This Week in SABR: April 10, 2015

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Lovallo: An interview with former Negro Leagues star Buck Leonard

From Dan Lovallo at Baseball on the Fly on April 9, 2015:In 1983,…

Krauss: City of divided champions, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays

From Margaret J. Krauss at WESA.fm on April 9, 2015:The baseball…

Pajot: Manning Vaughan and his long-forgotten baseball writing style

From SABR member Dennis Pajot at SABRMedia.org, the Baseball…

Hesson: 11 women who would make kickass MLB announcers

From Ted Hesson at Fusion.net on April 10, 2015, with mention…

Womack: Historic Locke Field in Texas to become apartment complex

From SABR member Graham Womack at Baseball Past and Present on…

Neyer: Has Don Newcombe been cheated out of the Hall of Fame by his ‘missing’ years?

From SABR member Rob Neyer at FoxSports.com on April 10, 2015,…
Ty Cobb (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

McMurray: Stolen bases in the Deadball Era: A relentless approach

Editor's note: This column was originally published in the Deadball…

Fryberger: Q&A with Morris Eckhouse of Baseball Heritage Museum

From Sam Fryberger at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage on…

Swanson: ‘They beat the hell out of us’: Jackie Robinson’s final game

From SABR member Ryan Swanson at The National Pastime Museum…

Mikesell: SABR member Filipi to present rare baseball films in Columbus

From Terry Mikesell at the Columbus Dispatch on April 9, 2015,…

SABR member Roland Hemond honored by Arizona Diamondbacks with youth field in his name

The Arizona Diamondbacks dedicated Roland Hemond Field on April…

Lindbergh: Ready, set, Statcast: What the new data stream can teach us about MLB

From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at Grantland.com on April 9, 2015:Sometime…

Thurm: Major League Baseball reaches for its stars in the post-Jeter era

From SABR member Wendy Thurm at the New Yorker on April 9, 2015:The…

Adler: Pac-12 Conference pride in the majors

From SABR member Niall Adler at Pac-12.com on April 6, 2015:On…

Lahman: Scout Dorothy Fox had an eye for baseball talent

From SABR member Sean Lahman at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle…

McCormick: SABR member Ted Knorr preserves memories of Negro Leaguer Rap Dixon

From M. Diane McCormick at PennLive.com on April 8, 2015, on…

Radom: Cardinals’ birds-on-bat logo opened to mixed reviews in 1922

From SABR member Todd Radom at ToddRadom.com on April 7, 2015:The…

DeGregory: Don Zimmer’s wife documented every day of his 66 years in baseball

From Lane DeGregory at the Tampa Bay Times on April 6, 2015:The…

Whirty: Sioux City holds special place in black baseball history

From SABR member Ryan Whirty at the Des Moines Register on April…

Whirty: Top black baseball pitcher Yellowhorse Morris played briefly in Iowa

From SABR member Ryan Whirty at the Des Moines Register on April…

Lauber: Arizona State students devise trade to send Cole Hamels to Red Sox

From Scott Lauber at the Boston Herald on April 5, 2015:Leave…

Herrmann: As baseball evolves, replacing past is price of progress

From Mark Herrmann at Newsday on April 3, 2015:Baseball takes…