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…

Paine: Albert Pujols is the worst player in baseball

From Neil Paine at FiveThirtyEight on August 30, 2017:Albert…

The SABR Bookshelf: Summer 2017

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes…

Geller: Nine innings with Ross Grimsley

From SABR member Brian Geller at Dugout Chatter on August 30,…

Cilliers: Muskoka’s forgotten World Series champion, George Selkirk

From Roland Cilliers at the Huntsville Forester on August 29,…

Bates/Parker: This Week in Baseball History: Tom Yawkey endorses segregation

From SABR members Mike Bates and Bill Parker at This Week in…

Jenkins: Stanton vs. Bonds vs. history: how do we measure the home run record?

From Bruce Jenkins at the San Francisco Chronicle on August 30,…

Appel: Imagining an inventors’ wing in the Baseball Hall of Fame

From SABR member Marty Appel at The National Pastime Museum on…

Sarris: Would a TV host get a single hit in a full season of play?

From SABR member Eno Sarris at FanGraphs on August 30, 2017:Admit…

Kang: Why are some new statistics embraced and not others?

From Jay Caspian Kang at the New York Times on August 29, 2017,…

Arthur: How the Dodgers are using baseball’s new DL rules to get an edge

From SABR member Rob Arthur at FiveThirtyEight on August 29,…

Mains: How designated hitters lost their groove

From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on August 28,…

Ben-Porat: A visual case for the DH

From Eli Ben-Porat at The Hardball Times on August 28, 2017:It’s…

Wendel: From worst to first: the 1991 Twins and Braves

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

This Week in SABR: August 25, 2017

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Womack: Buddy Bell was nearly the Adrian Beltre of the 1980s

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

Bates/Parker: This Week in Baseball History: The ’61 Phillies Finally Win A Game

From SABR members Michael Bates and Bill Parker at This Week…

Schechter: The forgotten near-miss of the 1964 Cincinnati Reds

From SABR member Gabriel Schechter at The National Pastime Museum…

Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1937 NAL stats

We are pleased to pass along this update from SABR member Gary…

SABR Oral History: Harvey Haddix talks about his imperfect game in 1959

On Wednesday night, Rich Hill of the Los Angeles Dodgers suffered…

Kepner: Rich Hill’s gem all the more rare for its flaw

From SABR member Tyler Kepner at the New York Times on August…
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