This Month In Baseball
October 1876
Edition 6.8
Barnes Makes It .511!
Incredible Hitting Season Sets New Standard In Game
Just when everyone thought he was slowing down, the greatest hitter the game has seen set a standard of hitting that no one ever thought possible. Ross Barnes of the Washington club finished the year hitting .511, meaning he got a base hit more then half the times he had an official at bat.
Other numbers that accommodate this unbelievable finish incredible finish include 218 hits, 32 doubles, and 19 triples. Barnes also scored 111 runs with an OPS of 1.22. The numbers are truly staggering and the star second baseman finished the year strong making it obvious that this was a accomplishment he really wanted. Barnes went 9 for 14 in his last three games pulling well above the .500 mark after for a very short time he had slipped to .498.
"It is a mark that no one thought possible and I can almost guarantee that no one will approach this mark again." said manager Nick Young. "We should all take the time to appreciate his talent."
Barnes himself refuses to talk about the batting mark as his club has more work to do. The Senators for the second time in their history won the pennant and now have a World Series to look forward for the championship, something the club won in the inaugural 1871 season.
Regardless, it is a moment that the game should take a pause and appreciate. Surely the rules of the game will also be looked at to make hitting and batting more balanced, but the genius shown by Barnes this season undoubtedly will go down in legend. The 26 year old now has 769 hits in his career and will surely collect his 4th MVP award this offseason.
World Series Preparation In High Gear
Washington and Philadelphia Finish With Identical Records
The annual battle between the games two pennant winners has become one of the most popular events in the nation. Each year countless articles and debates fill all social circles as a new champion of the national game prepares to be crowned.
This year it is Philadelphia and Washington that will do the honors. Two cities close in proximity but quite bitter to one another prepare for a best of seven. The Nationals have already one the title once, and now the team has waited and fought to make it all the way back. In waiting are the defending pennant winning Philadelphia club that wants to make right what they failed to do last year for their first title.
Ross Barnes and Lip Pike will hold the obsession of the nation as likely the two biggest stars in the game face off against each other to see who can perform when it matters the most.
The league President William Hulbert has already dubbed the matchup, the "Great Fall Classic.'