Society for American Baseball Research

Society for American Baseball Research
Abbreviation	SABR
Formation	August 10, 1971
Founder	Bob Davids
Founded at	Cooperstown, New York, U.S.
Headquarters	555 N Central Ave #416; Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Field	Baseball research
Membership (2022)	7,194
CEO	Scott Bush
President	Mark Armour
Website	sabr.org

The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball, primarily through the use of statistics. The organization was founded in Cooperstown, New York, on August 10, 1971, at a meeting of 16 “statistorians” coordinated by sportswriter Bob Davids.^[2] The organization now reports a membership of over 7,500 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Society for American Baseball Research. June 15, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
^ Thompson, Dick; Hufford, Tom. "A History of SABR". SABR.org. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

[1] "Annual Report" (PDF). Society for American Baseball Research. June 15, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

[history-2] Thompson, Dick; Hufford, Tom. "A History of SABR". SABR.org. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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