Vargas: Did a teenage girl really strike out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig?

From Theresa Vargas at the Washington Post on April 5, 2017,…

Kenny, Swanson, Schiff, Jarvis win 2017 SABR Baseball Research Awards

The 2017 SABR Baseball Research Awards, which honor outstanding…

Whirty: The black press: a complex past, a pivotal future

From SABR member Ryan Whirty at Home Plate Don't Move on April…

Trutor: An interview with BioProject co-director Gregory Wolf

From SABR member Clayton Trutor at Down the Drive on April 5,…

Glenn Stout’s “The Selling of the Babe” wins 2017 Larry Ritter Book Award

A well-researched and myth-busting look at the most consequential…

Sarris: Christian Bethancourt and two-way players of the future

From SABR member Eno Sarris at FanGraphs on April 3, 2017:Christian…

Motsinger: We know why you wear a baseball cap

From Carol Motsinger at the Cincinnati Enquirer on April 2, 2017,…

CBS: On SABR member Ralph Carhart’s ‘Hall Ball’ tour

From Brook Silva-Braga at the CBS Evening News on April 2, 2017,…

Fontaine: The baseball immortality of James Madison Toy

From Tom Fontaine at TribLive.com on April 2, 2017:James Madison…

This Week in SABR: March 31, 2017

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Womack: What’s keeping Bill James out of the Baseball Hall of Fame?

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

Williams: A piece of baseball history in Brooklyn, but for which club?

From Keith Williams at the New York Times on March 30, 2017:Q.…

Kaneko: Catching up with Ila Borders, women’s baseball pioneer

From Gemma Kaneko at MLB's Cut4 on March 30, 2017:In this week's…

A look back at Francisco Mejia’s 50-game hitting streak

Editor's note: This article was originally published in "Beating…

McCullough: How Dodgers GM Zaidi became one of baseball’s most coveted minds

From Andy McCullough at the Los Angeles Times on March 30, 2017:A…

Neyer: Earl Weaver always knew Cal Ripken was a shortstop

From SABR member Rob Neyer at The National Pastime Museum on…

Preusser: On mistakes and baseball’s long memory

From Kate Preusser at FanGraphs on March 30, 2017:On paper, it…

Brisbee: Why baseball games are so damned long

From Grant Brisbee at SB Nation on March 29, 2017:On April 13,…

Reising: Skeeter Kell a big-leaguer on and off the field

From SABR member Bob Reising at 501 Life on February 20, 2017:On…

Sullivan: Is MLB already shrinking the strike zone?

From Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs on March 29, 2017:Some background:…

McMurray: Topps Heritage set pays tribute to 1968 Topps

From SABR member John McMurray at Sports Collectors Digest on…

Kang: As baseball considers change, it should look to its past

From Jay Caspian Kang at the New York Times on March 28, 2017,…
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