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In This IssuePres Box 1 SABR Is on the Move 1 Committee Newsletter Roundup 2Chapter News 4New Members Page 10Seymour Medal Conference 11In Memoriam 13SABR Bookshelf 14Selected Book Summaries 15Hall of Fame Discount 16Convention News 17Research Exchange 18Research Requests 19

The Pres Boxby President Andy McCue

I suppose I had my first conversation about SABR moving out of Cleveland in the mid-1990s. My good friend and predecessor Dick Beverage had pointed out that there was no particular reason for us to be in Cleveland, and we began tossing out possible sites, including Phoenix, which Dick noted was a growing mecca for baseball.

SABR was in Cleveland for the same reason headquarters had earlier been in Cooperstown, and Kansas City, and Maryland. Our current executive director lived there so we moved the filing cabinets. As Dick and I discussed then, that was not a good reason to locate anywhere. We ought to be in a city that advanced SABR’s connections within the baseall community. Over the last decade, SABR’s board engaged in several desultory discussions about moving but always recoiled at the cost and the disruption.

When the board began the search for John Zajc’s replacement, the matter came to a head because, quite frankly, a number of the most desirable candidates balked at moving to Cleveland. So the board decided that instead of moving to accommodate yet another Executive Director’s desires, we’d do a search focused on finding the best place that could fit the organization’s needs.

Gary Gillette did the board’s initial research, research that started with the idea that our headquarters city couldn’t merely be “as good as Cleveland.” It had to be better, because we knew we’d lose staff with commitments to the city and suffer financial costs as well. Gary started with a list of about 10 cities, from Cooperstown to Florida to Southern California.

As Gary worked, and as Marc Appleman came on board as John’s replacement (with a commitment to move to headquarters once his son graduates from high school this spring), the research narrowed to New York and Phoenix.

Both offered the kinds of connections with the rest of the baseball community that the board feels SABR needs to move forward. New York had more of these kinds of connections – MLB, MLB.com, ESPN, Bloomberg Sports, etc. but those undoubted attractions couldn’t outweigh the fact that the New York area was simply more than we could afford.

Phoenix offers us year-round baseball—MLB’s western office, spring training contacts with 15 teams (many of whom keep a year-round presence in the

SABR Is on the MoveSABR will be moving its headquarters from

Cleveland to Phoenix at the end of March 2011. This is an important part of an overall strategy for SABR to build our membership base, widen our demographics, and provide additional benefits to members. We believe the best way to do this is to raise our profile within the baseball community and create alliances and partnerships with entities ranging from the baseball media and suppliers of products to the baseball industry to MLB and its teams. These alliances will help raise SABR’s profile and attract new members and revenue sources to replenish our resources and allow us to produce even more great research. From the early discussions we have had with the Hall of Fame, media companies, and baseball organizations, we believe these alliances can help grow SABR while maintaining our all-important independence as a nonprofit institution, consistent with our Founders’ vision.

Phoenix has become a year-round “baseball capital” with strong connections to the baseball community. The Phoenix area is home to 15 Spring Training teams, the Arizona Fall League and SABR's AFL Conference, Major League Baseball's Western Operations office, the Arizona Diamondbacks, numerous annual baseball conferences, a major Senior League Baseball Tournament held each fall, top college and high school baseball programs, and a strong SABR chapter. In nearby Mesa, the new Cactus League Museum is scheduled to open in 2013, and SABR is currently in discussions to be part of the museum.

In Phoenix, SABR will have the opportunity to be a major player in the baseball world year-round at a price that is comparable to our operations in Cleveland.

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Committee Newsletter Roundup Black Sox ScandalBlack Sox November 2010Chair Jacob Pomrenke talks about the current and future activities of the committee. There is a note and photo regarding the donation of the Gene P. Collection of books and other documents to the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and the committee’s collective effort to ship the collection to the museum. Thomas Perry and Mike Nola write about spending a night in the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum. Pomrenke also has an interview with member Peter Nash, founder of the Hauls of Shame website. A photo recap of SABR 40 is also included.

Biographical Research CommitteeSeptember/October 2010Bruce Allardice gets the Find of the Month for finding the cemetery in which Charlie Briggs is buried. Editor Bill Carle notes the unique situation of having two death certificates for player Frank “Dixie” Davis. The Rookie Report lists 203 rookies and two non-playing managers. Selected highlights from the list: Youngest rookie was Starlin Castro, age 20. Oldest rookie was Hisanori Takaharshi, 35. Favorite name was Darwin Barney. Several of the players who’ve died recently don’t have cemeteries listed, including prominent names such as Sparky Anderson and Artie Wilson. The editor asks for help in finding them. Mystery of the Month is Frank Beck, who pitched three games for Pittsburgh in 1884 (and lost all three). Also included are nonagenarians celebrating birthdays in November and December; the updated scoreboard, and new information received.

Originals (Origins Committee)Originals October 2010Larry McCray provided a summary of the committee meeting held during SABR 40. Some highlights: Rick Stattler posted an 1844 source mentioning base ball played informally at Yale. George Thompson posted an 1831 New York notice of a match between gentlemen of New York and gentlemen of Brooklyn for a $200 prize. Tom Altherr quotes a Journal of Sport History article in which a Quartermaster Sergeant in 1778 remarks, “Nothing to do But Play Ball in Ouer Regiment.” An excerpt from the New York Sunday Mercury from October 7, 1860 notes that after four days of playing, the $1,000 championship base ball match at Worcester was adjourned because the grounds had to be used for an agricultural show.

Originals (Origins Committee)Originals November 2010Richard Hershberger noted an item from the 1827 London Literary Gazette that describes the merits of various games for girls, including “base ball.” Bob Tholkes posted a note from an 1856 article that “base ball” was among the “favorite old games” of Ferdinand II, the “scoundrel king of Naples.” Tom Altherr’s notebook mentions a reminiscence by Henry Wallace, editor of Wallace’s Farmer 1895-1916, about playing town-ball and baseball as a child in West Newton, PA in the 1840s. Altherr’s notebook also notes a restriction on ball play in 1761 from the Philadelphia Academy.

Originals (Origins Committee)Originals December 2010Jon Daly posted an 1870 note about Thanksgiving Day games closing the season in New York City. George Thompson posted an 1843 note that a ball bat had been used to “settle a business dispute” by its application to the head of one of the parties. John Thorn revived an earlier discussion of the hardiness of the Doubleday myth, in which a number of committee members weighed in. Tom Altherr notes that among the 15th century frescoes hanging on the walls of the Casa Borromeo in Milan is one that depicts five women playing some sort of ball and at game. Altherr also notes that an 1836 travel guide lists baseball-type games in New England and elsewhere.

Records CommitteeRecords October 2010Editor Lyle Spatz includes a thank-you to convention chair Terry Sloope and offers a brief recap of the convention committee meeting. Cliff Blau and Richard Maltzky uncover Charlie O’Leary’s correct birth year and discover that he is the oldest major leaguer to hit safely in a game. Tom Ruane offers a list of players who never played a major league game with a career batting average below .300. An excerpt from Joe Dittmar’s Baseball Records Registry tells about a game on June 20, 1913 at Griffith Stadium in which six Yankee players were hit by Nationals’ pitchers. Walt Wilson offers a list of shutouts caught by John Roseboro and Mike Scioscia. Wilson also includes the batterymates for Harry Brecheen, Max Lanier, Howie Pollet, Harvey Haddix, Hubert “Dutch” Leonard, and Emil “Dutch” Leonard. Also included are lists of career home run leaders by franchise and single-season GIDP leaders by franchise, a list of the most productive pitchers who made their debuts in t he years 1871-1875. Kevin Brown offers a correction in the list of catchers (April 2009 newsletter): Carlos Hernandez should have 3 shutouts instead of 2 and Todd Hundley should have 1 shutout instead of 2.

Records CommitteeRecords December 2010Clem Comly, Ev Cope, Bruce Fleming, Tim Hevly, Stan Tyler, and David Vincent contributed items to the Unofficial List of Records Set and Tied in 2010, including regular season individual and team batting records, regular season pitching records, regular season fielding records, general records, and major achievements worth noting. There is an unattributed list of the most productive pitchers who made their debuts in the years 1876-1880. Walt Wilson lists the batterymates for Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Johnny Vander Meet, Jim Maloney, Noodles Hahn, and Joe Nuxhall. Wilson also contributes shutouts caught by Bill Freehan and Lance Parrish and lists the most starts by two batterymates (Bill Freeham and Mickey Lolich with 325).

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area), a minor league completely located in the metro area, the Arizona Fall League, baseball-wide winter meetings ,and one of college baseball’s premier programs. And it offers all this at a cost comparable to Cleveland.

Moving to Phoenix is part of a re-tooling of the organization to deal with the demographic issues I have written about in the last couple of newsletters. We need to recruit more members from more diverse groups if we are going to remain financially healthy. And we need to do this while retaining the strengths that have made SABR an organization to which our members are deeply attached.

SABR headquarters needs to be, and is going to be, much more outward looking. You saw the results of a closer working relationship with the Hall of Fame as they joined us in celebrating SABR Day and also offering a joint membership. Marc is working on relationships with major media companies and baseball organizations, which will put our name and work before a much larger audience than currently.

The new SABR website debuts in a few weeks, and it will be much more approachable, more welcoming, and more timely than the current edition. It will appeal much more to a younger audience. But in that process of becoming more outward looking, it will better expose our work of 40 years, work that’s often been hidden because of printed journals circulated to a limited audience and a website that appeared static and gave few hints of the rich resources hidden within. We’ve done the research to produce 40 years of The Baseball Research Journal and The National Pastime as well as dozens of books. We’ve created the SABRPedia and improve it literally every day. I’m skipping handfuls of other projects.

With a more attractive and better-organized website, more people will find this material and appreciate it. It will serve as a beacon for younger people interested in the game. Hopefully, it will inspire them to join in the kinds of numbers that will ensure our existence not just for the next 20 years, but for decades beyond that.

The organization that partners with baseball entities, that creates and maintains a website that attracts daily visits is not the organization we have become accustomed to. New skills will be needed.

But we must insure that this new organization is not one that forgets its roots. Similar organizations for other sports have not been able to grow to 7,000 members or attain re-enlistment rates that are the envy of the nonprofit world. We must continue to put out strong research publications. We must continue to hold exciting conventions and local chapter meetings. We must continue to give our members the opportunities to socialize and develop friendships built around our mutual love not merely of the game and its history, but of doing the work to find out what really happened. Why doesn’t that box score add up? Where is Jones really buried? Are John Byrnes at Des Moines in 1915 and Jack Burns at Waterloo in 1919 two guys or one?

I’m not going to give you nothing but happy talk. As with any major change, there are risks and there will be problems. The staff portion of our institutional memory will be weakened. John and our Cleveland staff have been extraordinarily professional over the past few months. John has been working with Marc to create lists of what needs to be done. You can aid in the process as well. If you are working on some project and need help from a staffer, don’t hesitate to contact that person or a board member. Working on the new can cause some of the old to be forgotten or back-burnered, even when it shouldn’t be.

The board is unanimous in its feeling that the move to Phoenix will be a positive, long-term benefit to the organization. Your continued support of SABR, your commitment to doing the research, and your willingness to criticize positively will all be vital to that success.

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20 to 80 (Scouts Committee)20 to 80 November 2010The Scouts in the News section contains brief obituaries of a number of baseball scouts who’ve passed away during 2010 as well as a note on the indictment of three former scouts for allegedly accepting kickbacks from the signing bonuses of Latin American prospects. Also included is a recap of the Scouts meeting and related activity during SABR 40. Rod Nelson contributes a list of 2010 debuts and their signing scouts. Editor Jim Sandoval also includes updates on Scouts Committee projects, including the scouts book project and scouts biography project.

Women in Baseball WIB December 2010Editors Leslie Heaphy and Claudia Perry offer a recap of online homes for women’s baseball news and reiterate an effort to compile a master list of women working in baseball. Also included is an update of women working in baseball operations, a listing of new books and articles, and research requests.

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Chapter NewsSt. Petersburg, FLChapter: Auker-SeminickWhen: September 25, 2010Presentations: Mitchell Stinson on Hall of Famer Edd Roush; Brett Friedlander on Archie “Moonlight” Graham; Peter Golenbock on how the cow bell came into use at Rays games; Mark Stang on Chatanooga Joe Engel; Bob Schaffer on the Major Leagues of the 1800’s; Dave Larson on the underachieving 1906 Cleveland NapsAttendance: 31

Tamarac, FLChapter: South Florida ChapterWhen: October 9, 2010 Where: Tamarac Public LibraryKeynote Speaker: Juan Rodriguez, Florida Marlins beat writer for the Sun-SentinelPresentations: Sam Zygner, The One and Only Greatest Game Ever Played in the Orange Bowl; Barry Deutsch on the Arizona Fall League Conference; and Tito Rondon on winning the Eduardo Valero Award.Attendance: 9

Houston, TXChapter: Larry DierkerWhen: October 12, 2010 Guest: 17-year MLB pitching veteran Mike JacksonActivities: Scott Barzilla on self-publishing his latest book; Member Mickey Herskowitz was congratulated on being selected to the Astros Media Wall of Honor; Phil Boudreaux, Marsha Franty, and Harold Jones correctly predicted the number of games the Astros would win in 2010Trivia: Prepared by Mike McCroskey; won by Tom WhileNew member: Tim GreggAttendance: 24

Fairfield, CTChapter: Smoky Joe Wood When: October 16, 2010Where Fairfield MuseumPresentations: Martha Ackmann on Toni Stone; Bill Ryczek on pet peeves in baseball; Russell Jennings reciting Casey At the Bat; Bob Mayer on the 1884 Waterbury champions; Lee Panas on his book Beyond Batting Averages; Don Harrison on home runs; Gabe Schechter on a writers and broadcasters’ wing of the Hall of Fame; Steve Krevisky on Spud ChandlerTrivia: Prepared by Ken Paulsen; won by Cliff BlauAttendance: 25+

Milwaukee, WIChapter: Ken Keltner When: November 6, 2010Guest: Drew Olson of ESPN radio 1540 and contributor to www.onmilwaukee.comPresentations: Tom Andrews on his book For Milwaukee Braves Fans Only; Larry Baldassaro on Tony Lazzeri; Andrew Wong on coaching in South Africa and the Amarillo Dillas, three-time league champions of the United League Baseball Team.

Denver, COChapter: Rocky Mountain SABRWhen: November 6, 2010Where: The Grand Ballroom of the Denver Athletic ClubKeynote Speaker: Major league umpire “Balkin’” Bob Davidson. Master of Ceremonies: Rockies VP of PR Jay Alves. Awards: John Zajc Award given to Bruce HellersteinIn attendance: Former Washington Senators infielder Herb Plews.Attendance: 52

Houston, TXChapter: Larry DierkerWhen: November 9, 2010Guest: Former player Jimmy WynnNew members: Harry McMahon, Charles Harrison, Jimmy Wynn, and Jimmy DischPresentations: Greg Lucas, new television network being put together by the Astros and Rockets Trivia: Prepared by Tom White; won by Zach BealDoor prizes provided by Jeff Share

Sacramento, CAChapter: SacramentoWhen: November 13, 2010Guest: Doug Greenwald, play-by-play broadcaster for the Fresno GrizzliesPresentations: Bill Stone, a professional umpire, on key aspects of umpiring and options for replays; Al Figone on Babe Ruth, HumanitarianAttendance: 26

Member and umpire Bill Stone at the Sacramento Chapter meeting.

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Pittsburgh, PA Chapter: Forbes Field When: Saturday, November 13Where: Senator John Heinz History CenterPresentations: Brendan Mullen, The T206 Baseball Cards; Herb Soltman, Take Me Out to the Ballgame postage stamp; Jason Ramaley, The Pittsburgh Franklins Vintage Base Ball Club; Bill Sproule, MLB Payrolls: Who Got What They Paid For?; Stephanie Liscio, Integrating Baseball in Cleveland; Ted Knorr, Rap Dixon A Case for the Hall of Fame; Trivia: “The Last Time it Happened,” prepared by Jim Haller Attendance: 40

St. Louis, MOChapter: Bob BroegWhen: November 16, 2010Activities: Moment of silence and remembrances for the late Bill Jennings, chapter member and former MLB shortstop; Ed Mickelson shared memories of playing alongside Jennings in the minors. Bob Tiemann on August 29, 1986 Yankees-Mariners game as Game I’d Like to See Again; Jim Rygelski on the book Ty and the Babe by Tom Stanton.Attendance: 22

Tokyo, JapanChapter: TokyoWhen: November 20, 2010Where: Italian Restaurant “Amico Mio”, HamamatsuchoPresentation: Michael Westbay told about funny issues on players’ registers in Japan Professional League; Hiroyuki “Charlie” Matsumoto reported on his trip to Washington D.C.Attendance: 12 Greenville, RIChapter: Lajoie-Start (Southern New England)When: November 27, 2010Where: St. Philip's Parish Center, Greenville, Rhode IslandGuest speaker: former player Rich GedmanPresentations: Dave Gumbley, Rhode Island Players in 201); Steve Krevisky, Leaders in Runs, Hits and Triples; Jon Daly, The Six Degrees of Bobo Newsom, and Others; Rich Harris, Brown University Players; Elliot Hines, Mantle vs. Mays; Bill Lamb, Black Sox; Mickey Tangel, Chuck SchillingAuthors: Doug Gladstone (A Bitter Cup of Coffee); Bill Nowlin (The Great Red Sox Spring Training Tour of 1911); Paul Warburton (Signature Seasons); David Proctor (Pie Traynor). Attendance: 84

Philadelphia, PAChapter: Connie MackWhen: December 11, 2010Activities: Wide-ranging baseball discussion. Topics included individual Phillies (Utley, Werth, Howard);the Nats made a mistake; platoon of Francisco and someone else could work; Rollins’ chances for another big contract; plus a remarkable display of pitching form by Bob Barsotti

St. Louis, MOChapter: Bob BroegWhen: December 6, 2010Activities: Free-ranging baseball discussion, vote on Hall of Fame nominees (only Alomar received 75% of vote)Attendance: 21

Houston, TXChapter: Larry DierkerWhen: December 14, 2010Guest: Former major leaguer and Astro Kevin Bass Presentations: Chris Chestnut on his baseball card playerTrivia: Prepared by Zach Beal, won by Mark WilsonAttendance: 33

Hamden, CTChapter: Smoky Joe WoodWhen: December 18, 2010Activities: Holiday partyAttendance: 21

Tokyo, Japan Chapter: Tokyo When: January 15, 2011 Where: Homeikan Honkan, Tokyo, Japan Presentations: Stephen Lambacher on Cleveland Pro Baseball: A Few Deadball Era Stars; Makio Mukai on Looking for Monty Stratton, Jim Morris and Bob FellerActivities: Baseball memorabilia auction and New Year Enkai (party) Attendance: 18

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SABR would like to welcome recent new members. They are listed below with their cities and general areas of interest. Please give these new members a warm welcome and help them make the most of their membership by giving them the opportunity to get involved in their local chapter or a research committee or two. (We strive to make this list as complete as possible; any omissions were not intentional.) Any member can visit http //members.sabr.org to use the SABR membership directory.

New members from 9/16/2010-12/31/2010

New Members Page

William Achbach Westminster, CO Ballparks, Records, Biographical Research, Collegiate, Negro Leagues, Oral History, Stats, Umpires, Spring Training Matthew Adams Jackson Heights, NY Mario Adkins Conley, GA Ballparks, Biographical Research, Spring Training Brian Agler Somerville, MA Benton Alexander Lake Elsinore, CA Ballparks, Records, Science & Baseball, Baseball Cards Mark Alvarez San Francisco, CA Ballparks, Origins, Records, Biographical Research, Latino Baseball, 19th Century, Pictorial History Michael Amoroso Milwaukee, WI Pat Andriola Port Washington, NY William Armstrong Lakewood, CA Ballparks, Records, Biographical Research, Stats Jason Aronoff Tonawanda, NY Baseball & the Arts, Pictorial History Tammy Ayer Fort Myers, FL Kathryn Bagford Bristow, VA All areasBill Bandas Washington, DC Biz of Baseball, Baseball & the Arts, Scouts, Spring Training Nick Barnicle Lincoln , MA Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Collegiate, Baseball & the Arts, Scouts, Stats, Umpires, Science & Baseball, Black Sox Frank F Barr Titusvilee, NJ Records, Bibliography, Biographical Research, Deadball, Negro Leagues, Stats, Women in Baseball, Science & Baseball David Bauman Holmdel, NJ All areasMichael Baumann Voorhees, NJ Zach Beal Houston, TX Ballparks, Records, Biographical Research, Deadball, 19th Century, Scouts, Stats, Umpires, Spring Training, Science & Baseball, Black Sox, Baseball Cards Thomas Bell Baltimore, MD Ballparks, Records, Spring Training James Bennett Lake Oswego, OR All areasPaul Bienstock Philadelphia, PA Pictorial History, Stats Nicholas Boccella West Conshohocken, PA Biz of Baseball, Stats, Umpires Ian Bolliger Cambridge, MA Collegiate, Stats, Science & Baseball Nitin Borwankar El Sobrante, CA Records, Biz of Baseball, Stats, Science & Baseball Randall Bratu Lansdowne, PA Ballparks, Origins, Bibliography, Deadball, 19th Century, Oral History, Umpires Christian Breed Boonton, NJ Records, Biz of Baseball, Scouts, Stats, Science & Baseball Gareth Brierley Manchester, UK Records, Biz of Baseball, Stats, Umpires Adam Brooks Denver, CO Records, Biz of Baseball, Collegiate, Scouts, Stats, Spring Training, Science & Baseball, Baseball Cards Mark Brunke Seattle, WA Origins, Records, Deadball, Minor Leagues, Baseball & the Arts, Pictorial History Steve Buonfiglio Saugerties, NY Origins, Records, Deadball, 19th Century, Oral History, Pictorial History, Stats Evan Burgener Waynesboro, VA Eric Bynum Columbia, TN Asian Baseball Thomas Call Chicago, IL Ballparks, Deadball, Stats, Umpires Nicole Call Chicago, IL Jason Carbone Newark, DE Ballparks, Origins, Deadball, 19th Century, Baseball Cards George Casey New Hope, PA Len Cather Folsom, CA John Choynowski Rising Sun, MD Ballparks, Deadball, Stats, BioProject Patrick Clancy Columbia, MD Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Collegiate, Umpires, Science & Baseball Rory Clark Somerville, MA Kate Conroy New York, NY Records, Biz of Baseball, Scouts, Women in Baseball Mary Corey Hilton, NY Biographical Research, Negro Leagues Pam Crosby Tallahassee, FL Biographical Research, Negro Leagues Donald Crosby Tallahassee, FL Darlene Cutler New York, NY Bob Davidson Decatur, GA Ballparks, Biographical Research, Oral History, Women in Baseball

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Michael Davis Tulsa, OK Samuel Dearth Voorheesville, NY Umpires Nancy Deeds Coronado, CA Derek Degenhardt Sherman Oaks, CA Matt Dennewitz Chicago, IL Ballparks, Stats, Science & Baseball Wayne Dick Long Beach, CA Collegiate, Stats Jack Dilday Somerville, MA Jimmy Disch Houston, TX Records, Collegiate, Baseball & the Arts, Oral History, Science & Baseball Tyler Doane Valparaiso, IN Bibliography, Biographical Research Clyde Doepner Saint Paul, MN Records, Bibliography, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Latino Baseball, Pictorial History, Spring Training Larry Dolan Chagrin Falls, OH Eva Dolan Chagrin Falls, OH Frank Drigotas Kennebunk, ME Andy Duppert Brooklyn, NY Rebecca Edwards Rochester, NY Biographical Research, Umpires, Women in Baseball, BioProject Robert Edwards New York, NY Ballparks, Records, Biographical Research Robert Eichem New Hope, PA Biz of Baseball, Negro Leagues, 19th Century Michael Eller Bay Village, OH Ballparks, Records, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Deadball, Negro Leagues, 19th Century, Stats Adam Engelman Austin, TX Ballparks, Stats Owen Ericson Normal, IL Eric Errickson Ocala, FL John Farrell Milford, PA Origins, Biographical Research, Deadball, Baseball & the Arts, Negro Leagues, Black Sox Bill Ferrari Eugene, OR Records, Bibliography, Collegiate, Negro Leagues, Stats Eric Finkelstein Somerville, NJ Josh Flowerman Far Hills, NJ All areasDoug Franklin Novato, CA Ballparks, Collegiate, Stats Lanny Freeman Orangevale, CA Matt Friedman Cleveland, OH Jonathan Funkhouser Los Angeles, CA Ballparks, Science & Baseball, Baseball Cards Vinny Giardina Somerville, NJ Origins, Records, Biographical Research, Deadball, Umpires, Science & Baseball, Black Sox Jonathan Gilman South Boston, MA Ballparks, Stats Douglas Gladstone Wilton, NY Biz of Baseball, Baseball & the Arts Kevin Glew London, ONJared Glick Somerville, MA George Gmelch San Francisco, CA Bibliography, Biographical Research, Minor Leagues, Oral History, Science & Baseball Jay Gomes Medford, MA Will Grahek Centerville, MN Maxwell Gray Medford, MA Melissa Greco Lopes East Rochester, NY Deadball, 19th Century, Black Sox Jeffrey Greene Lakewood, OH Jeremy Greenhouse Medford, MA Kevin Greenlee Indianapolis, IN All areasTim Gregg Houston, TX Ballparks, Biographical Research, Baseball & the Arts Isaac Grosof Mercer Island, WA Stats Nathaniel Grow Athens, GA Biz of Baseball William Gubbins Nashville, TN Ballparks, Pictorial History, Baseball Cards John H Focke, III, M D College Station, TX All areasAlexander Hajduk Richmond, TX Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Collegiate, Minor Leagues, Scouts, Spring Training David Halbouty Grapevine, TX Records, Stats Michael Hamel Milford, MA CJ Hangen Southampton, NY Heidi Hansen Lynnwood, WA All areasGabe Harmon Carrollton, GA All areasCharles Harrison Richmond, TX Charles Hausberg Lake Forest, IL Bibliography, 19th Century, Pictorial History, BioProject, Baseball Cards Alexander Hill Atlanta, GA Sigal Hirsch Roslyn, NY Wesley Hofmann Santa Clara, CA Minor Leagues, Black Sox Sean Hopper Pelham, NY

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Mark Hornbaker Poolesville, MD Matt Hudlow Houston, TX Peter J Rooney Saint James, NY Records, Stats Brian J Miner Chelmsford, MA Records, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Baseball & the Arts James Jones Tallahassee, FL David Kallin Cooper City, FL Records Adam Kallin Cooper City, FL Records Howie Karpin Bronx, NY Records, Biographical Research, Scouts, Umpires Jeffrey Katz Seattle, WA Ballparks, Biographical Research, Latino Baseball, Baseball & the Arts, Negro Leagues, Oral History, Pictorial History, Scouts, Women in Baseball, Asian Baseball Kostya Kennedy Larchmont, NY Steve Key Houston, TX Ron Kinwald Valley Village, CA Ballparks, Minor Leagues, Baseball & the Arts Jeffrey Kleiner Escondido, CA Ballparks, Records, Minor Leagues, Stats, Baseball Cards Steve Kohlhagen Charleston, SC Records, Biographical Research David Krassin New York, NY Records, Biz of Baseball, Stats, Baseball Cards Michael Kremer Medford, MA Paul L Manocchio Austin, MN Ballparks, Records, Stats Jack Ladenson Saint Louis, MO Records, Biographical Research, Baseball Cards Matthew LaWell Lakewood, OH Sam Lee Martin Mesquite, TX Records, Deadball, Stats, Black Sox, Baseball Cards Cherry Lim Medford, MA David Linardy West Haven, CT All areasWill Lingo Raleigh, NC Biz of Baseball, Minor Leagues, Scouts William Lorenz Tehachapi, CA Arlo Lyle Hopkins, MN Origins, Stats Jason Lynch Marion, OH Hugh MacDougall Cooperstown, NY Origins Camille Mancuso New Hope, PA Frederick Marciano Phoenix, AZ Paul Marshall San Lorenzo, CA Dennis Maynard Oyster Bay, NY John Mazzello Ames, IA Ballparks, Records, Baseball & the Arts, Negro Leagues, 19th Century, Oral History, Pictorial History, Stats, Umpires, Women in Baseball, Science & Baseball Andrew McDaniel Chandler, AZ Biz of Baseball, Stats, Spring Training, Black Sox, Baseball Cards Anna McDonald Olivette, MO Records, Stats, Umpires Paul McDougall Victoria, BC Ballparks, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Scouts, Spring Training, Asian Baseball Eleanor McGrath Milton, MA Records, Deadball, Minor Leagues, Pictorial History Greg McMillin Madison, MS Biz of Baseball, Scouts, Stats Kevin Melendrez Las Cruces , NM Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Stats Jeffrey Meltzer Plainview, NY Jose Mena Medford, MA Jeffrey Merkley Chicago, IL Ethan Morgan Glendale, AZ Brendan Mullen Pittsburgh, PA Craig Musselman Rye, NH Negro Leagues, Stats Mandela Namaste Williamsville, NY Ballparks, Records, Negro Leagues George Nebesnik Hobart, NY Doug Nicholas Pittsboro, NC John Oelerich Schaumburg, IL Latino Baseball Sean O'Leary Coatesville, PA All areasSophie-Julie Painchaud Sherbrooke, QC, Bibliography, Biographical Research, Deadball, Baseball & the Arts, Negro Leagues, 19th Century, Oral History, Women in Baseball, BioProject, Black Sox Michael Paolercio San Francisco, CA Minor Leagues, Negro Leagues, Women in Baseball, Black Sox John Parker Columbia, MO Records, Biz of Baseball, Stats, Umpires Benjamin Pasinkoff Armonk, NY Records, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Negro Leagues, Stats, Science & Baseball Erica Petersen Medford, MA Bill Petti Cherry Hill, NJ Biz of Baseball, Stats, Science & Baseball Lewis Pollis Cleveland Heights, OH Biz of Baseball, Stats, Umpires Emily Priddy Tulsa, OK Matthew Prigge Milwaukee, WI Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Baseball Cards

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Greg Prince Baldwin, NY Ballparks, Oral History, Baseball Cards Bryce Quillin Alexandria, VA Ballparks, Records, Biographical Research, Collegiate, Minor Leagues, Stats, Spring Training Judy Ranney San Antonio, TX Records, Bibliography Roger Ray South Amherst, OH Jim Rector Tulsa, OK Anthony Reel Elk River, MN Ballparks, Origins, Records, Stats, Umpires, Science & Baseball Matt Reilly Dunwoody, GA Ballparks, Biographical Research, Deadball, Minor Leagues, Baseball Cards Sam Reinhart Wheaton, IL Ken Rhodes Pleasanton, CA Science & Baseball Max Rieper Prairie Village, KS Ballparks, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Asian Baseball Pat Riley Hopkinsville, KY Ballparks, Records, Stats, Umpires, Science & Baseball Orlando Roman Paterson, NJ Ballparks, Origins, Records, Biz of Baseball, Latino Baseball, Minor Leagues, Baseball & the Arts, Stats, Umpires, Science & Baseball Elizabeth Roscher East Haven, CT Baseball & the Arts, Women in Baseball Sabermetric Society at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Jeffrey San Gabriel San Leandro, CA Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Stats, Science & Baseball Kimberly San Gabrie San Leandro, CA Rodolpho Sanz Medford, MA Joseph Saraceno Wyoming, PA Ballparks, Records, Biographical Research, Minor Leagues, Stats, Spring Training Sandeep Satish New York, NY Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Scouts, Stats, Baseball Cards Richard Scher Gainesville, FL Keith Scherer Chicago, IL Black Sox Peter Schiller Lawrence, MA Ballparks, Baseball & the Arts, Stats, Science & Baseball Kevin Schindler Flagstaff, AZ Ballparks, Biographical Research, Spring Training Brian Schmidtke East Lansing, MI Ballparks, Origins, Records, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Collegiate, Baseball & the Arts, Stats, Baseball Cards Erik Schroder Oakland, CA Paul Schroeckenstein New York, NY Ballparks, Stats Ryan Scolnik Tucson, AZ Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Collegiate, Minor Leagues, Scouts, Stats, Spring Training, BioProject, Science & Baseball Isaac Selby Seattle, WA Records, Stats, Science & Baseball, Baseball Cards Tony Serri Lake Balboa, CA Ballparks, Records, Deadball, Baseball & the Arts, Stats John Sevcik Santee, CA Ballparks Jamie Severt Columbia, MD Records, Biz of Baseball, Collegiate, Scouts, Stats Kris Shepard Albuquerque, NM All areasJeffrey Shultz Laverock, PA Biographical Research, Latino Baseball, Oral History Steven Smith Wyckoff, NJ Bryan Snyder Chadds Ford, PA All areasDavid Soto Raleigh, NC Scipio Spinks Sugarland, TX Scouts Brian Steblay Washington, DC Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Latino Baseball, Minor Leagues, Baseball & the Arts, Scouts, Stats, Umpires, Asian Baseball, Science & Baseball Hugue St-Jean Saint Lambert, QC Ballparks, Oral History, Umpires, Asian Baseball Matthew Sullivan Astoria, NY Ballparks, Origins, Records, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Stats Anthony Swann Chicago, IL Records, Biographical Research, Minor Leagues, Baseball & the Arts, Stats, Spring Training, BioProject Blaine Thompson Weston, CT Andrew Tilley Milwaukee, WI Ceil Tilney Oakland, CA All areasJames Tolle Lancaster, PA Records, Bibliography, Biographical Research, Minor Leagues, BioProject John Trussell Millis, MA Clayton Trutor Chestnut Hill, MA Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Oral History Michael Tunney Chicago, IL Raul Valdes-Perez Pittsburgh, PA Stats Wayne Valentine Mine Hill, NJ Ballparks, Origins, Minor Leagues, Pictorial History, Women in Baseball, Baseball Cards Sylvia Valentine Mine Hill, NJ Robert Visser MIssissauga, ON Ballparks, Records, Bibliography, Biographical Research, Negro Leagues, Pictorial History, Stats Jennifer Vokoun Cleveland Heights, OH Ballparks, Bibliography, Baseball & the Arts, Negro Leagues, Pictorial History, Baseball Cards

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While Phoenix will give us fresh opportunities to increase membership and widen our demographic base, it will also allow us to improve the things which have made us the premiere research organization in any sport. Our new website, much more attractive and better organized, will allow more people to find the research we have done over the years. Our membership initiatives will give us the resources to continue to produce the publications and stage the annual convention, the Seymour Medal conference, help the local chapters and support our research committees.

As we sort through transition plans in the upcoming weeks we will provide more details. We want to assure everyone that we will be working very hard to minimize any disruption in membership services during this transition period. And in the future, we’re looking forward to having SABR members visit us during spring training and throughout the year at our new home in Phoenix. We will provide details on the move to Phoenix, including our timing and new office location, as soon as possible.

New Executive Director Marc Appleman has been evaluating our approach and believes that we can use our dollars much more efficiently while better aligning our strategy with our members' needs by revamping the way we produce our publications. The coming year will see the following changes to SABR’s publications

• The Baseball Research Journal and The National Pastime will be edited by Cecilia Tan and Stu Shea, two professional editors who are also longtime SABR members. Tan and Shea are independent contractors who will work closely with the SABR staff.

• The first issue of BRJ, edited by Shea, will feature a section on the Cubs and will include a variety of other articles.

• Tan will edit the TNP and the Fall BRJ. The BRJ will celebrate SABR's 40th birthday by focusing on the past 40 years in baseball.

SABR Is on the Move, continued from page 1

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The eleventh annual Seymour Medal Conference will be held May 13-14, 2011, at the Radisson Hotel, Gateway in downtown Cleveland. The Seymour Medal honors the best book of baseball history or biography published during the previous year.

The Seymour Medal Conference begins with a reception and public reading by the Medal winner on Friday evening followed by the optional opportunity to watch the Cleveland Indians take on the visiting Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field. Saturday consists of a full day of research presentations, the keynote address, and the presentation of the Medal.

SABR members are invited to submit proposals in order to present their research at the conference. Presentations should be 25-35 minutes long (including Q&A time). Proposals must include a one-page abstract describing the paper or research to be presented and the presenter’s name, address, phone number, and email address. Please submit proposals to Leslie Heaphy at: lheaphy@kent.edu or Andy McCue at: agmccue44@earthlink.net. Proposals must be received (or postmarked) before March 15, 2011.

Conference registration is $29. You can register quickly and easily at the SABR store or by completing the registration form below and mailing it back to the SABR office.

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Radisson Gateway hotel. Room rate is $105/night plus tax. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-333-3333 and asking for the Radisson Hotel Cleveland Gateway and the Seymour Conference block (Be sure to mention the Seymour Conference in order to get the group rate.) To register online: 1) go to www.radisson.com/clevelandoh_gateway. 2) Select the “Reservations” tab at the top. 3) Type in “Cleveland, OH” as your city, the conference dates (May13-14) and “SABR” in the promotional code area. 4) Book your reservation.

The likely schedule for this year’s conference is as follows:Friday, May 13 5:00-6:30:00 p.m.: Public reading by Seymour Medal winner followed by reception 7:05 p.m.: Optional baseball game at Progressive Field, Indians vs. MarinersSaturday, May 14 9:00-12:15 research presentations 12:15-1:30 lunch on your own 1:30-3:45: research presentations 4:00: keynote address 5:00: Seymour Medal presentation

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In Memoriam

TIGER STADIUM/COMERICA PARKHistory & Memories by Irwin Cohen

Go inside the ballparks as the author’s own story unfolds. Cohen, who headed a national baseball publication before joining the Tigers’ front office, share his experiences interviewing the legends of the game spanning the spectrum of baseball history.

Illustrated wtih photographs never before published and chapters including the demolition of Tiger Stadium and the rising of Comerica Park, the author gives a revealing look at working inside a front office loaded with baseball personalities.

To order this informative and historic book directly from the author (a member of the Society for American Baseball Research) and get FREE SHIPPING, send a check for $19.95 payable to

Irwin Cohen25921 Stratford PlaceOak Park, MI 48237-1027

For more information, email irdav@sbcglobal.net or call 248-967-3383

Bill Jennings, 85, of St. Louis, MO, died on October 20, 2010, after an illness. Bill was a former Browns shortstop and longtime member of the Bob Broeg SABR Chapter. At one of the Broeg Chapter meetings earlier this year, Bill noted the thrill he felt when Joe DiMaggio complimented him after he'd gotten a hit against the Yankees in a game at New York. Here's the box score and play-by-play of what might have been one of Bill's biggest hits, a bases-clearing double off the Yankees' Bill Wiesler, a fellow St. Louisan, that ensured a rare Browns win over the Yankees in Yankee Stadium, on Aug. 3, 1951: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B08032NYA1951.htm

Robert T. Allen, 74, of Pineville, N.C., died November 1, 2010 at his home. He spent most of his career in the financial industry on Wall Street. An expert baseball statistician, he served as SABR President in 1973.

John Casey, 82, of Akron, OH, died on November 2, 2010. He had been a SABR member for 14 years.

Al Wessbecher, 83, of Sagamore Hills, OH, passed away September 20, 2010. A 28-year member of SABR, he was a part of the Records and Statistical Analysis committees.

Bernard Rosenstein, 78, of Dallas, TX, passed away on June 3, 2010. He was a 14-year SABR member.

Bob Kienzle, 78, of Kettering, OH, died on December 24, 2010. A long-time active member of the Dayton Chapter, he served for 35 years as a civilian employee of the US Air Force and was a dedicated volunteer of several organizations in addition to SABR.

William R. Presnell, 80, of Florence, KY, died January 1, 2011. A 42-year systems analyst for Union Central Life and Korean War veteran, he was an avid Cincinnati Reds fan and a proud SABR member for 20 years.

Famed Cuban baseball historian Angel Torres, 82, passed away Wednesday morning in Pico Rivera, California from a long standing illness. Known as the "Bible of Baseball" for his extensive knowledge of the game, Torres came to the United States through Mexico in 1964. He was the author of five books, including, "La Historia del Béisbol Cubano , La Leyenda del Béisbol Cubano , Tres Siglos del Béisbol Cubano , La Biblia del Béisbol y El Legado Deportivo de Angel Torres. On November 14, 2009, he was honored by the city of Hialeah, Florida with a day in his name. He most recently maintained columns on La Estufa Caliente (The Hot Corner), Terreno de Pelota (The Baseball Field) and worked for Fox Sports doing their Spanish language regular season and World Series broadcasts with Ulpiano Cos Villa.

Steve "Merc" Morris who founded the Jesse Burkett Chapter in Worcester, MA passed away January 24, 2011 at age 60. A devoted Red Sox fan and baseball historian, he was the Sports Information Director at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Clinton “Butch” McCord, 85, of Nashville, TN, passed away January 27, 2011. McCord played football at Tennessee State and served two years in the Navy during World War II. He became a first baseman and outfielder from 1946-50 for the Nashville Cubs, Nashville Black Vols, Chicago American Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants. McCord played in the minor leagues from 1951-1961, reaching AAA and winning two batting titles.

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TITLE AUTHOR PUBLISHER ISBN INFO

The SABR Bookshelf is a listing of books received at the SABR office. To get your NEW book listed on The SABR Bookshelf, make sure a review copy is sent to SABR, 812 Huron Rd E #719, Cleveland OH 44115.See ordering information in the summary text.

PUBLISHER ADDRESS PHONE WEB

Baseball Gloves Merge with David Cunningham $24.99 sftcvr America’s Past in a Fielder’s Dream Glove CollectionBaseball in the Garden of Eden John Thorn* Simon & Schuster 978-0-7432-9403-4 $26 sftcvr The Bill James Handbook Baseball Info Solutions ACTA Sports 978-0-87946-439-4 $24.95 sftcvr Campy Neil Lanctot Simon & Schuster 978-1-4165-4704-4 $28 sftcvr Carl Furillo: Ted Reed* McFarland 978-0-7864-4709-1 $29.95 sftcvr Brooklyn Dodgers All-StarCircling the Bases Andrew Zimbalist Temple University Press 978-1-4399-0283-7 $24.95 sftcvr Cuban Star Adrian Burgos, Jr.* Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 978-0-8090-9479-0 $28 sftcvrDouble-Headers Charlie Bevis* McFarland 978-0-7864-4214-0 $29.95 Early Professional Baseball Peter C. Stewart* McFarland 978-0-7864-5686-4 $39.95 sftcvr in Hampton Roads: A HistoryFame to Infamy: Ogden & Rosen, Eds. University Press of Mississippi 978-1-60473-751-6 $50 casebinding Race, Sport and the Fall from GraceFred Clarke: A Biography Ronald T. Waldo* McFarland 978-0-7864-5933-9 $29.95 sftcvrFred Hutchinson and Doug Wilson* McFarland 978-0-7864-59942-1 $29.95 sftcvr the 1964 Cincinnati RedsGraphical Player John Burnson, Ed. ACTA Sports 978-0-87946-441-7 $22.95 sftcvr The Hall of Fame Index Scott Barzilla* iUniverse 978-1-4502-7217-9 $21.95 sftcvr Native American Son Kate Buford* Alfred Knopf 978-0-375-41324-7 $35 hrdcvr The Hardball Times Baseball Distelheim, Tsao, Oshan ACTA Sports 978-0-87946-440-0 $22.95 sftcvr Annual 2011 & Bolado Hale, Eds.Induction Day at Cooperstown Dennis Corcoran* 978-0-7864-4416-8 $39.95 sftcvrLucky Me Eddie Robinson w/ SMU Press 978-0-87074-566-9 $23.95 hrdcvr C. Paul Rogers*Major League Baseball Paul Batesel* McFarland 978-0-7864-6199-8 $39.95 sftcvr Players of 1884Major League Careers Cut Short Charles C. Faber* McFarland 978-0-7864-4743-5 $39.95, sftcvrMysteries from Baseball’s Past Louisa* & Cicotello*, Eds. McFarland 978-0-7864-4554-7 $29.95 sftcvrResearch notes for Women at Play Barbara Gregorich* Createspace 978-1-453875551 sftcvrSignature Seasons Paul Warburton* McFarland 978-0-7864-5773-1 $29.95 sftcvrSmall Ball in the Big Leagues James D. Szalontai* McFarland 978-0-7864-3793-1 $39.95 sftcvrClosing ‘Em Down David M. Jordan* McFarland 978-0-7864-4968-2 $29.95 sftcvrThe Cardinals and Paul E. Doutrich* McFarland 978-0-7864-4657-5 $29.95 sftcvr the Yankees, 1926The Cubs and the White Sox Dan Helpingstine* McFarland 978-0-7864-5669-7 $29.95, sftcvrThe Great Red Sox Spring Bill Nowlin* McFarland 978-0-7864-6220-9 $29.95 sftcvr Training Tour of 1911When Cobb Met Wagner Finoli* & Ranier* McFarland 978-0-7864-5790-8 $29.95 sftcvrToy Cannon Jimmy Wynn* w/Bill McCurdy* McFarland 978-0-7864-5856-1 $29.95 sftcvrCarl Hubbell: A Biography Lowell L. Blaisdell* McFarland 978-0-7864-5651-2 $29.95 sftcvr

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ACTA Sports 5559 W. Howard, Skokie, IL 60077 800.397.2282 actasports.comAlfred A. Knopf 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 aaknopf.comFarar, Straus, and Girous 18 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011 212.206.5338 fsgbooks.comMcFarland* Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640 800.253.2187 mcfarlandpub.comSimon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 simonandschuster.comSouthern Methodist Univ. Press PO Box 750415, Dallas, TX 75275-0415 214.768.1434 tamupress.comTemple University Press 1852 N. 10th St (083-41), Philadelphia, PA 19122 215.926.2140 temple.edu/tempressUniversity Press of Mississippi 3825 Ridgewood Rd, Jackson, MS 39211-6492 601.432.6205 upress.state.ms.us

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Selected Book SummariesDavid Cunningham explores how fielders’ gloves evolved from the 1880s through the 1950s alongside changes in American culture, inventions and discoveries in Baseball Gloves Merge with America’s Past.

Double-Headers: A Major League History, by Charlie Bevis, traces the rise, variations and eventual decline of two-games-for-one.

With Baseball in the Garden of Eden, John Thorn makes us rethink everything we think we know about the beginning of the national pastime as he presents the true, unknown, and very entertaining story of baseball’s rise, flower, and calamitous fall.

Carl Furillo by Ted Reed follows Furillo through the Brooklyn years and into retirement.

The Bill James Handbook 2011 includes a comprehensive collection of statistics to help understand the 2010 season and prepare for 2011, including the innovative Hall of Fame Monitor, a system that summarizes where current generation players stand with respect to induction in the Hall of Fame.

In Campy, Neil Lanctot presents the authoritative biography of an African-American pioneer and one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, Roy Campanella.

Carl Hubbell by Lowell Blaisdell describes both Hubbell’s pitching and front office careers.

In Circling the Bases, sports economist Andrew Zimbalist continues his discussion and analysis of the major issues and challenges confronting the sports industry in the second decade of the 21st century.

Closing ‘Em Down, by David Jordan, describes the finales from Baker Bowl to Yankee Stadium II.

In Cuban Star, Adrian Burgos tells the fascinating life story of Hall of Fame scout and Negro League impresario Alex Pompez.

Early Professional Baseball in Hampton Roads by Peter Stewart focuses on the Norfolk team which played in the Virginia, Eastern and Atlantic leagues from 1884 through 1928.

In Fame to Infamy, David Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen examine eleven 20th century sports figures whose careers all followed a similar path from widespread popularity to a fall from grace.

In Fred Clarke, Ronald Waldo profiles one of the great player-managers of the deadball era.

Fred Hutchinson and the 1964 Cincinnati Reds, by Doug Wilson, looks at Hutchinson’s final season as manager and how he and the team responded to the revelation of Hutchinson’s cancer.

Graphical Player is a fantasy gamers dream book that includes at-a-glance

In The Hall of Fame Index, Scott Barzilla offers a revolutionary compendium of statistics that rate a player’s fitness for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2011 includes an impressive array of articles on innovative analysis on fielding statistics and hot issues such as how much a catcher can help his pitcher’s performance, was 2010 the Year of the Pitcher, the business of baseball, and an evaluation of free agency from a business point of view.

Induction Day at Cooperstown by Dennis Corcoran is a year by year summary of the ceremony, the inductees (with brief profiles) and anecdotes of the day.

Four-time American League All-Star Eddie Robinson tells the story of his 65 years in baseball in Lucky Me. Written with C. Paul Rogers.

Major League Baseball Players of 1884 by Paul Batesel presents short profiles of the players in the National League, American Association and Union Association in 1884, plus team rosters and some information on subsequent careers.

In Major League Careers Cut Short, Charles C. Faber profiles the 15 “greats or near-greats” whose careers were cut short.

Mysteries from Baseball’s Past, edited by Angelo J. Louisa and David Cicotello, looks at the current state of research on issues from Ed Delahanty’s death to the Dodgers move to Los Angeles.

With Native American Son, Kate Buford offers the first comprehensive biography of Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen.

Barbara Gregorich broke new ground with Women at Play, the award-winning true story of women who played hardball. Research Notes for Women at Play offers some of the most salient of the articles and research that went into the creation of that book.

Signature Seasons by Paul Warburton covers the top annual performances from Christy Mathewson to Jackie Robinson.

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LARSEN’S PERFECT GAMENow On DVD!

The original TV broadcast of Larsen’s Perfect Game (beginning in the top of the second inning)

is available on a new 2½ hour DVD!

• All the original commercials & complete post-game!• Both TV and radio game play-by-play broadcasts (Watch the game & listen to either the TV play-by- play with Mel Allen & Vin Scully or the radio call by Bob Neal & Bob Wolff or bounce back and forth between the two!) • Interview with the discoverer of this rare original kinescope, Rare Sportsfilms owner Doak Ewing!

This broadcast brings back all the memories of those early televised World Series games and

New York baseball as it was played over half a century ago.

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In Small Ball in the Big Leagues, James D. Szalontai covers the emergence of one-run strategies, their decline and rebirth with profiles of some of the great practitioners.

Paul Doutrich’s The Cardinals and the Yankees, 1926 traces the 1926 pennant races in both leagues and the eventual Cards-Yankees matchup in the World Series.

In The Cubs and the White Sox, Dan Helpingstine follows the teams through city series, exhibition games in interleague play.

Bill Nowlin uses local newspaper reports to track the tour and the travel in The Great Red Sox Spring Training Tour of 1911.

In Toy Cannon, Jimmy Wynn tells the story of his 15-year major-league career. Written with Bill McCurdy.

In When Cobb Met Wagner, David Finoli and Bill Ranier take you through the 1909 seasons of both the Pirates and the Tigers, culminating in the World Series.

Selected Book Summaries, continued from page 15

From now until Opening Day, our good friends at the Baseball Hall of Fame are offering SABR members the opportunity to become a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame for as little as $30 with a special 25% discount offer on any level of membership.

Baseball history is made every day… Cy Young wins his 511th game, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig lead “Murderers Row,” Ted Williams hits .406, Jackie Robinson is Rookie of the Year, Willie Mays makes “The Catch,” “Dem Bums” win the 1955 World Series, Sandy Koufax pitches a perfect game, Hank Aaron hits home run 715, Nolan Ryan pitches his 7th no-hitter, Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 2,131 consecutive game, Ichiro breaks Sisler’s record, the Red Sox reverse the curse, Derek Jeter sets hits record for shortstops, Roy Holladay pitches the second-ever postseason no-hitter… and the story continues.

Each year the Baseball Hall of Fame adds more than 300 artifacts to its collection, capturing baseball’s special moments. Each of these items requires special care and in some cases expensive preservation efforts. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a not-for-profit educational institution and needs your help to continue preserving these sensitive artifacts that tell the story of our National Pastime.

By taking advance of this offer and becoming a member, you can help ensure that baseball’s greatest moments are preserved for future generations. Plus, you will receive a great line-up of benefits including:

* A subscription to Memories and Dreams, the official magazine of the Hall of Fame, offering a unique and fascinating look at America’s game;

* Hall of Fame Yearbook, packed with Hall of Famer bios, photos and more; * 10% discount and free shipping on all purchases from our Museum Store, catalog and Web site; * Collectible personalized membership card; * Complimentary admission to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for one full year; * And much more.

Please do not miss this opportunity to stay connected to Cooperstown and baseball history. This offer expires on Opening Day 2011. To take advantage of the special 25% discount, visit hofclubhouse.com/sabrmembers or call 607.547.0397 today!

SABR-Baseball Hall of Fame Joint Membership Discount

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Charles Walcott Blacksburg, VA Minor Leagues, Oral History, BioProject Lindsay Walker Somerville, MA Carl Walker Fort Worth, TX Ballparks, Minor Leagues Joseph Waskiewicz Clemmons, NC Jordan Wells Washington, DC Robert Whittington New York, NY All areasMichael Williams Charleston, SC Origins, Deadball, Negro Leagues, 19th Century, Black Sox Bryan Williams Shawnee, KS Ballparks, Biographical Research, Biz of Baseball, Negro Leagues, Pictorial History K E Winters Austin, TX All areasJeffrey Wood Carmel Valley, CA Tyrone Woods Colorado Springs, CO Ballparks, Biz of Baseball, Stats Stephen Zott Soquel, CA Biz of Baseball, Stats, Science & Baseball

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Don’t miss any news from SABR--renew your membership today!

Get Ready for SABR 41!Summer may seem far away, but July--and SABR 41--will be here before you know it. SABR’s national convention

will be held July 6-10, 2011, at the Long Beach Hilton (701 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA, 90831). Convention events begin on Wednesday, July 6 and continue through Sunday, July 10. Plan to arrive early on Wednesday and staying until Monday if you don’t want to miss any activities.

Both the Dodgers and the Angels are in town, and we are scheduling games at both Dodger Stadium and Angel Stadium. In addition, on Sunday evening, we plan to motor inland for a California League game. Several of the local teams are hosting games. Minor league games offer a cozy ballpark and great action.

The SABR rate of $119 per night is about half the posted rate and far below the minimum $182 rate on Hilton’s website. This room rate is available until June 13th or until the group block is sold out.

Driving? The SABR special parking rate is $8 per day with in and out privileges. An excellent option if you choose not to stay at the Hilton.

The hotel’s amenities include a coffee shop and a health club. Within a short walk, we have the Long Beach Aquarium and numerous restaurants, including deli, take-out, pizza, and seafood. The water is close by, and the beach is one mile away. You can rent a motorboat, go sailing, or go sport fishing. Long Beach is also home to several museums. Rancho Los Cerritos, built in 1844, celebrates Spanish and Mexican heritage and includes a research library (www.rancholoscerritos.org). Other nearby museums include the Historical Society of Long Beach (www.historicalsocietylb.org); The Long Beach Museum of Art (www.lbma.org); The Museum of Latin American Art (www.molaa.org) is the only US museum of its kind; Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens covers 1500 years of California history (www.rancholosalamitos.com); and the Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum focuses on Micronesian culture (www.pieam.org).

Make your reservation now by calling 562 983-3400, or by using the link on the SABR Convention webpage at: http://convention.sabr.org

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Research ExchangeThe following articles have been added to the SABR Research Library. Articles are available on request from Len Levin, 282 Doyle Ave., Providence, R.I. 02906-3355. The cost for copying and mailing is 12 cents a page for up to 99 pages, 11 cents a page for 100 or more pages. A complete list of the more than 4,500 articles in the Research Library is available from Len Levin at the address above. The cost is $3.00 for copying and mailing.You can contact Len at the postal address above, by phone at 401-351-3278, or by E-mail at: lenlevin5@hotmail.com. Len welcomes your additions to the Research Library. Feel free to send them to him at the address above, or to call or send him an E-mail if you have any questions.

Armour, Mark: The Yankees and the first free market. 4 pages. Text of article on baseballanalysts.com, June 2, 2005, about how the Yankees coped in the first free-agent signings, focusing on their pursuit of Bobby Grich.Baker, Geoff: Mariners in uncomfortable spot of trying to contend and rebuild. 3 pages. An analysis of the Seattle Mariners’ problems in 2110. Text of article in the Seattle Times, August 23, 2010.Brady, Bob: A miracle revisited and honored. 5 pages. The story of the celebration in Boston of the National League’s 75th anniversary in 1951. (Each NL team held ceremonies that season.) Photocopy of article in the Boston Braves Historical Association Newsletter. Brady, Bob: The Boston Braves’ five worst and five best trades. 7 pages. Photocopy of article in the Boston Braves Historical Association newsletter. Gilbert, Bill: Triple milestones 2010. 3 pages. The annual report on batters who hit at least .300 and had at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, and pitchers who had at least 20 wins, 200 strikeouts and an ERA of 3.00 or under. Gilbert, Bill: Who were the most productive offensive players in 2010. 4 pages. Latest version of annual survey based on bases per plate appearance.Guzzardi, Joe: Ralph Kiner’s historic 1947 doubleheader. 3 pages. Text of article on baseballpastandpresent.com about Kiner’s career and about the time in 1947 that he hit eight home runs in four consecutive games, including four in a doubleheader. Hart, David B.: A perfect game. 5 pages. A highly intellectual look at the metaphysical meaning of baseball. Photocopy of article in First Things, a Catholic-oriented magazine of ideas Heller, Dave: Were balls “juiced” in 1987? 6 pages. A surge in many players’ home runs that season makes it seem so. With a team-by-team list of players whose homer totals spiked that year. Text of article on seamheads.com.Heller, Dave: The tragic death of Ed Morris. 2 pages. Gives details of the fight that killed the Red Sox pitcher in 1932. Text of article on Seamheads.com. Henry, Howard W. Jr.: Captain Lou and Your Buffalo Bisons. 10 pages. Photocopy of article in the Summer 2010 issue of Western New York Heritage Magazine about Louis Ortiz, a popular player for the Buffalo Bisons in the mid-1950s.Henry, Howard W. Jr.: Babe Ruth played for the Buffalo Polish Nationals, 1920. 1 page. Photocopy of article in the newspaper Am-Pol Eagle, November 18, 2010, issue, about two appearances by the barnstorming Babe with a local Buffalo team in 1920.Henry, Howard W. Jr.: The last game at Offerman Stadium. 2 pages. Text of article in the September 16, 2010, issue of Artvoice, a Buffalo area newspaper, about the final game at the ballpark (September 17, 1960) before it was torn down.Holl, Jim: Remembering the baseball cartoons of Jack Sords. 11 pages, including 7 pages of cartoons. The life and career of a Cleveland-based cartoonist who was nationally syndicated but who is not well known 50 years after his death.Hovey, Bradshaw: “Bush leagues” are where it all begins. 4 pages. Photocopy of article in Business First, August 18, 1986, about the Batavia Trojans of the New York Penn League. The publication is a business newspaper, and the article is about the business aspects of short-season Class A baseball at that time.Jares, Joe: Look! It’s the Monster. 5 pages. Photocopy of article in Sports Illustrated, April 19, 1965, about Dick Radatz. Keetz, Frank M.: “He came, he saw, he conquered”: Babe Ruth in Albany, New York. 20 pages. An accounting of the eight exhibition games in Albany in which Ruth played between 1923 and 1938. Keshner, Terry: Whatever happened to the triple? 3 pages. Text of article on seamheads.com, October 12, 2010.Lavelock, Scott: Minor league baseball in Leavenworth, Kansas. 3 pages. A look at baseball in the city in the early days, then again just after World War II. Text of article in the Leavenworth Times, August 30, 2010. Lebovitz, Hal: The 1948 Indians. 10 pages. A look back at the World Series-winning Cleveland Indians. Text of article in Sport Magazine, June 1965. Lefton, Brad: A good player on a bad team. 4 pages. About Ichiro Suzuki, who in 2010 became the first player to twice get 200 hits for a 100-loss team. Lynch, Mike: The mysterious and tragic death of Don Wilson. 13 pages. Text of article on seamheads.com, October 12, 2010.Macgranachan, Brendan: The 1888 and 1889 New York Giants. 7 pages. A look at two seasons in which the Giants won the National League pennant and the postseason series. Text of article on seamheads.com. Macgranachan, Brendan: Guy Hecker, a hurler who hit better than the rest. 2 pages. Text of article on seamheads.com about the pitcher who led the league in batting in 1886. Macgranachan, Brendan: The Chronicle-Telegraph Cup. 3 pages. Text of article on seamheads.com about a postseason playoff between Pittsburgh and Brooklyn in 1900. McGrath, Charles: Ted Williams’ farewell homer sparked Updike’s classic essay. 3 pages. Text of article in the New York Times, September 26, 2010, about the writing of his classic “Hub Fans Bid Ted Adieu.” McMahon, Bill: The heyday of the farm system, 1930-62. 11 pages. A team-by-team survey of the major leagues’ farm system when it was at its peak. Includes a team-by-team list of farm system products. Page, Eric: Black pioneer R.C. Stevens reminisces. 4 pages. Text of interview in the Quad-City Times, April 12, 2008, with the player, who had a brief major-league career.Pomerance, Benjamin: Jackie Robinson in Montreal. 7 pages. How Jackie and Rachel Robinson, his teammates and Montrealers coped with one another. Text of article in the Fall 2009 issue of All Points North, an online student publication at Plattsburgh State University.Posnanski, Joe: Vin Scully, the heart of Los Angeles. 6 pages. A rhapsodic profile of the Dodgers’ broadcaster. Text of article on SI.com, September 30, 2010. Schechter, Gabriel: The Hall of Fame’s non-wing. 3 pages. Text of article on seamheads.com connecting the dispute over the original plan

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Spirit of SABR SaluteIn each Bulletin, this space is devoted to recognizing SABR members who, on their own initiative or on request, have assisted other members in their research projects, which is what SABR is all about. The only source of names is you, the membership. There are no judges, no committees, no competition. All names submitted are printed; their nominators will not be identified.

Thomas Altherr, Conifer, CORichard Beverage, Placentia, CATom Bourke, St. PetersburgMike Emeigh, Raleigh, NCJan Finkel, Swanton, MDSteve Gietschier, Florissant, MOGary Gillette, Detroit, MIRichard Huckins, Medway, MAChristina Kahrl, Chicago, ILBrian Lepley, Louisville, KYMendal Mearkle, Apple Valley, MNClaudia Perry, Chicago, ILDan Schlossberg, Fair Lawn, NJTerry Sloope, Cartersville, GALyle Spatz, Boynton Beach, FLBrian Stevens, Jericho, VTAllen Tait, Grimsby, ONDavid Warner, Potomac, MDJim Wohlenhaus, Westminster, COTom Zocco, Rocky Hill, CT

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Research Requests

to put Negro Leaguers in the Hall and the current misconception over whether writers and broadcasters are actually members of the Hall of Fame. Schwarz, Alan: Sniffing .300, hitters hunker down on last chances. 3 pages. Text of article in the New York Times, October 3, 2010, about a Wharton School study showing that batters needing a hit in their last at-bat of the season to keep or maintain a .300 average batted .463. Treder, Steve: The Branch Rickey Pirates, 1950-55. 29 pages. An exhaustive study of how the team fared under the leadership of Rickey. Text of article on Hardballtimes.com. Verducci, Tom: Joe Mauer will serenely, politely crush you. 6 pages. Photocopy of article in Sports Illustrated, June 29, 2009, when Mauer was a threat to hit .400. Wertheim, L. Jon: Not a pretty picture. 6 pages. A look at the Pittsburgh Pirates. Photocopy of article in Sports Illustrated, July 12, 2010. Wertheim, L. Jon: The amazing race. 7 pages. A look at the controversial race for the batting championship between Napoleon Lajoie and Ty Cobb in 1910. Photocopy of article in Sports Illustrated, September 20, 2010.

Research Exchange, continued from page 18

John Coulson is looking for any photo of George F. "Squanto" Wilson. Wilson was born in Maine in 1889. He played briefly in the majors with the 1911 Detroit Tigers and the 1914 Boston Red Sox. He spent time in the minors with the 1912 Providence and Toronto clubs and later with Lynn and Memphis. He was also with the 1922 Augusta Millionaires. Coulson’s personal interest is his short time managing the 1923 Hanover Raiders of the Blue Ridge League. He’s never been able to find Wilson’s photo and would greatly appreciate any help anyone can provide. Email: jgcoulson@embarqmail.com Phone: (717)632-0556

John Swol wants to know if there is a place where he can find the number of times that managers have been ejected? He is looking for date between 1961 and the present time for the American League. Email: jjswol@aol.com Phone: 763-475-2340

Eric Angyal is researching Elmer Flick and was wondering if anyone can provide a scan of a picture of the 1897 Dayton Old Soldiers of the Interstate League--in particular, one including Flick. Email: eangyal@roadrunner.com

Bill Achbach is collecting information on individual MLB clubs' Hall of Fame/Museum functions and facilities (NOTE: NOT info about individual clubs' MLBHoF honorees!). Club websites are proving less than consistent in providing information, but some seem to have nothing at all, some have a "Hall of Fame" that seems to be only an honorary title (i.e., no physical venue), and some (e.g., Reds, Yankees) have a Hall of Fame & Museum at the park. MLBHoF has no comprehensive listing. Any information about individual club halls of fame/museums (links, publications, addresses, contact info, etc.) would be appreciated. Email: wachbach@q.com

Jim Dunbar is a high school social studies teacher in upstate New York about 2 hours north of Cooperstown. This fall he will be teaching a Baseball History course to 11th and 12th graders. The course is intended to be comprehensive. He has searched and searched and haven't been able to find a textbook...can someone please email \ if they know of one, or know of a book that is relatively comprehensive to the history of the game? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Email: dunbarj@corinthcsd.com

Susan Ballentine seeks an internship/research opportunity for summer 2011, prefer statistical analysis/Sabermetics projects. 19y/o Freshman at Caltech (CA Institute of Technology) majoring in Applied Math, has up to 12 weeks available during summer months. SABR member for three years; have participated in annual conventions and poster presentations. Relocation no problem; some funding available for the right project. Resume and recommendations available on request. Email: rlballen@vcu.edu Phone: 804-320-8253

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Upcoming Events02/11/2011 SABR Board of DirectorsHolds its winter board meeting in Southern CaliforniaContact: Marc Appleman [email: MAppleman@sabr.org]

02/12/2011 Atlanta/Magnolia ChapterHot Stove League Meeting at Turner Field. 11am - 3pm. Contact: Terry Sloope [email: magnoliasabr@mindspring.com]

02/15/2011 Pittsburgh/Forbes Field ChapterHot Stove Night at SoHo on the North Side.Contact: Bob Sproule [email: rfsmms@verizon.net]

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03/05/2011 New York City/Casey Stengel ChapterMeets at the Mid-Manhattan Library beginning at 10am.Contact: Evelyn Begley [email: ebegley29@juno.com]

04/15/2011 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Baseball ConferenceConvenes in Cooperstown for 1.5 days of baseball scholarship and fun.Contact: Peter Mancuso [email: peterplus4@earthlink.net] 05/13/2011 Seymour Medal ConferenceMay 13-14 (Friday and Saturday) at the Radisson Hotel, Gateway, in Cleveland, OH. Contact: Leslie Heaphy [email: lheaphy@kent.edu] or Andy McCue [email: agmccue44@earthlink.net]

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05/20/2011 SABR Board of DirectorsHolds its spring board meeting in PhoenixContact: Marc Appleman [email: MAppleman@sabr.org]

05/21/2011 Atlanta/Magnolia ChapterHolds its "Play Ball" Meeting at Turner Field. 11am - 3pm. Contact: Terry Sloope [email: magnoliasabr@mindspring.com]

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07/21/2011 Jerry Malloy Negro Leagues ConferenceBegins in Indianapolis, Indiana at the new JW Marriott Hotel.Contact: Larry Lester [email: NTResearch@comcast.net]