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

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, last chance to apply 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.

Call for papers: 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.

Save the date: Join us for SABR Analytics Conference on Feb. 27-March 1, 2026

Save the date! The 15th annual SABR Analytics Conference will be held on February 27-March 1, 2026, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

Registration information will be available at SABR.org/analytics beginning in the fall of 2025.

The Analytics Conference schedule will consist of research presentations and guest speakers from throughout the baseball analytics community, career development sessions led by experienced sports professionals, industry networking opportunities, and the Diamond Dollars Case Competition — all available for any aspiring front office executive or baseball fan to attend. Students will have opportunities for skill acquisition and development, including sessions on how to work with baseball-related data sets as well as databasing and SQL.

Visit SABR.org/analytics 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.

Seeking peer reviewers for upcoming Baseball Research Journals

SABR’s publications team is seeking to expand our pool of peer reviewers for upcoming editions of the Baseball Research Journal. Are you a SABR member who has been published in the BRJ, The National Pastime, or a SABR book project? Would you like to read and give feedback on 1-4 papers per year?

Please email Liz Roscher with your subjects of expertise/interests and we’ll work with you to match up with any appropriate article submissions. All reviews are double-anonymous.

April 5 Board minutes posted

Minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on April 5, 2025, in Pittsburgh have now been posted on the SABR website.

Click here to view all past minutes of SABR Board meetings.

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.

3 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
Robert Addarich Longwood, FL Rachel Otero Plainview, NY
Gordon Balme Ruskin, FL Tom Petrocelli Nashua, NH
William Durham Gallatin, TN Joshua Savage Redmond, WA
Damon Farrar Dracut, MA Drew Seegert Elkhart, IN, IN
Ian Hutcheson Sterling, KS Dennis Skiffington Ponchatoula, LA
Jay Keever Amherst, NH Josh Talevski Savannah, GA
Richard Martorello Las Vegas, NV

Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of May 2025.

NAME NAME
John Alcamo William Larson
Mark Armour Thomas Larwin
Patricia Aylsworth Harry Lesser
John Azevedo Allison Levin
Perry Barber Michael Levine
John Bauer Henry Levy
Jake Bell Jonathan Lindholm
Michael Bender Annie Lindsay
Trent Bennett Susan Lundstrom
Dan Bergman William Macht
Michael Berry Peter Mancuso
John Blackburn Peter Marcus
David Bohmer T. Wayne Marshall
Mark Bonino Bill Marston
David Boyle Rick McAuliffe
Robin Brecker Robert McCann
D. Bruce Brown Bruce McClure
Bob Brown Jeff Meder
Diane Bryan Jeremy Mills
Bruce Bumbalough Stephen Milman
Richard Butler Jr John Mitchell
Thomas Byker Alan Mooneyham
Ralph Caola Mark Morowczynski
Ken Carrano Alan Morris
Jeff Carter Matthew Mullin
Bo Carter John Munns
Scott Carter David Neft
Karl Cicitto Linda Nichols
Ken Clawson Andrew North
Vincent Comparato Bill Nowlin
Tom Crisp Ralph Olliges Jr
Carter Cromwell James Overmyer
Richard Cuicchi Dwight Oxley
Debra Dagavarian-Bonar Gregg Pericich
William Davis Steve Perry
Robert Dean Zac Petrillo
Jack Decker Mel Poplock
Chris Dial Gregory Puchalski
Mark Drucker David Raglin
Nevin Duerr John Rall
Mark Dugo Carl Rhoads
Ed Edmonds John Rosenfelder
Helen Edwards Michael Rosenwasser
Mike Eisenbath Charles Roussel
Robert Elias Bob Russon
Jonathan Epstein Michael Schell
Daniel Evans Jason Scheller
John Fain Douglas Schoppert
Ren Farley Jack Selzer
David Firstman Andrew Sharp
Kenneth Fischer Mary Shea
Jack Flynn Rob Sheinkopf
Adam Foldes Linda Skory
Edward Fong Dave Sloan
Carlos Fragoso Richard Smiley
Andrew France Mikel Smith
Donald Frank Kenneth Snell
Doron Goldman George Sommerfeld
Frederick Grandchamp John Soroka
Mike Grisz Alec Stais
Philip Grone Brian Stanley
Barry Halpern Russ Stanley
John Hancock Maxine Stansell
Henry Hawkins Thomas Stone
Emily Hawks Wesley Story
Leslie Heaphy Joseph Thompson
John Heer John Tierney
Tim Herlich Wayne Towers
William Hickman Neal Traven
Lon Hildreth Marlene Vogelsang
John Paul Hill Lenny Wagner
Rockwell Hoffman Robert Wakefield
Mark Hoose Thomas Watson
David Hughes Mike Webber
Rick Huhn Steven Weiner
Rob Janes Steve West
Donald Jensen Herbert Whalley
Dave Jerome Chris Wilkins
Stephen Johnson Beach Wires
Robert Kravetz Jeffrey Wood
Robert Krzys Mark Yecies
Russ Lake Don Zminda
Bill Lamb Thomas Zocco

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

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