Society for American Baseball Research

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The Society for American Baseball Research was established in Cooperstown, New York, in August of 1971. The Society's mission is to foster the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball while generating interest in the game.

SABR, which is pronounced "saber" and whose acronym led to the creation of the word sabermetrics (mathematical tools to analyze baseball), is about much more than statistics. Members include not only "sabermetricians" Bill James and Rob Neyer but also other people active in the baseball world such as Roland Hemond and Bob Costas. Jeff Bajenaru is believed to be the only active player with a SABR membership; Elden Auker, Larry Dierker and Andy Seminick also have been involved.

In fact, only a minority of members pursue "number crunching" research. Rather, SABR offers a community of fans organized in two ways. Research Committees study a particular issue. Regional Chapters are for members in geographic proximity. They are frequently named after baseball personalities relevant to the region.

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 central office also maintains a number of research tools on its website, including a lending library, home run and triple play logs, and course syllabi related to the game.

SABR offers an annual convention to its members at a different site each year. The conference generally includes panel discussions, research presentations, city-specific tourism, a ballgame and an awards banquet. It also sponsors a literary conference in Cleveland and a Negro Leagues conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

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. The 2007 convention will be held in St. Louis, Missouri.

Contents 1 Research Committees 2 Regional chapters 3 Past convention sites and featured speakers 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] Research Committees

[edit] Regional chapters

[edit] Past convention sites and featured speakers

[edit] External links

• Society for American Baseball Research Official Site
• SABR's BioProject committee, whose goal is to write in-depth biographies of every MLB player

[edit] See also

• Baseball statistics