1871 The Start of Baseball

scott1964 · 06-19-2008, 10:01 PM

The year was 1871 and group of unknown citizens decided to band together to play a new pastime called baseball. A total of 8 teams were formed and grouped into 2 leagues called the American and National leagues.

The American League consisted of Baltimore Canaries, Cleveland Forest Citys, Philadelphia Athletics, and the St Louis Brown Stockings. The National League consists of Boston Red Stockings, Brooklyn Atlantics, Chicago White Stockings, and the Cincinnati Reds. I was asked/hired to lead St Louis.

The league will hold an inaugural draft. The schedule will have 30 games and there will be playoffs best of seven series. Expansion will be when it was done in real life. Lets see how the big players performed.

scott1964 · 06-19-2008, 10:15 PM

The draft is over and St Louis drafted the following.

Pitchers
Al Spalding
Rynie Wolters

Position players
Doug Allison (c) *
Ed Connor (1b)
Charlie Gould (1b) *
Warren White (2b)
Harry Shafer (3b)
Poney Sager (ss) *
Ed Duffey (ss)
Steve King (LF) *
Harry Deanne (LF)
Tommy Beals (LF)
Al Barker (LF)
Davie Birdsall (RF) *
Joe Simmons (RF)

Harry Shafer was named as the #36 prospect. He was given the nickname of Silk Stockings.

Al Spalding was named the #5 prospect.

* by the name of the player means they are my teams most popular.

scott1964 · 06-19-2008, 10:45 PM

Standings

American
Baltimore 21-10 *
St Louis 20-11
Cleveland 13-17
Philadelphia 7-23

National
Cincinnati 20-11 *
Boston 19-12
Brooklyn 15-15
Chicago 7-23

Playoffs
Baltimore defeats Cincinnati in six games 4-2.

Highlights
Batting
Deacon White (Cleveland) .419 avg. AL
Levi Meyerle (Brooklyn) .397 avg NL 29 game hitting streak

Rookie of the Year
NL Dick McBride (Boston)
AL Bobby Mathews (Baltimore)

Top Pitcher
NL Dick McBride 10-4, 2.24, and 119 strike outs
AL Bobby Mathews 9-6, 2.14, and 113 strike outs.

Top Batter
NL Lip Pike (Chicago) .333 avg, 9 HR, 35 RBI.
AL Ross Barnes (Baltimore) .387 avg, 23 RBI.

My team was beat by champs Baltimore in a one game playoff.

scott1964 · 06-19-2008, 11:37 PM

Standings
Schedule expands to 50 games.

American
Baltimore 38-12
Philadelphia 26-24
Cleveland 20-30
St Louis 16-34

National
Cincinnati 31-19
Brooklyn 27-23
Boston 21-29
Chicago 21-29

Playoffs
Cincinnati defeats Baltimore in seven games 4-3.

Highlights
Batting
Cal McVey (Cleveland) .418 avg. NL
Ross Barnes (Baltimore) .427 avg AL

Rookie of the Year
NL Cal McVey
AL Ross Barnes

Top Pitcher
NL Al Pratt 13-8, 2.04, and 13 strike outs
AL Bobby Mathews 20-6, 1.81, and 40 strike outs. Triple Crown Winner

Top Batter
NL Cal McVey (Chicago) .418 avg, 2 HR, 29 RBI.
AL Ross Barnes (Baltimore) .427 avg, 1 HR 37 RBI.

Team Highlights
Al Spalding Pitcher Golden Glove winner

Tom Barlow Catcher Golden Glove winner

Other highlights
George Wright and Mike McGeary both go 6 for 7 on 5/19. For Philadelphia.
Ned Cuthbert 38 game hitting streak.
Levi Meyerle 41 game hitting streak. * Still active. He was injured for 7 weeks.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 01:00 AM

Standings

American
Baltimore 32-18
Cleveland 27-23
Philadelphia 24-26
St Louis 17-33

I was fired

National
Boston 34-16
Brooklyn 30-20
Cincinnati 21-29
Chicago 15-35

Playoffs
Baltimore defeats Boston 4-1 in five games.

League Highlights
Meyerly has a 43 game hitting streak
Barnes has a 59 game hitting streak

Rookie of the Year
NL John Greason (Boston) 16-7, 2.01.
AL Nully McDoolan (Phil) 10-13, 2.84, 9 strike outs

Top Pitcher
NL Dick McBride (Boston) 17-9, 2.10.
AL Bobby Mathews (Baltimore) 16-9, 2.33.

Top Batter
NL Jim O`Rourke (Boston) .402 avg, 39 RBI
AL Ross Barnes (Baltimore) .466 avg, 44 RBI.

other notes
Cleveland batter Deacon White hit .419 behind Barnes.

I was hired by Cincinnati at the end of the season.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 12:07 PM

Boston defeats Baltimore 7-4 to take the series 4-2

Standings (60 games)

American
Baltimore 41-19 Changed their name to Orioles.
St Louis 32-28
Philadelphia 24-36
Cleveland 23-37 Changed their name to Blues.

National
Boston 39-22
Brooklyn 38-23
Cincinnati 25-35

Chicago 19-41

Rookie of the Year
NL Tommy Bond: 12-20, 2.19 with Chicago
AL Dan Collins: 6-3, 3.39 with St Louis

Batter of the Year
NL Lip Pike: .355 avg, 61 RBI with Brooklyn
AL Ross Barnes: 414 avg, 31 RBI with Baltimore.

Pitcher of the Year
NL Cy Bentley: 25-11, 1.72, 21 strike outs and the Triple Crown for Brooklyn.
AL Ross Mathews: 23-10, 1.69, 26 strike outs with Baltimore.

Highlights
Barnes has his 3rd straight .400 season and a 30 game hitting streak.
Cal McVey has a 34 hitting streak.
Baltimore has been the AL Champs for the forth consecutive year.
Lip Pike Batter Triple Crown. Deacon White was the last in 1871.
John Greason 20 game winner with Boston.
Henry Kessler had 6 hits on April 18th, last person was Deacon White in May 1873.

acetonic · 06-20-2008, 12:17 PM

Very cool. Are the home run numbers accurate for the era? I don't know a lot about 19th century base ball but I think I have more motivation to study it now.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 12:31 PM

Home runs are accurate for this era. Take Ross Barnes for example. He played ten seasons in real life. .359 avg with 6 HR and 350 RBI.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 01:12 PM

Baltimore wins it all again.
In Newington Park Baltimore won over Boston yet again to take the series 4-1.

Standings
American
Baltimore 32-28
Cleveland 31-29
St Louis 30-30
Philadelphia 27-33

National
Boston 38-22
Brooklyn 31-29
Chicago 29-31
Cincinnati 22-38 Fired again

Rookie of the Year
NL Tricky Nichols: 17-12, 2.18 with Brooklyn
AL J O`Neal: 13-3, 1.00 with Baltimore

Batter of the Year
NL Cal McVey: .339 avg, 29 RBI with Chicago
AL Deacon White: .347 avg, 27 RBI with Cleveland

Pitcher of the Year
NL Tricky Nichols: 17-12, 2.18 with Brooklyn.
AL J. O`Neal: 13-3, 1.00 with Baltimore.

Highlights
Ross Barnes only hit .340 and had a 43 game hitting streak.
I was rehired on at St Louis.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 03:58 PM

Baltimore does it again

Once again Baltimore takes the Champ crown in best of seven series (4-1) over Chicago. The final score was 10-7.

Standings
American
Baltimore 39-21
Cleveland 33-27
Philadelphia 28-32
St Louis 20-40 Fired once again

National
Chicago 35-25
Brooklyn 31-29
Boston 27-33 Name changed to Red Caps
Cincinnati 27-33

Rookie of the Year
NL Dale William: 6-7, 2.09 with Cincinnati
AL Foghorn Bradley: 3-9, 2.06 with St Louis

Batter of the Year
AL Ross Barnes: .362 avg, 34 RBI with Baltimore
NL Deacon White: .394 avg, 45 RBI with Chicago

Pitcher of the Year
NL Tommy Bond: 25-9, 2.44 with Chicago.
AL George Zettlein: 19-17, 1.99 with Cleveland.

Batting Champion
AL Cal McVey: .371 avg, 34 RBI with Cleveland
NL Deacon White: .394 avg, 45 RBI with Chicago

Season highlights
My team, St Louis had a 17 game losing streak.

At season end I get fired again.

Cleveland and Chicago complete a blockbuster trade on 7/29. Deacon White and Cal McVey switch teams.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 04:34 PM

Orioles Sweep Cincinnati
Baltimore captures their 5th title.

Standings
American
Baltimore 39-21
St Louis 28-32
Philadelphia 27-33
Cleveland 26-34

National
Cincinnati 37-23
Chicago 34-26
Boston 28-32
Brooklyn 21-39

Rookie of the Year
NL Will White: 7-4, 2.43 with Cincinnati
AL Mike Dorgan: .376 avg, 30 RBI with Philadelphia.

Batter of the Year
AL Ross Barnes: .416 avg, 28 RBI with Baltimore again

NL Joe Start: .384 avg, 33 RBI with Boston.

Pitcher of the Year
NL Dike McBride: 17-13, 72 strike outs with Boston.
AL J. O`Neal: 18-12, 2.32 with Baltimore.

Batting Champion
AL Ross Barnes: .416 avg with Baltimore.
NL Deacon White: .388 avg, 29 RBI with Chicago

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 05:47 PM

Boston Red Caps defeat Cleveland in 4-2 series
Cleveland ends Baltimore's reign.

Standings
American
Cleveland 35-33
Baltimore 30-30
Philadelphia 34-34
St Louis 33-35

National
Boston 36-24
Chicago 35-25
Brooklyn 32-28
Cincinnati 17-43

Rookie of the Year
NL The Only Nolan: 24-9, 1.79, 206 SO with Boston
AL Harry Wheeler: 11-3, 99 SO with Philadelphia.

Batter of the Year
AL Charlie Eden: .333 avg, 40 RBI with Baltimore again

NL Joe Start: .388 avg, 33 RBI with Boston. 2nd time

Pitcher of the Year
NL The Only Nolan: 24-9, 1.79, 206 SO with Boston.
AL George Zettlein: 18-20, 2.54, 101 SO with Cleveland.

Season Highlights
Ross Barnes has a terrible year, only hitting .218 and his ratings declined also. 21 game hitting streak.
Dick Higham hits for the cycle on 5/9. The last person to do that was Candy Nelson in 1875.
John Ward 22-13, 1.94 with Brooklyn.
I was hired on by Baltimore.

The Only Nolan threw 2 shutouts during the championship series.

swampdragon · 06-20-2008, 06:15 PM

Following with interest. I'm looking at strikeouts for the period. Could you post the total number of league strikeouts for 1871-1878? I'm interested in how the game is correcting itself over the years.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 06:34 PM

In 1878 there were 949 strike outs in American League and 1131 in National League. I could not find any stats from the past seasons.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 07:33 PM

Cincinnati sweeps past Philadelphia in four games

Standings
American
Philadelphia 45-39
Cleveland 42-42
Baltimore 42-42
St Louis 39-475

National
Cincinnati 48-36
Brooklyn 47-37
Chicago 42-42
Boston 31-53

Rookie of the Year
NL John O`Rourke: .353 avg, 20 RBI for Brooklyn.
AL Fred Goldsmith: 9-2, 1.17 for Cleveland.

Batter of the Year
AL Lew Brown: .347 avg, 26 RBI with Baltimore.

NL King Kelly: .311 avg, 56 RBI with Cincinnati.

Pitcher of the Year
NL Will White: 20-16, 2.06, 182 SO with Cincinnati.
AL Jim McCormick: 24-13, 2.01, 167 SO with Philadelphia.

Batting Champ
Jimmy Wood .375 avg, 37 RBI for Cincinnati.
Deacon White .319, 38 RBI for Philadelphia.

Highlights.
Bobby Mathews 22-22, 1.88

John Morrill hits for the cycle on 6/30,
Ross Barnes .245 avg 24 RBI, an improvement from last season.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 07:36 PM

American League 1190
National League 1039

swampdragon · 06-20-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott1964

In 1878 there were 949 strike outs in American League and 1131 in National League. I could not find any stats from the past seasons.

Thanks. I was kind of interested in the past seasons to see if there's any kind of yo-yo effect going on from the autocorrections in the league totals. The default 1871 totals start out way too high (in my replay as well), and your totals in 1878 are maybe 20% too high. From your leaderboards, though, it looks like your intervening seasons have been about on the money or even too low. Maybe the 1878 totals are just a result of new pitchers getting innings. I appreciate your checking.

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 10:09 PM

Philadelphia comes from behind to win Series
Down 3 games to one, Athletics come roaring back.

Standings
American
Philadelphia 51-33
Baltimore 43-41
Cleveland 40-44
St Louis 34-50

National
Brooklyn 47-38
Cincinnati 46-39
Boston 40-44
Chicago 36-48

Rookie of the Year
NL Lee Richmond: 16-13, 2.56 for Brooklyn.
AL Harry McCormick: 13-7, 2.06 for Baltimore.

Batter of the Year
AL Cap Anson: .319 avg, 61 RBI with Philadelphia.
NL Dan Brouthers: .376 avg, 29 RBI with Boston.

Pitcher of the Year
NL John Ward: 24-16, 2.21, 170 SO with Brooklyn.
AL Harry Salisbury: 23-7, 2.06, 136 SO with Philadelphia.

Batting Champ
Cap Anson: .319 avg, 61 RBI for Philadelphia.
Dan Brouthers: .376 avg, 29 RBI for Boston.

Highlights
Orator Shaffer 23 game hitting streak
4 20 game winners: Fred Goldsmith (20-16) Dale Williams (21-11) John Ward (24-16) Harry Salisbury (23-7)
Hardy Richardson hits for the cycle on 4/20

Strike outs per league
American 1274
National 1169

scott1964 · 06-20-2008, 10:58 PM

Single Season Batting	Career Batting
260 PA required for season rate statistics.	716 PA required for career rate statistics.

Player

Value

Year

Board

Stat

Board

Value

Player

Ross Barnes

.416

1877

06-19-2008, 10:01 PM	#1
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1871 The Start of Baseball The year was 1871 and group of unknown citizens decided to band together to play a new pastime called baseball. A total of 8 teams were formed and grouped into 2 leagues called the American and National leagues. The American League consisted of Baltimore Canaries, Cleveland Forest Citys, Philadelphia Athletics, and the St Louis Brown Stockings. The National League consists of Boston Red Stockings, Brooklyn Atlantics, Chicago White Stockings, and the Cincinnati Reds. I was asked/hired to lead St Louis. The league will hold an inaugural draft. The schedule will have 30 games and there will be playoffs best of seven series. Expansion will be when it was done in real life. Lets see how the big players performed. Last edited by scott1964; 06-19-2008 at 10:45 PM. Reason: spelling

06-19-2008, 10:15 PM	#2
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1871 The draft is over and St Louis drafted the following. Pitchers Al Spalding Rynie Wolters Position players Doug Allison (c) * Ed Connor (1b) Charlie Gould (1b) * Warren White (2b) Harry Shafer (3b) Poney Sager (ss) * Ed Duffey (ss) Steve King (LF) * Harry Deanne (LF) Tommy Beals (LF) Al Barker (LF) Davie Birdsall (RF) * Joe Simmons (RF) Harry Shafer was named as the #36 prospect. He was given the nickname of Silk Stockings. Al Spalding was named the #5 prospect. * by the name of the player means they are my teams most popular. Last edited by scott1964; 06-19-2008 at 10:17 PM.

06-19-2008, 10:45 PM	#3
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1871 Season Standings American Baltimore 21-10 * St Louis 20-11 Cleveland 13-17 Philadelphia 7-23 National Cincinnati 20-11 * Boston 19-12 Brooklyn 15-15 Chicago 7-23 Playoffs Baltimore defeats Cincinnati in six games 4-2. Highlights Batting Deacon White (Cleveland) .419 avg. AL Levi Meyerle (Brooklyn) .397 avg NL 29 game hitting streak Rookie of the Year NL Dick McBride (Boston) AL Bobby Mathews (Baltimore) Top Pitcher NL Dick McBride 10-4, 2.24, and 119 strike outs AL Bobby Mathews 9-6, 2.14, and 113 strike outs. Top Batter NL Lip Pike (Chicago) .333 avg, 9 HR, 35 RBI. AL Ross Barnes (Baltimore) .387 avg, 23 RBI. My team was beat by champs Baltimore in a one game playoff.

06-19-2008, 11:37 PM	#4
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1872 season Standings Schedule expands to 50 games. American Baltimore 38-12 Philadelphia 26-24 Cleveland 20-30 St Louis 16-34 National Cincinnati 31-19 Brooklyn 27-23 Boston 21-29 Chicago 21-29 Playoffs Cincinnati defeats Baltimore in seven games 4-3. Highlights Batting Cal McVey (Cleveland) .418 avg. NL Ross Barnes (Baltimore) .427 avg AL Rookie of the Year NL Cal McVey AL Ross Barnes Top Pitcher NL Al Pratt 13-8, 2.04, and 13 strike outs AL Bobby Mathews 20-6, 1.81, and 40 strike outs. Triple Crown Winner Top Batter NL Cal McVey (Chicago) .418 avg, 2 HR, 29 RBI. AL Ross Barnes (Baltimore) .427 avg, 1 HR 37 RBI. Team Highlights Al Spalding Pitcher Golden Glove winner Tom Barlow Catcher Golden Glove winner Other highlights George Wright and Mike McGeary both go 6 for 7 on 5/19. For Philadelphia. Ned Cuthbert 38 game hitting streak. Levi Meyerle 41 game hitting streak. * Still active. He was injured for 7 weeks.

06-20-2008, 01:00 AM	#5
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1873 Season Standings American Baltimore 32-18 Cleveland 27-23 Philadelphia 24-26 St Louis 17-33 I was fired National Boston 34-16 Brooklyn 30-20 Cincinnati 21-29 Chicago 15-35 Playoffs Baltimore defeats Boston 4-1 in five games. League Highlights Meyerly has a 43 game hitting streak Barnes has a 59 game hitting streak Rookie of the Year NL John Greason (Boston) 16-7, 2.01. AL Nully McDoolan (Phil) 10-13, 2.84, 9 strike outs Top Pitcher NL Dick McBride (Boston) 17-9, 2.10. AL Bobby Mathews (Baltimore) 16-9, 2.33. Top Batter NL Jim O`Rourke (Boston) .402 avg, 39 RBI AL Ross Barnes (Baltimore) .466 avg, 44 RBI. other notes Cleveland batter Deacon White hit .419 behind Barnes. I was hired by Cincinnati at the end of the season. Last edited by scott1964; 06-20-2008 at 01:03 AM.

06-20-2008, 12:07 PM	#6
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1874 season Boston defeats Baltimore 7-4 to take the series 4-2 Standings (60 games) American Baltimore 41-19 Changed their name to Orioles. St Louis 32-28 Philadelphia 24-36 Cleveland 23-37 Changed their name to Blues. National Boston 39-22 Brooklyn 38-23 Cincinnati 25-35 Chicago 19-41 Rookie of the Year NL Tommy Bond: 12-20, 2.19 with Chicago AL Dan Collins: 6-3, 3.39 with St Louis Batter of the Year NL Lip Pike: .355 avg, 61 RBI with Brooklyn AL Ross Barnes: 414 avg, 31 RBI with Baltimore. Pitcher of the Year NL Cy Bentley: 25-11, 1.72, 21 strike outs and the Triple Crown for Brooklyn. AL Ross Mathews: 23-10, 1.69, 26 strike outs with Baltimore. Highlights Barnes has his 3rd straight .400 season and a 30 game hitting streak. Cal McVey has a 34 hitting streak. Baltimore has been the AL Champs for the forth consecutive year. Lip Pike Batter Triple Crown. Deacon White was the last in 1871. John Greason 20 game winner with Boston. Henry Kessler had 6 hits on April 18th, last person was Deacon White in May 1873.

06-20-2008, 12:17 PM	#7
acetonic Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 107	Very cool. Are the home run numbers accurate for the era? I don't know a lot about 19th century base ball but I think I have more motivation to study it now.

06-20-2008, 12:31 PM	#8
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	Home runs are accurate for this era. Take Ross Barnes for example. He played ten seasons in real life. .359 avg with 6 HR and 350 RBI.

06-20-2008, 01:12 PM	#9
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1875 Season Baltimore wins it all again. In Newington Park Baltimore won over Boston yet again to take the series 4-1. Standings American Baltimore 32-28 Cleveland 31-29 St Louis 30-30 Philadelphia 27-33 National Boston 38-22 Brooklyn 31-29 Chicago 29-31 Cincinnati 22-38 Fired again Rookie of the Year NL Tricky Nichols: 17-12, 2.18 with Brooklyn AL J O`Neal: 13-3, 1.00 with Baltimore Batter of the Year NL Cal McVey: .339 avg, 29 RBI with Chicago AL Deacon White: .347 avg, 27 RBI with Cleveland Pitcher of the Year NL Tricky Nichols: 17-12, 2.18 with Brooklyn. AL J. O`Neal: 13-3, 1.00 with Baltimore. Highlights Ross Barnes only hit .340 and had a 43 game hitting streak. I was rehired on at St Louis.

06-20-2008, 03:58 PM	#10
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1876 season Baltimore does it again Once again Baltimore takes the Champ crown in best of seven series (4-1) over Chicago. The final score was 10-7. Standings American Baltimore 39-21 Cleveland 33-27 Philadelphia 28-32 St Louis 20-40 Fired once again National Chicago 35-25 Brooklyn 31-29 Boston 27-33 Name changed to Red Caps Cincinnati 27-33 Rookie of the Year NL Dale William: 6-7, 2.09 with Cincinnati AL Foghorn Bradley: 3-9, 2.06 with St Louis Batter of the Year AL Ross Barnes: .362 avg, 34 RBI with Baltimore NL Deacon White: .394 avg, 45 RBI with Chicago Pitcher of the Year NL Tommy Bond: 25-9, 2.44 with Chicago. AL George Zettlein: 19-17, 1.99 with Cleveland. Batting Champion AL Cal McVey: .371 avg, 34 RBI with Cleveland NL Deacon White: .394 avg, 45 RBI with Chicago Season highlights My team, St Louis had a 17 game losing streak. At season end I get fired again. Cleveland and Chicago complete a blockbuster trade on 7/29. Deacon White and Cal McVey switch teams. Last edited by scott1964; 06-20-2008 at 04:00 PM.

06-20-2008, 04:34 PM	#11
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1877 Season Orioles Sweep Cincinnati Baltimore captures their 5th title. Standings American Baltimore 39-21 St Louis 28-32 Philadelphia 27-33 Cleveland 26-34 National Cincinnati 37-23 Chicago 34-26 Boston 28-32 Brooklyn 21-39 Rookie of the Year NL Will White: 7-4, 2.43 with Cincinnati AL Mike Dorgan: .376 avg, 30 RBI with Philadelphia. Batter of the Year AL Ross Barnes: .416 avg, 28 RBI with Baltimore again NL Joe Start: .384 avg, 33 RBI with Boston. Pitcher of the Year NL Dike McBride: 17-13, 72 strike outs with Boston. AL J. O`Neal: 18-12, 2.32 with Baltimore. Batting Champion AL Ross Barnes: .416 avg with Baltimore. NL Deacon White: .388 avg, 29 RBI with Chicago

06-20-2008, 05:47 PM	#12
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1878 Season Boston Red Caps defeat Cleveland in 4-2 series Cleveland ends Baltimore's reign. Standings American Cleveland 35-33 Baltimore 30-30 Philadelphia 34-34 St Louis 33-35 National Boston 36-24 Chicago 35-25 Brooklyn 32-28 Cincinnati 17-43 Rookie of the Year NL The Only Nolan: 24-9, 1.79, 206 SO with Boston AL Harry Wheeler: 11-3, 99 SO with Philadelphia. Batter of the Year AL Charlie Eden: .333 avg, 40 RBI with Baltimore again NL Joe Start: .388 avg, 33 RBI with Boston. 2nd time Pitcher of the Year NL The Only Nolan: 24-9, 1.79, 206 SO with Boston. AL George Zettlein: 18-20, 2.54, 101 SO with Cleveland. Season Highlights Ross Barnes has a terrible year, only hitting .218 and his ratings declined also. 21 game hitting streak. Dick Higham hits for the cycle on 5/9. The last person to do that was Candy Nelson in 1875. John Ward 22-13, 1.94 with Brooklyn. I was hired on by Baltimore. The Only Nolan threw 2 shutouts during the championship series. Last edited by scott1964; 06-20-2008 at 06:09 PM. Reason: additional info

06-20-2008, 06:15 PM	#13
swampdragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Lonely Mountain Posts: 2,509	Following with interest. I'm looking at strikeouts for the period. Could you post the total number of league strikeouts for 1871-1878? I'm interested in how the game is correcting itself over the years. __________________ “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies." -- C.S. Lewis

06-20-2008, 06:34 PM	#14
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	In 1878 there were 949 strike outs in American League and 1131 in National League. I could not find any stats from the past seasons.

06-20-2008, 07:33 PM	#15
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	Cincinnati sweeps past Philadelphia in four games Standings American Philadelphia 45-39 Cleveland 42-42 Baltimore 42-42 St Louis 39-475 National Cincinnati 48-36 Brooklyn 47-37 Chicago 42-42 Boston 31-53 Rookie of the Year NL John O`Rourke: .353 avg, 20 RBI for Brooklyn. AL Fred Goldsmith: 9-2, 1.17 for Cleveland. Batter of the Year AL Lew Brown: .347 avg, 26 RBI with Baltimore. NL King Kelly: .311 avg, 56 RBI with Cincinnati. Pitcher of the Year NL Will White: 20-16, 2.06, 182 SO with Cincinnati. AL Jim McCormick: 24-13, 2.01, 167 SO with Philadelphia. Batting Champ Jimmy Wood .375 avg, 37 RBI for Cincinnati. Deacon White .319, 38 RBI for Philadelphia. Highlights. Bobby Mathews 22-22, 1.88 John Morrill hits for the cycle on 6/30, Ross Barnes .245 avg 24 RBI, an improvement from last season.

06-20-2008, 07:36 PM	#16
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	strike outs in 1879 American League 1190 National League 1039

06-20-2008, 10:09 PM	#18
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1880 Season Philadelphia comes from behind to win Series Down 3 games to one, Athletics come roaring back. Standings American Philadelphia 51-33 Baltimore 43-41 Cleveland 40-44 St Louis 34-50 National Brooklyn 47-38 Cincinnati 46-39 Boston 40-44 Chicago 36-48 Rookie of the Year NL Lee Richmond: 16-13, 2.56 for Brooklyn. AL Harry McCormick: 13-7, 2.06 for Baltimore. Batter of the Year AL Cap Anson: .319 avg, 61 RBI with Philadelphia. NL Dan Brouthers: .376 avg, 29 RBI with Boston. Pitcher of the Year NL John Ward: 24-16, 2.21, 170 SO with Brooklyn. AL Harry Salisbury: 23-7, 2.06, 136 SO with Philadelphia. Batting Champ Cap Anson: .319 avg, 61 RBI for Philadelphia. Dan Brouthers: .376 avg, 29 RBI for Boston. Highlights Orator Shaffer 23 game hitting streak 4 20 game winners: Fred Goldsmith (20-16) Dale Williams (21-11) John Ward (24-16) Harry Salisbury (23-7) Hardy Richardson hits for the cycle on 4/20 Strike outs per league American 1274 National 1169

06-21-2008, 12:56 AM	#20
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1881 Season St Louis take series before moving out of town. St Louis defeats Cincinnati in five games, then relocates to Louisville. Standings American St Louis 44-42 Baltimore 42-42 Cleveland 43-43 Philadelphia 42-44 National Cincinnati 46-38 Brooklyn 44-40 Chicago 44-40 Boston 34-50 Rookie of the Year NL Billy Taylor: .267 avg, 31 RBI for Chicago. AL George Derby: 21-17, 2.08 and 165 so for Baltimore. Batter of the Year AL George Gore: .342 avg, 26 RBI for Cleveland.. NL Dan Brouthers: .325 avg, 26 RBI with Boston. Pitcher of the Year NL Tim Keefe: 21-16, 2.49, 125 SO with Cincinnati. AL Larry Corcoran: 22-19, 2.05, 174 SO with St Louis. Batting Champ Joe Start: .331 avg, 44 RBI for Chicago. George Gore: .342 avg, 26 RBI for Cleveland. Highlights Expansion: American League Louisville, Boston 2nd, Chicago 2nd, Detroit, Washington National League NY, Philadelphia 2nd, Pittsburgh, St Louis.