Passan: The shocking history of sign-stealing in baseball

From Jeff Passan at Yahoo! Sports on September 5, 2017, with…

Banished to the Pen: Sabermetrics starter cards

From Banished to the Pen on September 6, 2017:Below are the first…

Ferkovich: Kiss him goodbye: The 1977 South Side Hitmen

From SABR member Scott Ferkovich at The National Pastime Museum…

Craig: The short life of the National Colored Base Ball League in 1887

From Mary Craig at Beyond the Box Score on September 4, 2017:On…

Suehsdorf: Honus Wagner’s rookie year, 1895

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on September 5, 2017:Last…

Nowlin: Why the 1917 season nearly didn’t take place

From SABR member Bill Nowlin at The National Pastime Museum on…

Ashwill: Looking at wages for Negro Leagues players

From SABR member Gary Ashwill at Agate Type on September 4, 2017:We’re…

Bock: Meet the man who created the shortstop position

From Hal Bock at NY Sports Day on September 3, 2017:You probably…

Wendel: The mysterious Cubs collapse of 1969

From SABR member Tim Wendel at The National Pastime Museum on…

Bush: Proctor Rails baseball began in Minnesota 70 years ago

From SABR member Anthony Bush at RailsBaseball.com on August…

Womack: Dave Righetti on Hall of Fame: ‘Maybe there should be a coaches’ wing’

From SABR member Graham Womack at The National Pastime Museum…

Burgos: How Negro Leagues legend Alex Pompex inspired a future historian

From SABR member Adrian Burgos Jr. at La Vida Baseball on Spetember…

This Week in SABR: September 1, 2017

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Womack: Denny McLain wants more recognition from the Hall of Fame

From SABR member Graham Womack at The Sporting News on September…

MacLennan: Does baseball need to reassess the ‘right’ way to play?

From Ashley MacLennan at FanGraphs on August 31, 2017:“You…

Blengino: Cabrera and Votto, two passing ships?

From SABR member Tony Blengino at FanGraphs on August 17, 2017:Miguel…

Schechter: How the Boston Red Sox won the 1967 AL pennant

From SABR member Gabriel Schechter at The National Pastime Museum…

Kagan: The physics of ‘late break’ on pitches

From SABR member David Kagan at The Hardball Times on September…

Wendt: A meditation on a mess of baseball cards

From Holly Wendt at Baseball Prospectus on September 1, 2017:The…

Torres: Sandy Alomar Sr.: All-Star second baseman turned All-Star dad

From Danny Torres at La Vida Baseball on August 31, 2017:He stood…

SABR Defensive Index rankings released through August 27, 2017

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 — Boston right fielder Mookie Betts leads…

Tomasik: Rabbit Maranville helped Cardinals make pennant run

From SABR member Mark Tomasik at RetroSimba on August 31, 2017:Heading…

Thorn: Zane Grey’s ‘The Short-Stop,’ a neglected baseball novel

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on August 28, 2017:On…

Womack: Segregation, war helped cost Newcombe a place in HOF

From SABR member Graham Womack at The Sporting News on August…
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