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15-769: Founded in 2004, the Project started when Dr. Krock contacted members of the Society for American Baseball Research after he discovered there was no headstone on the grave of Jimmie Crutchfield , a player who grew up in Krock's childhood home of Ardmore, Missouri . After Crutchfield , the Project went on to place headstones on the graves of notables like John Donaldson , Candy Jim Taylor , Theodore "High Pockets" Trent , Steel Arm Johnny Taylor , Sam Bankhead , Bobby Robinson , Bill Gatewood , James Edward "Sap" Ivory, Robery "Fuzzy" Garrett, Frank Grant and Dink Mothell . Some of

30-738: A meeting of 16 "statistorians" coordinated by sportswriter Bob Davids . The organization now reports a membership of over 7,500 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona . While the acronym "SABR" was used to coin the word sabermetrics (for the use of sophisticated mathematical tools to analyze baseball), the Society is about much more than statistics . Well-known figures in the baseball world such as Bob Costas , Keith Olbermann , Craig R. Wright , and Rollie Hemond are members, along with highly regarded "sabermetricians" such as Bill James and Rob Neyer . Among Major League Baseball players, Jeff Bajenaru

45-564: Is an annual, published from 1982 to 2008 as The National Pastime: A Review of Baseball History , when it was intended as a more literary outlet than the stats oriented BRJ ; since 2009 it is a convention-focused journal, with articles about the geographic region where the convention is taking place that year. Other Society publications are an increasing variety of books (since 1976) and ebooks (since 2011); 8–10 new e-books published annually are all free to members. SABR annual awards include: In 2013, SABR began collaborating with Rawlings on

60-535: The Burr Oak Cemetery scandal, researchers continue work to determine if this is true. Society for American Baseball Research The Society for American Baseball Research ( SABR ) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and statistical record of baseball . The organization was founded in Cooperstown, New York , on August 10, 1971, at

75-487: The Gold Glove Award . Rawlings changed the voting process to incorporate SABR Defensive Index, a sabermetric component provided by SABR, which accounts for approximately 25 percent of the vote for the defensive award. SABR has regional chapters located across mainland United States. Additionally, there are also a number of international chapters. Majority of chapters are named in honor of a player or person with

90-532: The Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference . Krock also gives an annual report at this conference. On July 9, 2009 Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart alleged that four workers at Burr Oak Cemetery dug up more than 200 graves, dumped the bodies into unmarked mass graves, and resold the plots in a scheme that went back at least five years. Burr Oak Cemetery has become well known as one of the few cemeteries that has historically focused on

105-553: The SABR headquarters. The headquarters 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 holds annual conventions in a different city each year. The conference generally includes panel discussions, research presentations, city-specific tourism, a ballgame, and an awards banquet. The 2017 convention in New York City , set

120-508: The attendance record with 806 registered attendees out of approximately 7,000 SABR members. The organization also hosts an annual baseball analytics conference in Phoenix and a Negro Leagues conference , which is held in a different location each year. The Baseball Research Journal (BRJ) is SABR's flagship publication since 1972 for members to publish and share their research with like-minded students of baseball. The National Pastime

135-702: The cemeteries where the group has installed stones include Burr Oak Cemetery in Cook County, Illinois , Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois , East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton, New Jersey , Mt. Zion Cemetery in York County, Pennsylvania , and Greenwood Cemetery and Allegheny Cemetery which are both in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . While the grave marker project depends mostly on small contributions,

150-461: The group has also received sizeable donations from people like Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf , former player and manager Don Zimmer , and former 8th Commissioner of Baseball Fay Vincent . In fact, Vincent noted he had met Jimmie Crutchfield and liked him. Vincent has gone on to say the Baseball color line which led to good black athletes being excluded from Major League Baseball

165-452: The marker for Bill Gatewood was donated by the headstone engraver , which automatically advances the donated money to the next Negro league baseball player headstone . Baseball historian Larry Lester works with Dr. Krock and with other researchers of the Society for American Baseball Research , they have compiled a list of about 3,600 players, their birth dates and death dates, where they are buried, and if they have headstones. Much of

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180-580: The needs of the African American community, it is the final resting place of many black celebrities, including Chicago blues musicians, athletes, and other notables. Chicago's Cook County Sheriff's Office created a website to give anyone in the world the ability to search 43,555 photos in a database of marked, identified graves at the Burr Oak Cemetery. While it is unknown if any Negro league baseball players' graves were involved in

195-591: The research comes from the Negro Leagues Research Committee, an arm of the Society for American Baseball Research . In 2011, the Josh Gibson foundation honored Dr. Krock and the people behind his Grave Marker Project. Gibson himself was buried in an unmarked grave for nearly three decades. Krock has received numerous awards from Society for American Baseball Research , including a 2011 Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner Award at

210-458: Was ..."one of the great insults to a community." The project has managed to seed other gravesite work in the community and in the burial industry. For instance, the wife of Jimmie Crutchfield lay beside him and was also unmarked until the Cemetery donated a marker for Julia Crutchfield. Olivia Taylor, the wife of C.I. Taylor is also on the list for a headstone . Often a headstone , such as

225-439: Was believed to have been (until 2006) the only active player with a SABR membership; Elden Auker , Larry Dierker , and Andy Seminick also have been involved. Some prominent SABR members include: Only a minority of members pursue "number crunching" research. Rather, the SABR community is organized both by interest and geography: SABR members keep in touch through online directories and electronic mailing lists set up through

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