Join us for an outstanding program on Sunday, September 18th as the SABR Detroit chapter presents the following speakers:

• Lisa Alexander will speak about Race on First, Class on Second, Gender on Third, and Sexuality Up to Bat: Intersectionality and Power in Major League Baseball, 1995–2005. Alexander is a professor of Africana studies at Wayne State and is currently editing her dissertation for publication.
• Irwin J. Cohen was the founder, editor and publisher of a monthly baseball publication in the 1970s and his roster of 20 writers included Peter Gammons, Tracy Ringolsby, and Ernie Harwell. Cohen worked as a department head in the Tigers’ front office in the Monaghan era and earned a 1984 World Series ring.
• Howard Stitzel engineered the Tigers’ radio broadcasts for more than 50 years, working with Harry Heilmann, Mel Ott, Ernie Harwell, and Paul Carey, among other broadcasters.

The program will commence at 1:00 PM in the Community Room/Special Collections Room on the third floor of the David Adamany Undergraduate Library on the Wayne State campus in Midtown Detroit.
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After the program, we will head across the street to Lefty's for some pizza and to watch the Tigers battle the A's. Bring all your baseball friends as we celebrate the Tigers drive to the AL Central title and the playoffs.

For full details of the program, view the program document.