{"id":87,"date":"2014-12-06T18:32:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T22:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kira-b.com\/sabrwp\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2015-02-22T16:25:24","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T21:25:24","slug":"talkin-baseball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sabrdavids.org\/?page_id=87","title":{"rendered":"Talkin&#8217; Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u00a0\u00a0work. The list of past meetings and topics is below.<\/p>\n<p>For information on the next scheduled meeting, please see<a title=\"Bob Davids SABR events list\" href=\"http:\/\/kira-b.com\/sabrwp\/?page_id=73&amp;date1=all\"> our events list.<\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"brjtable\" border=\"0\" width=\"900\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Attendance<\/th>\n<th>Speaker<\/th>\n<th>Topic<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 10, 1999<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>first meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 8, 1999<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 12, 1999<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 10, 1999<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug. 14, 1999<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 11, 1999<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 9, 1999<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 13, 1999<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 11, 1999<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 7, 2000<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 12, 2000<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 11, 2000<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 8, 1999<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>David Pugh<\/td>\n<td>The Book of Baltimore Orioles Lists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 13, 2000<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 10, 2000<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 8, 2000<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Fred Stein<\/td>\n<td>3 books re New York Giants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug 12, 2000<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Stephen Norwood<\/td>\n<td>Jewish role in breaking baseball&#8217;s color line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 9, 2000<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Ron Gabriel<\/td>\n<td>Goodwin&#8217;s Wait Till Next Year; Brooklyn Dodgers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 14, 2000<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Ted Patterson<\/td>\n<td>Orioles books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 11, 2000<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 9, 2000<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 13, 2001<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>George Hilton<\/td>\n<td>research on Ring W. Lardner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 10, 2001<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>John Holway<\/td>\n<td>baseball astrology and Negro leagues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 10, 2001<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>[I was absent]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 14, 2001<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Chris Kahrl &amp; Clay Davenport<\/td>\n<td>Baseball Prospectus 2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 12, 2001<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Burt Solomon<\/td>\n<td>Where They Ain&#8217;t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 9, 2001<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ernestine Miller<\/td>\n<td>The Babe Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Greg Schwalenberg<\/td>\n<td>Babe Ruth Museum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 7, 2001<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Jeff Campbell<\/td>\n<td>baseball songs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug 11, 2001<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Bill Mead<\/td>\n<td>St. Louis Browns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 8, 2001<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Bruce Adams<\/td>\n<td>Povich Field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 13, 2001<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>James C. Roberts<\/td>\n<td>Hardball on the Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 10, 2001<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Skip McAfee<\/td>\n<td>baseball quotations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 8, 2001<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Jeff Stuart<\/td>\n<td>Twilight Teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 12, 2002<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Paul Dickson<\/td>\n<td>The Joy of Keeping Score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 9, 2002<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Barbara Oremland<\/td>\n<td>African-American baseball in Louisville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 9, 2002<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Bill Gilbert<\/td>\n<td>several books he&#8217;s authored or co-authored<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 13, 2002<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Jane Leavy<\/td>\n<td>Squeeze Play and Sandy Koufax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 11, 2002<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Bruce Adelson<\/td>\n<td>Brushing Back Jim Crow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 8, 2002<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Larry Moffi<\/td>\n<td>The Conscience of the Game (not yet published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 13, 2002<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>J. Thomas Hetrick&gt;<\/td>\n<td>Chris Von der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug 10, 2002<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>David Zang<\/td>\n<td>Fleet Walker&#8217;s Divided Heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 14, 2002<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>George Hilton<\/td>\n<td>Bobo Holloman&#8217;s 1953 no-hitter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 12, 2002<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Mark Pattison &amp; David Raglin<\/td>\n<td>Detroit Tigers Lists and More<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 9, 2002<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Frank Ceresi<\/td>\n<td>Baseball in Washington, D.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 14, 2002<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Roger Launius<\/td>\n<td>Seasons in the Sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 11, 2003<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Jim Burgess<\/td>\n<td>Negro Leagues Baseball Living Legends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 8, 2003<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Neal Conan<\/td>\n<td>Play by Play<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 8, 2003<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Jerry Casway<\/td>\n<td>Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 12, 2003<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Dana Burton<\/td>\n<td>former general manager of Baltimore Pride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 10, 2003<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Jim Elfers<\/td>\n<td>The Tour to End all Tours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 14, 2003<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Michelle Green<\/td>\n<td>A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie &#8220;Peanuts&#8221; Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 19, 2003<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Dean Sullivan<\/td>\n<td>Early Innings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug 9, 2003<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Ernest Green<\/td>\n<td>The Diamonds of Dixie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 13, 2003<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>John Holway<\/td>\n<td>Ted (re Ted Williams)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 11, 2003<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Rebecca Kraus<\/td>\n<td>Minor League Baseball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 8, 2003<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Brad Snyder<\/td>\n<td>Beyond the Shadow of the Senators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 13, 2003<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Fred Stein<\/td>\n<td>And the Skipper Bats Cleanup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 10, 2004<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Jay Roberts<\/td>\n<td>Weblogs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 14, 2004<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Thom Loverro<\/td>\n<td>Home of the Game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 13, 2004<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>D. Bruce Brown<\/td>\n<td>The history of baseball cards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 10, 2004<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Dick Heller<\/td>\n<td>Washington Times sportswriter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 8, 2004<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Stefan Fatsis<\/td>\n<td>Wild and Outside<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 12, 2004<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>J. Thomas Hetrick<\/td>\n<td>Misfits! The Cleveland Spiders in 1899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 10, 2004<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Neil Lanctot<\/td>\n<td>Negro League Baseball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug 14, 2004<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Tim Wendel<\/td>\n<td>The New Face of Baseball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 11, 2004<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>David Wiggins<\/td>\n<td>The Unlevel Playing Field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 9, 2004<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>George Hilton<\/td>\n<td>origin of the Cubs\/White Sox dichotomy in Chicago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 13, 2004<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Phil Wood<\/td>\n<td>baseball in Washington, D.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 11, 2004<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Ron Menchine<\/td>\n<td>Washington Nationals; baseball broadcasting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 8, 2005<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Tim Kurkjian<\/td>\n<td>America&#8217;s Game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 12, 2005<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Dean Sullivan<\/td>\n<td>Middle Innings; 1903 World Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 12, 2005<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Dave Elfin<\/td>\n<td>The Ultimate Washington Baseball Trivia Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 9, 2005<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Don Jensen<\/td>\n<td>The Timeline History of Baseball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 14, 2005<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>C. Norman Willis<\/td>\n<td>Washington Senators&#8217; All-Time Greats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 11, 2005<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Cheryl Robinson<\/td>\n<td>The Forgotten Negro League Stars: A Personal Look at Al Burrows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 9, 2005<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Stephen Borelli<\/td>\n<td>How About That! The Life of Mel Allen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug 13, 2005<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Al Derwent<\/td>\n<td>Washington Senators bat boy reminiscences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tim Wiles<\/td>\n<td>Line Drives; and &#8220;Casey at the Bat&#8221; rendition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 10, 2005<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Phil Wood<\/td>\n<td>Nationals on Parade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 8, 2005<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Bob Luke<\/td>\n<td>Dean of Umpires: A Biography of Bill McGowan, 1896-1954<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 12, 2005<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Tim Gay<\/td>\n<td>Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 10, 2005<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Mark Hyman<\/td>\n<td>Confessions of a Baseball Purist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 14, 2006<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 11, 2006<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Clay Davenport<\/td>\n<td>Baseball Between the Lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 11, 2006<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>David Kloser<\/td>\n<td>Stepping Up to the Plate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 8, 2006<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Frederic Frommer<\/td>\n<td>The Washington Nationals 1859 to Today<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 13, 2006<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>George Solomon<\/td>\n<td>Shirley Povich&#8217;s All Those Mornings &#8230; at the Post<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jun 10, 2006<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Mark C. Zeigler<\/td>\n<td>Boys of the Blue Ridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 8, 2006<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Steven Goldman<\/td>\n<td>Forging Genius: The Making of Casey Stengel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug 12, 2006<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Charlie Vascellaro<\/td>\n<td>Hank Aaron: A Biography<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Steve Steinberg<\/td>\n<td>Baseball in St. Louis, 1900-1925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 9, 2006<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Jerry Casway<\/td>\n<td>Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 14, 2006<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Fran Zimniuch<\/td>\n<td>Richie Ashburn Remembered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mike O&#8217;Connor<\/td>\n<td>rookie Washington Nationals pitcher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 4, 2006<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Barry Sparks<\/td>\n<td>Frank &#8220;Home Run&#8221; Baker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 9, 2006<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Mark Millikin<\/td>\n<td>Jimmie Foxx: The Pride of Sudlersville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 13, 2007<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>David Maraniss<\/td>\n<td>Clemente: The Passions and Grace of Baseball&#8217;s Last Hero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 10, 2007<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Fred Glueckstein<\/td>\n<td>The &#8217;27 Yankees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 10, 2007<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Ted Leavengood<\/td>\n<td>The 2005 Washington Nationals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 7, 2007<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Jeff Seidel<\/td>\n<td>Iron Man: Cal Ripken Jr., a Tribute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 12, 2007<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>David Vincent<\/td>\n<td>Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball&#8217;s Ultimate Weapon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 9, 2007<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>John Eisenberg<\/td>\n<td>From 33rd Street to Camden Yards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 14, 2007<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Brad Snyder<\/td>\n<td>A Well-Paid Slave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug 11, 2007<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Lee Lowenfish<\/td>\n<td>Branch Rickey: Baseball&#8217;s Ferocious Gentleman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept 8, 2007<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct 13, 2007<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Tom Stanton<\/td>\n<td>Ty and the Babe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov 10, 2007<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Fran Zimniuch<\/td>\n<td>Shortened Seasons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec 8, 2007<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>James R. Hartley<\/td>\n<td>Washington&#8217;s Expansion Senators (1961-1971)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 11, 2008<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Jack Smiles<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Ee-Yah&#8221;: The Life and Times of Hughie Jennings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 9, 2008<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Bob Luke<\/td>\n<td>Willie Wells: &#8220;El Diablo&#8221; of the Negro Leagues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 8, 2008<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Clay Davenport<\/td>\n<td>Baseball Prospectus 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 12, 2008<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Willie Meaux and Feff Herberger<\/td>\n<td>The Game Comes Home (documentary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 10, 2008<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Larry Moffi<\/td>\n<td>Crossing the Line: Black Major Leaguers, 1947-1959<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 14, 2008<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Mark Pattison &amp; Joe Haardt<\/td>\n<td>Baseball Survivor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 12, 2008<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Mark Millikin<\/td>\n<td><em>The Glory of the 1966 Orioles and Baltimore<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug. 9, 2008<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Ted Patterson<\/td>\n<td><em>The Golden Voices of Baseball<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sept. 6, 2008<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Fran Zimniuch<\/td>\n<td><em>Going, Going, Gone!: The Art of the Trade<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct. 11, 2008<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Mitchell Nathanson<\/td>\n<td><em>The Fall of the 1977 Phillies<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov. 8, 2008<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Jeff Potter<\/td>\n<td><em>Whatever Happened to Baseball?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 13, 2008<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>John Holway<\/td>\n<td><em>Black Ball Tales<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 10, 2009<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Mark Pattison &amp; David Raglin<\/td>\n<td><em>Sock It To &#8216;Em Tigers<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb. 14, 2009<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Fred Glueckstein<\/td>\n<td><em>Mickey Mantle: Rookie in Pinstripes<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 11, 2009<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Dick Heller<\/td>\n<td>The 2009 Baseball Season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May 9, 2009<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Fred Stein<\/td>\n<td><em>History of the Baseball Fan<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 13, 2009<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Robert Goldman<\/td>\n<td><em>One Man Out: Curt Flood vs. Baseball<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 11, 2009<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Steve Walker<\/td>\n<td><em>A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug. 8, 2009<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Don Jensen<\/td>\n<td><em>The Timeline History of Baseball, 2nd Edition<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sep. 12, 2009<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Paul Dixon &amp;\u00a0Skip McAfee<\/td>\n<td><em>The Baseball Encyclopedia, 3rd, Edition<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct. 10, 2009<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Lew Paper<\/td>\n<td>Don Larson&#8217;s Miraculous World Series Game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nov. 14, 2009<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Ted Leavengood<\/td>\n<td><em>Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 12, 2009<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>David Vincent<\/td>\n<td><em>Home Runs&#8217; 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