SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN BASEBALL RESEARCH (SABR) - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland HistoryThe Society for American Baseball
Research (SABR) is an organization dedicated to the
research and preservation of baseball with more than 6,500 members around the
world. From 1990 to 2011 the organization was headquartered in the CAXTON
BUILDING in downtown Cleveland. Founded in 1971 at the Baseball Hall
of Fame and Museum library in Cooperstown, New York, SABR was started by L.
Robert "Bob" Davids and fifteen other
people. Since 1974 the group has operated a lending library of baseball
research resources for its members. The first item available for lending was The
Sporting News on microfilm; currently there are a number of publications,
books, master's theses and Ph.D. dissertations available for lending. There are
also a number of online discussion forums available for members and the group's
archives are available at the WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SABR produces a number of
publications each year, with articles written by SABR members and fans from
around the world. It also offers a number of awards and scholarships to
researchers to recognize them for their contributions to baseball research. Each
year SABR hosts a national convention in a major city; in 2008 Cleveland hosted
the convention. The group has a number of regional chapters around the world
that host periodic meetings, including the Cleveland area Jack Graney Chapter. Although
the headquarters moved to Phoenix in 2011, the regional chapter still maintains
a significant presence in the Northeast Ohio baseball community. SABR Records, Western Reserve
Historical, Society
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