Society for American Baseball Research, Rogers Hornsby Chapter
Serving Central and South Texas Since 2006
Nine members gathered at Cover 3 for the May chapter meeting. Jim Baker wrote a quiz, 30 Teams/30 Questions, featuring multiple choice and open-ended questions on all 30 current Major League franchises (Look under the Contests tab above to view the quiz and answers). Cy Morong, who traveled the farthest to attend the meeting, also left as the winner of the quiz, answering 23 questions correctly.
Next meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, with location to be determined.
The monthly meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, at Cover 3 located at 2700 W. Anderson Lane in Austin (next to where Fuddrucker’s used to be). In order to reserve a table, an accurate headcount is necessary. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.
On Saturday, April 17, ten members and guests enjoyed a hearty meal at the Salt Lick restaurant followed by the Round Rock Express vs. New Orleans Zephyrs game at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas.
After dinner we made our way across the parking lot and into the stadium. Shortly after finding our seats, the Texas skies opened up and the game was delayed nearly 90 minutes by rain. 
Eventually the rain ceased, the tarp was removed, the field prepared and a baseball game was played on what turned out to be a fairly pleasant evening.
Several members suffered from divided attention while following not only the action on the field, but also following (via smart phone) the action in St. Louis where the Mets defeated the Cardinals 2-1 in 20 innings and in Atlanta where the Rockies’ Ubaldo Jiminez threw the first no-hitter in franchise history at the Braves.
Although the visiting Zephyrs left the field with a 5-4 win, a good time was had by all.
The date for the May meeting is TBD.
For the April monthly meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter, we will be attending the Round Rock Express vs. New Orleans Zephyrs game scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 17 at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Tentative plans are for a pre-game meal at the Salt Lick restaurant near the southwest corner of the Dell Diamond parking lot. Plan to meet at the Salt Lick at 5:30 p.m.
If you plan to attend please indicate (1) the number of people that will attend the pre-game meal (for the purposes of making a reservation at the Salt Lick) and (2) the number of game tickets required ($12 plus $1 convenience charge each). Please send an email with those numbers to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com no later than Monday, April 12.
Tickets will be purchased on April 12 and the pdf file containing the tickets will be sent to each attendee shortly thereafter.
Eight members of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter met Tuesday evening, March 30, 2010 for dinner at Cover3 in Austin. Discussion centered around the upcoming season and the Astros’ prospects for the 2010 campaign. Interest was expressed in a summer road trip to see the Corpus Christi Hooks or San Antonio Missions.
Monte Cely presented a quiz on the history of the Cy Young Award (a copy of the quiz is under the "Contests" tab above). Michael Bass won the quiz and a copy of the book, "Cy Young Award Winners". Jan Larson was also presented with a St. Patrick’s green Astros cap for winning the February quiz.
The next chapter meeting will be an outing to Dell Diamond to see a Round Rock Express game. Tentative date is Saturday evening, April 17. More information will be forthcoming.
Eight members of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter met Tuesday evening, March 30, 2010 at Cover3 in Austin. Discussion centered around the upcoming season, and in particular the Astros’ prospects for the 2010 campaign. There was also talk about the possibility of a road trip to see the Corpus Christi Hooks or the San Antonio Missions (more discussion needed as the season plays out).
Monte Cely presented the quiz on the topic of the Cy Young Award (see the "Contests" tab above to take the quiz yourself). Michael Bass took the honors, with the prize being a copy of the book, "Cy Young Award Winners". Jan Larson was also belatedly presented with a St. Patrick’s Astros cap for winning the February quiz.
The next chapter meeting is tentatively planned for Dell Diamond to see a Round Rock Express game, most likely on Saturday evening, April 17. More information will be forthcoming.
Dr. Goehrs’ obituary may be found here.
The monthly meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, at Cover 3 located at 2700 W. Anderson Lane in Austin (next to Fuddrucker’s). In order to reserve a table, an accurate headcount is necessary. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.
Ten members had dinner and chatted about baseball, football, basketball and the Olympics at Cover 3 in Austin on Feb. 25.
Jan Larson won Bill Gilbert’s trivia quiz related to the 2009 season and 2000 decade with a total score of 24 points, leaving everyone else in the dust. (The quiz can be found under the Contests tab above.)
Most of us agreed that Cover 3 was not as noisy as some of the other locations we’ve met at recently. The chapter plans to have the next meeting at Cover 3 on Tuesday, March 30.
The monthly meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, at Cover 3 located at 2700 W. Anderson Lane in Austin (next to Fuddrucker’s).
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