The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) was founded in August 1971 in Cooperstown, New York.  It currently has approximately 6,000 members worldwide.  Although SABR is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the backbone of SABR is its network of regional chapters where members gather to share their research interests and bond with other baseball enthusiasts.  The Magnolia Chapter - named in honor of the magnolia tree that once dominated the centerfield skyline at Ponce De Leon Park, home of the old Atlanta Crackers - serves SABR members in Georgia.  Members from other nearby states, as well as non-members with an interest in baseball history, are welcome to participate in Chapter activities. 

SABR's mission is three-fold:

• To encourage the study of baseball, past and present, as a significant athletic and social institution;
• To encourage further research and literary efforts to establish an accurate historical record of baseball, and;
• To help disseminate educational, historical and research information about the National Pastime.

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