The Start of Baseball 1871

scott1964 · 06-04-2009, 11:39 PM

Various owners of a new national pastime sat down to work out a plausible schedule to play 30 games in six months. Eight cities were picked to represent a broad spectrum of talent. Let the games begin. Who will take command and who will be the best of the best.

1871 Year 1
American League
St Louis Brown Stockings 20-10
Cleveland Forest Cities 16-14
Philadelphia Athletics 15-15
Baltimore Canaries 9-21
National League
Boston Red Stockings 20-10 #1
Brooklyn Atlantics 16-14
Cincinnati Reds 16-14
Chicago White Stockings 8-22

Playoffs
Boston 4-0 games over St Louis.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Bechtel (PH) .280
NL Addy (BS) .277

Pitching
AL Stearns (SL) 20-10 0.82 ERA 211 SO 14 shut outs

NL McBride (BS) 20-10 1.27 ERA 207 SO 4-0 in Post Season

Questions or comments are welcome.

scott1964 · 06-05-2009, 12:04 AM

1872 Year 2
American League
Baltimore Canaries 32-18 #1
Philadelphia Athletics 24-26
St Louis Brown Stockings 22-28
Cleveland Forest Cities 22-28
National League
Brooklyn Atlantics 30-20
Cincinnati Reds 27-23
Chicago White Stockings 25-25
Boston Red Stockings 18-32

Playoffs
Baltimore 4-1 games over Brooklyn.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Barnes (BL) .388
NL McVey (CN) .423

Pitching
AL Britt (BL) 32-16 2.75 ERA 36 SO
NL Wolters (BR) 29-20 2.90 ERA 28 SO

scott1964 · 06-05-2009, 12:20 AM

1873 Year 3
American League
Philadelphia Athletics 31-19
St Louis Brown Stockings 25-25
Baltimore Canaries 23-27
Cleveland Blues 21-29
National League
Cincinnati Reds 33-17 #1
Brooklyn Atlantics 30-20
Boston Red Stockings 22-28
Chicago White Stockings 15-35

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-0 over Philadelphia.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Waterman (SL) .420
NL Kernan (BS) .419

Pitching
AL Greason (PH) 27-17 3.50 ERA 24 SO
NL Wolters (BR) 30-20 2.88 ERA 16 SO

scott1964 · 06-05-2009, 10:21 PM

1874
American League
St Louis Brown Stockings 33-27 #1
Philadelphia Athletics 32-28
Cleveland Blues 29-31
Baltimore Canaries 26-34

National League
Boston Red Stockings 37-23
Cincinnati Reds 34-26
Chicago White Stockings 25-35
Brooklyn Atlantics 24-36

Playoffs
St Louis 4-2 over Boston.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Barnes (BL) .332
NL Shaffer (CN) .421

Pitching
AL Stearns (PH) 25-21 2.46 ERA 28 SO 1 SV.
NL McBride (BS) 31-19 2.50 ERA 24 SO

scott1964 · 06-05-2009, 11:00 PM

1875
American League
Philadelphia Athletics 35-25
St Louis Brown Stockings30-30
Cleveland Blues 29-31
Baltimore Canaries 26-34

National League
Cincinnati Reds 35-25 #2
Boston Red Stockings 33-27
Brooklyn Atlantics 30-30
Chicago White Stockings 22-38

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-0 over Philadelphia.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Barnes (BL) .373
NL Higham (CH) .393

Pitching
AL Greason (PH) 26-15 2.06 ERA 37 SO.
NL Matthews (CN) 23-16 1.77 ERA 40 SO

scott1964 · 06-05-2009, 11:19 PM

1876
American League
Philadelphia Athletics 37-23
St Louis Brown Stockings 32-28
Baltimore Orioles 27-33
Cleveland Blues 24-36

National League
Cincinnati Reds 41-19 #3
Brooklyn Atlantics 30-30
Boston Red Caps 29-31
Chicago White Stockings 22-38

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-3 over Philadelphia.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Morrill (PH) .387
NL Shaffer (CN) .340

Pitching
AL Stearns (SL) 22-20 2.02 ERA 55 SO 2 SV.
NL Mathews (CN) 39-16 1.47 ERA 119 SO

scott1964 · 06-05-2009, 11:38 PM

1877
American League
Philadelphia Athletics 33-27
Baltimore Orioles 32-28
Cleveland Blues 30-30
St Louis Brown Stockings 25-35

National League
Cincinnati Reds 46-14 #4
Chicago White Stockings 29-31
Boston Red Caps 27-33
Brooklyn Atlantics 18-42

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-1 over Philadelphia.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL White (CL) .371
NL Dalrymple (BR) .374

Pitching
AL Weaver (BL) 20-11 2.24 ERA 47 SO.
NL Mathews (CN) 33-10 1.44 ERA 146 SO

Cincinnati makes it 3 in a row.

scott1964 · 06-05-2009, 11:57 PM

1878
American League
St Louis Brown Stockings 41-19 #1
Baltimore Orioles 29-31
Cleveland Blues 29-31
Philadelphia Athletics 21-39

National League
Boston Red Caps 38-22
Chicago White Stockings 32-28
Cincinnati Reds 29-31
Brooklyn Atlantics 21-39

Playoffs
St Louis 4-2 over Boston.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL O`Rourke (SL) .345
NL Shaffer (CN) .384

Pitching
AL Salisbury (SL) 26-10 1.88 ERA 205 SO.
NL Mathews (CN) 36-19 1.56 ERA 227 SO

scott07 · 06-06-2009, 05:31 AM

I'm guessing that is Bobby Mathews noted for his time with the Mutuals and Athletics.

An absolute beast in your replay I see, ahah just as long as he doesn't succumb to a 35+ loss season like in RL.

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 06:08 PM

Bobby Mathews
DOB 11/21/1851 Baltimore Maryland.

1871 to 1877 Cincinnati
1878 Boston
1879 to ? Free agent.

Record
188-107 with 1 SV 1.71 ERA 681K 28 SHO
Post Season
8-2 1.55 ERA 20K

Ratings
Stuff 5 Movement 17 Control 20

5 time Pitcher of the Year.

Edit
1879 season Bobby signs a minor league contract with Chicago.

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 06:42 PM

1879
American League
Baltimore Orioles 49-35 #1
Cleveland Blues 44-40
St Louis Brown Stockings 40-44
Philadelphia Athletics 35-49

National League
Boston Red Caps 51-33
Chicago White Stockings 42-42
Brooklyn Atlantics 41-43
Cincinnati Reds 34-50

Playoffs
Baltimore 4-3 over Boston.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Connor (PH) .346
NL Dalrymple (BR) .361

Pitching
AL Bradley (BL) 24-13 2.44 ERA 106 SO.
NL Stearns (BSN) 24-18 2.19 ERA 123 SO

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 07:04 PM

1880
American League
Baltimore Orioles 52-32
Cleveland Blues 41-43
Philadelphia Athletics 41-43
St Louis Brown Stockings 34-50

National League
Cincinnati Reds 55-29 #5
Chicago White Stockings 45-39
Boston Red Caps 44-40
Brooklyn Atlantics 24-60

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-0 over Baltimore.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Anson (BL) .318
NL White (BSN) .353

Pitching
AL White (BL) 24-18 1.77 ERA 122 SO.
NL Gardner (CN) 28-12 2.12 ERA 79 SO

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 07:23 PM

1881
American League
Philadelphia Athletics 49-35 #1
St Louis Brown Stockings 41-43
Baltimore Orioles 39-45
Cleveland Blues 39-45

National League
Cincinnati Reds 51-33
Chicago White Stockings 47-37
Brooklyn Atlantics 40-44
Boston Red Caps 30-54

Playoffs
Philadelphia 4-1 over Cincinnati.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Brouthers (BL) .365
NL Anson (CHN) .317

Pitching
AL Derby (PH) 22-15 1.99 ERA 116 SO.
NL Mathews (CN) 27-13 1.34 ERA 136 SO

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 07:34 PM

Expansion for the 1882 season

American League
Philadelphia Athletics
St Louis Brown Stockings----->Moves to National League
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Blues
New Teams
Boston Americans
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Wolverines
Louisville Eclipse
Washington Nationals
National League
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Stockings
Brooklyn Atlantics
Boston Red Caps
New Teams
New York Gothams
Philadelphia Quakers
Pittsburgh Alleghenies
St Louis Brown Stockings

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 09:09 PM

1882
American League
Philadelphia 56-28
Washington 55-29
Boston 45-39
Cleveland 42-42
Louisville 39-45
Detroit 35-49
Baltimore 34-50
Chicago 30-54
National League
Cincinnati 52-32 #6
Philadelphia 50-34
Brooklyn 48-36
Pittsburgh 42-42
Chicago 39-45
Boston 38-46
St Louis 38-46
New York 29-55

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-1 over Philadelphia. Revenge

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Connor (PH) .350
NL Pike (BSN) & Browning (CN) .351

Pitching
AL Mathews (WS) 26-10 1.44 ERA 158 SO.
NL Whitney (CN) 28-11 1.57 ERA 200 SO

Notes
Cushman (CHA) 271 SO
Pike (BSN) 65 SB
Salisbury (LS) 1.13 ERA.

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 09:28 PM

The following teams changed their names

Boston Beaneaters
St Louis Browns

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 10:14 PM

1883

American League
Chicago 62-36
Philadelphia 60-38
Washington 58-40
Baltimore 51-47
Detroit 44-54
Louisville 42-56
Boston 39-59
Cleveland 36-62
National League
Cincinnati 59-39 #7
New York 55-43
Pittsburgh 55-43
Brooklyn 52-46
Philadelphia 49-49
St Louis 49-49
Chicago 39-59
Boston 34-64

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-0 over Chicago.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Lewis (CHA) .331
NL Browning (CN) .364

Pitching
AL Cushman (CHA) 35-12 1.06 ERA 572 SO.

NL Whitney (CN) 32-17 1.66 ERA 322 SO

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 11:24 PM

1884
American League
Chicago 71-41
Boston 60-52
Baltimore 58-54
Detroit 57-55
Philadelphia 55-57
Louisville 52-60
Cleveland 49-632
Washington 46-66

National League
Cincinnati 68-44 #8
Philadelphia 63-49
Brooklyn 56-56
New York 54-58
St Louis 54-58
Chicago 52-60
Pittsburgh 52-60
Boston 49-63

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-3 over Chicago. Repeat

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Orr (BOS) .360
NL Dunlap (CN) .349

Pitching
AL Cushman (CHA) 34-13 1.83 ERA 386 SO.
NL Terry (CN) 36-17 1.66 ERA 283 SO

Notes
Bobby Mathews 300th win on 8/10/1884.

scott1964 · 06-06-2009, 11:33 PM

1885 Name Changes

Brooklyn Atlantics to Grays
Cincinnati Red Stockings to Reds
Louisville Eclipse to Colonels
New York Gothams to Giants
St Louis Brown Stockings to Browns

scott1964 · 06-07-2009, 12:06 AM

1885
American League
Washington 62-50
Baltimore 61-51
Chicago 59-53
Philadelphia 59-53
Cleveland 58-54
Boston 53-59
Detroit 53-59
Louisville 43-69

National League
Cincinnati 69-43 #9
Pittsburgh 62-50
New York 58-54
St Louis 56-56
Brooklyn 55-57
Philadelphia 53-59
Chicago 48-64
Boston 47-65

Playoffs
Cincinnati 4-0 over Washington.

Batting
Overall Avg
AL Larkin (DTN) .314
NL Thompson (PHI) .357

Pitching
AL Black (BL) 30-22 1.78 ERA 305 SO.
NL Whitney (CN) 35-19 1.74 ERA 196 SO

06-06-2009, 06:08 PM	#10
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	A Person Profile in the Past 1878 Bobby Mathews DOB 11/21/1851 Baltimore Maryland. 1871 to 1877 Cincinnati 1878 Boston 1879 to ? Free agent. Record 188-107 with 1 SV 1.71 ERA 681K 28 SHO Post Season 8-2 1.55 ERA 20K Ratings Stuff 5 Movement 17 Control 20 5 time Pitcher of the Year. Edit 1879 season Bobby signs a minor league contract with Chicago. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals. Last edited by scott1964; 06-06-2009 at 06:22 PM.

06-06-2009, 06:42 PM	#11
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1879 1879 American League Baltimore Orioles 49-35 #1 Cleveland Blues 44-40 St Louis Brown Stockings 40-44 Philadelphia Athletics 35-49 National League Boston Red Caps 51-33 Chicago White Stockings 42-42 Brooklyn Atlantics 41-43 Cincinnati Reds 34-50 Playoffs Baltimore 4-3 over Boston. Batting Overall Avg AL Connor (PH) .346 NL Dalrymple (BR) .361 Pitching AL Bradley (BL) 24-13 2.44 ERA 106 SO. NL Stearns (BSN) 24-18 2.19 ERA 123 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-06-2009, 07:04 PM	#12
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1880 1880 American League Baltimore Orioles 52-32 Cleveland Blues 41-43 Philadelphia Athletics 41-43 St Louis Brown Stockings 34-50 National League Cincinnati Reds 55-29 #5 Chicago White Stockings 45-39 Boston Red Caps 44-40 Brooklyn Atlantics 24-60 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-0 over Baltimore. Batting Overall Avg AL Anson (BL) .318 NL White (BSN) .353 Pitching AL White (BL) 24-18 1.77 ERA 122 SO. NL Gardner (CN) 28-12 2.12 ERA 79 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-06-2009, 07:23 PM	#13
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1881 1881 American League Philadelphia Athletics 49-35 #1 St Louis Brown Stockings 41-43 Baltimore Orioles 39-45 Cleveland Blues 39-45 National League Cincinnati Reds 51-33 Chicago White Stockings 47-37 Brooklyn Atlantics 40-44 Boston Red Caps 30-54 Playoffs Philadelphia 4-1 over Cincinnati. Batting Overall Avg AL Brouthers (BL) .365 NL Anson (CHN) .317 Pitching AL Derby (PH) 22-15 1.99 ERA 116 SO. NL Mathews (CN) 27-13 1.34 ERA 136 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-06-2009, 07:34 PM	#14
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	Expansion Expansion for the 1882 season American League Philadelphia Athletics St Louis Brown Stockings----->Moves to National League Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Blues New Teams Boston Americans Chicago White Sox Detroit Wolverines Louisville Eclipse Washington Nationals National League Cincinnati Reds Chicago White Stockings Brooklyn Atlantics Boston Red Caps New Teams New York Gothams Philadelphia Quakers Pittsburgh Alleghenies St Louis Brown Stockings __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-04-2009, 11:39 PM	#1
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	The Start of Baseball 1871 Various owners of a new national pastime sat down to work out a plausible schedule to play 30 games in six months. Eight cities were picked to represent a broad spectrum of talent. Let the games begin. Who will take command and who will be the best of the best. 1871 Year 1 American League St Louis Brown Stockings 20-10 Cleveland Forest Cities 16-14 Philadelphia Athletics 15-15 Baltimore Canaries 9-21 National League Boston Red Stockings 20-10 #1 Brooklyn Atlantics 16-14 Cincinnati Reds 16-14 Chicago White Stockings 8-22 Playoffs Boston 4-0 games over St Louis. Batting Overall Avg AL Bechtel (PH) .280 NL Addy (BS) .277 Pitching AL Stearns (SL) 20-10 0.82 ERA 211 SO 14 shut outs NL McBride (BS) 20-10 1.27 ERA 207 SO 4-0 in Post Season Questions or comments are welcome. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-05-2009, 12:04 AM	#2
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1872 Year 2 American League Baltimore Canaries 32-18 #1 Philadelphia Athletics 24-26 St Louis Brown Stockings 22-28 Cleveland Forest Cities 22-28 National League Brooklyn Atlantics 30-20 Cincinnati Reds 27-23 Chicago White Stockings 25-25 Boston Red Stockings 18-32 Playoffs Baltimore 4-1 games over Brooklyn. Batting Overall Avg AL Barnes (BL) .388 NL McVey (CN) .423 Pitching AL Britt (BL) 32-16 2.75 ERA 36 SO NL Wolters (BR) 29-20 2.90 ERA 28 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-05-2009, 12:20 AM	#3
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1873 1873 Year 3 American League Philadelphia Athletics 31-19 St Louis Brown Stockings 25-25 Baltimore Canaries 23-27 Cleveland Blues 21-29 National League Cincinnati Reds 33-17 #1 Brooklyn Atlantics 30-20 Boston Red Stockings 22-28 Chicago White Stockings 15-35 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-0 over Philadelphia. Batting Overall Avg AL Waterman (SL) .420 NL Kernan (BS) .419 Pitching AL Greason (PH) 27-17 3.50 ERA 24 SO NL Wolters (BR) 30-20 2.88 ERA 16 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-05-2009, 10:21 PM	#4
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1874 1874 American League St Louis Brown Stockings 33-27 #1 Philadelphia Athletics 32-28 Cleveland Blues 29-31 Baltimore Canaries 26-34 National League Boston Red Stockings 37-23 Cincinnati Reds 34-26 Chicago White Stockings 25-35 Brooklyn Atlantics 24-36 Playoffs St Louis 4-2 over Boston. Batting Overall Avg AL Barnes (BL) .332 NL Shaffer (CN) .421 Pitching AL Stearns (PH) 25-21 2.46 ERA 28 SO 1 SV. NL McBride (BS) 31-19 2.50 ERA 24 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-05-2009, 11:00 PM	#5
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1875 1875 American League Philadelphia Athletics 35-25 St Louis Brown Stockings30-30 Cleveland Blues 29-31 Baltimore Canaries 26-34 National League Cincinnati Reds 35-25 #2 Boston Red Stockings 33-27 Brooklyn Atlantics 30-30 Chicago White Stockings 22-38 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-0 over Philadelphia. Batting Overall Avg AL Barnes (BL) .373 NL Higham (CH) .393 Pitching AL Greason (PH) 26-15 2.06 ERA 37 SO. NL Matthews (CN) 23-16 1.77 ERA 40 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-05-2009, 11:19 PM	#6
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1876 1876 American League Philadelphia Athletics 37-23 St Louis Brown Stockings 32-28 Baltimore Orioles 27-33 Cleveland Blues 24-36 National League Cincinnati Reds 41-19 #3 Brooklyn Atlantics 30-30 Boston Red Caps 29-31 Chicago White Stockings 22-38 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-3 over Philadelphia. Batting Overall Avg AL Morrill (PH) .387 NL Shaffer (CN) .340 Pitching AL Stearns (SL) 22-20 2.02 ERA 55 SO 2 SV. NL Mathews (CN) 39-16 1.47 ERA 119 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-05-2009, 11:38 PM	#7
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1877 1877 American League Philadelphia Athletics 33-27 Baltimore Orioles 32-28 Cleveland Blues 30-30 St Louis Brown Stockings 25-35 National League Cincinnati Reds 46-14 #4 Chicago White Stockings 29-31 Boston Red Caps 27-33 Brooklyn Atlantics 18-42 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-1 over Philadelphia. Batting Overall Avg AL White (CL) .371 NL Dalrymple (BR) .374 Pitching AL Weaver (BL) 20-11 2.24 ERA 47 SO. NL Mathews (CN) 33-10 1.44 ERA 146 SO Cincinnati makes it 3 in a row. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-05-2009, 11:57 PM	#8
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1878 1878 American League St Louis Brown Stockings 41-19 #1 Baltimore Orioles 29-31 Cleveland Blues 29-31 Philadelphia Athletics 21-39 National League Boston Red Caps 38-22 Chicago White Stockings 32-28 Cincinnati Reds 29-31 Brooklyn Atlantics 21-39 Playoffs St Louis 4-2 over Boston. Batting Overall Avg AL O`Rourke (SL) .345 NL Shaffer (CN) .384 Pitching AL Salisbury (SL) 26-10 1.88 ERA 205 SO. NL Mathews (CN) 36-19 1.56 ERA 227 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-06-2009, 05:31 AM	#9
scott07 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 20	I'm guessing that is Bobby Mathews noted for his time with the Mutuals and Athletics. An absolute beast in your replay I see, ahah just as long as he doesn't succumb to a 35+ loss season like in RL.

06-06-2009, 09:09 PM	#15
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1882 1882 American League Philadelphia 56-28 Washington 55-29 Boston 45-39 Cleveland 42-42 Louisville 39-45 Detroit 35-49 Baltimore 34-50 Chicago 30-54 National League Cincinnati 52-32 #6 Philadelphia 50-34 Brooklyn 48-36 Pittsburgh 42-42 Chicago 39-45 Boston 38-46 St Louis 38-46 New York 29-55 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-1 over Philadelphia. Revenge Batting Overall Avg AL Connor (PH) .350 NL Pike (BSN) & Browning (CN) .351 Pitching AL Mathews (WS) 26-10 1.44 ERA 158 SO. NL Whitney (CN) 28-11 1.57 ERA 200 SO Notes Cushman (CHA) 271 SO Pike (BSN) 65 SB Salisbury (LS) 1.13 ERA. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-06-2009, 09:28 PM	#16
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1883 Name Changes The following teams changed their names Boston Beaneaters St Louis Browns __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-06-2009, 10:14 PM	#17
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1883 1883 American League Chicago 62-36 Philadelphia 60-38 Washington 58-40 Baltimore 51-47 Detroit 44-54 Louisville 42-56 Boston 39-59 Cleveland 36-62 National League Cincinnati 59-39 #7 New York 55-43 Pittsburgh 55-43 Brooklyn 52-46 Philadelphia 49-49 St Louis 49-49 Chicago 39-59 Boston 34-64 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-0 over Chicago. Batting Overall Avg AL Lewis (CHA) .331 NL Browning (CN) .364 Pitching AL Cushman (CHA) 35-12 1.06 ERA 572 SO. NL Whitney (CN) 32-17 1.66 ERA 322 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-06-2009, 11:24 PM	#18
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1884 1884 American League Chicago 71-41 Boston 60-52 Baltimore 58-54 Detroit 57-55 Philadelphia 55-57 Louisville 52-60 Cleveland 49-632 Washington 46-66 National League Cincinnati 68-44 #8 Philadelphia 63-49 Brooklyn 56-56 New York 54-58 St Louis 54-58 Chicago 52-60 Pittsburgh 52-60 Boston 49-63 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-3 over Chicago. Repeat Batting Overall Avg AL Orr (BOS) .360 NL Dunlap (CN) .349 Pitching AL Cushman (CHA) 34-13 1.83 ERA 386 SO. NL Terry (CN) 36-17 1.66 ERA 283 SO Notes Bobby Mathews 300th win on 8/10/1884. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals. Last edited by scott1964; 06-06-2009 at 11:35 PM.

06-06-2009, 11:33 PM	#19
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	Name Changes for 1885 1885 Name Changes Brooklyn Atlantics to Grays Cincinnati Red Stockings to Reds Louisville Eclipse to Colonels New York Gothams to Giants St Louis Brown Stockings to Browns __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

06-07-2009, 12:06 AM	#20
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	1885 1885 American League Washington 62-50 Baltimore 61-51 Chicago 59-53 Philadelphia 59-53 Cleveland 58-54 Boston 53-59 Detroit 53-59 Louisville 43-69 National League Cincinnati 69-43 #9 Pittsburgh 62-50 New York 58-54 St Louis 56-56 Brooklyn 55-57 Philadelphia 53-59 Chicago 48-64 Boston 47-65 Playoffs Cincinnati 4-0 over Washington. Batting Overall Avg AL Larkin (DTN) .314 NL Thompson (PHI) .357 Pitching AL Black (BL) 30-22 1.78 ERA 305 SO. NL Whitney (CN) 35-19 1.74 ERA 196 SO __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.