By the numbers - Celebrate SABR Day Jan. 29

If you think you are a baseball fan than you have to be a member of SABR!

The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) will be gathering at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on January 29 as part of SABR Day.

The organization will host more than 30 events across North America and Europe. SABR Day is a chance for fans to celebrate all things baseball just weeks before pitchers and catchers report. All Hall of Fame members are invited to attend SABR Day events in their area. A complete list of events is available at www.sabr.org.

Locally, the SABR chapter is in Cooperstown, the Cliff Kachline Chapter, will host the gathering at the Hall of Fame beginning at 10 a.m. on Jan. 29. Among the planned activities will be an interactive videoconference with members of the San Francisco chapter, who will be meeting at AT&T Park.

The Society for American Baseball Research is an international, member-driven nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster the research, preservation, and dissemination of the history and record of baseball. SABR has nearly 7,000 members world-wide and was formed in August of 1971 in Cooperstown.

 For more information on SABR Day in Cooperstown, visit www.baseballhall.org.

-- Courtesy the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.