SABR Diamond Report: May 2013

Editor's note: The Diamond Report is a series of monthly …

Joe Niese brings Hall of Famer Burleigh Grimes to life

From Brandon Berg at The Chippewa Herald on April 30, 2013, with…

Young: Warren Cromartie and Jackie Robinson

From SABR member Bill Young at the Montreal Gazette on April…

Early film found of blacks playing baseball on Georgia plantation

From Robbie Brown at the New York Times on April 30, 2013, with…

D.C. baseball field named in honor of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson

From Robert Samuels at the Washington Post on April 29, 2013,…

Carleton: On the evolution of the patient hitter

From Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus on April 29, 2013:Last…

Woolums: Understanding the impact of balls in play

From SABR member Ken Woolums at Beyond the Box Score on April…

Achorn: How ‘Whiskey’ league saved baseball in 1882

From SABR member Edward Achorn at the Cincinnati Enquirer on…

Schechter: A save was a save — but no, it wasn’t

From SABR member Gabriel Schechter at Seamheads on April 29,…

SABR member Trent McCotter wins inaugural Greg Spira Baseball Research Award

SABR member Trent McCotter has been selected as winner of the…

This Week in SABR: April 26, 2013

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Here's what we've been up to…

Thorn: Re-reviewing ‘Pitching in a Pinch’ by Christy Mathewson

From SABR member John Thorn at the Wall Street Journal on April…

SABR Negro Leagues Committee awards 2013 school library grants

SABR's Negro Leagues Research Committee has awarded $1,000 library…

Wyers: Breaking down the sabermetrics debate between Brian Kenny and Hawk Harrelson

From SABR member Colin Wyers at Baseball Prospectus on April…

SABR Negro Leagues Committee awards $2,500 scholarships in 2013 essay contest

SABR's Negro Leagues Research Committee is pleased to award…

Nash: Heritage returns alleged Lou Gehrig forgery to auction

From SABR member Peter J. Nash at Hauls of Shame on April 26,…

Lindbergh: On Yadier Molina’s maybe-amazing powers of defensive positioning

From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at Baseball Prospectus on April…

2013 Herb Moss Business of Baseball Scholarship winner

Each year, Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism…

Twins join ‘Moneyball’ era behind mystery man

From Mike Berardino at the St. Paul Pioneer Press on April 24,…

Thorn: On Arlie Latham, “The Freshest Man on Earth”

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on April 25, 2013:In…

World’s oldest former major leaguer turns 102

From Anne-Marie Garcia at The Associated Press on April 25, 2013:It’s…

Dyer: Eppa Rixey has a long Hall of Fame legacy

From Mike Dyer at the Cincinnati Enquirer on April 25, 2013,…

The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2013

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes listings…