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matttb324 · 10-09-2022, 06:19 PM

One thing I have always wondered about the MLB prior to the modern wild card is how did they sell tickets with so many teams so far out of the race? I guess the answer is, they didn't.

In the 1903 AHBL it has been a see-saw pennant race is both leagues. Southside and Detroit have basically swapped the lead all year in the Wheaton League while Brooklyn and New Jersey are now back and forth in the Cartwright League with Washington and Manhattan right in it.

But still that's a lot of both leagues completely out of the race. In looking at the real MLB 1903-1907, usually one league had a competitive race with two teams and the other league, not-so-much.

10-09-2022, 06:19 PM	#5
matttb324 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 325	August 1903: How Did They Sell Tickets? One thing I have always wondered about the MLB prior to the modern wild card is how did they sell tickets with so many teams so far out of the race? I guess the answer is, they didn't. In the 1903 AHBL it has been a see-saw pennant race is both leagues. Southside and Detroit have basically swapped the lead all year in the Wheaton League while Brooklyn and New Jersey are now back and forth in the Cartwright League with Washington and Manhattan right in it. But still that's a lot of both leagues completely out of the race. In looking at the real MLB 1903-1907, usually one league had a competitive race with two teams and the other league, not-so-much.