About Project Cobb

Research registry

RESEARCH PROJECT	COLLABORATOR	HOW TO HELP
Southern top-tier domestic stats for 1995-2000 The goal of this project is to find full season stats for each Southern top-tier team from the 1995 season to the 2000 season. These are currently known only for the London Warriors. Individual British champions from 1890 onwards While it would be an unrealistic goal to aim for a full list of batting and pitching category leaders back to 1890, it is hoped. that many of the gaps can be filled. Feats in Southern top-tier play List of feats in Southern top-tier play are being maintained by the Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association, and that includes adding any feats that are missing.	Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association	To help with this project, send an email to the address at the top of this page. For more details on the collaborator, see the relevant entry in the table of Project Cobb collaborators below.
Baseball in the 1950s Mark Tobin, who runs British Baseball Data, is trying to gather as much information as possible on domestic baseball in the 1950s. Unification of northern and southern leagues in the 1960s/70s Mark is also attempting to establish for which years in the 1960s and 1970s the northern and southern leagues - and therefore the national championships - were unified and for which years they were not.	British Baseball Data	To help with either of these projects contact Mark, whose email address can be found here. For more details on the collaborator, see the relevant entry in the table of Project Cobb collaborators below.
Baseball in World War II Gary Bedingfield, who runs Baseball in Wartime, is collecting information on baseball relating to World War II, including that with a British connection.	Baseball in Wartime	If you can help with this project contact details can be found here. For more details on the collaborator, see the relevant entry in the table of Project Cobb collaborators below.
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.	Phil Lowry	To help with this project contact Phil, whose email address is: For more details on the collaborator, see the relevant entry in the table of Project Cobb collaborators below.
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.	Andrew Taylor	To help with this project contact Andrew, whose email address is: For more details on the collaborator, see the relevant entry in the table of Project Cobb collaborators below.

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Project Cobb collaborators

COLLABORATOR	DETAILS	LINK
Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association (GBBSA)	The GBBSA website hosts the Project Cobb webpage. In addition, the official archives of the Great Britain Seniors and Juniors are held on the website. Current and historical statistics for domestic baseball can also be found there.	Click here
British Baseball Data	Run by Mark Tobin, British Baseball Data contains by far the most comprehensive collection of league standings and play-off results from the history of British baseball on the internet.	Click here
BaseballGB	BaseballGB is a blog on baseball from a British perspective, and it hosts the official Project Cobb blog.	Click here
Baseball in Wartime	Run by Gary Bedingfield, Baseball in Wartime is a project that has the aim of collating and presenting all information on baseball in World War II, including that played on British soil.	Click here
Phil Lowry	Phil researches the longest baseball games that have been played across the globe, including in Britain.	A fascinating article by Phil that appeared in SABR's Baseball Research Journal can be found here.
Andrew Taylor	Andrew is collecting information on the baseball that was played in Folkestone and Hythe during World War I.	No web link
British Baseball Federation (BBF)	The BBF website houses a page of placeholders for the British Baseball Archives, including a space for a Hall of Fame, should one be established. The BBF website also has records of domestic standings and results, including some line-scores, going back to 2003.	Click here

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Relevant literature

PUBLICATION	DETAILS	LINK
	Editor: William Morgan Years: 1972 to 1989 Description (by Project Cobb) This British baseball publication 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
	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: 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
	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
	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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