| Date |
Location |
Attendance |
Comments |
| 12/09/03 |
County Line |
5 |
Initial Meeting |
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| 01/20/04 |
Scholz Garden |
6 |
Evening Meeting |
| 02/09/04 |
Dell Diamond |
3 |
Astros Caravan |
| 04/27/04 |
County Line |
4 |
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| 07/21/04 |
County Line |
3 |
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| 10/27/04 |
County Line |
6 |
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| 12/07/04 |
County Line |
7 |
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| 01/12/05 |
County Line |
3 |
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| 03/01/05 |
Siena |
3 |
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| 04/12/05 |
County Line |
5 |
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| 05/24/05 |
County Line |
5 |
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| 06/16/05 |
Dell Diamond |
12 |
Meeting and Express Game |
| 07/06/05 |
County Line |
5 |
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| 11/08/05 |
County Line |
7 |
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| 12/13/05 |
County Line |
10 |
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| 01/10/06 |
County Line |
9 |
Signed Petition for Chapter Recognition. |
| 02/14/06 |
County Line |
4 |
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| 03/07/06 |
Scholz Garden |
7 |
Evening Meeting |
| 04/11/06 |
Scholz Garden |
6 |
Evening Meeting on Back Patio. |
| 05/09/06 |
Siena |
7 |
County Line Was Closed |
| 06/24/06 |
Dell Diamond |
22 |
Research Presentations and Game. |
| 07/18/06 |
County Line |
10 |
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| 08/08/06 |
County Line |
5 |
Larson, Baker, Goehrs, Siegel, Cely. |
| 09/12/06 |
Scholz Garden |
12 |
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| 10/24/06 |
Scholz Garden |
9 |
Watched World Series. Trivia. |
| 12/12/06 |
Scholz Garden |
14 |
Planned January Meeting. |
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| 01/20/07 |
Texas State Univ. |
34 |
1st Winter Meeting. Al LaMacchia (long time major league scout), Carl Scheib (former major league pitcher). |
| 02/15/07 |
Scholz Garden |
11 |
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| 03/29/07 |
Scholz Garden |
8 |
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| 04/19/07 |
Scholz Garden |
10 |
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| 05/17/07 |
Scholz Garden |
10 |
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| 06/23/07 |
Dell Diamond |
21 |
Meeting and Express Game |
| 07/12/07 |
Scholz Garden |
11 |
Meeting to watch All-Star Game |
| 08/28/07 |
Dell Diamond |
14 |
Express Game |
| 09/18/07 |
Scholz Garden |
12 |
Two trivia contests. |
| 10/16/07 |
Scholz Garden |
5 |
World Series Quiz |
| 11/13/07 |
The Tavern |
14 |
Gold Glove & Connie Mack Quizzes, HoF Ballot for Mgrs & Execs. |
| 12/11/07 |
The Tavern |
15 |
Christmas Quiz, HoF Ballot for Players |
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| 01/19/08 |
Texas State Univ. |
31 |
2nd Annual Winter Meeting. Gene Watson (Royals scout), Chris Young (minor league pitcher), Mike Capps (Round Rock Express broadcaster) and Ty Harrington (Texas State University baseball coach). |
| 02/26/08 |
The Tavern |
14 |
Dan Walsh Quiz |
| 03/27/08 |
The Tavern |
8 |
Predictatron |
| 04/29/08 |
Third Base |
12 |
New Venue |
| 05/17/08 |
Dell Diamond |
12 |
Round Rock Express Game |
| 06/17/08 |
Third Base |
8 |
Cleveland Indians Trivia Quiz won by Jan Larson |
| 07/18/08 |
Third Base |
11 |
World Series Trivia Quiz won by Brian Rogers |
| 08/12/08 |
Third Base |
8 |
Kansas City Trivia Baseball Quiz won by Dan Walsh |
| 09/30/08 |
Third Base |
9 |
Baltimore Baseball Trivia Quiz won by Jan Larson |
| 10/21/08 |
Third Base |
9 |
St. Louis Baseball Trivia Quiz won by Jim Baker. HoF Veterans Comm. Ballot |
| 11/20/08 |
Third Base |
11 |
Wancho Trivia Quiz won by Jan Larson |
| 12/16/08 |
Third Base |
10 |
Gilbert Trivia Quiz won by Jim Baker |
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| 01/17/09 |
Texas State Univ. |
35 |
3rd Annual Winter Meeting. Larry Dierker, Talmage Boston, Milton Jamail, Mike Capps. |
| 02/17/09 |
Third Base |
11 |
Jim Baker quiz on Black History Month. Won by Bill Gilbert. |
| 03/10/09 |
Third Base |
9 |
Jan Larson quiz on famous homers and infamous pitchers. Won by Cy Morong. |
| 04/20/09 |
Third Base |
11 |
Dan Walsh quiz on ballparks. Won by Jim Baker. |
| 05/18/09 |
Third Base |
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Monte Cely quiz on St. Louis Browns. |
| 06/20/09 |
Dell Diamond |
12 |
Pre-game dinner at Salt Lick restaurant. Round Rock Express vs. New Orleans Zephyrs game at Dell Diamond : RR - 5, NO - 4 (11). |
| 07/20/09 |
Third Base |
10 |
Tom Wancho quiz on strange injuries. Won by Brian Rogers. |
| 08/25/09 |
Third Base |
6 |
Dan Walsh quiz on player nicknames won by Bill Gilbert. |
| 09/17/09 |
Third Base |
10 |
Bill Gilbert quiz on current AL franchise leaders in hits and homeruns won by Dan Walsh. |
| 10/10/09 |
Gilbert Martinez's house |
8 |
Playoff Watch Party and Cookout; Dodgers swept the Cardinals in NLDS; Rockies-Phillies Game 3 postponed due to snow; no quiz |
| 11/19/09 |
Third Base |
8 |
Michael Bass quiz on the decade of the 1960s won by Dan Walsh. |
| 12/17/09 |
Third Base |
11 |
Jim Baker football-baseball quiz won by Norman Macht. |
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| 01/16/10 |
Texas State University |
34 |
4th Annual Winter Meeting; Bill Brown, Scott Barzilla, Fred Worth, Gene Watson, Jim Baker, Mike Capps and Norman Macht. |
| 01/30/10 |
Chuck Kaufman's house |
13 |
SABR Day gathering |
| 02/25/10 |
Cover 3 |
10 |
Bill Gilbert 2009 season quiz won by Jan Larson |
| 03/30/10 |
Cover 3 |
8 |
Monte Cely Cy Young Award quiz won by Michael Bass |
| 04/17/10 |
Dell Diamond |
10 |
Dinner at Salt Lick Restaurant following by New Orleans Zephyrs at Round Rock Express game at Dell Diamond. NO - 5, RR - 4. |
| 05/19/10 |
Cover 3 |
9 |
Jim Baker quiz, 30 Teams/30 Questions, won by Cy Morong |
| 06/29/10 |
Third Base |
14 |
Dan Walsh quiz, College Baseball and the College World Series, won by Bill Gilbert |
| 07/24/10 |
Dell Diamond |
16 |
Dinner at the Salt Lick followed by a Round Round Express loss in 13 innings, 4-2, to the Iowa Cubs. Carlos Zambrano of the Cubs pitched two scoreless innings in a rehab assignment. |
| 08/24/10 |
Third Base |
10 |
Dinner at Third Base, no quiz |
| 09/28/10 |
Third Base |
7 |
Discussions about pennant races, MVP and Cy Young candidates. Also some "SABR-talk" about "reversion to mean" and FIP. No quiz. |
| 10/16/10 |
Gilbert Martinez's house |
13 |
Playoffs Watch Party and Cookout. Rangers beat the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALCS and the Giants topped the Phillies in Game 1 of the NLCS. |
| 11/18/10 |
Third Base |
12 |
48th consecutive meeting, Jim Baker wins Cy Young prognostication poll, Ira Siegel wins Jan Larson's trivia quiz (using last name, name one player for each letter of the alphabet in 10 minutes). |
| 12/16/10 |
Third Base |
11 |
49th consecutive month with a meeting; Cy Morong wins Bill Gilbert's trivia quiz on the 2010 season. |
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| 01/15/11 |
Texas State University |
30 |
Fifth annual Winter Meeting and 50th consecutive monthly meeting. Bill Brown and Jerry Grote as featured speakers. Also, Norman Macht, Craig Budner, Steve Fall and Mike Capps. |
| 01/29/11 |
Jan Larson's house |
12 |
SABR Day. Watched "Field of Dreams" and "The Natural." Craig Lukshin distributed unopened sets of 1987 Topps baseball cards. |
| 02/17/11 |
Third Base |
11 |
Monte Cely quiz on Caribbean World Series won by Norman Macht. |
| 03/22/11 |
Iron Works BBQ |
12 |
New location at Iron Works went well. No quiz. |
| 04/19/11 |
Iron Works BBQ |
12 |
Michael Bass presented quiz written by George Will, won by Bill Gilbert on his return from the disabled list. |
|
04/30/11 - 05/01/11
|
Whataburger Field |
12 |
Hornsby and Dierker chapter members enjoyed the "owner's experience" courtesy of the Corpus Christi Hooks; we attended the Saturday night and Sunday afternoon games |
| 05/17/11 |
Iron Works BBQ |
9 |
General discussion: Harmon Killebrew passing, top Dominican pitchers, Astros franchise sale, hot start by The Tribe. This marks the 54th consecutive monthly meeting for the chapter. |
| 06/25/11 |
Dell Diamond |
15 |
Dinner at Salt Lick followed by ball game. General discussion. Express win 4-3 with a run in the bottom of the ninth. |
| 07/19/11 |
Iron Works BBQ |
14 |
Dinner and a Bill Gilbert quiz about home run and pitching leaders, won by Dan Walsh. 56th consecutive month the chapter has met. |
| 08/8/11 |
Dell Diamond |
21 |
57th consecutive monthly meeting. Tacoma Rainers over the Round Rock Express, 8-7. |
| 09/24/11 |
"Moneyball" and Hyde Park Bar & Grill |
15 |
Viewing of "Moneyball," followed by dinner at Hyde Park Bar & Grill. Brian McNulty, production manager, spoke and answered questions about movie making |
| 10/22/11 |
Jim Baker's house |
8 |
Viewing of World Series Game 3 between the Cardinals and Rangers. |
| 11/17/11 |
Iron Works BBQ |
15 |
Discussion included 2011 World Series, post-season awards, sale of Astros and their move to the American League. Bill Gilbert presented a trivia quiz on the 2011 season. |
| 12/15/11 |
Iron Works BBQ |
11 |
Items discussed included Albert Pujols signing by Angels, new Astros' GM Jeff Luhnow's first trade, Ryan Braun's suspension and various other off-season topics. Jan Larson presented a quiz on free agency. |
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| 01/14/12 |
Texas State |
28 |
Sixth Annual Winter Meeting; speakers included Branch Rickey III, president of the Pacific Coast League, Frank Coffland, retired minor league umpire, Mike Capps, Round Rock Express broadcaster, Norman Macht, former SABR board member and Connie Mack biographer, and Scott Barzilla, author and sabermetrician |
| 01/28/12 |
Gilbert and Raeanne Martinez's house |
13 |
Third Annual SABR Day celebration; potluck dinner, MLB Network videos, electronic and board baseball game demonstrations |
| 02/16/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
15 |
Discussion items: Pending trades, Gary Carter death, arbitration completed, Serie del Caribe. Monte Cely presented a quiz on Latin American baseball. |
| 03/20/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
11 |
Norman Macht signed copies of his newly published second volume about Connie Mack, and we discussed whether clutch hitting can be proven. Dan Walsh presented a Ron Santo-themed quiz, which was won by Jim Baker. |
| 04/17/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
7 |
A relatively small group discussed baseball topics of the day. |
| 05/15/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
8 |
Topics included BABIP, early season surprises/disappointments, Bryce Harper. |
| 06/16/12 |
Dell Diamond |
16 |
Armando Gallaraga and the Oklahoma City RedHawks top the Round Round Express, 8-5. |
| 07/12/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
15 |
Topics included the first half of the season, the All-Star Game and expectations for the second half. Bill Gilbert won Jim Baker's quiz on perfect games. 68th consecutive month the chapter has met. |
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08/11/12 - 08/12/12
|
Minute Maid Park |
10 |
Road trip to Houston to see pair of Brewers - Astros games. |
| 08/23/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
14 |
2013 Winter Meeting agenda, Stephen Strasburg, 2012 Wild Card format included among discussion topics. Bill Gilbert quiz on all-time pitching wins leader per franchise won by Jan Larson. |
| 09/20/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
11 |
Upcoming playoffs, Orioles, Astros' manager search, many other current topics. Jim Baker quiz on 50 years of Mets' history, won by Jan Larson. Discussed date for playoff watch party next month. |
| 10/27/12 |
Jim Baker's house |
9 |
Viewing of the World Series Game 3 between the Giants and the Tigers. |
| 11/13/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
8 |
Marlins-Blue Jays pending trade, Managers of the Year Awards, Silver Slugger Awards; Jan Larson quiz on prominient baseball plays throughout history, won by Tom Thayer, 72nd consecutive month the chapter has met. |
| 12/20/12 |
Iron Works BBQ |
6 |
Various off-season topics and Winter Meeting were discussed. Monte Cely provided assortment of desserts. |
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| 01/12/13 |
Texas State |
51 |
7th Annual Winter Meeting featured Astros broadcaster Bill Brown, Round Rock Express broadcaster Mike Capps, Texas League President Tom Kayser, Bob Tholkes of the Halsey Hall Chapter (Minnesota), Aaron Baggett of the University of Mary Hardin Baylor, Bob Dorrill of the Larry Dierker Chapter and author and former SABR board member Norman Macht. This meeting marked the 74th consecutive month the chapter has met. |
| 01/26/13 |
Macaroni Grill |
7 |
Small but enthuastic group celebrates SABR Day with lunch gathering. |
| 02/21/13 |
Iron Works BBQ |
13 |
Good crowd anticipating the start of the baseball season |
| 03/19/13 |
Iron Works BBQ |
11 |
Discussions included World Baseball Classic, Predictatron 2013, 2004 Red Sox, Astros 2013 outlook. |
| 04/16/13 |
Gilbert home in Lakeway |
9 |
Great food! Topics included recent Rickey/Robinson movie 42, early MLB team performance, and Astros TV contract and other issues. |
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