America's original Negro Baseball League Conference
No Paid Staff - No Merchandise Sold
"The Best, the Biggest and Baddest Black Baseball Conference in America!"
Support our Scholarships, Library Grants and Grave Marker Projects:
The Malloy Conference, hosted by SABR's Negro Leagues Committee, promotes activities to enhance scholarly, educational, and literary objectives. Since 1998, the event has been the only academic symposium dedicated exclusively to the examination and promotion of black baseball history. The conference, the brainchild of Ted Knorr from Harrisburg, PA, is open to sport and history fans of all ages. Our first conference featured author Robert Peterson of "Only the Ball was White". Click to hear his keynote speech.
Download THIS YEAR'S REGISTRATION PACKET. You can registered online HERE
Download THIS YEAR'S REGISTRATION PACKET. You can registered online HERE
Each year, monies are targeted to donate books on sports to schools or libraries; raise funds for the Grave Marker Project; and award scholarships to high school seniors in a nationwide essay contest. We also have a national art competition, with three categories: Youth, Amateur & Professional. We welcome donations in any amount to fund our programs, initiatives, and your new ideas. Contact Us. Or download FAQ about the scholarships.
SPONSORSHIP packages are available HERE.
The Thomas R. Garrett Memorial Scholarships are now available [DEADLINE April 15, 2022]
- Download Jimmie Crutchfield Scholarship application for $1,000 and $500 for special recognition
- Download Andrew "Rube" Foster Scholarship application for $1,000
- Download Robert Peterson Scholarship application for $1,000
- Download Norman "Tweed" Webb Scholarship application for $1,000
LIBRARY GRANTS (2)
- Download the Richard C. "Dick" Clark Memorial Library Grant application for $500 [DEADLINE June 7, 2022]
CALL FOR PAPERS
- Download Call for Papers application [DEADLINE March 15, 2022]
- Due to COVID-19, papers accepted in 2020 will be honored and presented in 2022 in Birmingham, AL, June 2 to 5.
ART COMPETITION
- Download Youth artist page for entry details. (Under age 16) [DEADLINE June 14, 2022]
- Download Amateur and Professional artist page for entry details. [DEADLINE May 15, 2022]
Annual Awards
· The Robert Peterson Recognition Award: for bodies of work that increase public awareness on the Negro Leagues. Works may include books or full-length, footnoted articles. The Award is named after the author of the landmark publication, Only the Ball Was White. Click HERE on how this baseball book changed my life.
· he John Coates Next Generation Award: for recognition of outstanding achievement and dedication by newcomers to the research field. This Award is named after a passionate and energetic historian who died at a young age.
· Normal “Tweed” Webb Lifetime Achievement Award: to recognize long-term research contributions to the field of Negro League history. This Award is named after the renowned St. Louis historian and former batboy for Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants.
· The Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award: for the conference contributor with the greatest impact towards a successful conference and someone who shares Commissioner Vincent’s vision to recognize the Negro Leagues and its impact on the socialization of America values.
· he John Coates Next Generation Award: for recognition of outstanding achievement and dedication by newcomers to the research field. This Award is named after a passionate and energetic historian who died at a young age.
· Normal “Tweed” Webb Lifetime Achievement Award: to recognize long-term research contributions to the field of Negro League history. This Award is named after the renowned St. Louis historian and former batboy for Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants.
· The Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award: for the conference contributor with the greatest impact towards a successful conference and someone who shares Commissioner Vincent’s vision to recognize the Negro Leagues and its impact on the socialization of America values.
