Since 1999, the Bob Davids Chapter of SABR has held small monthly get-togethers in Columbia, Maryland. Starting in 2001, these meetings frequently included a presentation by an author or filmmaker discussing their baseball-related work. The list of past meetings and topics is below.
For information on the next scheduled meeting, please see our events list.
Date | Attendance | Speaker | Topic |
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April 10, 1999 | first meeting | ||
May 8, 1999 | 8 | none | |
June 12, 1999 | 5 | none | |
July 10, 1999 | 4 | none | |
Aug. 14, 1999 | 7 | none | |
Sept 11, 1999 | 3 | none | |
Oct 9, 1999 | 4 | none | |
Nov 13, 1999 | 3 | none | |
Dec 11, 1999 | 3 | none | |
Jan 7, 2000 | 7 | none | |
Feb 12, 2000 | 11 | none | |
March 11, 2000 | 15 | none | |
April 8, 1999 | 9 | David Pugh | The Book of Baltimore Orioles Lists |
May 13, 2000 | 11 | none | |
June 10, 2000 | 8 | none | |
July 8, 2000 | 15 | Fred Stein | 3 books re New York Giants |
Aug 12, 2000 | 8 | Stephen Norwood | Jewish role in breaking baseball’s color line |
Sept 9, 2000 | 14 | Ron Gabriel | Goodwin’s Wait Till Next Year; Brooklyn Dodgers |
Oct 14, 2000 | 11 | Ted Patterson | Orioles books |
Nov 11, 2000 | 10 | none | |
Dec 9, 2000 | 13 | none | |
Jan 13, 2001 | 11 | George Hilton | research on Ring W. Lardner |
Feb 10, 2001 | 10 | John Holway | baseball astrology and Negro leagues |
March 10, 2001 | [I was absent] | ||
April 14, 2001 | 22 | Chris Kahrl & Clay Davenport | Baseball Prospectus 2001 |
May 12, 2001 | 19 | Burt Solomon | Where They Ain’t |
June 9, 2001 | Ernestine Miller | The Babe Book | |
Greg Schwalenberg | Babe Ruth Museum | ||
July 7, 2001 | 15 | Jeff Campbell | baseball songs |
Aug 11, 2001 | 12 | Bill Mead | St. Louis Browns |
Sept 8, 2001 | Bruce Adams | Povich Field | |
Oct 13, 2001 | 12 | James C. Roberts | Hardball on the Hill |
Nov 10, 2001 | 15 | Skip McAfee | baseball quotations |
Dec 8, 2001 | Jeff Stuart | Twilight Teams | |
Jan 12, 2002 | 22 | Paul Dickson | The Joy of Keeping Score |
Feb 9, 2002 | 14 | Barbara Oremland | African-American baseball in Louisville |
March 9, 2002 | 13 | Bill Gilbert | several books he’s authored or co-authored |
April 13, 2002 | 15 | Jane Leavy | Squeeze Play and Sandy Koufax |
May 11, 2002 | 10 | Bruce Adelson | Brushing Back Jim Crow |
June 8, 2002 | 11 | Larry Moffi | The Conscience of the Game (not yet published) |
July 13, 2002 | 13 | J. Thomas Hetrick> | Chris Von der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns |
Aug 10, 2002 | 10 | David Zang | Fleet Walker’s Divided Heart |
Sept 14, 2002 | 12 | George Hilton | Bobo Holloman’s 1953 no-hitter |
Oct 12, 2002 | 12 | Mark Pattison & David Raglin | Detroit Tigers Lists and More |
Nov 9, 2002 | 21 | Frank Ceresi | Baseball in Washington, D.C. |
Dec 14, 2002 | 13 | Roger Launius | Seasons in the Sun |
Jan 11, 2003 | 14 | Jim Burgess | Negro Leagues Baseball Living Legends |
Feb 8, 2003 | 20 | Neal Conan | Play by Play |
March 8, 2003 | 15 | Jerry Casway | Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball |
April 12, 2003 | 9 | Dana Burton | former general manager of Baltimore Pride |
May 10, 2003 | 15 | Jim Elfers | The Tour to End all Tours |
June 14, 2003 | 16 | Michelle Green | A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanuts” Johnson |
July 19, 2003 | 9 | Dean Sullivan | Early Innings |
Aug 9, 2003 | 16 | Ernest Green | The Diamonds of Dixie |
Sept 13, 2003 | 15 | John Holway | Ted (re Ted Williams) |
Oct 11, 2003 | 14 | Rebecca Kraus | Minor League Baseball |
Nov 8, 2003 | 14 | Brad Snyder | Beyond the Shadow of the Senators |
Dec 13, 2003 | 13 | Fred Stein | And the Skipper Bats Cleanup |
Jan 10, 2004 | 13 | Jay Roberts | Weblogs |
Feb 14, 2004 | 20 | Thom Loverro | Home of the Game |
March 13, 2004 | 23 | D. Bruce Brown | The history of baseball cards |
April 10, 2004 | 17 | Dick Heller | Washington Times sportswriter |
May 8, 2004 | 19 | Stefan Fatsis | Wild and Outside |
June 12, 2004 | 13 | J. Thomas Hetrick | Misfits! The Cleveland Spiders in 1899 |
July 10, 2004 | 13 | Neil Lanctot | Negro League Baseball |
Aug 14, 2004 | 17 | Tim Wendel | The New Face of Baseball |
Sept 11, 2004 | 13 | David Wiggins | The Unlevel Playing Field |
Oct 9, 2004 | 20 | George Hilton | origin of the Cubs/White Sox dichotomy in Chicago |
Nov 13, 2004 | 17 | Phil Wood | baseball in Washington, D.C. |
Dec 11, 2004 | 16 | Ron Menchine | Washington Nationals; baseball broadcasting |
Jan 8, 2005 | 24 | Tim Kurkjian | America’s Game |
Feb 12, 2005 | 14 | Dean Sullivan | Middle Innings; 1903 World Series |
March 12, 2005 | 14 | Dave Elfin | The Ultimate Washington Baseball Trivia Book |
April 9, 2005 | 15 | Don Jensen | The Timeline History of Baseball |
May 14, 2005 | 20 | C. Norman Willis | Washington Senators’ All-Time Greats |
June 11, 2005 | 27 | Cheryl Robinson | The Forgotten Negro League Stars: A Personal Look at Al Burrows |
July 9, 2005 | 8 | Stephen Borelli | How About That! The Life of Mel Allen |
Aug 13, 2005 | 18 | Al Derwent | Washington Senators bat boy reminiscences |
Tim Wiles | Line Drives; and “Casey at the Bat” rendition | ||
Sept 10, 2005 | 14 | Phil Wood | Nationals on Parade |
Oct 8, 2005 | 9 | Bob Luke | Dean of Umpires: A Biography of Bill McGowan, 1896-1954 |
Nov 12, 2005 | 12 | Tim Gay | Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend |
Dec 10, 2005 | 12 | Mark Hyman | Confessions of a Baseball Purist |
Jan 14, 2006 | 12 | none | |
Feb 11, 2006 | 8 | Clay Davenport | Baseball Between the Lines |
March 11, 2006 | 11 | David Kloser | Stepping Up to the Plate |
April 8, 2006 | 9 | Frederic Frommer | The Washington Nationals 1859 to Today |
May 13, 2006 | 15 | George Solomon | Shirley Povich’s All Those Mornings … at the Post |
Jun 10, 2006 | 10 | Mark C. Zeigler | Boys of the Blue Ridge |
July 8, 2006 | 11 | Steven Goldman | Forging Genius: The Making of Casey Stengel |
Aug 12, 2006 | 19 | Charlie Vascellaro | Hank Aaron: A Biography |
Steve Steinberg | Baseball in St. Louis, 1900-1925 | ||
Sept 9, 2006 | 8 | Jerry Casway | Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball |
Oct 14, 2006 | 18 | Fran Zimniuch | Richie Ashburn Remembered |
Mike O’Connor | rookie Washington Nationals pitcher | ||
Nov 4, 2006 | 10 | Barry Sparks | Frank “Home Run” Baker |
Dec 9, 2006 | 17 | Mark Millikin | Jimmie Foxx: The Pride of Sudlersville |
Jan 13, 2007 | 22 | David Maraniss | Clemente: The Passions and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero |
Feb 10, 2007 | 17 | Fred Glueckstein | The ’27 Yankees |
March 10, 2007 | 17 | Ted Leavengood | The 2005 Washington Nationals |
April 7, 2007 | 10 | Jeff Seidel | Iron Man: Cal Ripken Jr., a Tribute |
May 12, 2007 | 11 | David Vincent | Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball’s Ultimate Weapon |
June 9, 2007 | 11 | John Eisenberg | From 33rd Street to Camden Yards |
July 14, 2007 | 13 | Brad Snyder | A Well-Paid Slave |
Aug 11, 2007 | 20 | Lee Lowenfish | Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman |
Sept 8, 2007 | 11 | none | |
Oct 13, 2007 | 22 | Tom Stanton | Ty and the Babe |
Nov 10, 2007 | 13 | Fran Zimniuch | Shortened Seasons |
Dec 8, 2007 | 16 | James R. Hartley | Washington’s Expansion Senators (1961-1971) |
Jan 11, 2008 | 15 | Jack Smiles | “Ee-Yah”: The Life and Times of Hughie Jennings |
Feb 9, 2008 | 14 | Bob Luke | Willie Wells: “El Diablo” of the Negro Leagues |
March 8, 2008 | 8 | Clay Davenport | Baseball Prospectus 2008 |
April 12, 2008 | 14 | Willie Meaux and Feff Herberger | The Game Comes Home (documentary) |
May 10, 2008 | 12 | Larry Moffi | Crossing the Line: Black Major Leaguers, 1947-1959 |
June 14, 2008 | 10 | Mark Pattison & Joe Haardt | Baseball Survivor |
July 12, 2008 | 12 | Mark Millikin | The Glory of the 1966 Orioles and Baltimore |
Aug. 9, 2008 | 15 | Ted Patterson | The Golden Voices of Baseball |
Sept. 6, 2008 | 12 | Fran Zimniuch | Going, Going, Gone!: The Art of the Trade |
Oct. 11, 2008 | 17 | Mitchell Nathanson | The Fall of the 1977 Phillies |
Nov. 8, 2008 | 14 | Jeff Potter | Whatever Happened to Baseball? |
Dec. 13, 2008 | 18 | John Holway | Black Ball Tales |
Jan. 10, 2009 | 18 | Mark Pattison & David Raglin | Sock It To ‘Em Tigers |
Feb. 14, 2009 | 20 | Fred Glueckstein | Mickey Mantle: Rookie in Pinstripes |
April 11, 2009 | 15 | Dick Heller | The 2009 Baseball Season |
May 9, 2009 | 20 | Fred Stein | History of the Baseball Fan |
June 13, 2009 | 16 | Robert Goldman | One Man Out: Curt Flood vs. Baseball |
July 11, 2009 | 25 | Steve Walker | A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators |
Aug. 8, 2009 | 14 | Don Jensen | The Timeline History of Baseball, 2nd Edition |
Sep. 12, 2009 | 13 | Paul Dixon & Skip McAfee | The Baseball Encyclopedia, 3rd, Edition |
Oct. 10, 2009 | 19 | Lew Paper | Don Larson’s Miraculous World Series Game |
Nov. 14, 2009 | 21 | Ted Leavengood | Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators |
Dec. 12, 2009 | 17 | David Vincent | Home Runs’ Most Wanted |
Jan. 9, 2010 | 18 | Gary Sarnoff | The Wrecking Crew of 1933 |
Feb. 20, 2010 | 17 | Fran Zimniuch | Crooked: A History of Cheating in Sports |
Mar. 13, 2010 | 17 | Scott Price | Heart of the Game |
Apr. 10, 2010 | 17 | Bill Lewers | Six Decades of Baseball: A Personal Narrative |
May 8, 2010 | 17 | none | |
June 12, 2010 | 14 | Charlie Brotman | Baseball memorabilia and stories |
July 10, 2010 | 18 | Brett Abrams | Capital Sporting Grounds |
Aug. 14, 2010 | 16 | Mark Hyman | Until It Hurts |
Sep. 11, 2010 | 13 | Fran Zimniuch | Fireman: The Evolution of the Closer in Baseball |
Oct. 9, 2010 | 19 | Mike Gesker | Orioles Encyclopedia |
Nov. 13, 2010 | 19 | Mike Green | Charley Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball’s Super Showman |
Dec. 11, 2010 | 18 | Warren Corbett | The Wizard of Waxahachie: Paul Richard |
Jan. 8, 2011 | 14 | Steven Selzer | Meet the Real Joe Black |
Feb. 12, 2011 | 16 | Jim Hartley | Baseball is Back: The Washington Nationals 2005 Innaugural Season |
Mar. 12, 2011 | 15 | Jeff Stuart | Blue Mondays: The Long Goodbye of the Montreal Expos |
Apr. 9, 2011 | 28 | Jane Leavy | The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood |
May 14, 2011 | 22 | Phil Hochberg | re: Baseball announcing/announcers |
June 11, 2011 | 14 | Dave Zirin | Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love |
July 16, 2011 | 22 | Neil Lanctot | Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella |
Aug 13, 2011 | 16 | Austin Gisriel | Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley |
Sep 10, 2011 | 23 | none | |
Oct 8, 2011 | 26 | Fran Zimmiuch | The New Frontier: The History of Baseball Expansion |
Nov 12, 2011 | 19 | Tom Flynn | Baseball in Baltimore |
Dec 10, 2011 | 14 | Ted Leavengood | Clark Griffith: The Old Fox of Washington Baseball |
Jan 14, 2012 | 24 | Bob Luke | The Most Famous Woman in Baseball: Effa Manley |
Feb 11, 2012 | 29 | Sean Forman | baseball-reference.com |
Mar 10, 2012 | 29 | Jack Smiles | Bucky Harris: A Biography of Baseball’s Boy Wonder |
Apr 14, 2012 | 17 | Robert Savitt | History of the Blue Ridge League Told Through Photographs |
May 12, 2012 | 16 | Steven Goldman | Extra Innings: More Baseball Between the Numbers |
June 9, 2012 | 26 | Paul Dickson | Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick |
July 14, 2012 | 23 | Bill Gilbert | Now Pitching, Bob Feller |
Aug 11, 2012 | 17 | James Hawking | Strikeout: Baseball, Broadway, and the Brotherhood in the 19th Century |
Sep 8, 2012 | 13 | David B. Stinson | Deadball: A Metaphysical Baseball Novel |
Oct 13, 2012 | 17 | Tim Gay | Satch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert |
Nov 10, 2012 | 17 | Tim Wendel | Summer of ’68 |
Dec 1, 2012 | 20 | William Blewett | The Science of the Fastball |
Jan 5, 2013 | 14 | none | |
Feb 9, 2013 | 23 | John Holway | Baseball’s Biggest Miracle: The 1914 Boston Braves |
Mar 2, 2013 | 21 | Mark Pattison & Dave Raglin | The 1984 Detroit Tigers |