Jack Bales, Humanities Reference Librarian, has been awarded the McFarland/SABR Baseball Research Award for his article, “The Show Girl and the Shortstop: The Strange Saga of Violet Popovich and Her Shooting of Cub Billy Jurges.” Jack’s article appeared in the Fall 2016 issue of Baseball Research Journal. This award is given by SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research, to recognize research projects that have advanced understanding of baseball. The award, which includes a cash prize, will be presented at the SABR annual conference.