
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,…

Slusser: Moneyball at 20: Inside Billy Beane’s legacy after two decades running the A’s
From Susan Slusser at the San Francisco Chronicle on August 25,…

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…

Cafardo: Yawkey biographer Bill Nowlin ‘never once found any evidence’ of personal racism
From Nick Cafardo at the Boston Globe on August 19, 2017, with…

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…