Early Sabermetrics Archive – Bill James, Project Scoresheet, Sabermetric Review

[MallardRoad]

Hi all,

I’m a new member and just joined because I ended up getting a few folders of very early Bill James, Sabermetrics and Project Scoresheet papers — all were included in a purchase I made of some books, basically as a throw in, and I was wondering if anyone might tell me if what I have here is significant or not, not sure what I’ll do with it but I would like to look over in coming weeks. Anyway, all told, it’s 17 issues of Bill James Baseball Abstract Newsletter (Vol. 1 and 2, incl. special editions); 13 issues of Sabermetric Review (1986–1987); and about 60 documents from Project Scoresheet: handwritten scoresheets, typed forms, internal memos, scorer instructions, election statements, and signed letters from Gillette, Tippett, and others … I am going to upload a few photos too. I’m a casual fan raised rooting for the 70s and 80s Phils but not a huge collector or anything, so any light you can shed on it is appreciated. Thank you!.