Allan Roth, the Glossary
Allan Roth (born Abraham Roth; May 17, 1917 – March 3, 1992) was a Canadian baseball and hockey statistician and an early proponent of sabermetrics in baseball.[1]
Table of Contents
51 relations: African Americans, Batting average, Bill James, Branch Rickey, Brooklyn Dodgers, Buzzie Bavasi, Canadian Army, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Count (baseball), Culver City, California, Curt Gowdy, Epilepsy, ESPN, ESPN on ABC, Frank Calder, General manager (baseball), International League, Interracial marriage, Jerome Holtzman, Larry MacPhail, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Times, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Major League Baseball on NBC, McGill University, Media guide, Montreal, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Royals, Montreal Standard, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, National Hockey League, NBC Sports, On-base percentage, Pitch count, Relief pitcher, Sabermetrics, Sandy Koufax, Save (baseball), Society for American Baseball Research, Statistician, The New York Times, The Sporting News, Tony Kubek, Vero Beach, Florida, Vin Scully, Walter O'Malley, World Series, ... Expand index (1 more) »
- Baseball statisticians
- Los Angeles Dodgers personnel
- Montreal Canadiens personnel
- Sports statisticians
African Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
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Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters.
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Bill James
George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Allan Roth and Bill James are baseball statisticians and baseball writers.
Branch Rickey
Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays, next year in 1884 becoming a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890.
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Buzzie Bavasi
Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi (December 12, 1914 – May 1, 2008) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three California baseball franchises from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s.
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Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Temple de la renommée du baseball canadien) is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. Allan Roth and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame are Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.
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Count (baseball)
In baseball and softball, the count refers to the number of balls and strikes a batter has in their current plate appearance.
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Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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Curt Gowdy
Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster.
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures.
ESPN
ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.
ESPN on ABC
ESPN on ABC (formerly known as ABC Sports from 1961 to 2006) is the branding used for sports event and documentary programming televised by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States.
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Frank Calder
Frank Sellick Calder (November 17, 1877 – February 4, 1943) was a British-born Canadian ice hockey executive, journalist, and athlete.
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General manager (baseball)
In Major League Baseball, the general manager (GM) of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players.
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International League
The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the United States.
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Interracial marriage
Interracial marriage is a marriage involving spouses who belong to different races or racialized ethnicities.
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Jerome Holtzman
Jerome Holtzman (July 12, 1926 – July 19, 2008) was an American sportswriter known for his writings on baseball who served as the official historian for Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 until his death. Allan Roth and Jerome Holtzman are baseball writers.
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Larry MacPhail
Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail Sr. (February 3, 1890 – October 1, 1975) was an American lawyer and an executive in Major League Baseball.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.
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Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
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Major League Baseball on NBC
Major League Baseball on NBC was the de facto branding for weekly broadcasts of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by NBC Sports, and televised on the NBC television network and its streaming service Peacock.
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McGill University
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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A media guide, historically also known as a dope book, is a sports-related press kit, distributed as a book or binder, and published by sports teams before the start of the sporting season.
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Montreal
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling Canadiens is always used instead of Canadians.
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Montreal Royals
The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team in Montreal, Quebec, during 1897–1917 and 1928–1960.
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Montreal Standard
The Montreal Standard, later known as The Standard, was a national weekly pictorial newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, founded by Hugh Graham.
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.
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National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey, LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.
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NBC Sports
NBC Sports is an American programming division of the broadcast network NBC, owned and operated by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and subsidiary of Comcast.
On-base percentage
In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) measures how frequently a batter reaches base.
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Pitch count
In baseball statistics, pitch count is the number of pitches thrown by a pitcher in a game.
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Relief pitcher
In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection, high pitch count, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions.
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Sabermetrics
Sabermetrics (originally SABRmetrics) is the original or blanket term for sports analytics, the empirical analysis of baseball, especially the development of advanced metrics based on baseball statistics that measure in-game activity.
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Sandy Koufax
Sanford Koufax (né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.
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Save (baseball)
In baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain circumstances.
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Society for American Baseball Research
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball, primarily through the use of statistics.
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Statistician
A statistician is a person who works with theoretical or applied statistics.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Sporting News
The Sporting News is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium.
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Tony Kubek
Anthony Christopher Kubek (born October 12, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player and television broadcaster. Allan Roth and Tony Kubek are Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.
Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach is a city in and the county seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States.
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Vin Scully
Vincent Edward Scully (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022) was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcast work in Major League Baseball.
Walter O'Malley
Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979.
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World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Baseball statisticians
- Allan Roth
- Ben Baumer
- Bill James
- Bill Weiss
- Carson Cistulli
- Christina Kahrl
- Chuck Waseleski
- Clay Davenport
- Craig R. Wright
- Dan Szymborski
- Dave Cameron (baseball analyst)
- David Smith (baseball historian)
- David W. Vincent
- Earnshaw Cook
- Eddie Epstein
- Henry Chadwick (writer)
- Irvin Leigh Matus
- John Thorn
- Keith Olbermann
- Keith Woolner
- Nate Silver
- Rany Jazayerli
- Rob Neyer
- Sarah Langs
- Sherri Nichols
- Sig Mejdal
- Tom Tango
- Voros McCracken
Los Angeles Dodgers personnel
- Allan Roth
- Bruce Chen
- Craig R. Wright
- Francisco Herrera (baseball)
- Frank Jobe
- Ippei Mizuhara
- John Ramsey (announcer)
- Ken Bracey
- Nancy Bea
- Nick Nickson
- Nobe Kawano
- Robert Kerlan
- Sue Falsone
- Tagg Romney
Montreal Canadiens personnel
Sports statisticians
- Allan Roth
- Bret Myers
- David Berri
- David Neft
- Dean Oliver (statistician)
- Ejikeme Ikwunze
- Frank Zarnowski
- Harvey Pollack
- Ken Pomeroy
- Kirk Goldsberry
- Pete Palmer
- Sarah Rudd
- Sean Lahman
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Roth
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