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Questdog · 07-01-2014, 11:00 PM

Spring 1877

Following are the Opening Day rosters for the 6 Liberty League teams and their International Association affiliates.

Here's where some of the biggest plums from the New York and Chicago teams ended up:

Bill McClean, p, New York (31) unsigned as of Opening Day
Charlie Moss, p, New York (36) signed by Philadelphia
Will Taylor, p, Chicago signed (30) by Philadelphia
Willie English, c, New York (34) signed by Pittsburgh
Jake Houghton, c, Chicago (26) signed by Pittsburgh
Bill Thompson, 2b, New York (26) signed by Boston
Dan Mitchell, ss, Chicago signed (26) by Philadelphia
Joe O'Neill, ss, New York (29) signed by Washington
Jim Hodzic, 3b, New York (26) signed by Philadelphia
Jack Pierce, 3b, Chicago (29) signed by St. Louis
Silver Borresen, of, New York (23) signed by Pittsburgh
John Froom, of, Chicago (28) signed by Philadelphia
Ike Noel, of, Chicago (33) signed by Boston

You might notice that none of them signed a contract with the Troy Haymakers. That is for two reasons: 1) Our owner Jersey Thompson, did not want to spend a lot of money on player contracts. Since Troy is the smallest city with a team in the Liberty League, he thinks we will eventually find it harder to make money here, even though we led the League in attendance last season. and 2) I really like the guys I have. If we can keep them healthy for the season, we shouldn't need any help. Of course, if I had known that I would be desperate for a catcher before Opening Day, I would have at least tried to sign Jake Houghton or Willie English. But by the time I needed a catcher they had both already signed with Pittsburgh.

07-01-2014, 11:00 PM	#118
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Spring 1877 Following are the Opening Day rosters for the 6 Liberty League teams and their International Association affiliates. Here's where some of the biggest plums from the New York and Chicago teams ended up: Bill McClean, p, New York (31) unsigned as of Opening Day Charlie Moss, p, New York (36) signed by Philadelphia Will Taylor, p, Chicago signed (30) by Philadelphia Willie English, c, New York (34) signed by Pittsburgh Jake Houghton, c, Chicago (26) signed by Pittsburgh Bill Thompson, 2b, New York (26) signed by Boston Dan Mitchell, ss, Chicago signed (26) by Philadelphia Joe O'Neill, ss, New York (29) signed by Washington Jim Hodzic, 3b, New York (26) signed by Philadelphia Jack Pierce, 3b, Chicago (29) signed by St. Louis Silver Borresen, of, New York (23) signed by Pittsburgh John Froom, of, Chicago (28) signed by Philadelphia Ike Noel, of, Chicago (33) signed by Boston You might notice that none of them signed a contract with the Troy Haymakers. That is for two reasons: 1) Our owner Jersey Thompson, did not want to spend a lot of money on player contracts. Since Troy is the smallest city with a team in the Liberty League, he thinks we will eventually find it harder to make money here, even though we led the League in attendance last season. and 2) I really like the guys I have. If we can keep them healthy for the season, we shouldn't need any help. Of course, if I had known that I would be desperate for a catcher before Opening Day, I would have at least tried to sign Jake Houghton or Willie English. But by the time I needed a catcher they had both already signed with Pittsburgh.