June 10, 2025
Dear Peter:
Since we launched the Campaign for Baseball Research in late April, we’ve outlined our efforts to expand, maintain, and preserve SABR’s Research Collection and Research Resources for current and future generations of baseball enthusiasts.
Thanks to the generosity of SABR members, we’re rounding third towards our campaign goal of $75,000. With only two short weeks left in this campaign, we now need your help to ensure we cross home plate to reach that target Your clutch gift could be the game-winning RBI!
Donations from members like you are integral to SABR’s existence and we are hopeful you will consider a contribution to the Campaign for Baseball Research.
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 tools to all corners of the worldwide baseball community.
Here are several other Research Collection projects and upgrades to our Research Resources, assets, and tools made possible by your donations:
- Addition of the Weiss Baseball Questionnaires, a collection of self-completed surveys of professional baseball players from 1945-2005, to SABR.org
- Full access to the Historical Black Newspapers Collection, including titles like the Chicago Defender, Pittsburgh Courier, and New York Amsterdam News, for all SABR members
- Expansion of ProQuest offerings to include the US Collection, bringing archival offerings for SABR members up to the present day with more than 600 publication titles from 35 states, including significant newspapers from major-league cities
- Launching of the MLB Team Employee Database, which offers a new lens into major-league front and back offices, containing over 40,000 staff members ranging from team owners to ticket sales
- Incorporation of the Lahman Baseball Database, containing complete batting and pitching statistics back to 1871, plus fielding statistics, standings, team stats, managerial records, postseason data, and more, into SABR.org
- Licensing of the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database and future integration into the Lahman Baseball Database at SABR.org, creating a comprehensive archive of major league statistics
Plus, there are some great incentives for contributing during our Campaign for Baseball Research:
All donors making a gift of $150 or more will receive:
- Paperback copy of SABR’s book on Stan Musial
- Recognition on SABR website, newsletter, and Annual Report
All donors making a gift of $300 or more will receive:
- Invite to “An Evening with Brian Kenny”, an exclusive virtual event just for SABR’s top donors, featuring a Q&A session with the host of MLB Network’s daily show MLB Now
- Paperback copy of SABR’s book on Stan Musial
- Recognition on SABR website, newsletter, and Annual Report
All donors making a gift of $500 or more will receive:
- Signed copy of 72 Stories from the Collection of Geddy Lee, a new book from legendary rock frontman and renowned Negro Leagues memorabilia collector Geddy Lee of Rush
- Invite to “An Evening with Brian Kenny”, an exclusive virtual event just for SABR’s top donors, featuring a Q&A session with the host of MLB Network’s daily show MLB Now.
- Paperback copy of SABR’s book on Stan Musial
- Recognition on SABR website, newsletter, and Annual Report
Thank you so much for your consideration in joining the Campaign for Baseball Research!
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