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	Society for American Baseball Research - BR Bullpen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Society for American Baseball Research - BR Bullpen
		The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) was founded at the Hall of Fame library in Cooperstown, NY in 1971 by a small group of baseball scholars led by Bob Davids.
		Research talks, player and executive panels, a trivia contest, and research committee meetings are among the highlights of the convention.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research (245 words)

	BERA: Issue 3/4 The Sports Industry: Baseball (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress)
		Baseball advertising in the United States began with the images of baseball players on cards sold with tobacco products in the 1880s through WWII when the baseball card industry took on a life of its own with the increasing popularity of the cards as collectibles.
		Those that research this industry claim that the Major Baseball League's monopoly, negotiations for increasingly large salaries for players, strikes by players, ticket prices, and the aging of the core fan base are all factors that have contributed to the slowed growth of this industry in recent years.
		Fosters the study of baseball, assists in developing and maintaining the history of the game, facilitates the dissemination of baseball research, stimulates interest in baseball, and safeguards the proprietary interests of its members' research efforts.
	www.loc.gov /rr/business/BERA/issue3/baseball.html (1795 words)

	Historic Baseball : Bob Davids, the founder of the Society of American Baseball Research
		Historic Baseball : Bob Davids, the founder of the Society of American Baseball Research
		Died: February 10, 2002 in Washington, DC Bob Davids is best known for SABR, the Society of American Baseball Research that he formed in 1971.
		SABR's highest award is called The Bob Davids Award,and SABR chapter in Baltimore-Washington bears his name.
	www.historicbaseball.com /misc/davids_bob.html (178 words)

	Society for American Baseball Research - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Society for American Baseball Research was established in Cooperstown, New York, in August of 1971.
		SABR members also keep in touch through online directories and listservs set up through the central SABR office, which is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
		The 2006 convention was held in Seattle, Washington from June 28th through July 2nd, with former Major League Baseball pitcher and author Jim Bouton as the keynote speaker.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research (360 words)

	Images of Baseball by Arcadia Publishing
		Madden, an Indianapolis native, chairs the regional chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research.
		Baseball beneath the roaring smokestacks of industrial Bridgeport included visits by barnstorming Major League and Negro League teams, future Hall of Famers, and a train wreck that almost killed the St.
		He was a pictorial researcher for the Ken Burns film Baseball and is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /books/images_of_baseball.shtml (1888 words)

	Science of Baseball: Links
		Baseball Think Factory "Dedicated to the thoughtful analysis of baseball, both real and imagined." Assistance for both sabermetricians and game players is provided here.
		Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) "The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) was formed in August 1971 in Cooperstown New York.
		All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History, articles, players' roster, team photos of the women who played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943 to 1954.
	www.exploratorium.edu /baseball/links.html (578 words)

	A SABR story
		SABR's oldest annual publication is the Baseball Research Journal, which has been published every year since 1972.
		SABR also publishes other books annually, such as The National Pastime, and has published several collections of articles for the general public as well as such books as The Home Run Encyclopedia.
		SABR members meet in a number of different ways, and a membership directory is regularly issued so that everyone finds everyone (who wants to be found).
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/baseball/9319 (476 words)

	The Society for American Baseball Research
		Baseball has long been a sport that inspires the desire to learn more about it.
		The Society for American Baseball Research was established in Cooperstown, New York in August of 1971 as a grassroots effort of fans of the game.
		SABR’s goal is to foster the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball while generating interest in the game.
	libweb.uoregon.edu /ec/exhibits/baseball/sabr.html (109 words)

	RECOLLECTION USED BOOKS: Baseball
		Cleveland: The Society for American Baseball Research, 1993.
		Cleveland: The Society for American Baseball Research, 1994.
		Cleveland: The Society for American Baseball Research, 1995.
	www.eskimo.com /~recall/cats/baseball.htm (4100 words)

	SABR UK: A brief history of UK baseball
		Also heavily involved was the American sporting goods magnate and former baseball star AG Spalding, who had hopes of expanding his already thriving business by selling baseball not only to Britain but the whole British Empire.
		But it was not to be and although organised baseball continued, on and off, with a baseball trophy being competed for annually between the years 1906 and 1911, gradually the public's interest waned and newspaper coverage was usually poor and uninformed.
		After the war, a baseball cup competition was revived in 1948 and continued, with gaps, in the years that followed.
	www.sabruk.org /history/uk.html (603 words)

	Peter Morris: Baseball Fever, University of Michigan Press
		Baseball seems tailor-made for the historian, yet even today, after almost a century and a half of organized play, baseball's origins remain unclear.
		Baseball began with pick-up "raisin'" games—so called because they took place after rural roof-raisings—played purely for fun by any number of participants, with myriad local variations.
		Peter Morris, a former English instructor at Michigan State University, is a specialist in nineteenth-century baseball and an active member of the Society for American Baseball Research.
	www.press.umich.edu /titleDetailDesc.do?id=11957 (377 words)

	100 Greatest Baseball Players by SABR : A Legendary List on Baseball Almanac
		The Society for American Baseball Research, or SABR for short, is the most widely recognized authority on baseball history.
		Their research in every field of baseball has lead to more books and information found in books than any other group in history.
		Members of Society for American Baseball Research voted in 1999 on five different lists and these are the results of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /legendary/lisab100.shtml (197 words)

	Negro League Baseball \| Lanctot, Neil
		Baseball functioned as a critical component in the separate economy catering to fl consumers in the urban centers of the North and South.
		The decline of fl baseball from that point on was inevitable, and by the early 1960s the leagues had ceased to exist.
		Baseball occupied an important social and economic role in fl communities, yet histories of the Negro Leagues have often focused on the exploits of individual players or specific teams.
	www.upenn.edu /pennpress/book/14028.html (669 words)

	San Diego Public Library Baseball Pathfinder
		The San Diego Public Library system has formed a partnership with the Ted Williams Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research, "SABR." SABR was founded in Cooperstown, NY in 1971.
		Biographies of baseball figures are located in the History Section, novels about baseball are located in the Literature Section and some of the reference books pertaining to baseball in California are located in the California Room.
		Baseball by the numbers: how statistics are collected, what they mean, and how they reveal the game by Willie Runquist.
	sandiego.sabr.org /sdpl_baseball_pathfinder.htm (844 words)

	Who Was Baseball's Most Interesting Character? Monte Ward \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Ward “is perhaps the most fascinating figure in baseball history”, said Mark Alvarez, editor for Society for American Baseball Research.
		The ever-so competitive Ward had the playing style and hustle of a Pete Rose, the pitching ability of a Charles “Old Hoss” Radbourn, the leadership presence of a Willie Stargell, the fight of a Billy Martin, the brains of a Cobb and Tom Seaver, and the power of a Landis and Donald Fehr.
		Among his clients were baseball players, of course, who sought representation in disputes with their teams.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/submit/Attiyeh_Mike2.stm (2022 words)

	USATODAY.com - SABR convention convenes in Boston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		BOSTON — New England's baseball fans have long been known as some of the most devoted on earth, and they proved it again at the 32nd annual convention of the Society for American Baseball Research.
		SABR members from all over the country gathered to attend research presentations, participate in panel discussions and trivia contests, and meet others who shared their love of the game.
		SABR president Claudia Perry strode to the mound and threw out the first pitch, delivering what one local dubbed "a wicked sinka." The national anthem was sung by SABR member Joe Mancuso of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Zajc was interviewed from his bleacher seat during the eighth inning on NESN's telecast.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/bbw/2002-08-21/boston-news.htm (450 words)

	UWM News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Larry Baldassaro, director of the UWM Honors Program and an expert on Italians in American baseball, and Neal Pease, an associate professor who specializes in Polish history and teaches a course called "Baseball in American History," will speak at the event which is free and open to the public.
		Simmons, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1953, played for six different American League teams during his 20-year career, including the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1920s and '30s, and the Chicago White Sox in the '30s.
		The Milwaukee chapter of SABR, called the Ken Keltner Badger State Chapter, was created last summer at the organization's national convention in Milwaukee.
	www.uwm.edu /News/PR/02.03/Baseball_lectures.html (341 words)

	Potomac Books - Deadball Stars of the National League: The Society for American Baseball Research
		This new volume is the first book establishing a relationship between Brassey’s, Inc. and the premier research organization in all of sports, the Society for American Baseball Research.
		With the Society for American Baseball Research to guide you, you’ll learn about the stars, the regulars, and the people behind the scenes—who were all the leading lights of the senior circuit.
		The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) was founded in Cooperstown, New York, in 1971 and has thousands of members across the country.
	www.potomacbooksinc.com /Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=89810 (323 words)

	San Diego Ted Williams SABR Chapter \| Welcome
		San Diego and our SABR chapter are closely related to Ted Williams…in 1991 we received his permission to proudly use his name to honor our chapter.
		He was born in San Diego, played winter league and high school baseball here, joined the PCL Padres in their maiden season directly from high school, and helped them to the playoffs in both the 1936 and 1937 seasons.
		The name…and the individual…Ted Williams was synonymous with San Diego and baseball for nearly two-thirds of the 20th century.
	sandiego.sabr.org (278 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		He was a hero and role model to millions of people during the Great Depression of the 1930s when as player-manager of the Detroit Tigers he led the downtrodden Tigers to their first pennant in 25 years.
		Cochrane was selected as American League MVP twice, in 1928 and 1934, primarily on his leadership abilities rather than his statistical accomplishments.
		Whether Cochrane is the greatest catcher in baseball history is of course subject to intense debate.
	bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=139&pid=2599 (2516 words)

	SABR - Western Reserve Historical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		he Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) began in 1971 with a small group of baseball enthusiasts dedicated to researching all facets of the game.
		SABR publishes two outstanding journals each year, The National Pastime and The Baseball Research Journal.
		The Sports Archives maintains the SABR library featuring thousands of books and periodicals which are available for research.
	www.wrhs.org /library/template.asp?id=244 (115 words)

	Al Yellon's SABR Page
		The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York, in 1971, to further the study and research of the game of baseball.
		If you're a baseball fan, this is a great way to get in touch with other fans who share the same interests as you do, as they publish a directory with members' addresses and baseball interests.
		Among the three articles I have authored for SABR publications was an article which appeared in the 1994 National Pastime entitled "Team All-Time Records", which combined the records of all baseball franchises since 1876, putting them in order by league and winning percentage.
	www.yellon.org /sabr.htm (1478 words)

	Sabermetrics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research.
		He began publishing his Baseball Abstracts in 1977 to study some questions about baseball he found interesting, and their eclectic mix of essays based on new kinds of statistics soon became popular with a generation of thinking baseball fans.
		SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, founded in 1971, and the root of the term sabermetrics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sabermetrics (1493 words)

	NWSABR :: A Chapter of the Society of American Baseball Research :: 2006 National Convention News
		SABR will be collecting information from members who are willing to share their rooms, both online at the SABR Classifieds, and a master list kept at the office (see registration form on page 12).
		SABR is pleased to announce that former New York Yankee, Seattle Pilot knuckleballer, and Ball Four author, Jim Bouton will be the keynote speaker for SABR36 in Seattle
		They’ll be with other SABR family members on pre-arranged tours, run by experts in the business, showcasing the best the Northwest has to offer.
	nwsabr.sabr.org /convention.htm (1235 words)

	Diamond Fans: Baseball Research Page
		The Internet has been a boon to baseball researchers, providing a wealth of opportunities to locate information that once was very difficult to track down.
		This page, while not trying to be comprehensive, provides links to some of the more useful baseball web sites, many of which are provided through the efforts of members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).
		A subset of the MVN baseball blogs can be found at all-baseball.com.
	www.diamondfans.com /research.html (666 words)

	Breaking a Barrier 60 Years Before Robinson - New York Times
		To most Americans, the history of fl baseball means the Negro leagues, an enterprising, culturally rich response to the Jim Crow-era segregation in professional baseball.
		Overmyer and another historian of fl baseball, Greg Bond, were among 12 members of a committee that voted for the Hall of Fame’s special election.
		Through meticulous work, representatives for the Society for American Baseball Research discovered that Fowler was born John Jackson 20 years earlier in central New York, and that he learned to play baseball, in of all places, the village of Cooperstown during the 1860’s.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/07/27/sports/27hall.html?ex=1311652800&en=a1f99054daf34d93&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (923 words)

	My First SABR (Society of American Baseball Research) Meeting - Associated Content
		SABR is a great organization for baseball fanatics.
		SABR meetings are a great place to hear about new baseball books.
		I have been a member of SABR, the Society of American Baseball Research, for about two years, but had never attended a meeting before.
	associatedcontent.com /article/38809/my_first_sabr_society_of_american_baseball... (416 words)

	Bill Lee (author) - BR Bullpen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Bill Lee, is a baseball enthusiast, history researcher and author of The Baseball Necrology.
		He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.
		This effort has produced not only The Baseball Necrology but also eighteen copyrighted books of public record abstracts available to the public.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Bill_Lee_the_Writer (221 words)

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		About two years ago, the Society for American Baseball Research list-serve discussed various ways that the participants had played baseball in their youth.
		Although this will be my first baseball book, I have edited three academic books and co-authored a forthcoming volume in the field of American religious history.
		My baseball credentials include membership in the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), participation in the Berrien County Cranberry Boggers vintage baseball team, and-most importantly-being a Giants fan since their move to San Francisco in 1958 when I was an eighth-grader in the near-by city of Napa.
	www.andrews.edu /~land/baseball.html (624 words)

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