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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |