Category: Presentations

Texas was a frequent spring training destination in the early decades of the 20th Century.  While San Antonio was the most popular location for the major-leaguers, Marlin in central Texas hosted five different teams over the period of 1904-1923.   The New York Giants were long-term tenants at Marlin, and their operation at Emerson Park is generally credited with being the first “permanent” major league spring training facility.

Click on the link below to download a powerpoint presentation about spring training in Marlin, Texas.  This document was originally presented at the January, 2009 SABR Rogers Hornsby Chapter Winter Meeting at Texas State University.

NOTE – the powerpoint is about 10MB in size, so it may take a little while to download.

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“Stolen Victories” is a Powerpoint presentation given by Jan Larson at the January 2008 winter meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter.

You can download the presentation for viewing on your computer: Steals of Home.

Jan can be reached at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.

Author’s notes:

In the “Stolen Victories” presentation, the 35 game ending (“walk off”) steals of home that have occurred in the American and National Leagues since the founding of the American League in 1901 are documented.

The author’s motivation to pursue this research project and the research methodology are described.

Interesting tidbits of trivia regarding the players that stole and the pitchers stolen upon are included along with an explanation of why one of the 35 game ending steals has an asterisk (at least in the author’s opinion).

Finally, all those SABR members who assisted with the research and/or were consulted on the project are listed.

“Two Exclusive Clubs” is a Powerpoint presentation given by Jan Larson at the January 2009 winter meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter.

You can download the presentation for viewing on your computer: Two Clubs

Jan can be reached at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.

Authors notes:

The presentation asks the audience to determine what qualifies the players and umpires in the two groups for membership in one of the two respective “clubs.”  The term “clubs” in this context refers to groups such as the “30/30 club,” the “3000 hit club” and the like.

The nature of the clubs is revealed in subsequent slides.