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tm1681 · 09-14-2025, 10:24 PM

THE FOURTH LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC
THE TWO MOST DOMINANT TEAMS IN LEAGUE HISTORY REPEAT LAST YEAR’S SERIES

PHILADELPHIA (August 16, 1876) – The third Liberty Bell Classic ended up like the first two: with Frankford Arsenal going down to the best that West Philadelphia had to offer, losing the deciding Game Five in agonizing fashion as Philadelphia B.C.C. put up an six-run rally in the bottom of the 8th to turn a 6-3 Frankford lead into a 9-6 final and P.B.C.C.’s first city championship. This year’s L.B.C. involved the same two teams, but would it go differently?

EAST PHILADELPHIA – Frankford Arsenal had the second-best season in league history, finishing 52-18 with a +241 RD (+3.4 R/G), but it still wasn’t enough for Home Field Advantage in the L.B.C. They were already ahead of the rest of the East by ten games on July 1st, and in the end finished sixteen games ahead of second-place Keystone.

FRANKFORD ARSENAL’S KEY PLAYERS

• Joseph Evans (CF): .404, 1.028 OPS, 101 R, 133 H, 23 2B, 18 3B, 79 RBI, 24 BB, 18 SB, 192 TB, 8.1 WPA, 6.0 WAR
• Jonathan Toppin (2B): .341, .877 OPS, 103 R, 120 H, 22 2B, 17 3B, 0 HR, 70 RBI, 10 BB, 33 SB, 5.1 WPA, 4.7 WAR
• Joseph Lawson (P): 29-9, 2.02 ERA, 63 K, 347.0 IP, 28 CG, 0 SHO, 2.2 K/BB, 1.21 WHIP, 4.5 WAR, 2.9 rWAR

WEST PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia B.C.C. (55-15, +255 RD) had a 29-6 opening half to the season, and from there it was just a matter of counting the days until the start of the L.B.C. Not that they slouched during August – P.B.C.C. won their final ten games to finish fifteen ahead of main rivals Merion atop the standings at the end of a record-setting season.

PHILADELPHIA BASEBALL & CRICKET CLUB’S KEY PLAYERS

• Frederick Pike (2B): .386, .953 OPS, 84 R, 129 H, 18 2B, 17 3B, 1 HR, 82 RBI, 5 BB, 36 SB, 5.0 WPA, 4.7 WAR
• Moody Steiger (SS): .241, .566 OPS, 73 R, 75 H, 6 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 42 RBI, 18 SB, +33.6 ZR, 2.0 WPA, 2.7 WAR
• Robert Benson (P): 33-9, 1.84 ERA, 103 K, 362.1 IP, 34 GC, 1 SHO, 2.9 K/BB, 1.05 WHIP, 6.4 WAR, 10.9 rWAR

The teams that had far and away the best seasons in P.C.B.L. history would be taking part in a repeat of last year’s Liberty Bell Classic. Defending champs P.B.C.C. would be favorites by virtue of their ten-game winning run to end the season, but could Frankford finally lift the cup on their fourth try?

WRITERS POOL PREDICTION

L.B.C. FINAL: #1 Philadelphia B.C.C. (10-0 L10, 31-4 Home) over #2 Frankford Arsenal

• Series projected to go five games

L.B.C. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Robert Benson (P, P.B.C.C.)

09-14-2025, 10:24 PM	#890
tm1681 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,368	THE FOURTH LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC THE TWO MOST DOMINANT TEAMS IN LEAGUE HISTORY REPEAT LAST YEAR’S SERIES PHILADELPHIA (August 16, 1876) – The third Liberty Bell Classic ended up like the first two: with Frankford Arsenal going down to the best that West Philadelphia had to offer, losing the deciding Game Five in agonizing fashion as Philadelphia B.C.C. put up an six-run rally in the bottom of the 8th to turn a 6-3 Frankford lead into a 9-6 final and P.B.C.C.’s first city championship. This year’s L.B.C. involved the same two teams, but would it go differently? EAST PHILADELPHIA – Frankford Arsenal had the second-best season in league history, finishing 52-18 with a +241 RD (+3.4 R/G), but it still wasn’t enough for Home Field Advantage in the L.B.C. They were already ahead of the rest of the East by ten games on July 1st, and in the end finished sixteen games ahead of second-place Keystone. FRANKFORD ARSENAL’S KEY PLAYERS • Joseph Evans (CF): .404, 1.028 OPS, 101 R, 133 H, 23 2B, 18 3B, 79 RBI, 24 BB, 18 SB, 192 TB, 8.1 WPA, 6.0 WAR • Jonathan Toppin (2B): .341, .877 OPS, 103 R, 120 H, 22 2B, 17 3B, 0 HR, 70 RBI, 10 BB, 33 SB, 5.1 WPA, 4.7 WAR • Joseph Lawson (P): 29-9, 2.02 ERA, 63 K, 347.0 IP, 28 CG, 0 SHO, 2.2 K/BB, 1.21 WHIP, 4.5 WAR, 2.9 rWAR WEST PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia B.C.C. (55-15, +255 RD) had a 29-6 opening half to the season, and from there it was just a matter of counting the days until the start of the L.B.C. Not that they slouched during August – P.B.C.C. won their final ten games to finish fifteen ahead of main rivals Merion atop the standings at the end of a record-setting season. PHILADELPHIA BASEBALL & CRICKET CLUB’S KEY PLAYERS • Frederick Pike (2B): .386, .953 OPS, 84 R, 129 H, 18 2B, 17 3B, 1 HR, 82 RBI, 5 BB, 36 SB, 5.0 WPA, 4.7 WAR • Moody Steiger (SS): .241, .566 OPS, 73 R, 75 H, 6 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 42 RBI, 18 SB, +33.6 ZR, 2.0 WPA, 2.7 WAR • Robert Benson (P): 33-9, 1.84 ERA, 103 K, 362.1 IP, 34 GC, 1 SHO, 2.9 K/BB, 1.05 WHIP, 6.4 WAR, 10.9 rWAR The teams that had far and away the best seasons in P.C.B.L. history would be taking part in a repeat of last year’s Liberty Bell Classic. Defending champs P.B.C.C. would be favorites by virtue of their ten-game winning run to end the season, but could Frankford finally lift the cup on their fourth try? WRITERS POOL PREDICTION L.B.C. FINAL: #1 Philadelphia B.C.C. (10-0 L10, 31-4 Home) over #2 Frankford Arsenal • Series projected to go five games L.B.C. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Robert Benson (P, P.B.C.C.) __________________ Logo & uniform work here Thread about my fictional universe that begins in 1857 here Last edited by tm1681; 09-14-2025 at 10:37 PM.