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SABR 50 at 50: The Society for American Baseball Research's Fifty Most Essential Contributions to the Game
632SABR 50 at 50: The Society for American Baseball Research's Fifty Most Essential Contributions to the Game
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SABR 50 at 50 celebrates and highlights the Society for American Baseball Research’s wide-ranging contributions to baseball history. Established in 1971 in Cooperstown, New York, SABR has sought to foster and disseminate the research of baseball—with groundbreaking work from statisticians, historians, and independent researchers—and has published dozens of articles with far-reaching and long-lasting impact on the game. Among its current membership are many Major and Minor League Baseball officials, broadcasters, and writers as well as numerous former players. The diversity of SABR members’ interests is reflected in this fiftieth-anniversary volume—from baseball and the arts to statistical analysis to the Deadball Era to women in baseball. SABR 50 at 50 includes the most important and influential research published by members across a multitude of topics, including the sabermetric work of Dick Cramer, Pete Palmer, and Bill James, along with Jerry Malloy on the Negro Leagues, Keith Olbermann on why the shortstop position is number 6, John Thorn and Jules Tygiel on the untold story behind Jackie Robinson’s signing with the Dodgers, and Gai Berlage on the Colorado Silver Bullets women’s team in the 1990s. To provide history and context, each notable research article is accompanied by a short introduction. As SABR celebrates fifty years this collection gathers the organization’s most notable research and baseball history for the serious baseball reader.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781496222688 |
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Publisher: | Nebraska |
Publication date: | 09/01/2020 |
Pages: | 632 |
Product dimensions: | 7.00(w) x 10.10(h) x 2.30(d) |
About the Author
Bill Nowlin has served on the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) board of directors since 2004 and is one of the co-founders of Rounder Records. He has written or edited nearly one hundred books, including Ted Williams at War and Tom Yawkey: Patriarch of the Boston Red Sox (Nebraska, 2018). John Thorn is the official historian for Major League Baseball. Contributors: Mark Armour, Bob Bailey, Philip Bergen, Gai Ingham Berlage, Phil Birnbaum, Peter C. Bjarkman, Clifford Blau, Gene Carney, Jerrold Casway, William R. Cobb, Warren Corbett, Richard D. Cramer, L. Robert Davids, Mark Fimoff, D. B. Firstman, Robert K. Fitts, Duke Goldman, Peter B. Gregg, Bill Haber, Gary D. Hailey, Leslie Heaphy, John R. Husman, Bill James, Clifford S. Kachline, Stephen R. Keeney, Bill Kirwin, Herm Krabbenhoft, William F. Lamb, Larry Lester, Daniel R. Levitt, Matthew Levitt, Frederick G. Lieb, Karl Lindholm, Jerry Malloy, Tom Melville, Peter Morris, Leonard S. Newman, Keith Olbermann, Heather M. O’Neill, Joseph M. Overfield, Pete Palmer, Lawrence S. Ritter, Tom Shieber, David Shoebotham, David W. Smith, Steve Steinberg, A. D. Suehsdorf, John Thorn, Stew Thornley, Jules Tygiel, and William J. Weiss.
Table of Contents
Foreword by John Thorn Acknowledgments Editors’ Note 1. Ernie Lanigan—Patron Saint of sabr Frederick G. Lieb 2. Relative Batting Averages David Shoebotham 3. The Best Games Pitched in Relief L. Robert Davids 4. The First Negro in Twentieth-Century O.B. William J. Weiss 5. Average Batting Skill through Major-League History Richard D. Cramer 6. Runs and Wins Pete Palmer 7. Ladies and Gentlemen, Presenting Marty McHale Lawrence S. Ritter 8. In Pursuit of Bull Durham Bill Haber 9. Out at Home Jerry Malloy 10. The Federal League and the Courts Gary D. Hailey 11. J. Lee Richmond’s Remarkable 1879 Season John R. Husman 12. Roy Tucker, Not Roy Hobbs: The Baseball Novels of John R. Tunis Philip Bergen 13. Zane Grey’s Redheaded Outfield Joseph M. Overfield 14. Honus Wagner’s Rookie Year, 1895 A. D. Suehsdorf 15. Four Teams Out: The National League Reduction of 1900 Bob Bailey 16. Jackie Robinson’s Signing: The Real Story Jules Tygiel and John Thorn 17. Locating Philadelphia’s Historic Ballfields Jerrold Casway 18. Smokey and the Bandit: The Greatest Pitching Duel in Blackball History Larry Lester 19. The Evolution of the Baseball Diamond: Perfection Came Slowly Tom Shieber 20. The Book Karl Lindholm 21. Cricket and Mr. Spalding Tom Melville 22. Lifting the Iron Curtain of Cuban Baseball Peter C. Bjarkman 23. The Colorado Silver Bullets: Can Promotion Based on the “Battle of the Sexes” Be Successful? Gai Ingham Berlage 24. Cy Seymour: Only Babe Ruth Was More Versatile Bill Kirwin 25. Free Agency in 1923: A Shocker for Baseball Steve Steinberg 26. Hack Wilson’s 191st rbi: A Persistent Itch Finally Scratched Clifford S. Kachline 27. John McGraw Comes to New York: The 1902 Giants Clifford Blau 28. Underestimating the Fog Bill James 29. Which Great Teams Were Just Lucky? Phil Birnbaum 30. Why Is the Shortstop “6”? Keith Olbermann 31. Do Batters Learn During a Game? David W. Smith 32. New Light on an Old Scandal Gene Carney 33. Roberto Clemente’s Entry into Organized Baseball Stew Thornley 34. The Effects of Integration, 1947–86 Mark Armour 35. Pots & Pans and Bats & Balls John Thorn 36. History vs. Harry Frazee: Re-Revising the History Daniel R. Levitt, Mark L. Armour, Matthew Levitt 37. The Quest for Dick McBride Peter Morris 38. Zooming In on a Great Old Photo Mark Fimoff 39. The Georgia Peach: Stumped by the Storyteller William R. Cobb 40. Babe Ruth, Eiji Sawamura, and War Robert K. Fitts 41. Lou Gehrig’s rbi Record: 1923–39 Herm Krabbenhoft 42. Clutch Hitting in the Major Leagues: A Psychological Perspective Leonard S. Newman 43. Do Hitters Boost Their Performance during Their Contract Years? Evidence from the 2006–11 Collective Bargaining Agreement’s Years Says “Yes” Heather M. O’Neill 44. The Double Victory Campaign and the Campaign to Integrate Baseball Duke Goldman 45. The Black Sox Scandal William F. Lamb 46. Bill McKechnie Warren Corbett 47. The Roster Depreciation Allowance: How Major League Baseball Teams Turn Profits into Losses Stephen R. Keeney 48. Professional Woman Umpires Leslie Heaphy 49. The Struggle to Define “Valuable”: Tradition vs. Sabermetrics in the 2012 al mvp Race Peter B. Gregg 50. From Usenet Joke to Baseball Flashpoint: The Growth of “Three True Outcomes” D. B. FirstmanFrom the B&N Reads Blog
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