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Research topics of interest |
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Friday, 24 July 2009 14:06 |
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Members of the SABR Origins Committee have indicated the following as the subtopics that interest them most:
| Topic |
Interest |
| American Ballplaying, 1800-1840 |
57% |
| Early Evolution of the New York Game, 1830-1855 |
57% |
| Evolution of Base Ball Rules, 1845-1870 |
55% |
| How and Why Base Ball Emerged as the National Pastime |
54% |
| The Evolution of Newspaper Coverage of Base Ball |
54% |
| Creation Theories of Base Ball: Doubleday, Cartwright, etc |
53% |
| Early American Ballplaying, 1700-1800 |
50% |
| The Rise of BB Clubs and Match Play, 1855-1860 |
45% |
| Predecessor/Cousin Games in England, 1750-1850 (rounders, etc.) |
42% |
| The Spread of the New York Game |
41% |
| Very Early (pre-1750) Predecessor Games (stool-ball, tip-cat, etc.) |
40% |
| Civilian Base Ball During the 1860s |
40% |
| Pre-1845 Antecedents of Knickerbocker Era Rules |
37% |
| Ballplaying in the Civil War Camps 1861 - 1865 |
33% |
| Massachusetts Game/Roundball |
32% |
| Early Town Ball in Philadelphia |
30% |
| Data Applicable to Today's Vintage Base Ball |
29% |
| The Evolution of Base Ball Equipment |
26% |
| The Evolution of Ball-making |
23% |
| Early Cricket in North America |
23% |
| Predecessor Games in non-English-Speaking Cultures |
22% |
| The Game of Wicket |
15% |
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Last Updated on Friday, 24 July 2009 14:13 |
