Aims of Project Cobb

Achievements so far

IMAGE	ACHIEVEMENT	LINK
	Creating an archive of standings, play-off results, and more for post-World War II baseball in Britain Mark Tobin is always looking to add and cross-check information in his invaluable online archive. If there are gaps that you can fill or facts that you can back up or dispute, please contact Mark here.	Click here
	Creating an archive of domestic statistics and feats This archive includes full southern top-tier stats back to 2001, additional, single-season and career records, a list of individual champions where known, and a catalogue of feats. If there are gaps that you can fill, please email the address at the top of this webpage.	Click here
	Creating an archive for the Great Britain national team Building on a large body of research by Josh Chetwynd, this archive includes a full year-by-year history, player biographies, and lists of performances and players. If there are gaps that you can fill, please email the address at the top of this webpage. For an article by Josh providing an overview of the Great Britain national between 1907 and 2007 click here.	Click here
	Publishing Baseball Mercury online The British baseball publication Baseball Mercury was edited by baseball historian William Morgan from 1972 until 1989. Fifty-one issues were produced in all, and the publication's scope covered both domestic and international baseball, as well as softball.	Click here
	Detailing Britain's classic post-World War II finals This subject has been covered in a 10,000-word article that draws together game reports and other details for a number of classic finals played since World War II.	Click here
	Remembering the London Twilight Baseball League of 1976 A Project Cobb article looks at the London Twilight Baseball League of 1976, a project led by Jeff Archer. While the league was short- lived, its innovative nature gives it historical importance and also provides lessons for baseball today.	Click here
	Selecting an All-Star team of Major Leaguers appearing on British soil In this article, Josh Chetwynd presents an All-Star team of Major League players who, at some point, competed in a baseball game in the United Kingdom.	Click here
	Publishing cartoons by Rex During the independent breakaway league of 1992-1994, a fanzine titled Linedrive! was edited by London Warriors supporter Phil Ross, with contributions from Rex Phillips that included cartoons offering British baseball humour.	Click here

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Ongoing historical research

PROJECT	NOTES ON RESEARCHER	HOW TO HELP
Baseball in Folkestone and Hythe during World War I Andrew Taylor is gathering information on baseball played in the Folkestone and Hythe area during World War I.	Background to Andrew Taylor's research can be found here.	To help with this project contact Andrew, whose email address is:
Domestic baseball in the 1950s British Baseball Data is trying to gather as much information as possible on domestic baseball in the 1950s.	Run by Mark Tobin, British Baseball Data holds the Internet's most comprehensive collection of league standings and play-off results from British history.	To help with this project contact Mark, whose email address can be found here.
Individual British champions from 1890 onwards While it would be unrealistic to aim for a full list of batting and pitching category leaders back to 1890, the Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association hopes that some of the gaps can be filled.	The Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association holds the official archives of the Great Britain Seniors and Juniors, as well as historical domestic statistics.	To help with this project, send an email to the address at the top of this page.
Baseball in World War II Baseball in Wartime is collecting information on baseball relating to World War II, including that with a British connection.	Gary Bedingfield's Baseball in Wartime is a project that has the aim of collating and presenting all information on baseball in World War II, including that on British soil.	If you can help with this project contact details can be found here.

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Monitoring projects

Preserving baseball history as it happens can include:
- scoring games;
- collating statistics;
- writing reports
- taking photos.
If there is a particular aspect of baseball in Britain that you wish to monitor or if you require advice on any of the above areas, please contact Project Cobb using the email address at the top of this webpage.

WHAT IS BEING MONITORED	NOTES ON MONITOR	HOW TO HELP
Longest games in British baseball Phil Lowry collates details of the longest games played all over the world (particularly those lasting at least 5 hours or 20 innings). His records include separate lists for England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.	A fascinating article by Phil that appeared in SABR's Baseball Research Journal can be found here.	If you have details on long games in Britain, please contact Phil, whose email address is:

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Relevant books

FRONT COVER	DETAILS	LINK
	Authors: Josh Chetwynd and Brian A Belton Year: 2007 Publisher: McFarland Pages: 272 ISBN: 978-0-7864-2594-5 Description (from publisher) This book traces the history of baseball as a popular British sport concentrating on one particularly successful and notable team, the West Ham Hammers.	Click here
	Author: Jeff Archer Year: 1995 Publisher: White-Boucke Pages: 234 ISBN: 978-0-9625006-7-1 Description (from the preface) From the cow pastures of England to the magnificently manicured baseball fields of Holland, [this] is a wonderful description of how the game is interpreted in other countries.	Click here
	Author: Josh Chetwynd Year: 2008 Publisher: McFarland Pages: 272 ISBN: 978-0-7864-3724-5 Description (from publisher) Organized by country, this heavily researched book delves into the history of baseball in 40 nations, describing not only the efforts to spread the game but also the culture of baseball unique to Europe.	Click here
	Editors: Todd Anton and Bill Nowlin Year: 2008 Publisher: Triumph Books Pages: 256 ISBN: 978-1-60078-126-1 Description (by Project Cobb) This book includes writing on baseball in Britain during World War II, with a chapter by Gary Bedingfield entitled "The 1943 All-Pro Game in England".	Click here
	Author: Alan M Klein Year: 2008 Publisher: Yale University Press Pages: 288 ISBN: 978-0-300-13639-5 Description (by Project Cobb) In exploring the globalization of baseball, Klein dedicates several pages to the development of the game in Britain.	Click here

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