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joefromchicago · 10-05-2011, 09:24 PM

1872 FINAL

The Empire League featured a nail-biting finish, as three teams battled it out to the last day. London was on fire after the All-Star Game, racking up seven wins in their first eight games after the break. The Bulldog offense continued to lay waste to opposition pitching, with seven regulars, led by shortstop Robbie Haye (.350, 2 HR, 47 RBI), finishing over the .300 mark. But London's fielding was the shame of the League, as the City dropped 555 chances. Westminster, in contrast, boasted the League's best defense, and that, along with timely hitting from veteran Henry Pond (.353, 0 HR, 55 RBI) and solid pitching from Michael Burne (28-19, 2.14 ERA), allowed the Peers to chip away at the London lead. The two intra-city rivals met at London's Cannon Street Grounds on 5 September for a two-game set, each team sporting identical 33-26 records atop the League standings. The visitors swept the series, and it looked like the Peers were well on their way to their first flag. But Westminster split the next four games and then dropped three straight at Bradford. London, meanwhile, hung on to win four of its next seven to pull even with the Peers again with two games remaining -- a rematch at Westminster's Vincent Square Park. Bradford, in the same span, won seven out of eight games. Matthew Muir 24-19, 1.97 ERA) pitched magnificently down stretch, winning seven straight at the end of the season, including three shutouts -- two against Westminster -- to pull the Badgers within one game of the leaders. In the final series, Westminster took the first game against London by the score of 11-8. In the final game of the regular season, Burne pitched a masterpiece, scattering seven hits en route to a 5-2 complete game victory and the pennant. Bradford, sweeping two games at Birmingham, slipped into second place.

There would be no such dramatics in the Association. Manchester, led by the hitting of Marco Dryden (.344, 2 HR, 59 RBI) and the starting pitching of a rejuvenated Stewart "Deek" Spencer (29-17, 1.93 ERA), pulled away from the pack after the midsummer break, collecting seven wins in their first eight games. After that the Millers played just well enough to stave off challenges from Belfast, Bristol, and Lambeth. The Unions, behind their star hurler, Henry Hemingway (33-24, 1.64 ERA) and the Association-best hitting of William Speake (.357, 1 HR, 45 RBI), tried to keep pace with Manchester in the second half, but a five-game losing streak at the end of August sealed their fate. Bristol made a run at the Greys in August, winning eight of nine in the second half of the month, including two of three at Manchester. The Dockers, however, faded in September and fell to fourth place. Lambeth made their move in September, winning seven of their last eleven, but it came too late to threaten Manchester's hold on the lead. Cellar-dwelling Glasgow stopped its losing streak at 21 with a win against Islington, and actually played well in the second half until dropping eight of their last ten games in September.

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1872 CUP FINALS SERIES: WESTMINSTER v. MANCHESTER

2,875 spectators crowded into Manchester's Fairfield Park for the first game of the Cup Finals Series. The Peers scored first with three runs in the top of the third, but the Millers came back to score two in the bottom half of the frame and one more in the fourth. In the sixth, with the score knotted at three, the Peers put three more runs on the board, with the decisive blow a two-run single by pitcher Burne, and the visitors held on to win 6-3. It was a slugfest in game two. The Peers scored four runs in the top of the first, and the score stood at 11-8 in favor of the visitors after seven innings. In the top of the eighth, the Peers added five more runs, and it looked bleak for the home squad. In the bottom of the inning, however, the normally reliable Westminster defense fell apart, committing four errors and a passed ball, while Manchester's bats came alive with five hits, as the Millers put seven runs across the plate to cut the Westminster lead to a single run. In the bottom of the ninth, Miller left fielder John Enfield came up to bat with the bases loaded and two outs. He hit a sharp grounder that skipped past third baseman Bramwell Tremain (.314, 0 HR, 26 RBI), and the Millers triumphed 17-16. At Vincent Square Park, the rivals met for game three. This time Manchester held a 7-3 lead going into the bottom of the ninth. The first four Peer batters reached base on hits, scoring twice. Four batters and two runs later, Keeran Kittle (.285, 1 HR, 48 RBI) came to the plate with two outs and runners on second and third. Kittle hit a line drive over the shortstop's head, and the home team snatched a victory away from the Millers by the final tally of 8-7. Manchester came back the next day to even the series with a 6-4 win by Barrington Coatsworth (7-6, 4.50 ERA). Light-hitting shortstop Arthur Edney (.253, 0 HR, 36 RBI) had three hits for the victors. It looked promising for the Greys in game five as they scored eight runs in the first inning. But no lead was safe in this series, and the Peers clawed their way back. In the seventh, trailing 9-6, the home squad scored four runs, keyed by George Catterson's (.280, 1 HR, 36 RBI) bases-loaded triple, and the Peers went on to win 10-9 to take a one-game lead in the Finals. Back to Manchester and another come-from-behind win, this time by the Millers. Down 7-3 in the bottom of the ninth, the Manchesters batted around and scored five times, with the winning run scoring on an error by center fielder Quentin Bewick (.310, 2 HR, 41 RBI). It all came down to a game seven matchup between the two staff aces, Burne and Spencer. With the score 4-1 in favor of Manchester, the Peers came to bat in the fifth inning. The visitors proceeded to bunch four hits around three errors and a walk to score seven times. Burne allowed only two more hits the rest of the way, and the Peers prevailed with a score of 8-4 to capture their first BA Cup. Burne, with a 3-0 record, walked away with the most valuable player trophy.

THE MINORS

The Northern Conference champion Kingston-upon-Hull Kings, Islington's minor league club, swept their Southern Conference counterparts, the Kensington Knights from the Sheffield system, for the Second Tier title.

ALLIANCE LEADERS

Empire League
Hitting
BA: .362 Arthur Marden, Dublin
HR: 4 Carl Summerfield, Westminster
RBI: 66 Bramwell Waterhouse, London
R: 81 Fritz Cashman, Dublin
SB: 29 Adam Cleary, London
Pitching
W: 28 Michael Burne, Westminster
L: 28 Ambrose Jonas, Liverpool
K: 43 Ambrose Jonas, Liverpool
ERA: 1.61 Fergus Fairless, London
SV: 4 Edouard Bernard, Dublin; Eddie Cullimore, London

Marden fractured his foot and didn't play a game after 28 August, but still led the League in hitting.

Dominion Association
Hitting
BA: .355 William Speake, Belfast
HR: 3 three players
RBI: 60 Luke O'Gribben, Bristol
R: 78 Charles Risdale, Bristol
SB: 34 Ryan Baikie, Sheffield
Pitching
W: 33 Henry Hemingway, Belfast
L: 33 Carl Mills, Glasgow
K: 41 Alexander Sewell, Sheffield
ERA: 1.35 George Vann, Bristol
SV: 6 Jack Bell, Belfast

Between 29 May and 17 July, Carl Mills lost fourteen straight decisions. He was reportedly "very unhappy" at the conclusion of the season.

10-05-2011, 09:24 PM	#11
joefromchicago Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,702	1872 FINAL The Empire League featured a nail-biting finish, as three teams battled it out to the last day. London was on fire after the All-Star Game, racking up seven wins in their first eight games after the break. The Bulldog offense continued to lay waste to opposition pitching, with seven regulars, led by shortstop Robbie Haye (.350, 2 HR, 47 RBI), finishing over the .300 mark. But London's fielding was the shame of the League, as the City dropped 555 chances. Westminster, in contrast, boasted the League's best defense, and that, along with timely hitting from veteran Henry Pond (.353, 0 HR, 55 RBI) and solid pitching from Michael Burne (28-19, 2.14 ERA), allowed the Peers to chip away at the London lead. The two intra-city rivals met at London's Cannon Street Grounds on 5 September for a two-game set, each team sporting identical 33-26 records atop the League standings. The visitors swept the series, and it looked like the Peers were well on their way to their first flag. But Westminster split the next four games and then dropped three straight at Bradford. London, meanwhile, hung on to win four of its next seven to pull even with the Peers again with two games remaining -- a rematch at Westminster's Vincent Square Park. Bradford, in the same span, won seven out of eight games. Matthew Muir 24-19, 1.97 ERA) pitched magnificently down stretch, winning seven straight at the end of the season, including three shutouts -- two against Westminster -- to pull the Badgers within one game of the leaders. In the final series, Westminster took the first game against London by the score of 11-8. In the final game of the regular season, Burne pitched a masterpiece, scattering seven hits en route to a 5-2 complete game victory and the pennant. Bradford, sweeping two games at Birmingham, slipped into second place. There would be no such dramatics in the Association. Manchester, led by the hitting of Marco Dryden (.344, 2 HR, 59 RBI) and the starting pitching of a rejuvenated Stewart "Deek" Spencer (29-17, 1.93 ERA), pulled away from the pack after the midsummer break, collecting seven wins in their first eight games. After that the Millers played just well enough to stave off challenges from Belfast, Bristol, and Lambeth. The Unions, behind their star hurler, Henry Hemingway (33-24, 1.64 ERA) and the Association-best hitting of William Speake (.357, 1 HR, 45 RBI), tried to keep pace with Manchester in the second half, but a five-game losing streak at the end of August sealed their fate. Bristol made a run at the Greys in August, winning eight of nine in the second half of the month, including two of three at Manchester. The Dockers, however, faded in September and fell to fourth place. Lambeth made their move in September, winning seven of their last eleven, but it came too late to threaten Manchester's hold on the lead. Cellar-dwelling Glasgow stopped its losing streak at 21 with a win against Islington, and actually played well in the second half until dropping eight of their last ten games in September. 1872 CUP FINALS SERIES: WESTMINSTER v. MANCHESTER 2,875 spectators crowded into Manchester's Fairfield Park for the first game of the Cup Finals Series. The Peers scored first with three runs in the top of the third, but the Millers came back to score two in the bottom half of the frame and one more in the fourth. In the sixth, with the score knotted at three, the Peers put three more runs on the board, with the decisive blow a two-run single by pitcher Burne, and the visitors held on to win 6-3. It was a slugfest in game two. The Peers scored four runs in the top of the first, and the score stood at 11-8 in favor of the visitors after seven innings. In the top of the eighth, the Peers added five more runs, and it looked bleak for the home squad. In the bottom of the inning, however, the normally reliable Westminster defense fell apart, committing four errors and a passed ball, while Manchester's bats came alive with five hits, as the Millers put seven runs across the plate to cut the Westminster lead to a single run. In the bottom of the ninth, Miller left fielder John Enfield came up to bat with the bases loaded and two outs. He hit a sharp grounder that skipped past third baseman Bramwell Tremain (.314, 0 HR, 26 RBI), and the Millers triumphed 17-16. At Vincent Square Park, the rivals met for game three. This time Manchester held a 7-3 lead going into the bottom of the ninth. The first four Peer batters reached base on hits, scoring twice. Four batters and two runs later, Keeran Kittle (.285, 1 HR, 48 RBI) came to the plate with two outs and runners on second and third. Kittle hit a line drive over the shortstop's head, and the home team snatched a victory away from the Millers by the final tally of 8-7. Manchester came back the next day to even the series with a 6-4 win by Barrington Coatsworth (7-6, 4.50 ERA). Light-hitting shortstop Arthur Edney (.253, 0 HR, 36 RBI) had three hits for the victors. It looked promising for the Greys in game five as they scored eight runs in the first inning. But no lead was safe in this series, and the Peers clawed their way back. In the seventh, trailing 9-6, the home squad scored four runs, keyed by George Catterson's (.280, 1 HR, 36 RBI) bases-loaded triple, and the Peers went on to win 10-9 to take a one-game lead in the Finals. Back to Manchester and another come-from-behind win, this time by the Millers. Down 7-3 in the bottom of the ninth, the Manchesters batted around and scored five times, with the winning run scoring on an error by center fielder Quentin Bewick (.310, 2 HR, 41 RBI). It all came down to a game seven matchup between the two staff aces, Burne and Spencer. With the score 4-1 in favor of Manchester, the Peers came to bat in the fifth inning. The visitors proceeded to bunch four hits around three errors and a walk to score seven times. Burne allowed only two more hits the rest of the way, and the Peers prevailed with a score of 8-4 to capture their first BA Cup. Burne, with a 3-0 record, walked away with the most valuable player trophy. THE MINORS The Northern Conference champion Kingston-upon-Hull Kings, Islington's minor league club, swept their Southern Conference counterparts, the Kensington Knights from the Sheffield system, for the Second Tier title. ALLIANCE LEADERS Empire League Hitting BA: .362 Arthur Marden, Dublin HR: 4 Carl Summerfield, Westminster RBI: 66 Bramwell Waterhouse, London R: 81 Fritz Cashman, Dublin SB: 29 Adam Cleary, London Pitching W: 28 Michael Burne, Westminster L: 28 Ambrose Jonas, Liverpool K: 43 Ambrose Jonas, Liverpool ERA: 1.61 Fergus Fairless, London SV: 4 Edouard Bernard, Dublin; Eddie Cullimore, London Marden fractured his foot and didn't play a game after 28 August, but still led the League in hitting. Dominion Association Hitting BA: .355 William Speake, Belfast HR: 3 three players RBI: 60 Luke O'Gribben, Bristol R: 78 Charles Risdale, Bristol SB: 34 Ryan Baikie, Sheffield Pitching W: 33 Henry Hemingway, Belfast L: 33 Carl Mills, Glasgow K: 41 Alexander Sewell, Sheffield ERA: 1.35 George Vann, Bristol SV: 6 Jack Bell, Belfast Between 29 May and 17 July, Carl Mills lost fourteen straight decisions. 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