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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, April 25, 2025.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
SABR 53: Buddy Bell, Colby Lewis added to speaker lineup
Read articles from Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal
SABR Board of Directors election is now under way
1 week left in SABR 500 Club membership referral drive
Contribute to SABR’s Campaign for Baseball Research
19th Century Conference begins in Cooperstown
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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 at midnight on April 25, 2025, so sign up today to join us!
We’re excited to announce that Texas Rangers greats Buddy Bell and Colby Lewis will be featured speakers at SABR 53. Lewis spent 11 seasons pitching in the major leagues from 2002 to 2016, helping lead the Rangers to four American League West Division titles and two World Series appearances. Bell won six Gold Glove Awards at third base with the Rangers during his 18-year playing career from 1972 to 1989 and he also managed three teams; he is part of one of baseball’s most accomplished families with father Gus Bell and sons David and Mike Bell all playing in the major leagues.
They join an All-Star speaker lineup that also includes Hall of Famers Iván Rodríguez and Ferguson Jenkins; 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.
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 1-3 weeks.
We hope you enjoy the Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal!
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.
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.
The 16th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference began today at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Programming runs through Saturday, April 26, and the event is now sold out.
The 2025 conference will be 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 learn more.
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.
SABR members, please pay attention to the e-mail address that you have on file with SABR; you should have received 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.
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.
Visit SABR.org/oralhistory to find more interviews from the SABR Oral History Collection.
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
SABR’s Nineteenth Century Committee has added more files to the 19th Century League and Team Resources collection, which aims to collect all available pre-1900 baseball documents and make them available online to future researchers.
The collection now includes constitutions from the National Association of Base Ball Players (1861-1870) and a bill of sale from the 1890 Players League. Click here to learn more.
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 | ||
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Lynn Ames | Asheville, NC | Kevin McCormick | Coppell, TX | ||
Scott Bershof | Denver, CO | Gale McCray | Fort Worth, TX | ||
Alex Bolton | Colleyville, TX | Edward McDonald | Rosedale, MD | ||
Evan Dull | Wexford, PA | Terry McGreehan | Saint Louis, MO | ||
James Greaves | Laguna Beach, CA | Skye Murphy | Kentfield, CA | ||
Mike Guckert | Syracuse, NY | Stephen Nehilla | Enola, PA | ||
Sarah Hamilton | Loudonville, NY | Max Rabin | Beverly, MA | ||
Tom Hannon | Onset, MA | Stevie Robinson | Seattle, WA | ||
Neil Hate | Wrightstown, NJ | Terry Sharp | Little Rock, AR | ||
Matthew Havens | Stephenville, TX | Bill Tanner | Greenwich, CT | ||
Phil Kuchinsky | Palos Heights, IL | Samuel Turano | Lutz, FL | ||
Matt Kulenkamp | Reno, NV | Kathy Weaver | Crownsville, MD | ||
Charles Maxfield | Durham, NC |
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
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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:
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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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