1st April 1881
After another MLB championship winning year last season the fans of the White Stockings are looking for ward to another successful season this year. The independent league assessors agree with the White Stockings fans as they see the Chicago club again finishing top of the NL table and taking another pennant.
The MLB has left the schedule alone at 84 games again this season. One interesting piece of news is that the head office of the MLB has released a discussion paper asking for views from all interested parties on a possible expansion of the league to 16 teams.
The Gm and Manager have reviewed last seasons winning players and also the up and coming minor leaguers and have decided on the following 25 players for the opening day roster.
Pitching
Batting
