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Society for American Baseball Research

April 11, 2024

This article is about the baseball history organization. For baseball statistical analysis, see Sabermetrics. For other uses, see SABR (disambiguation).

The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball, primarily through the use of statistics. The organization was founded in Cooperstown, New York, on August 10, 1971, at a meeting of 16 “statistorians” coordinated by sportswriter Bob Davids.[2] The organization now reports a membership of over 7,500 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Society for American Baseball Research
AbbreviationSABR
FormationAugust 10, 1971; 52 years ago (1971-08-10)
FounderBob Davids
Founded atCooperstown, New York, U.S.
Headquarters555 N Central Ave #416
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
FieldBaseball research
Membership (2022)
7,194[1]
CEO
Scott Bush
President
Mark Armour
Websitesabr.org

Membership edit

While the acronym "SABR" was used to coin the word sabermetrics (for the use of sophisticated mathematical tools to analyze baseball), the Society is about much more than statistics. Well-known figures in the baseball world such as Bob Costas, Keith Olbermann, Craig R. Wright, and Rollie Hemond are members, along with highly regarded "sabermetricians" such as Bill James and Rob Neyer.

Among Major League Baseball players, Jeff Bajenaru was believed to have been (until 2006) the only active player with a SABR membership; Elden Auker, Larry Dierker, and Andy Seminick also have been involved.

Some prominent SABR members include:

Activities edit

Only a minority of members pursue "number crunching" research. Rather, the SABR community is organized both by interest and geography:

  • Research Committees study a particular issue
  • Regional Chapters link members by proximity. The latter are frequently named after baseball personalities relevant to their region.

SABR members keep in touch through online directories and electronic mailing lists set up through the SABR headquarters. The headquarters also maintains a number of research tools on its website, including a lending library, home run and triple play logs, and course syllabi related to the game.

SABR holds annual conventions in a different city each year. The conference generally includes panel discussions, research presentations, city-specific tourism, a ballgame, and an awards banquet. The 2007 convention in St. Louis, Missouri, set the attendance record with 726 registered attendees out of approximately 7,000 SABR members.[3] The organization also hosts an annual baseball analytics conference in Phoenix and a Negro Leagues conference, which is held in a different location each year.[4][5]

Projects and collections edit

  • Biography Project, with members authoring well-researched and engaging biographies of a growing list of former big league ballplayers and other notable contributors to the game.[6]
  • Games Project, where members research, write, and publish accounts of the major league regular season, postseason, and All-Star Games, including Negro Leagues games, along with other games of historical significance such as in the minor leagues or international or exhibition contests.[7]
  • Oral History Collection, a collection of interviews conducted with ballplayers, executives, scouts, authors, writers, broadcasters, and other figures of historical baseball significance.[8]
  • SABR-Rucker Archive, an extensive collection of baseball photographs which contain nearly 80,000 images dating from the 19th century to modern-day baseball.[9]

Publications edit

The Baseball Research Journal (BRJ) is SABR's flagship publication since 1972 for members to publish and share their research with like-minded students of baseball. The National Pastime is an annual, published from 1982 to 2008 as The National Pastime: A Review of Baseball History, when it was intended as a more literary outlet than the stats oriented BRJ; since 2009 it is a convention-focused journal, with articles about the geographic region where the convention is taking place that year.[10] Other Society publications are an increasing variety of books (since 1976) and ebooks (since 2011);[11] 8–10 new e-books published annually are all free to members.[12]

Awards edit

See also: Baseball awards § Baseball book of the year

SABR annual awards include:

  • Bob Davids[13] Award: for exceptional SABR members who have made contributions to SABR and baseball that reflect ingenuity, integrity, and self-sacrifice. It is SABR's highest honor, and was established in 1985.[14]
  • Henry Chadwick Award: for baseball researchers—historians, statisticians, annalists, and archivists.[15][16][17]
  • Seymour[18] Medal: best book of baseball history or biography published during the preceding calendar year.[19][20][21][22][23][24]
  • McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award: for authors of the best articles on baseball history or biography completed during the preceding calendar year (published or unpublished).[25]
  • Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award: for projects which do not fit the criteria for The Seymour Medal or the McFarland-SABR Award.
  • Jerry Malloy Book Prize: best book-length nonfiction manuscript submitted by a member of SABR.[24]
  • Doug Pappas Research Award: best oral research presentation at the Annual Convention.
  • Lee Allen Award: for the best baseball research project at the annual National History Day competition.
  • Jack Kavanagh Memorial Youth Baseball Research Award: research paper by a researcher in grades 6–8 (middle school category), grades 9–12 (high school category), or undergraduates 22 and under (College Category).

In 2013, SABR began collaborating with Rawlings on the Gold Glove Award.[26] Rawlings changed the voting process to incorporate SABR Defensive Index, a sabermetric component provided by SABR, which accounts for approximately 25 percent of the vote for the defensive award.[27]

Research committees edit

Retrosheet is a research and archives organization independent of SABR which holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the society's annual convention.

Regional chapters edit

Source: SABR Regional Chapters — Society for American Baseball Research

Past convention sites and keynote speakers edit

Source: SABR Convention History – Society for American Baseball Research.

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Society for American Baseball Research. June 15, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dick; Hufford, Tom. "A History of SABR". SABR.org. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "SABR Convention History - Society for American Baseball Research".
  4. ^ "SABR Analytics Conference - Society for American Baseball Research".
  5. ^ "Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  6. ^ "SABR Baseball Biography Project". Society for American Baseball Research.
  7. ^ "SABR Games Project". Society for American Baseball Research.
  8. ^ "SABR Oral History Collection". Society for American Baseball Research.
  9. ^ "SABR Rucker Archives". Society for American Baseball Research.
  10. ^ "Publications". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Other Society Publications". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "The SABR Story". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  13. ^ a b . Society for American Baseball Research. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  14. ^ "Bob Davids Award - Society for American Baseball Research".
  15. ^ Established in November 2009, the Henry Chadwick Award was first presented in 2010. "Henry Chadwick Award". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  16. ^ . OriolesHangout. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  17. ^ Chuck, Bill (February 15, 2011). . Billy-Ball. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  18. ^ Harold Seymour and his wife Dorothy Seymour Mills together wrote a three-volume history: Baseball: The Early Years (1960), Baseball: The Golden Age (1971), and Baseball: The People's Game (1991). . Society for American Baseball Research. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  19. ^ The Seymour Medal was first awarded in 1996, at the SABR national convention. SABR held the first Seymour Medal Conference in 1999, at Cleveland State University, in conjunction with the presentation of the medal. . Society for American Baseball Research. Archived from the original on 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  20. ^ . Dr. Harold Seymour, Baseball Historian. drharoldseymour.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  21. ^ . Dr. Harold Seymour, Baseball Historian. drharoldseymour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  22. ^ "Seymour Medal Award". Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  23. ^ Mondout, Patrick. "Seymour Medal Honorees". BaseballChronology.com. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  24. ^ a b See also: Baseball awards#Baseball book of the year.
  25. ^ The McFarland award was "previously named The Macmillan-SABR Baseball Research Award (1987–1999)", according to "McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  26. ^ "Rawlings Gold Glove Award". Rawlings. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  27. ^ "Gold Glove Selection Criteria" (Press release). Rawlings Sporting Goods.

Bibliography edit

  • Lewis, Michael (2004). Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. Norton. ISBN 0-393-32481-8.
  • Ross, Ken (2004). A Mathematician at the Ballpark: Odds and Probabilities for Baseball Fans. Plume. ISBN 978-0-452-28782-2.

External links edit

  • Official website

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This article is about the baseball history organization For baseball statistical analysis see Sabermetrics For other uses see SABR disambiguation The Society for American Baseball Research SABR is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball primarily through the use of statistics The organization was founded in Cooperstown New York on August 10 1971 at a meeting of 16 statistorians coordinated by sportswriter Bob Davids 2 The organization now reports a membership of over 7 500 and is based in Phoenix Arizona Society for American Baseball ResearchAbbreviationSABRFormationAugust 10 1971 52 years ago 1971 08 10 FounderBob DavidsFounded atCooperstown New York U S Headquarters555 N Central Ave 416Phoenix Arizona U S FieldBaseball researchMembership 2022 7 194 1 CEOScott BushPresidentMark ArmourWebsitesabr wbr org Contents 1 Membership 2 Activities 2 1 Projects and collections 3 Publications 4 Awards 5 Research committees 6 Regional chapters 7 Past convention sites and keynote speakers 8 See also 9 References 9 1 Notes 9 2 Bibliography 10 External linksMembership editWhile the acronym SABR was used to coin the word sabermetrics for the use of sophisticated mathematical tools to analyze baseball the Society is about much more than statistics Well known figures in the baseball world such as Bob Costas Keith Olbermann Craig R Wright and Rollie Hemond are members along with highly regarded sabermetricians such as Bill James and Rob Neyer Among Major League Baseball players Jeff Bajenaru was believed to have been until 2006 the only active player with a SABR membership Elden Auker Larry Dierker and Andy Seminick also have been involved Some prominent SABR members include Bob Davids founder deceased Bob McConnell Home Run Log deceased Bill James analyst writer David Lander actor Laverne amp Shirley baseball scout deceased Larry Lester Negro Leagues Committee Stan Musial Hall of Famer for the St Louis Cardinals deceased David Neft writer historian encyclopedist David Nemec prolific writer Rob Neyer analyst journalist Pete Palmer analyst encyclopedist Dave Smith analyst Retrosheet founder John Thorn historian encyclopedist Robert L Tiemann historian Monte Irvin Hall of Famer and former Negro Leagues star deceased David W Vincent Home Run Log deceased Larry Dierker former Major League All Star pitcherActivities editOnly a minority of members pursue number crunching research Rather the SABR community is organized both by interest and geography Research Committees study a particular issue Regional Chapters link members by proximity The latter are frequently named after baseball personalities relevant to their region SABR members keep in touch through online directories and electronic mailing lists set up through the SABR headquarters The headquarters also maintains a number of research tools on its website including a lending library home run and triple play logs and course syllabi related to the game SABR holds annual conventions in a different city each year The conference generally includes panel discussions research presentations city specific tourism a ballgame and an awards banquet The 2007 convention in St Louis Missouri set the attendance record with 726 registered attendees out of approximately 7 000 SABR members 3 The organization also hosts an annual baseball analytics conference in Phoenix and a Negro Leagues conference which is held in a different location each year 4 5 Projects and collections edit Biography Project with members authoring well researched and engaging biographies of a growing list of former big league ballplayers and other notable contributors to the game 6 Games Project where members research write and publish accounts of the major league regular season postseason and All Star Games including Negro Leagues games along with other games of historical significance such as in the minor leagues or international or exhibition contests 7 Oral History Collection a collection of interviews conducted with ballplayers executives scouts authors writers broadcasters and other figures of historical baseball significance 8 SABR Rucker Archive an extensive collection of baseball photographs which contain nearly 80 000 images dating from the 19th century to modern day baseball 9 Publications editThe Baseball Research Journal BRJ is SABR s flagship publication since 1972 for members to publish and share their research with like minded students of baseball The National Pastime is an annual published from 1982 to 2008 as The National Pastime A Review of Baseball History when it was intended as a more literary outlet than the stats oriented BRJ since 2009 it is a convention focused journal with articles about the geographic region where the convention is taking place that year 10 Other Society publications are an increasing variety of books since 1976 and ebooks since 2011 11 8 10 new e books published annually are all free to members 12 Awards editSee also Baseball awards Baseball book of the year SABR annual awards include Bob Davids 13 Award for exceptional SABR members who have made contributions to SABR and baseball that reflect ingenuity integrity and self sacrifice It is SABR s highest honor and was established in 1985 14 Henry Chadwick Award for baseball researchers historians statisticians annalists and archivists 15 16 17 Seymour 18 Medal best book of baseball history or biography published during the preceding calendar year 19 20 21 22 23 24 McFarland SABR Baseball Research Award for authors of the best articles on baseball history or biography completed during the preceding calendar year published or unpublished 25 Sporting News SABR Baseball Research Award for projects which do not fit the criteria for The Seymour Medal or the McFarland SABR Award Jerry Malloy Book Prize best book length nonfiction manuscript submitted by a member of SABR 24 Doug Pappas Research Award best oral research presentation at the Annual Convention Lee Allen Award for the best baseball research project at the annual National History Day competition Jack Kavanagh Memorial Youth Baseball Research Award research paper by a researcher in grades 6 8 middle school category grades 9 12 high school category or undergraduates 22 and under College Category In 2013 SABR began collaborating with Rawlings on the Gold Glove Award 26 Rawlings changed the voting process to incorporate SABR Defensive Index a sabermetric component provided by SABR which accounts for approximately 25 percent of the vote for the defensive award 27 Research committees editAsian Baseball Ballparks Baseball and the Arts Baseball and the Media Baseball Card History and Influence Baseball Index Project Baseball Records Biographical Research BioProject Black Sox Scandal Business of Baseball Collegiate Baseball Concessions Deadball Era 1901 1919 Educational Resources Games and Simulation Games Project Latino Baseball Minor Leagues Negro Leagues 19th Century Official Scoring Oral History Origins Pictorial History Retrosheet Science and Baseball Scouts Spring training Statistical Analysis Umpires Women in Baseball Retrosheet is a research and archives organization independent of SABR which holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the society s annual convention Regional chapters editAllan Roth Los Angeles Auker Seminick Orlando Florida Bob Broeg St Louis Missouri Bob Davids 13 Washington D C amp Baltimore Maryland Bobby Thomson Great Britain SABRBoston Boston Massachusetts Bresnahan Mud Hens Toledo Ohio Carolina North Carolina Casey Stengel New York City Central Illinois Bloomington Normal Cliff Kachline Cooperstown New York Connie Mack Philadelphia Dayton Ohio Don Lund Ann Arbor Michigan Elysian Fields Northern New Jersey Emil Rothe Chicago Field of Dreams Iowa Flame Delhi Phoenix Arizona Flip Valentini Louisville Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Ford Harrelson Long Island New York Gardner Waterman Vermont Hall Ruggles Dallas Texas Halsey Hall Minnesota Hank Gowdy Columbus Ohio Hanlan s Point Toronto Hoyt Allen Cincinnati Jack Graney Cleveland Ohio Jesse Burkett Worcester Massachusetts Jim O Rourke Bridgeport Connecticut Ken Keltner Wisconsin Lajoie Start Providence Rhode Island Larry Dierker Houston Texas Leatherstocking Cooperstown New York Lefty O Doul San Francisco California Lou Criger South Bend Indiana Magnolia Atlanta Monarchs Kansas City Missouri Montreal NWSABR Seattle Washington Orlando Cepeda San Juan Oscar Charleston Indianapolis Indiana Pee Wee Reese Louisville Kentucky Rabbit Maranville Springfield Massachusetts Robinson Kell Little Rock Arkansas Rocky Mountain SABR Denver Colorado Rogers Hornsby Austin Texas Sacramento California Schott Pelican New Orleans Louisiana Seymour Mills Southwest Florida Smoky Joe Wood Connecticut South Carolina South Florida Miami Florida Ted Williams San Diego Tennessee Nashville Tennessee Tokyo Wade Boggs Tampa Florida Wally Pipp Western Michigan West Texas Abilene Texas Luis Castro Maracaibo Venezuela Mathewson Plank Harrisburg Pennsylvania Source SABR Regional Chapters Society for American Baseball ResearchPast convention sites and keynote speakers edit1971 Cooperstown New York none 1972 Washington D C Chuck Hinton 1973 Chicago Bob Elson and Dave Malarcher 1974 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Fred Lieb Gene Kelly and Ted Page 1975 Boston Massachusetts Joe Dugan 1976 Chicago Illinois Lew Fonseca 1977 Columbus Ohio Johnny Bucha 1978 Paramus New Jersey Tony Lupien 1979 St Louis Missouri Mike Shannon 1980 Los Angeles California Roy Smalley 1981 Toronto Ontario none 1982 Baltimore Maryland Sparky Anderson 1983 Milwaukee Wisconsin Hal Goodenough 1984 Providence Rhode Island Lou Gorman 1985 Oakland California Roy Eisenhardt 1986 Chicago Illinois Bill Gleason 1987 Washington D C John Steadman 1988 Minneapolis Minnesota Andy MacPhail 1989 Albany New York Bobby Brown 1990 Cleveland Ohio Sam McDowell 1991 New York City Mel Allen 1992 St Louis Missouri Bing Devine 1993 San Diego California Dick Williams 1994 Arlington Texas Robin Roberts 1995 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Chuck Tanner 1996 Kansas City Missouri Don Fehr 1997 Louisville Kentucky Jim Bunning 1998 San Mateo California Bill Rigney 1999 Scottsdale Arizona Tommy Henrich 2000 West Palm Beach Florida Elden Auker 2001 Milwaukee Wisconsin Bud Selig 2002 Boston Massachusetts Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky 2003 Denver Colorado Jim Evans 2004 Cincinnati Marvin Miller 2005 Toronto Paul Godfrey 2006 Seattle Jim Bouton 2007 St Louis Missouri Joe Garagiola 2008 Cleveland Ohio Ron Shapiro 2009 Washington D C Josh Alkin MLB lobbyist 2010 Atlanta John Schuerholz 2011 Long Beach California Scott Boras 2012 Minneapolis John Thorn 2013 Philadelphia Larry Bowa 2014 Houston Larry Dierker 2015 Chicago Ernie Banks Minnie Minoso tribute 2016 Miami Florida ballpark session with Barry Bonds Don Mattingly Andre Dawson and Tony Perez 2017 New York City ballpark session with Sandy Alderson Tom Goodwin Wayne Randazzo Steve Gelbs and Josh Lewin 2018 Pittsburgh ballpark session with Clint Hurdle Neal Huntington Dan Fox Joe Block and Thomas E Kennedy 2019 San Diego California 2022 Baltimore Maryland 2023 Chicago 2024 Minneapolis Source SABR Convention History Society for American Baseball Research See also edit nbsp Baseball portalBaseball statistics Retrosheet Esurance MLB Awards Professional Football Researchers AssociationReferences editNotes edit Annual Report PDF Society for American Baseball Research June 15 2022 Retrieved January 29 2023 Thompson Dick Hufford Tom A History of SABR SABR org Retrieved January 29 2023 SABR Convention History Society for American Baseball Research SABR Analytics Conference Society for American Baseball Research Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference Society for American Baseball Research sabr org Retrieved 2019 04 17 SABR Baseball Biography Project Society for American Baseball Research SABR Games Project Society for American Baseball Research SABR Oral History Collection Society for American Baseball Research SABR Rucker Archives Society for American Baseball Research Publications Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved June 8 2016 Other Society Publications Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved June 8 2016 The SABR Story Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved June 8 2016 a b Bob Davids Society for American Baseball Research Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2011 12 18 Bob Davids Award Society for American Baseball Research Established in November 2009 the Henry Chadwick Award was first presented in 2010 Henry Chadwick Award Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 2011 12 17 SABR Creates New Henry Chadwick Award James Ritter Palmer Among Honorees OriolesHangout Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2011 12 19 Chuck Bill February 15 2011 SABR Announces 2011 Chadwick Award Recipients Billy Ball Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2011 12 19 Harold Seymour and his wife Dorothy Seymour Mills together wrote a three volume history Baseball The Early Years 1960 Baseball The Golden Age 1971 and Baseball The People s Game 1991 Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills Society for American Baseball Research Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2011 12 18 The Seymour Medal was first awarded in 1996 at the SABR national convention SABR held the first Seymour Medal Conference in 1999 at Cleveland State University in conjunction with the presentation of the medal The Seymour Medal Society for American Baseball Research Archived from the original on 2011 12 27 Retrieved 2011 12 19 SABR and The Seymour Medal How Did it Happen Dr Harold Seymour Baseball Historian drharoldseymour com Archived from the original on 2011 12 23 Retrieved 2011 12 19 The Seymour Medal Winners and Finalists Dr Harold Seymour Baseball Historian drharoldseymour com Archived from the original on 2012 02 19 Retrieved 2011 12 19 Seymour Medal Award Baseball Almanac Retrieved 2011 12 19 Mondout Patrick Seymour Medal Honorees BaseballChronology com Retrieved 2011 12 19 a b See also Baseball awards Baseball book of the year The McFarland award was previously named The Macmillan SABR Baseball Research Award 1987 1999 according to McFarland SABR Baseball Research Award Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 2012 02 17 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Rawlings Retrieved October 13 2021 Gold Glove Selection Criteria Press release Rawlings Sporting Goods Bibliography edit Lewis Michael 2004 Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Norton ISBN 0 393 32481 8 Ross Ken 2004 A Mathematician at the Ballpark Odds and Probabilities for Baseball Fans Plume ISBN 978 0 452 28782 2 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Society for American Baseball Research amp oldid 1216210806 Awards, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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