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[Title page]
[Illustration:
SPALDING'S
SPECIAL ATHLETIC LIBRARY
BASE BALL
GUIDE
1895]
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BASE BALL GUIDE
AND
OFFICIAL LEAGUE BOOK FOR 1895.
* * * * *
A Complete Hand Book Of The National Game
Of Base Ball,
Containing The
Full Official League Records
For 1894,
Together With
The New Code Of Playing Rules As Revised By The
Committee Of Rules.
Attached To Which Are Explanatory Notes, Giving A
Correct Interpretation Of The New Rules.
* * * * *
A Prominent Feature Of The
Guide For 1895
Is The New Championship Record; Added To Which Are
The Complete Pitching Records Of 1894 And
Special Chapters On The
Fielding And Base Running
Of 1894,
Together With
Interesting Records Of The Most Noteworthy Contests, Incidents
And Occurrences Of The Eventful Season Of 1894, Occurring
In The College Arenas As Well As In
That Of The Professional Clubs.
* * * * *
Edited By
Henry Chadwick.
Published By
American Sports Publishing Company,
241 Broadway, New York
PUBLISHERS' NOTICE.
The official handbook of America's national game--SPALDING'S BASE BALL
GUIDE--which was first issued in 1876, has grown in size, importance and
popular favor year by year, until it has become the great standard
statistical and reference annual of the game throughout the base ball
world; and it is now recognized as the established base ball manual of
the entire professional fraternity, as well as the authorized _Guide
Book_ of the great National League, which is the controlling
governmental organization of the professional clubs of the United
States.
The _Guide_ of 1895 not only records the doings of the twelve clubs of
the National League for the past season, with all the official
statistics, but it gives space to the championship campaigns of 1894,
not only of the Minor Professional Leagues of the country, but also of
those of the College clubs and of the leading organizations of the
amateur class--the majority class of the entire base ball world--and in
this respect the _Guide_ has no equal, the book of 1895 being
exceptionally full of the most interesting chapters of the leading
events of the diamond fields of the past year, and for the first time
contains many fine half-tone illustrations of all the leading clubs and
players, making it the largest and most complete Guide ever issued.
Copies of the _Guide_ will be mailed to any address upon receipt of
twelve cents each. Trade orders supplied through the News Companies, or
direct from the Publishers,
American Sports Publishing Company,
241 Broadway, New York.
The _Guide_, as hitherto, is issued under the entire editorial control
of the veteran writer on sports, Mr. Henry Chadwick, popularly known as
"The Father of Base Ball."
The great size of the _Guide_ precludes the possibility of including the
game record of the League campaign, as also other records of League
legislation, etc., and these will be found in the "Official League
Book," which contains only official League matter, as furnished by
Secretary Young, including the League Constitution in full.
PREFACE.
SPALDING'S BASE BALL GUIDE for 1895 is the twentieth annual edition of
the work issued under the auspices of the National League. It is also
the fifteenth annual edition published under the editorship of Mr. Henry
Chadwick, he having first entered upon his editorial duties on the GUIDE
in 1881. Moreover, it is the fourth annual edition issued under the
government of the existing major League, which League was the result of
the reconstruction measures adopted during the winter of 1891-92; and
this latest issue of SPALDING'S LEAGUE GUIDE in several respects, if not
in all, surpasses all of its predecessors. New features are presented
in its pages this year which are of special interest; the most
noteworthy being the new record of every game played in the League
championship series---won, lost or drawn---from April 19 to September
30, 1894, inclusive; the names of the opposing pitchers in each game;
being a record never before published in any base ball manual, this
alone making the GUIDE of 1895 a model book of reference for the whole
base ball fraternity. Added to this are not only the full statistics of
the League season of 1894, but also special articles on the latest
scientific points of play developed in the professional arena; together
with editorial comments on the leading events of the past season---now
regarded as one of the interesting features of the book---and the scores
of the model games of 1894, etc. A new chapter is "The Reference Guide,"
devoted to statistics valuable as references. In addition to which is
the new code of rules which went into effect in April, 1895, and the
editorial explanatory appendix, revised by President Young of the
League; the whole making the GUIDE the model base ball manual of the
period, the book being of special value, alike to the amateur class of
the base ball fraternity, as to the class of professional exemplars of
the game.
AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY,
241 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY.
* * * * *
WASHINGTON, D. C, March, 1895.
By authority vested in me, I do hereby certify that Messrs.
A. G. Spalding & Bros, have been granted the _exclusive_ right
to publish the "OFFICIAL LEAGUE BOOK" for 1895.
N. E. YOUNG,
Secretary of the National League and American Association of Professional
Base Ball Clubs.
[Illustration A.G. Mills; N.E. Young; Wahulbert--The Three Presidents]
[Illustration: Baltimore Base Ball Club. Champions of 1894.]
[Illustration]
[Illustration: New York Base Ball Club, '94.]
INTRODUCTION.
The decade of the nineties in League history bids fair to surpass, in
exciting events, that of every preceding series of years known in the
annals of professional base ball. The decade in question began with the
players' revolt in 1890 and was followed up by the secession of the old
American Association, a fatal movement, which ended in the death of that
organization in the winter of 1891-92; the reorganization of the
National League resulting in the absorption of the best half of the old
Association clubs and the beginning of the experiment of governing the
whole professional fraternity by one _major League_ instead of by a
dual government as before; this one powerful League being itself
controlled by the laws of the "_National Agreement_." The cost of the
amalgamation of the four American Association clubs with the National
League, together with the financial losses incurred by the revolutionary
period of 1890 and 1891--losses, by the way, which the players did not
participate in, the clubs alone being the sufferers--left a heavy burden
of debt to handicap the reconstructed National League in its efforts to
recover the public confidence in professional ball playing lost by the
malcontents of 1890 and 1891. But, nevertheless, the seasons of 1892
and 1893 saw the heavy indebtedness removed from the League's shoulders;
and in 1894 the flourishing financial times of 1888 and 1889 were, in a
measure, renewed, and for the first time since the Brotherhood revolt of
1890, the professional base ball business in 1894 became a paying
investment.
It will scarcely be believed that, in the face of the financial losses
incurred during the revolutionary period of 1890 and 1891, that the
closing part of the season of 1894 saw another attempt made to renew the
troubles of 1891, by an effort made to resuscitate the defunct American
Association under the banner of "_Death to the League's reserve rule_,"
together with that of a joint attempt made to revive the old Brotherhood
plan of rival League clubs in the larger base ball cities of the Union.
This revolutionary effort, made by one of the promoters of the revolt of
1890, aided by two dismissed managers and a disgruntled star player
itching for notoriety at any cost, led the magnates of the National
League to adopt repressive measures calculated to put an end to any
future revolutionary efforts of the kind, by severely punishing any
League club manager or player who should prove recreant in fealty to the
laws of the National Agreement, or who should join in any attempt to
organize any base ball association opposed to the reserve rule, which
rule over ten years' experience had proved to be the fundamental law and
corner-stone of the professional base ball business. Without such a
repressive law it was evident that the League would be subject to
periodical attempts on the part of unscrupulous managers or players to
war upon the reserve rule for blackmail purposes. The necessity for some
such law was made evident by the recent efforts made to organize a new
American Association on the basis of not only warring upon the reserve
rule but of trespassing on the territorial rights of existing League
clubs.
#The League Manifesto of 1894.#
The finale to the annual meeting of 1894 was the issuing of a manifesto
by the National League, which was called forth by an effort at treachery
in the League ranks which required prompt action for its
repression. This manifesto was issued without regard to efforts to
organize a new American Association, any opposition of the kind to the
National Agreement clubs, with the major League at its head, being
looked upon as futile, owing to the character of the men alleged to be
at the head of the movement; the main incentive of the League magnates
being to publicly announce what the penalty of treachery to National
Agreement interests would be in the future. The manifesto in question
was the work of a special committee appointed by the National League at
its annual meeting in November, 1894, which consisted of Messrs. Chas.
H. Byrne, H. R, Von der Horst, James A. Hart and John T. Brush.
The following is the statement drawn up by the committee, and referred
to the National Board for adoption:
TO THE NATIONAL BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL ASSOCIATIONS:
From the year 1876, when base ball was established in this country on a
substantial and responsible basis by the disbandment of the so-called
National Association of Professional Base Ball Clubs and the
organization of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs,
down to the present time, the duty has been imposed upon some body or
organization to uphold and enforce the objects for which base ball was
established, to wit:
First--To perpetuate base ball as the national game of the United
States, and to surround it with such safeguards as to warrant for the
future absolute public confidence in its integrity and methods.
Second--To protect and promote the mutual interests of professional base
ball clubs and professional base ball players.
The National League formed in 1876 found a difficult task before it in
undertaking to carry out the objects above referred to. Interest in base
ball was at a low ebb. Gamblers were in possession. The game was without
discipline, organization or legitimate control. The sport was conducted
with dishonest methods and for dishonest purposes, and had neither the
respect nor confidence of the press or public. Heroic methods were
absolutely necessary. At a meeting of the National League, held in
Cleveland December 5, 1877, the League directors unanimously ratified
the action of the Louisville club in expelling from the professional
ranks James A. Devlin, W. H. Craver, A. H. Nichols and G. W. Hall "for
conduct in contravention to the object of the League."
These men had been charged with and convicted of willfully selling a
game of base ball. At first the action of the League in taking such an
extreme course was strongly denounced. The League, however, foresaw that
any condonation of fraud or crookedness meant death to the national game
and remained firm in its position. Public opinion soon turned, and
to-day it is universally conceded that the course then taken did more to
establish the honesty and integrity of base ball than any action taken
or legislation since enacted. From that day to this no charge of
crookedness or dishonesty has been made against a professional ball
player. Repeated attempts have been made to reinstate these men or those
of them now living, but their expulsion was final and irrevocable.
That the League was earnest in its efforts to purify the game was
further demonstrated by its action taken at a special meeting held at
the Russell House, Detroit, Mich., on June 24, 1882, when Richard
Higham, a League umpire, was, upon charges preferred by the Detroit
club, expelled for "crooked" work as an umpire. From that day to this no
such charge has ever been made against an official umpire. The rapid
increase in the compensation of ball players soon opened up another
avenue of trouble for the League, which needed and received prompt
attention. This was flagrant and open dissipation in the ranks at home
and abroad. While this was confined comparatively to a few men, the
innocent suffered largely from it, and the National League was brought
into disrepute. Heroic measures were again adopted, and several players
were indefinitely suspended, with excellent effect. It is safe to say
that to-day there is less dissipation and drunkenness in the ranks of
professional ball players in proportion to their number than in any
other organized or unorganized body in this country identified with
outdoor sports.
The success achieved by the National League in its efforts to develop
base ball as the national game became apparent in its rapid growth in
popular favor, and the establishment of clubs and associations
throughout the various States. It became evident soon that something
must be done to foster and protect the rights and interests of these
various bodies, and "that there was a recognized need of some central
power in base ball to govern all associations, by an equitable code of
general laws, to put the game on a prosperous and lasting basis."
To accomplish this purpose a meeting was held in the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York, February 17, 1883, at which delegates were present
representing the National League, the American Association, and the
Northwestern League. At that meeting the so-called Tripartite Agreement
was drawn up and agreed to, which substantially was an offensive and
defensive alliance, embodying a mutual respect of all contracts and
other obligations, and all rights of the parties to the agreement to
territorial rights, players under contract or held under reserve.
The adoption of the tripartite agreement opened a new era in base ball,
and it was so readily recognized as being a step in the line of progress
that when the committee which drew up the agreement was called together
in New York city in October, 1883, they decided to call the instrument
they had framed the National Agreement of Professional Base Ball Clubs,
the purpose being to open the door to all clubs, leagues and
associations desiring to live under the conditions, rules and
regulations of the agreement. Immediately several leagues and
associations applied for the protection assured the, and readily pledged
themselves to abide by the requirements designated in the agreement.
The action of the committee in framing the new national agreement was
subsequently ratified by the signatures of the Presidents of the parties
thereto, viz.:
The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, A. G. Mills,
President, November 22, 1883.
The American Association of Base Ball Clubs, H. D. McKnight, President,
December 13, 1883.
The Northwestern League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, Elias Mather,
President, January 10, 1884.
The Eastern League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, William C. Sedden,
President, February 19, 1884.
The fundamental principle of the national agreement as originally drawn,
and which is now in operation, is a respect for territorial
rights. This, in fact, is the corner stone of the structure.
It contemplates and provides for the organization of cities into leagues
or associations, with one club, and one only, in each city, and a
contest between the respective cities for championship honors. The
interest which base ball arouses in any city is based absolutely on
local pride. The essence of value to a championship is entirely to the
city to which the victorious club belongs.
Experience has demonstrated that whenever and wherever territorial
rights have been invaded and rival clubs established, the element of
local pride is absent and interest in both destroyed. It is this which
makes a respect for territorial rights a principle which we must uphold.
It is true, nevertheless, and we so declare that we will gladly welcome
and shall encourage the formation of leagues and associations who desire
to operate under the national agreement, and consent to abide by the
fundamental principles of that document.
Reference has been made above to the difficulties and the obstacles
which at times have presented themselves and which have been by severe
but just methods removed.
To-day the future of base ball is confronted by a new condition, a
condition which in every particular is as harmful and in many respects
far more dangerous than open dishonesty or flagrant dissipation. That
is, treachery within the lines. To-day, and for months past we have had
men identified with professional base ball who for years have been the
beneficiaries of the game, have received liberal compensation for the
work they have done, earned their livelihood entirely and absolutely
from the opportunities afforded them by clubs and organizations
operating under the national agreement, and we find and now know that
these men, during this time, have persistently been identifying
themselves with schemes and combinations the objects and sole purposes
of which are to weaken and perhaps destroy the splendid fabric of our
national game, which it has taken years of effort, anxiety and large
outlay of capital to construct.
To-day we have the confidence of the public and the press of the country
in the methods and the integrity of base ball in larger measure than at
any prior period in the history of our national game. It devolves upon
us to continue to deserve and retain this confidence. We must endeavor
to do it.
The interests of clubs and professional ball players are identical. One
cannot succeed without the other. Success means mutual benefit. The
moment any suspicion attaches to base ball, public confidence lost or
even chilled, the occupation of the ball player is gone. We must all
stand or fall together. There is no middle ground. We stand by the
fundamental law, our national agreement, which guarantees protection to
players as well as to clubs, or we destroy it. One road leads to the
perpetuation of the national game, the other to its decline. There
should be no place, no standing room in base ball for any anarchistic
element which never aids in building up but is ever ready to destroy.
The time has come when some action should be taken to place this element
without the pale of our ranks. The National Board, operating under the
national agreement, was created to protect and guard the interests of
all players, clubs and associations identified with the agreement. Any
attempt to encroach upon that, to nullify or affect any of its
provisions, is of direct and material concern to all alike.
The obligations of contracts, the right of reserve, and the territorial
rights of clubs, associations and leagues must be upheld, and shall be,
at any cost.
It is a matter of public rumor and is also a fact which has come to our
knowledge that men identified with clubs, members of the national
agreement, have been co-operating in the formation of clubs or
organizations whose purpose is to conflict with the national
agreement. In view of this knowledge, the National League and American
Association of Professional Clubs in convention assembled respectfully
suggests to and requests the National Board to declare A. C.
Buckenberger, William Barnie and Fred Pfeffer ineligible to be
employed either as manager or player or in any capacity whatever, by any
club or organization operating under the national agreement, and they be
forthwith suspended. Such suspension to remain in force until such time
as they or either of them can satisfy the National Board that they have
in no way been engaged directly or indirectly in the organization of any
club, league or association formed or to be formed in conflict with the
principles of the national agreement. And in the event of their failure
to relieve themselves from this suspension within such time as your
Board may direct, they shall be expelled and forever debarred from any
connection with clubs or organizations identified with the National
Agreement of Professional Base Ball Clubs.
We furthermore request that your Board take like action in the case of
any player, manager, umpire or club official who in the future
identifies himself with a similar movement.
C. H. BYRNE,
J. T. BRUSH,
JAMES A. HART,
H. R. VON DER HORST,
N. E. YOUNG.
The above address was submitted to the National League at its annual
meeting, fully discussed and unanimously adopted.
Appended is the decision of the National Board:
To all National Agreement Clubs, Leagues, and Associations:
At a meeting of the National Board of Professional Base Ball Clubs, held
in New York city November 16, 1894, a communication was received from
the National League and American Association of Professional Base Ball
Clubs, in convention assembled, requesting this Board to take action in
the case of certain individuals heretofore identified with clubs
operating under the national agreement who have been charged with
treachery to their employers and the organizations with which they have
been identified. The request, so presented, was supplemented by an
appeal from the executive officers of the Eastern League of Base Ball
Clubs and the Western League of Base Ball Clubs to take such action as
was proper to protect said leagues in the rights assured them under the
national agreement.
After mature consideration, and governed absolutely by a desire to
comply with the letter and spirit of the requests made to this Board,
and having reasonable and substantial evidence upon which to base our
action.
This Board has decided to announce, and it does declare that A. C,
Buckenberger, William Barnie and Fred Pfeffer are ineligible to be
employed either as manager, player or in any other capacity by any club
or organization identified with the national agreement, and said persons
are hereby declared suspended.
This Board further declares that such suspension shall remain in force
up to and including December 31, 1894, and in the event of the failure
of the above named persons, or either of them, on or before the above
named date, to show to this Board that he or they have been in no
manner, directly or indirectly, engaged in any attempt to promote the
organization of clubs, leagues or associations antagonistic to the
national agreement, they shall be expelled and forever debarred from any
connection with clubs or organized bodies operating under the national
agreement.
N.E. YOUNG,
A.H. SODEN,
C.H. BYRNE,
The foregoing action was partially caused by the following
communication:
NEW YORK, November 15, 1894.
TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL
BASE BALL CLUBS.
_Gentlemen_: We the representatives of the undersigned leagues,
operating under the National Agreement of Professional Base Ball Clubs,
respectfully submit the following: Your body is the recognized major
base ball organization of the country, and have sole right to elect the
National Board and control all bodies identified with the agreement.
It has been made known to us, and we have good and substantial reasons
for believing that such knowledge is correct, that a new organization of
base ball clubs is contemplated, which, of necessity, must operate
without the pale of the national agreement. It appears also that it is
the purpose of the new association, if it materializes, to attempt to
take from our respective organizations and clubs players now held by us
under the right of reservation accorded us by the national agreement. We
therefore request that you, as a body, take some action to protect us,
so far as possible, against all outside organizations. We trust you will
give this immediate attention, and we await your action.
Respectfully,
B.B. JOHNSON, Sec. Western League, P.B.B.C.
P.T. POWERS, Pres. Eastern League.
* * * * *
#The Base Ball Season of 1894.#
To professional base ball, as governed by the existing National League,
is mainly due the great popularity our national game has achieved within
the past twenty years. Of course the amateur class of the fraternity
greatly outnumber the professionals; but the game could never have
reached its present point of excellence in field work but for the time
and attention the professional clubs were enabled to devote to its
thorough development from the year of Harry Wright's famous "Red
Stocking" nine of Cincinnati, in 1869, to the existing period of model
professional ball playing. In the first place, the amateur clubs could
never have given the game the time and labor required for its evolution
which the professional clubs were enabled to do; and, moreover, not one
club in a thousand could have spared the money required to fit up and
keep in serviceable condition such finely equipped ball grounds as those
now owned by the leading professional clubs of the National League. To
these facts, too, are to be added the statement that to the National
League's government of the professional class of the fraternity is due
the lasting credit of sustaining the integrity of play in the game up to
the highest standard; so much so, indeed, that it has reached the point
of surpassing, in this most important respect, every other sport in
vogue in which professional exemplars are employed. Take it for all in
all, no season since the inauguration of the National League in 1876, has
approached that of 1894 in the number of clubs which took part in the
season's games, both in the amateur as well as the professional arena;
and certainly no previous season ever saw the professional clubs of the
country so well patronized as they were in 1894. Moreover, it was the
most brilliant and successful season in every respect known in the
annals of the college clubs of the country. In fact, there was but one
drawback to the creditable success of the entire championship campaigns
of 1894, and that was the unwonted degree of "hoodlumism" which
disgraced the season in the professional arena, and this, we regret to
say, was painfully conspicuous among the players of the National League
clubs, this organization having been noted, prior to its absorption of
the old American Association element in its ranks in 1892, for the
reputable character of its annual struggles for championship honors. One
result of the rowdy ball playing indulged in by a minority of each club
team in the League was a decided falling off in the attendance of the
best class of patrons of the professional clubs.
Much of the "_Hoodlumism_"--a technical term applicable to the use of
_blackguard language; low cunning tricks_, unworthy of manly players;
_brutal assaults_ on umpire and players; that nuisance of our ball
fields, "kicking," and the dishonorable methods comprised in the term
"_dirty ball playing_"---indulged in in 1894 was largely due to the
advocacy of the method of the so-called "_aggressive policy_," which
countenanced rowdy ball playing as part and parcel of the work in
winning games. The most energetic, lively and exciting method of playing
a game of ball can mark a professional club contest without its being
disgraced by a single act of rowdyism--such as that of spiking or
willfully colliding with a base runner; bellowing like a wild bull at
the pitcher, as in the so-called coaching of 1893 and 1894; or that of
"kicking" against the decisions of the umpire to hide faulty captaincy
or blundering fielding. Nothing of this "hoodlumism" marked the play of
the four-time winners of the League pennant from 1872 to 1875,
inclusive, viz., the old, gentlemanly Boston Red Stockings of the early
seventies, under the leadership of that most competent of all managers,
Harry Wright. Yet, despite of this old time fact, if club managers do
not adopt the rough's method of playing the game, as illustrated in the
League arena in 1894, advocated by the class of newspaper managers of
local clubs, the scribes in question go for the local team officials for
not having a team with "plenty of ginger" in their work and for their
not being governed by "a hustling manager." Is it any wonder, under such
circumstances, that the League season of 1894 was characterized by
"hoodlumism?"
But little advance was made in the way of effective team management in
the League in 1894. About a third of the twelve teams of the League only
were controlled by competent team managers, while at least another third
were wretchedly managed, and the other third were not above the average
in management. Two of the old drawbacks to the successful running of
teams by professional clubs conspicuous in 1892 and 1893 marked the team
management of 1894, viz., the employment of drinking players and the
condoning of their costly offenses, and the interference of club
presidents and directors in the work of the regular manager of the club
team. There is a class of club officials in the League who, for the life
of them, cannot keep from interfering with the club's legitimate manager
in his running of the team. Some of them have the cool effrontery of
stating that "the manager of our team is never interfered with in any
way." One costly result of this club official interference is, that
needed discipline of the players is out of the question, and in its
absence cliqueism in the ranks of the team sets in--one set of players
siding with the manager, and another with the real "boss of the team,"
with the costly penalty of discord in the ranks. It is all nonsense for
a club to place a manager in the position with a merely nominal control
of the players and then to hold him responsible for the non-success of
the team in winning games. Under such a condition of things, the club
manager might sign a team of costly star players and yet find himself
surpassed in the pennant race by a rival manager, who, with _entire
control of his team_, and that team composed of so-called "second-class
players" or ambitious "colts," working in thorough harmony together, and
"playing for the side" all the time and not for a record, as so many of
the star players do, would deservedly carry off the season's honors.
Since the reconstructed National League began its new life, blundering
management of teams has characterized the running of a majority of its
twelve clubs, and it will continue to do so while the system of engaging
players for their records merely and not for their ability in doing team
work and in playing harmoniously together, is continued. Especially,
too, is the plan of engaging players whose daily habits of life are at
war with their ability to do first-class work in the field. Year after
year are drinking offenses condoned by the club officials who run the
club, and old time drunkards re-engaged for the coming season, while
steady, sober players are left out in the cold. Besides this blunder,
there is that of engaging half worn out stars in the place of rising
young players ambitious of distinguishing themselves in the League
arena. This mistake in team management was as conspicuous in 1894 as it
was in 1893.
A feature of the professional base ball season of 1894 was the almost
phenomenal success of the clubs--alike of the minor leagues as of the
great major league itself--in battling against the serious drawback of
the "hard times" of the year, which prevailed throughout the entire
season. Experience shows that in the sports in vogue which have innate
attractions for public patronage in times of great financial
difficulties in the commercial centres of the union, the national game
stands conspicuous; and the past season in this respect presented a most
notable record, no such crowds of spectators ever having been seen at
the leading contests of the season as in 1894.
Another feature of the past season was the interest taken in the college
club contests of the spring and early summer campaign, the leading club
teams giving a superior exhibition of team work play in the field to
that of 1893. In fact, the national game flourished as a whole
throughout the entire country in 1894 as it never had done before in the
history of the game.
#The League Championship Campaign of 1894.#
The struggle for the League's championship pennant in 1894 was the most
noteworthy one on record in one particular respect, and that was in the
exciting struggle by the three leaders of the first division for the
championship, which struggle began on June 20th with the Baltimores
first and Boston second, and was continued on that line until New York
became one of the trio on July 5th, after which date these three clubs
occupied the position of first three in the race to the finish, the
other nine clubs not being "in it" after July 5th. In all other respects
the race for the pennant of 1894 was far from being up to the standard
that should characterize the League's championship season, no less than
three of the minor league pennant races being more evenly contested than
was that of the great major league. From the following record of the
difference in percentage points each season between the leader and tail
ender it will be seen that in no less than seven of the seasons from
1881 to 1894, inclusive, were the pennant races of past seasons superior
in this respect to that of 1894, that of 1891 being the smallest in
difference of points on record.
Here is the record in question:
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POINTS OF POINTS OF POINTS OF
YEARS. DIFFERENCE. | YEARS. DIFFERENCE. | YEARS. DIFFERENCE.
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1881 277 | 1886 493 | 1890 499
1882 441 | 1887 333 | 1891 223
1883 570 | 1888 303 | 1892 367
1884 400 | 1889 328 | 1893 359
1885 442 | | 1894 418
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Judging by the percentage figures of the twelve clubs, recorded at the
end of each month's campaign of the season, the race was a one-sided one
almost from the start, the Baltimore and Boston clubs being in the
leading positions from the very outset of the race, the remaining ten
clubs fighting for third place from April 19th to June 20th, when New
York took the lead of the other nine, joining Baltimore and Boston in
the struggle for the leading position.
A League pennant race--or that of a minor league, for that matter--to be
up to the regulation standard, should at least show a difference in
percentage figures varying, on the average, not far from 250 points; a
model race, in these figures, not exceeding 200 points. But this
standard has not been reached in League records for fifteen years, the
best being over 223 points. Then, too, comes the record of the occupancy
of the several positions of the two divisions, this, to a certain
extent, showing the character of the pennant race of the season. In this
regard, an evenly contested race should show a weekly change of position
in each division, for one thing, and also a change from first division
to second division at least once a month. A model race should see the
first three positions changed weekly, the first six places at least
fortnightly, and the tail end positions once a month at farthest. But
what does the figures of the pennant race of the League for 1894 show?
Let us glance at the; records of the occupancy of the first and second
divisions in last year's pennant race. From the 22d of April to the
close of the season, the Baltimore and Boston clubs were never out of
the ranks of the first division clubs; nor were the Chicago, Washington
and Louisville clubs ever out of those of the second division. This
alone was a one-sided condition of affairs in the race. From May 1st to
July 17th the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh clubs occupied positions in
the first division, and the Cleveland club was in the first division
from April 22d to June 27th and from July 17th to the finish, while New
York was in the same division from June 29th to the close and Brooklyn
from August 27th to the end of the season. On the other hand, Chicago,
St. Louis and Cincinnati, together with Washington and Louisville, were
practically out of the race from May to September.
The April campaign finished with St. Louis, Cleveland and Boston tied
for first place in the race, with Philadelphia, Baltimore and Cincinnati
following. Boston and Baltimore's occupancy of fourth and fifth places
being the lowest each occupied during the entire season's campaign,
while Cincinnati's position, tied for that of first in the race on April
20th, was the highest that club reached from April 19th to September
30th; St. Louis, as tied for first place, together with Louisville on
April 20th, was the highest these three clubs reached. Baltimore was
the first to reach the leading place in the race, that club being first,
with the percentage figures of 1.000, on April 24th; St. Louis occupying
the lead on April 28th; Cleveland on May 2d, that club occupying the
leading place from that date to May 28th, when Pittsburgh jumped into
first place for a short time. Boston occupied the lead for the first
time on April 26th. The nearest New York got to the leading position was
on April 19th, when the club was tied for first place with Boston,
St. Louis and Washington. The highest position the "Phillies" reached in
the pennant campaign was second place, which they occupied on May
23d. Brooklyn's highest position was reached on June 22d, when that club
occupied third place. Chicago's highest was eighth place, and the only
clubs which stood in the last ditch were Chicago, up to May 10th;
Washington, from May to August 15th, and afterwards Louisville up to the
finish of the season.
For the first time in the annals of the League, but one western club
occupied a position in the first division as early in the season as July
2d, when the Pittsburgh club stood fourth in the race, following
Baltimore, Boston and Brooklyn, being followed by Philadelphia and New
York, Cleveland at that date being in the second division. On July 17th
Cleveland replaced Brooklyn in the first division, and remained there to
the finish of the race. Pittsburgh was driven into the ranks of the
second division on August 21st, and failed to get back again. Baltimore
had the pennant virtually in hand in August, and New York drove Boston
out of the second place on September 6th, the percentage figures of the
three leaders on that day showing Baltimore to be in the van with .676,
New York .652, and Boston .646; with the "Phillies" fourth, the
Brooklyns fifth and the Clevelands sixth, these relative positions not
afterwards being changed. Neither were those of the clubs in the second
division at that date, except in the case of the Cincinnati and
St. Louis clubs, the team under the Boss Manager, Chris Von der Ahe
beating the Brush-Comiskey combination team of Cincinnati out the very
last day of the race, greatly to the disgust of the Cincinnati cranks.
A great disappointment to the Louisville cranks, whose pet club started
the season with a picked team of star players, containing three
ex-captains of League teams, in Pfeffer, D. Richardson and Tom
Brown--was the sad falling off of that club from the position of being
tied for first place with Baltimore and Boston in April, to a permanent
place in the last ditch in August, a result which relieved Manager
Schmelz considerably, as up to August 22nd Washington had occupied the
tail end position in the race from July 9th to August 23d. Similar bad
management of a club team had retired Pittsburgh from second position,
on June 8th, to seventh place, on July 2d, and it was only through a
wise change of managers that the club was able to retain the lead in the
second division to the end of the campaign.
An incident of the campaign of 1894 was the disastrous start in the race
made by the Chicago club, which occupied the tail end position in the
race at the close of the April campaign and remained in the last ditch
up to May 11th, after which the club gradually passed the Washington,
Louisville, Cincinnati and St, Louis teams, finally occupying eighth
position the last of September. The pennant race of 1894, as a whole,
was a decided failure as far as an evenly contested race was concerned,
the only exception in the way of an exciting struggle for the lead being
that between the three leaders from July 5th to September 30th, this
being the one redeeming feature of the League championship campaign of
1894.
#The Contests for the Pennant in 1894.#
Not since 1890 has a new candidate for League championship been
successful in winning the pennant, but in 1894 another club was added to
the list of League pennant winners, the interest in the annual races, of
course, being thereby proportionately increased. In 1876, when the
League was organized, Chicago was the first city to win League
championship honors, and in 1877 Boston entered the arena of pennant
winners. Next came Providence in 1879, after which a whole decade of
League seasons passed without a new pennant winner being added to the
above two, Detroit winning in 1887 for the first time. Next came New
York in 1888, followed by Brooklyn in 1890, and now Baltimore has
entered the contest arena of champion clubs, that city winning the
honors in 1894. During the intervals of this period of nineteen years of
League championship campaigns the Boston and Chicago clubs won the
majority of pennant races; Boston carrying off the flag during the
seasons of 1877, 1878, 1883, 1891, 1892 and 1893, and Chicago winning in
1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885 and 1886, this latter club being the only
one to win the pennant in three successive years, from 1876 to 1890
inclusive, the Bostons not being three time winners until the seasons of
1891, 1892 and 1893. That club, however, is the only one to win the
championship in four successive seasons--outside of the League--since
the professional championship was inaugurated in 1871, the Bostons
afterwards winning in 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875. There are now in the
League eight clubs out of the twelve which have yet to win a single
pennant race, viz., the Philadelphia and Washington clubs of the Eastern
divisions, and all six of the Western clubs. There are also but four
clubs now in the League which have never reached higher than second
position since the League was organized, viz., Louisville, 1877--that
club's earned title to first place having been lost by the crookedness
of four of its team of that year--Cincinnati in 1878, Philadelphia in
1887 and Pittsburgh in 1893, while there are two clubs now in the League
which have never reached higher than third place, viz., St. Louis in
1876, and Cleveland in 1880 and 1893. The only aspirant for a position
in League pennant races higher than fourth place at the close of the
season now in the League is the Washington club; so there is plenty of
room to win honors in 1895 if only in getting in among the six leaders
by October next.
#The Three Leading Clubs in the Pennant Race of 1894.#
It is about time that the record of the championship campaigns of each
year should be divided up, in order that the leading minority of the
competing teams may be awarded the additional credit due them for
obtaining positions of special distinction during each season;
beginning, of course, with the winner of the pennant, and followed by
the occupants of _second_ and _third_ positions with the three other
clubs of the first division ranking in due order. By thus extending the
list of honorary positions in the race an additional incentive for
making extra efforts toward the close of the race is given to each one
of the twelve clubs of the League at large. Thus, in the early part of
the championship campaign, if two or three clubs find themselves
hopelessly contending for the pennant itself, there will still be left
over those of the other two honorary places in the race, viz., _second_
and _third_ positions, to compete for; and failing to achieve success to
that extent, there will be one or other of the last three places in the
_first division_ to strive for. This opens the door to win other
creditable places in the season's race to be fought for by the six clubs
of the second division, instead of their losing heart in the contest,
simply because, by the end of the May or June campaign, they are left
without a chance of winning the pennant. It would seem to be, from this
view of the case, an object of special interest for the League to award
a series of honorary prizes to the players of each team attaining one or
other of the three leading positions in the race of each year, in the
proportion, we will say, of $3,000 for the first place, $2,000 for
second and $1,000 for third. In the future the GUIDE will give special
prominence, in its statistical records, to the clubs attaining second
and third positions; in the race, leaving a less detailed record to the
other nine clubs entering the campaign for championship honors, this
change beginning with the GUIDE of 1895. We now present first in order
the complete record of the Baltimore champions of 1894:
#The Campaigns of the Three Leaders and of the First Division Clubs for
1894.#
An interesting statistical chapter of the GUIDE of 1895 includes the
comparative tables of the three leaders in the pennant race of 1894,
viz., those of the Baltimore, New York and Boston clubs, the struggle
between these three clubs being a decidedly attractive feature of the
past season's championship campaign. The season opened on April 19th,
and the close of the first day's play saw the Boston and New York clubs
tied for first place, with Baltimore tied with four other clubs for
second place, only eight of the twelve clubs playing on that day. By the
end of the first month's campaign, on April 30th, Boston had dropped to
third position; Baltimore to fifth place and New York down to ninth in
the race. On May 31st, the close of the second month's campaign,
Baltimore led Boston, being then in third position, and Boston in
fourth, New York having pulled up to sixth place. On June 2d Baltimore
jumped to first place, with Boston fifth and New York seventh. By June
9th the Bostons had got up to second place, but New York was still in
the second division, Baltimore, of course, still leading in the race on
that date. At the end of the third month of the season's campaign, on
June 30th, Baltimore held the lead, with the percentage of victories of
.712, with Boston second, having .667 in percentage figures, while New
York had got back into the first division again with the figures of
.564. On July 5th the "Giants" had worked up to third place, preceded by
Baltimore and Boston, each with the percentage figures respectively of
.679, .672 and .593, it being a close fight at this time between
Baltimore and Boston, while New York was close behind. From July 5th to
the finish these three clubs occupied the three leading positions in the
race, the others being virtually "not in it," as far as winning the
pennant was concerned. This fact alone made the pennant race of 1894 a
very one-sided one, as nearly three months of the season's games
remained to be played. At the end of the July campaign the record showed
Boston in the van, with the percentage figures of .659, to Baltimore's
.618 and New York's .613, Boston having taken the lead from Baltimore on
July 24th, It was just about this time that Boston stock on the racing
market was above par, it being fully expected at this time that the best
the Baltimores would be likely to accomplish would be to retain second
place, while New Yorkers were sanguine at this period of the contest
that the "Giants" would soon lead Baltimore. The Boston champions
retained first position up to July 30th, while New York tried in vain to
push Baltimore out of second place. By, the close of the August campaign
the Baltimores, by a brilliant rally, had replaced Boston in the lead,
the record on August 31st showing Baltimore in the van with the
percentage figures of .657, followed by Boston with .645, and New York
close to the champions with .639. Now came a grand fight for second
place on the part of New York, the Bostons, from this time to the finish
failing to make the accustomed final rally which their friends had
anticipated. On September 6th New York ousted Boston out of second
place, at which date Baltimore led with the percentage figures of .676,
followed by New York with .652, Boston's figures being .646; the rest of
the clubs in the first division at that time being in the five hundreds
only in percentage figures. Boston got down to .632 on September 19th,
New York being then credited with .667 and Baltimore "way up" with
.692. It was now Baltimore's race and New York was regarded as a fixture
for second position, there being a difference in percentage points
between Baltimore and Boston of no less, than 62 points on September
22d; New York then being behind Baltimore 39 points and ahead of Boston
24 points; in fact, a week before the finish, on September 30th, the
positions of the three leaders were fixtures, the only interest left
remaining being the struggle between Philadelphia, Brooklyn and
Cleveland for fourth place. As before remarked, the chief interest in
the September campaign was the expectation on the part of the majority
of the patrons of the game that the Bostons would rally towards the
finish and that the Baltimores would fall off during the last week or
two; instead, however, it was the Boston champions who failed to play up
to their old mark, while it was the Baltimores who did the rallying, and
in fine style, too, under the leadership of the champion manager of the
campaign of 1894.
#The New Champions of 1894.#
The Baltimore Club's Career.
We have the pleasure of greeting a new champion club in the League arena
in the GUIDE of 1895, viz., the Baltimore club, and it is therefore a
point of interest to give a brief resume of its career from the time it
entered the defunct American Association in 1882 to the date of its
being taken into the reconstructed National League in 1892. The
Baltimore club's career in the late American Association was one thing;
that of its progress since the club was taken into the National League
is altogether quite a different matter. From 1882, the year of the
organizing of the old American Association, up to the period of its
secession from the National Agreement ranks in 1891, the Baltimore club
occupied the position of being the occupant of the "last ditch" in the
Association's pennant races for no less than four years, viz., in 1882,
1883, 1885 and 1886. In 1884, when twelve clubs were in the Association
race of that year, the highest the Baltimore club reached was sixth
position. In 1888, 1889 and 1890, the club got no higher than fifth
place in the three races of those years; while the nearest it could get
to first place during the decade of the eighties was in 1887, when it
ended in third place, being led by St. Louis and Cincinnati. During all
that period William Barnie was the club's manager. In 1892 he was
superseded by Manager Hanlon; and from that date to the close of the
past season, the club began to get out of its previous "slough of
despond," induced by its repeated failures to win a pennant race.
Here is the club's record while in the American Association, from 1882
to 1890, inclusive, showing the positions occupied in the several
pennant races of that period:
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NUMBER OF CLUBS
YEAR. POSITION. IN THE RACE.
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1882 Sixth (last ditch) Six.
1883 Eighth " Eight.
1884 Sixth. Twelve.
1885 Eighth (last ditch) Eight.
1886 Eighth " Eight.
1887 Third. Eight.
1888 Fifth. Eight.
1889 Fifth. Eight.
1890 Fifth. Eight.
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In 1891 the Cincinnati club was ahead of the Baltimores when the former
was transferred to Milwaukee, after which the "Reds" broke badly, and
the Baltimores were thus enabled to get into third place. The wretched
management of the Association during the year was costly in
demoralization to every club in the race. Up to the date of the
Cincinnati transfer, that club stood with a percentage of .619, to
Baltimore's .526. During the season of 1892 the Baltimore club occupied
an experimental position in the race of that year, Manager Hanlon not
joining the club in 1892 until too late to get a good team
together. They began the campaign of 1893 low down in the race record,
but they finally pulled up among the six leaders, beating out Brooklyn
in the race by 10 games to 2, as well as St. Louis, Louisville and
Cleveland; but they were so badly beaten by Boston-2 games to 10-and by
Pittsburgh--1 game to 11-that they finished in eighth place only. That
season's experience enabled Manager Hanlon to prepare for 1894 with a
better chance of success than he had had since he took the club in hand,
and the effect of the improved management was made apparent before the
May campaign of 1894 had ended, his team closing that month one among
the three leaders. From that position the club was not afterwards
removed, the team first heading the Bostons and finally taking the lead
in the race, the New Yorks coming in second, ahead of the previous
three-time champion club of Boston.
THE BALTIMORE CLUB'S RECORD.
Under the heading of "The Three Leaders in the Race," will be found the
record of the monthly campaigns of the Baltimores and the progress made
by Hanlon's team from the start to the finish in the race of 1894. We
now give the detailed record of the season's campaign of the Baltimores
in full.
Here is the record of the club's victories, defeats, games played and
drawn, and the percentage of victories made against each individual
club, as well as the grand percentage against all of the eleven opposed
to the Baltimores:
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
l a C i S i o
N a B s l t t n u
e d r h e t C . c i
BALTIMORE w B e o i v s h i s
o l o n e b i L n v
vs. Y s p k g l u c o n i
o t h l t a r a u a l
r o i y o n g g i t l
k n a n n d h o s i e Grand
Totals Total Total
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Victories 6 4 6 8 11 35 9 6 9 10 10 10 54 89
Defeats 6 8 4 4 1 23 8 4 2 2 2 2 16 39
Games played 12 12 10 12 12 58 12 10 12 12 12 12 70 128
Drawn games 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Per cent. of
Victories .500.333.400.667.917 .603 .750.600.750.833.833.833 .771 .695
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It will be seen that the "Orioles," under Hanlon, did the pennant
winning business up in style in 1894. Of the six Eastern clubs in the
race, they tied the New York "Giants," had the best of the unfinished
series with the "Phillies," took the Brooklyns into camp without
difficulty, had almost a walkover with the Washingtons, and found the
Boston champions the only club that got the best of them in the five
series played against their Eastern adversaries, their percentage of
victories against the Bostons being only .333, while their figures
against the Washingtons were as high as .917. Against their six Western
opponents, the Baltimores almost wiped out the St. Louis, Cincinnati
and Louisville teams, each of these clubs winning but two games out of
the twelve played with the "Orioles," while the best each of the
Cleveland and Chicago teams could do was to win three of the twelve, the
Pittsburgh "Pirates" being the only Western team to trouble them, their
series with that club being unfinished, with a credit of but four
victories to Pittsburgh's six. Only one game was drawn, and that with
the "Phillies."
The additional details of the record follows:
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
l a C i S i o
N a B s l t t n u
e d r h e t C . c i
BALTIMORE w B e o i v s h i s
o l o n e b i L n v
vs. Y s p k g l u c o n i
o t h l t a r a u a l
r o i y o n g g i t l
k n a n n d h o s i e Grand
Totals Total Total
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Series won 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 7
Series lost 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Series tied 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Series
unfinished 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
"Chicago"
victories 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
"Chicago"
defeats 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Won by 1 run 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 9 11
Lost by 1 run 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 7
Single figure
victories 2 1 2 4 3 12 6 1 2 7 5 7 28 40
Single figure
defeats 5 3 2 1 0 11 1 3 1 0 1 1 7 18
Double figure
victories 4 3 4 4 8 23 3 5 8 3 5 2 26 49
Double figure
defeats 1 5 2 3 1 12 2 1 2 2 1 1 9 21
Home victories 5 1 4 5 5 20 6 4 7 8 6 6 37 57
Home defeats 1 4 2 2 1 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 13
Victories abroad 1 2 3 3 6 15 3 2 2 2 4 4 17 32
Defeats abroad 5 4 2 2 0 13 2 3 3 1 2 2 13 26
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It will be seen that the Baltimores "shut out" but one Eastern team and
not a single Western opponent, while they themselves were "Chicagoed"
once by each, viz., by New York and Louisville, the tail ender's "shut
out" being annoying. Only two of their contests with the Eastern teams
were won by a single run, but they won three games against the Eastern
teams by one run. They lost seven games by a single run, three of them
in the East and four against Western adversaries. No less than forty of
their games were won by single figure scores, viz., 12 against Eastern
teams and 28 against Western opponents. They lost a total of but 18
single figure games. Their double figure victories were no less than 49,
against but 21 double figure defeats. They won 57 home victories against
32 abroad, the defeats being 18 at home to 26 abroad. Take it all in
all, the Baltimores did splendid work in the box, the field and at the
bat, the only drawback to their creditable season's campaign being too
much kicking and rowdy ball playing, in the latter of which McGraw was
the principal offender.
#The Records of the New York and Boston Clubs of 1894.#
The New York club's team entered the campaign of 1894 decidedly
handicapped. The club had excellent material at command wherewith to
make up a strong team; but the manager had great difficulty at first in
getting it into team work condition, he being hampered by the
interference of the class of scribe managers of League cities who are
very confident of their ability to run a club team better, on paper,
than the actual manager can on the field. Then, too, a minority of these
journalists seem to delight in getting up sensations which lead to
discord in the ranks of a team; as they have their pet players on the
teams, as well as those they have a special grudge against; moreover,
the directors of the club were at times, in the early part of the
season, not in accord with the manager in his methods of selecting
players, and in appointing them to special positions. Finally the
experience of April and May taught the club officials that if much more
of the interference racket was continued, the result would be a
permanent place in the second division, inasmuch as on May 24th, the
club stood no higher than eighth place, with but little likelihood at
that time of getting any higher. By June, however, an improved condition
of affairs in running the team was manifested; the scribe managers were
ignored, the manager was given more control of the team, and by the
close of the June campaign the New York club was in the first division,
and by the end of July were among the three leaders, where they remained
until the end of the race.
The club was fortunate in being able to make its team unusually strong
in its battery players. The very profitable and liberal investment made
by Director Wheeler, in the purchase of the release of Meekin and
Farrell, was a potent factor in enabling the club to reach the high
position it did, both of these model players, in their respective
positions, proving to be a great accession to the strength of the club's
team. Another valuable acquisition to their team was that noted college
player, young Murphy, he proving to be the most valuable utility man in
the club, and an equal of Ward in team-work batting. By the closing
month of the campaign the team had been trained up to the point of
working together in more harmony, besides doing better team-work in
their batting than any previous players of the club had ever before
exhibited. Moreover, the team, during 1894, manifested greater rallying
power at the finish in a game than ever before, they fully equaling the
Bostons in this respect; in fact, this past season they excelled the
champions in securing the lead in the latter part of a contest, a very
important factor in winning pennants. THE NEW YORK CLUB'S RECORD.
The record of the club for 1894 giving the victories and defeats scored,
with the total of games played, and the percentage of victories against
each club is as follows:
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a a B s l t t n u
l d r h e t C . c i
NEW YORK t B e o i v s h i s
i o l o n e b i L n v
vs. m s p k g l u c o n i
o t h l t a r a u a l
r o i y o n g g i t l
e n a n n d h o s i e
Totals Totals
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Victories 6 6 5 7 10 34 9 8 11 7 7 12 54
Defeats 6 6 7 5 10 26 3 4 1 5 5 0 18
Games Played 12 12 12 12 12 60 12 12 12 12 12 12 72
Per cent. of
Victories .500 .500 .417 .583 .833 .567 .750 .667 .917 .583 .583 1.00 .750
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The above record shows that the "Giants" defeated Brooklyn and
Washington in the Eastern series of games, and tied with Boston and
Baltimore, they losing to the "Phillies" only. Against the Western clubs
they won every series, excelling both Baltimore and Boston in this
latter respect, as the Baltimores failed to get the best of the
Pittsburghs, and the Bostons were tied with the St. Louis. Then, too,
the "Giants" excelled the other two leading clubs in shutting out
Louisville in no less than thirteen successive games, one game being
thrown out. In addition they took Anson's "Colts" into camp in eleven
out of twelve games, and defeated the Washingtons in ten games out of
the twelve of the series.
The record of the series of games won, lost, tied and unfinished,
together with that of the "Chicago" victories and defeats, and the
single and double figure games of the New York and Boston clubs is as
follows:
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a a B s l t t n u
l d r h e t C . c i
NEW YORK t B e o i v s h i s
i o l o n e b i L n v
vs. m s p k g l u c o n i
o t h l t a r a u a l
r o i y o n g g i t l
e n a n n d h o s i e Grand
Totals Totals Totals
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Series won 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 8
Series lost 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Series tied 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Series
unfinished 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"Chicago"
victories 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 5
"Chicago"
defeats 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
Single figure
victories 5 4 2 3 7 21 7 7 8 5 4 7 38 59
Single figure
defeats 2 4 4 2 1 13 1 1 0 5 5 0 12 25
Double figure
victories 1 2 3 4 3 13 2 1 3 2 3 5 16 29
Double figure
defeats 4 2 3 3 1 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 19
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The foregoing table shows that the New York club won eight out of the
eleven series, they losing but one--that with Philadelphia -and tieing
two, one with Baltimore and one with Boston. In "Chicago" games they won
five and lost four, and in single figure games they won 59 and lost but
25, while in double figure games they won 29 only and lost but 19.
THE BOSTON CLUB'S RECORD.
The Boston club, in 1894, after being League pennant winners three years
in succession, was obliged to fall back to third place in the past
year's pennant race, after a hard fight for first place in the race from
April to September, that club standing in first place on April 26th and
also on the 29th of August, they varying their position but little
during that period. Hitherto, in the races of 1891, '92 and '93, the
Bostons were noted for their rallying powers, not only in the latter
part of a game, but especially in the closing month of each season. It
will be remembered, that in 1892, though they had to succumb to
Cleveland in the last part of the divided campaign of that year, they
rallied handsomely and easily won the championship in the world's series
of that year. This year, however, they went back on their record badly,
in failing to attend to the rallying business in the last month of the
campaign, the result being that they not only lost the pennant, but had
to submit to being forced into third place in the race. The question as
to "why this was thusly" is not easy to answer. It may be said, for one
thing, that the loss of the valuable services of the veteran Bennett,
was one drawback to their success, and the failure of a majority of
their pitchers, another; their only really successful "battery" team
being Nichols and Ganzel. Then, too, they lost ground in playing, as
well as in popularity, by the kicking and noisy coaching profanities of
a minority of their team; that kind of "hustling" in a team having
become played out as a winning factor in the game in 1894. It must not
be forgotten, however, that the Boston club, in 1894, encountered
stronger teams in New York and Baltimore than ever before; moreover,
they were troubled considerably by the strong opposition of the
St. Louis club's team, the only club to score three straight victories
from them during the season. That the club had the material to do better
than they did, goes without saying; it was a failure in its running that
did the business, chiefly.
Here is the record of the victories, defeats, games played, and
percentage of victories against each club for the past season of 1894:
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a N a B s l t t n u
l e d r h e t C . c i
BOSTON t w e o i v s h i s
i l o n e b i L n v
vs. m Y p k g l u c o n i
o o h l t a r a u a l
r r i y o n g g i t l
e k a n n d h o s i e
Totals Totals
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Victories 8 6 6 6 9 35 9 8 7 6 8 10 48
Defeats 4 6 6 6 3 25 3 4 5 6 4 2 24
Games Played 12 12 12 12 12 60 12 12 12 12 12 12 72
Per cent. of
Victories .667 .500 .500 .500 .250 .583 .250 .667 .583 .500 .667 .833 .667
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The Bostons, in 1894, took the Baltimore and Washington teams into camp
without difficulty, but the best they could do against New York,
Philadelphia and Brooklyn, was to tie each series. Against the Western
clubs, it will be seen, the only club that troubled them was the
St. Louis Browns. Four series tied out of the eleven they played was an
unusual record for the ex-champions. In victories, they did better
against the West than against the East, by 48 victories to 35; in
defeats, however, the result was more even, viz., 25 to 24.
The following is the club's record of series won, lost, tied and
unfinished, together with the "Chicago" victories and defeats, and the
single and double figure victories and defeats scored by the club in
1894:
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a N a B s l t t n u
l e d r h e t C . c i
BOSTON t w e o i v s h i s
i l o n e b i L n v
vs. m Y p k g l u c o n i
o o h l t a r a u a l
r r i y o n g g i t l
e k a n n d h o s i e Grand
Totals Totals Totals
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Series won 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 7
Series lost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Series tied 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
Series unfinished 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"Chicago" victories 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
"Chicago" defeats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Single figure victories 4 4 4 3 0 15 2 7 2 0 3 5 19 34
Single figure defeats 1 4 1 3 2 11 1 1 1 5 2 1 11 22
Double figure victories 4 2 2 3 9 20 7 1 5 6 5 5 29 49
Double figure defeats 3 2 5 3 1 14 2 3 4 1 2 1 13 27
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The club won but seven of the eleven series played in 1894, though they
did not lose a series, no less than four being tied. In "Chicago" games
they won but 3, but did not lose a single game by a "shut out." By way
of comparison, we give below the records of the same three clubs in
1893, when the three leaders in the race were Boston. Pittsburgh and
Cleveland, and the three leaders of the Eastern teams were Boston,
Philadelphia and New York, the Baltimores that year being eighth
only. Singularly enough, all three clubs did better against their
Eastern confreres in 1893 than against the Western clubs.
Here are the three club records of 1893
RECORDS OF 1893.
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a N a B s l t t n u
l e d r h e t C . c i
BOSTON t w e o i v s h i s
i l o n e b i L n v
vs. m Y p k g l u c o n i
o o h l t a r a u a l
r r i y o n g g i t l
e k a n n d h o s i e
Totals Total
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Victories 10 8 8 8 7 41 7 4 8 10 6 10 45
Defeats 2 4 4 4 5 19 5 6 3 2 6 2 24
Games played 12 12 12 12 12 60 12 10 11 12 12 12 72
Per cent. of
Victories .853 .667 .667 .667 .583 .680 .583 .400 .727 .833 .500 .833 .652
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a a B s l t t n u
l d r h e t C . c i
NEW YORK t B e o i v s h i s
i o l o n e b i L n v
vs. m s p k g l u c o n i
o t h l t a r a u a l
r o i y o n g g i t l
e n a n n d h o s i e
Totals Total
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Victories 8 4 7 6 7 32 6 4 5 8 6 7 36
Defeats 4 8 5 6 5 28 6 8 7 4 6 5 36
Games played 12 12 12 12 12 60 12 12 12 12 12 12 72
Per cent. of
Victories .667 .333 .583 .500 .583 .533 .500 .333 .417 .667 .500 .417 .500
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
l a C i S i o
N a B s l t t n u
e d r h e t C . c i
BALTIMORE w B e o i v s h i s
o l o n e b i L n v
vs. Y s p k g l u c o n i
o t h l t a r a u a l
r o i y o n g g i t l
k n a n n d h o s i e
Totals Total
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Victories 4 2 5 10 7 28 8 1 5 9 4 5 32
Defeats 8 10 7 2 5 32 4 11 7 3 8 5 38
Games played 12 12 12 12 12 60 12 12 12 12 12 10 70
Per cent. of
Victories .383 .167 .417 .833 .583 .467 .667 .083 .417 .750 .333 .560 .475
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To show what the new rivals--the New York and Baltimore clubs--did in
the two past seasons combined, we give the figures of the double records
of 1893 and 1894:
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a a B s l t t n u
l d r h e t C . c i
NEW YORK t B e o i v s h i s
i o l o n e b i L n v
vs. m s p k g l u c o n i
o t h l t a r a u a l
r o i y o n g g i t l
e n a n n d h o s i e
Totals Total
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Victories 14 10 12 13 17 66 15 12 16 13 15 19 90
Defeats 10 14 12 11 7 51 9 12 8 11 9 5 54
Games played 24 24 24 24 24 120 24 24 24 24 24 24 144
Per cent. of
Victories .383 .417 .500 .542 .708 .550 .625 .500 .667 .542 .625 .792 .625
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
l a C i S i o
N a B s l t t n u
e d r h e t C . c i
BALTIMORE w B e o i v s h i s
o l o n e b i L n v
vs. Y s p k g l u c o n i
o t h l t a r a u a l
r o i y o n g g i t l
k n a n n d h o s i e
Totals Total
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Victories 10 6 11 18 18 63 17 7 14 14 18 15 85
Defeats 14 18 11 6 6 55 7 15 10 10 5 7 54
Games played 24 24 22 24 24 118 24 22 24 24 23 22 139
Per cent. of
Victories .417 .250 .500 .750 .534 .708 .708 .318 .583 .583 .783 .682 .612
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In this combined record New York leads Baltimore, the poor season's work
of 1893 by the Baltimores more than offsetting the honors they won in
1894.
#The Campaigns of the Other Nine Clubs of 1894.#
THE PHILADELPHIA CLUB'S CAMPAIGN.
At the end of the first day's contests, on April 19th, four clubs were
tied for first place as victors, and four others were tied next in order
as losers, the third four of the twelve clubs of the League not playing
until the 20th of April. At the end of the first week's play in the
April campaign the "Phillies" stood fourth in the race, they being
headed by Boston, Cleveland and St. Louis, respectively, and followed by
Baltimore and Cincinnati, all of which six clubs were in the first
division, the Pittsburgh, New York, Louisville, Washington, Brooklyn and
Chicago following in order in the second division; the difference in
percentage figures between the leader and tail ender being 833 points,
as the Chicago team had not then won a single game out of six played,
and the Brooklyns but one, while the "Phillies" had won 5 out of 7, they
starting off well, Boston, Cleveland and St. Louis having won 5 out of 6
played. By the end of the April campaign the "Phillies" stood in fourth
place, being led by St. Louis, Cleveland and Boston, the other first
division clubs being Baltimore and Cincinnati. During the May campaign
the "Phillies" fluctuated between fifth place on May 9th up to second
position on May 16th, finally finishing the May campaign a poor fifth on
May 31st, with Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Baltimore and Boston in advance of
them, and New York close at their heels. In June the "Phillies" began to
do a little better, and by June 18th, they had pulled up to second
place, with Baltimore in the van and Boston close behind the "Quakers."
Then once more they fell back in the race, the close of the June
campaign seeing them in fifth place, and in the rear of Baltimore,
Boston, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh, with New York within a few points of
them. During July this "up-hill and down-dale" method of racing was
continued until July 23d, when they were driven into the ranks of the
second division clubs, they occupying seventh place on that date, the
end of the July campaign seeing the team in seventh place, with a
percentage of victories of .526, Boston, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland,
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh being the six first division clubs. During the
August campaign the "Phillies" got back into the first division ranks,
and on the 21st of that month were in fourth place, which position they
retained to the end of that month's campaign. They tried in vain to get
higher, but could not do so, and on the last day of the season they
stood a bad fourth, the next club above them leading them by 75 points
in percentage figures, and by eleven games.
The following is the Philadelphia club's record of victories and defeats
scored, with the total number of games played, and the percentage of
victories against each club, and also the record of the series won,
lost, tied and unfinished, together with the "Chicago" victories and
defeats, and the single and double figure victories and defeats scored
by the club during 1894:
THE PHILADELPHIA CLUB'S RECORD.
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
W P C L
B a C i S i o
a N B s l t t n u
l e r h e t C . c i
PHILADELPHIA t w B o i v s h i s
i o o n e b i L n v
vs. m Y s k g l u c o n i
o o t l t a r a u a l
r r o y o n g g i t l
e k n n n d h o s i e
Totals Total
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Victories 4 7 6 7 8 32 5 8 5 5 8 8 39
Defeats 6 5 6 5 4 26 7 4 7 7 2 3 30
Games played 10 12 12 12 12 58 12 12 12 12 10 11 69
Per cent. of
Victories .400 .583 .500 .583 .667 .552 .417 .667 .417 .417 .800 .727 .585
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
W P C L
B a C i S i o
a N B s l t t n u
l e r h e t C . c i
PHILADELPHIA t w B o i v s h i s
i o o n e b i L n v
vs. m Y s k g l u c o n i
o o t l t a r a u a l
r r o y o n g g i t l
e k n n n d h o s i e Grand
Totals Totals Totals
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Series won 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 6
Series lost 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 3
Series tied 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Series unfinished 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3
"Chicago" victories 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3
"Chicago" defeats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Single figure victories 2 4 3 3 3 15 3 3 1 2 2 2 13 28
Single figure defeats 2 2 5 5 3 12 2 3 0 3 3 0 10 22
Double figure victories 2 3 3 4 5 17 2 5 4 3 6 6 26 43
Double figure defeats 4 3 1 0 1 8 5 1 7 4 2 3 22 30
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The above table shows that the Philadelphia team in their games with
their Eastern opponents had but little difficulty in defeating the
Washingtons, besides getting the best of both New York and Brooklyn in
the race. But they lost to Baltimore and tied with Boston. With the
Western teams they did not do so well, as they only won three out of the
six series, they winning easily with Cincinnati by 8 to 2 in won games,
while they had but little difficulty with Louisville and Pittsburgh.
They lost with Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis by 5 to 7 each in won
games.
THE BROOKLYN CLUB'S CAMPAIGN.
The Brooklyn club opened the season's campaign on April 19th, and at the
close of the first day's play, stood tied with Baltimore, Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh for fifth place, they standing as low as eleventh
position on April 23d. During the May campaign they made but little
headway in the race, as, up to May 22d they had got no higher than
seventh place. After that they got into the first division for a few
days, but at the end of the May campaign they were tied with New York
for sixth place; Pittsburgh, on May 31st, being in the van, with
Cleveland and Baltimore second and third, Pittsburgh's percentage
figures being .710 at this date; the "Orioles" being followed by Boston
and Philadelphia. The Brooklyns began the June campaign by leading New
York and taking up a position in the first division, occupying sixth
place, next to Boston, then in fifth position. By June 19th they had
reached fourth place, and they closed their June campaign in third
position, Baltimore leading, with Boston second. During the early part
of July the Brooklyns fell back to sixth place, and the "Giants" jumped
into third position. On July 31st the Brooklyns stood fifth only, and
they began falling lower the first week in August, and on the fourth of
that month were back in the second division ranks, and after that date
"the subsequent proceedings interested them no more," as far as the
three leading positions were concerned. They remained in seventh place
up to August 21st when they got back into the first division, and on
August 31st they were in fifth place. During September there was a close
fight between Cleveland and Brooklyn for that position, but finally the
Brooklyns retained it at the finish by the percentage figures of .534 to
.527, a lead of but seven points. The Brooklyn team made but a poor
record against their Eastern team rivals in 1894, but were more
successful against the Western clubs. They won but one series in the
East, and that was against the tail-end Washingtons, Baltimore, New York
and Philadelphia beating them out in the race, while they tied the
Bostons. Against the Western clubs they won in three series; tied with
two others, and had the series with Cleveland, but they only won four
series out of the eleven.
The following tables show the Brooklyn club's record of victories and
defeats scored, with the total number of games played and the percentage
of victories against each club; also, the record of the series won,
lost, tied and unfinished, together with the "Chicago" victories and
defeats, and the single and double figure victories and defeats scored
by the club during the season of 1894:
THE BROOKLYN CLUB'S RECORD.
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a N a s l t t n u
l e d h e t C . c i
BROOKLYN t w B e i v s h i s
i o l n e b i L n v
vs. m Y s p g l u c o n i
o o t h t a r a u a l
r r o i o n g g i t l
e k n a n d h o s i e
Totals Total
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Victories 4 5 6 5 9 29 6 7 6 8 6 8 41
Defeats 8 7 6 7 3 31 5 5 6 4 6 4 30
Games Played 12 12 12 12 12 60 11 12 12 12 12 12 71
Per cent. of
Victories .388 .417 .500 .452 .750 .483 .545 .583 .500 .667 .509 .667 .577
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EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS
P
h
i W P C L
B l a C i S i o
a N a s l t t n u
l e d h e t C . c i
BROOKLYN t w B e i v s h i s
i o l n e b i L n v
vs. m Y s p g l u c o n i
o o t h t a r a u a l
r r o i o n g g i t l
e k n a n d h o s i e Grand
Total Total Total
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Series won 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4
Series lost 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Series tied 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3
Series unfinished 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
"Chicago" victories 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3
"Chicago" defeats 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
Single figure victories 1 2 3 5 3 14 4 3 5 3 1 4 20 34
Single figure defeats 3 3 4 3 1 14 2 2 2 3 3 1 13 27
Double figure victories 3 3 3 0 6 15 2 4 1 5 5 4 21 36
Double figure defeats 5 4 2 4 2 17 3 3 4 1 3 3 18 35
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THE CLEVELAND CLUB'S CAMPAIGN.
The Cleveland club did not begin their opening campaign until April
20th, and then in the ranks of the second division; but they soon,
jumped to the front, and by the end of the April campaign they stood a
tie for first place with Boston and St. Louis, with the percentage
figures of .750 each. They opened the May campaign by pushing Boston out
of first place, and they retained the leading position from May 2d to
the 28th, they reaching the high percentage of .867 on May 10th--the
highest of the season. On Decoration Day Pittsburgh went to the front,
with the percentage of .700 to Cleveland's .692, and they retained that
position to the close of the May campaign. During June the Clevelands
fell off, and by the 21st of that month they had got down to fifth place
in the race, and by the end of the June campaign had been driven into
the ranks of the second division, they then occupying seventh place with
a percentage of .549; Pittsburgh, on June 30th, being the only Western
team in the first division. This fact alone showed a one-sided race up
to that date.
The Clevelands did not get back into the first division until July 17th,
and after that they never left it. During August they battled well for
third place, but could get no higher than fourth position, where they
stood up to August 21st, when they began to fall off, and on August 31st
they were down to sixth place. This position they were forced to keep
all through September up to the finish of the race.
The Cleveland team managed to win two of their series with the Eastern
clubs, viz., with Washington and Philadelphia, but were badly whipped by
the three leaders; they managed, however, to make a close fight of it
with their old antagonists of Brooklyn, the latter winning the series by
a single game only.
With their Western rivals the Clevelands won every series but one, viz.,
that with the Pittsburgh club, thereby winning the _championship of the
West for_ 1894, as Boston did the championship of the East. Then, too,
the Clevelands were the only Western club remaining in the first
division at the close of the season; so they had some consolation in the
race in excelling their Western rivals, all of whom they beat out in the
race, even if they failed to win the pennant or to get among the three
leaders in the race. Moreover, they excelled all the Western teams in
team work in the field and at the bat, as they did the Brooklyns and
Washingtons of the Eastern division.
Here is their record:
THE CLEVELAND CLUB'S RECORD.
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EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a i S i o
a N a B s t t n u
l e d r h t C . c i
CLEVELAND t w B e o i s h i s
i o l o n b i L n v
vs. m Y s p k g u c o n i
o o t h l t r a u a l
r r o i y o g g i t l
e k n a n n h o s i e
Totals Total
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Victories 3 3 3 7 5 8 29 4 10 9 8 8 39
Defeats 9 9 9 5 6 4 42 8 2 3 3 3 19
Games Played 12 12 12 12 11 12 71 12 12 12 11 11 58
Per cent. of
Victories .250 .250 .250 .583 .455 .667 .408 .333 .883 .750 .727 .727 .672
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EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS.
P
h
i W P C L
B l a i S i o
a N a B s t t n u
l e d r h t C . c i
CLEVELAND t w B e o i s h i s
i o l o n b i L n v
vs. m Y s p k g u c o n i
o o t h l t r a u a l
r r o i y o g g i t l
e k n a n n h o s i e Grand
Total Total Total
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Series won 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 6
Series lost 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Series tied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Series unfinished 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3
"Chicago" victories 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 5 7
"Chicago" defeats 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Single figure victories 1 1 1 2 3 4 12 3 7 7 4 6 27 39
Single figure defeats 6 7 2 3 4 4 26 5 1 1 2 1 10 36
Double figure victories 2 2 2 5 2 4 17 1 3 2 4 2 12 29
Double figure defeats 3 2 7 2 2 0 16 3 1 2 1 2 9 25
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#The Second Division Clubs.#
THE PITTSBURGH CLUB'S CAMPAIGN.
The Pittsburgh club opened the April campaign in the ranks of the second
division, the end of the month seeing the team in seventh place, three
other Western teams leading them on April 30th. During May they got into
the first division, and May 21st they were among the three leaders, with
Cleveland and Baltimore first and second in the race. At the end of the
May campaign they had rallied as well, and had pulled up to first place,
with the percentage figures of .710 to Cleveland's .679 and Baltimore's
.654, Boston, Philadelphia and New York being the next three. In June,
the Pittsburghs fell off in the race, and by the 11th of that month they
were down to fifth place, then pulled up again after touching sixth
position, and on June 30th stood fourth, they then being headed by
Baltimore, Boston and Brooklyn, with Philadelphia and New York in their
rear. In July they fell off badly, and on the 20th of that month they
had been driven out of the first division. At the end of the July
campaign they stood sixth in the race. They got a step higher the early
part of August, but the end of that month's campaign saw the club once
more in the ranks of the second division, and they struggled in vain to
get out of the company of the six tail-enders, the end of the race
seeing the club in seventh place with the percentage figures of .500,
Cleveland leading them by 27 points.
The record of the Pittsburgh club for 1894 giving the victories and
defeats scored, with a total of games played and the percentage of
victories against each club; also, the record of the series of games
won, lost, tied or unfinished, together with that of the "Chicago"
victories and defeats, and the single and double figure games scored by
the club, is as follows:
THE PITTSBURGH CLUB'S RECORD.
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Victories 4 4 4 4 5 8 29 8 6 6 7 9 36
Defeats 6 8 8 8 7 4 41 4 6 6 5 3 24
Games played 10 12 12 12 12 12 70 12 12 12 12 12 60
Per cent. of
Victories .400 .333 .333 .333 .417 .667 .414 .667 .500 .500 .500 .583 .600
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r r o i y o n g i t l
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Total Total Total
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Series won 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 4
Series lost 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 . 0 0 0 0 0 4
Series tied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 1 1 0 0 2 2
Series unfinished 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0 1
"Chicago" victories 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2
"Chicago" defeats 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 2 2
Single figure victories 3 1 1 3 2 3 13 5 3 4 3 7 22 35
Single figure defeats 1 7 7 3 3 0 21 3 2 4 2 3 14 35
Double figure victories 1 3 3 1 3 5 16 3 3 2 4 2 14 30
Double figure defeats 5 1 1 5 4 4 20 1 4 2 3 0 10 20
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The "Pirates," it will be seen, were very unsuccessful against the
Eastern teams, the Washingtons being the only club they could win a
series from. Against their Western rivals, however, they did not lose a
series, defeating Cleveland, Cincinnati and Louisville, and tieing with
Chicago and St. Louis. The very club they wanted most to defeat they
captured, viz., the Clevelands; that, and the fact that they led the
second division clubs being the only consolation they had.
THE CHICAGO CLUB'S CAMPAIGN.
Never before in the history of the Chicago club had any of its teams
ever started a pennant race so badly as did the Chicago "Colts" in
1894. They finished the April campaign with the unenviable record of
eight defeats out of nine games played, they then being a bad tail-ender
in the race, with the poor percentage figures of .111 only. They
remained in the last ditch up to May 10th, by which date they had won
but two games out of thirteen played, the result being costly to the
club in poor gate receipts. The next day they pushed the Washingtons
into the last ditch--their home place for years--and by May 14th had got
up to tenth position. But the end of May saw the "Colts" no higher in
the race record than eleventh place, just on the ragged edge of the last
ditch. By the end of the June campaign they had pulled up a little, they
were standing in tenth place on June 30th; there they remained until the
last day of the July campaign, when they managed to get into ninth
place. During August they rallied for the first time in the race, and by
the end of that month's campaign they stood eighth. But they could not
get higher in the race, and they had to be content with eighth position
at the end of the season, their poor record including that of being the
only club of the twelve which had not, at one time or another, occupied
a place in the ranks of the first division clubs. It was the worst
season's record known in the history of the Chicago club.
Here is the club record:
THE CHICAGO CLUB'S RECORD.
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Victories 3 1 5 7 6 7 29 2 6 6 6 8 28
Defeats 9 11 7 5 6 5 43 10 6 6 6 4 32
Games played 12 12 12 12 12 12 60 12 12 12 12 12 60
Per cent. of
Victories .250 .083 .417 .583 .500 .583 .403 .375 .500 .500 .500 .667 .467
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r r o i y o n g i t l
e k n a n n d h s i e Grand
Total Total Total
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Series won 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Series lost 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Series tied 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .. 1 1 1 0 3 4
Series unfinished 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"Chicago" victories 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"Chicago" defeats 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 5
Single figure victories 1 1 1 0 2 1 6 1 2 3 2 6 14 20
Single figure defeats 2 8 2 1 5 4 22 6 3 4 2 3 18 40
Double figure victories 2 1 4 7 4 6 24 1 4 3 4 2 14 38
Double figure defeats 7 3 5 4 1 1 21 4 3 2 4 1 14 35
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The Chicago "Colts" won two series against the Eastern teams, viz.,
those with the Washingtons and the Philadelphias, and they had a tie
series with Brooklyn and a close fight with Boston; but the New Yorks
whipped them the worst any club had ever before succeeded in doing in a
season's series, as the "Giants" won eleven out of twelve games; the
Baltimores, too, had an easy task in winning against the
"Colts". Against their Western rivals, however, they lost but one
series, viz., that with Cleveland; but they only won one series--that
with Louisville--they tieing Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Cincinnati.
THE ST. LOUIS CLUB'S CAMPAIGN.
The St. Louis club opened the April campaign among the leaders, and put
up their stock to a premium, by ending the month's record tied with
Boston and Cleveland for first place, each with a percentage of .750,
the club's special rival--Comiskey's Cincinnati "Reds"--ending the April
campaign tied with Baltimore for fifth place. After this April spurt in
the race, however, the "Browns" began to fall back in their record
during May, and by the 7th of that month were down to sixth position,
and on May 14th they had to give way to Cincinnati, they then falling
back into the second division ranks; and on the 17th of May they were
down to ninth place, and then the best they could do during the last
week of the May campaign was to end eighth in the race on May
31st. During June they tried to get back into the first division, but
they failed to reach higher than seventh position. During July they got
lower down in the ranks of the second division, and they ended that
month's campaign as low as tenth place, and they were kept there until
the very last day of the season, when two victories over the
Washingtons, with a tie game between Cincinnati and Cleveland, enabled
the "Browns" to win the consolation prize, viz., leading Cincinnati at
the finish, by the percentage figures of .424 to .419, the St. Louis
team ending in ninth place and the Cincinnatis in tenth position.
The record of the St. Louis club for 1894 giving the victories and
defeats scored, with the total of games played and the percentage of
victories against each club; also, the record of the series of games
won, lost, tied and unfinished, together with that of the "Chicago"
victories and defeats and the single and double figure victories and
defeats scored by the club, is as follows:
THE ST. LOUIS CLUB'S RECORD.
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e k n a n n d h o i e
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Victories 2 5 6 7 4 6 30 3 6 6 5 6 26
Defeats 10 7 6 5 8 6 42 9 6 6 7 6 34
Games played 12 12 12 12 12 12 72 12 12 12 12 12 69
Per cent. of
Victories .167 .417 .500 .583 .333 .500 .417 .250 .500 .500 .417 .500 .433
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e k n a n n d h o i e Grand
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Series won 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Series lost 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 5
Series tied 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 5
Series unfinished 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"Chicago" victories 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
"Chicago" defeats 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 5
Single figure victories 0 5 5 3 3 2 18 1 4 4 4 4 17 35
Single figure defeats 7 5 0 2 3 3 20 7 4 3 5 6 25 45
Double figure victories 2 0 1 4 1 4 12 2 2 2 1 2 9 21
Double figure defeats 3 2 6 3 5 3 22 2 2 3 2 0 9 31
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The St. Louis "Browns" did well in winning one of their Eastern
series--that with Philadelphia--and tieing with Boston and
Washington. But the Baltimores gave them a bad whipping, and the
Brooklyns and "Phillies" took them into camp easily. Against their
Western adversaries, however, they failed to win a single series; but
they only lost one--that with Cleveland--as they tied with Pittsburgh,
Chicago and Louisville.
THE CINCINNATI CLUB'S CAMPAIGN.
The Cincinnati club did not begin their opening campaign until April
20th, and during that month's short campaign they occupied third place
on April 24th, and retained their position among the leaders to the end
of the month. In May, however, they fell back into the ranks of the
second division clubs, and remained there until May 16th, when they
occupied sixth place in the first division. By the end of that month,
however, they had been pushed back to ninth position. There they
remained during the whole of the June campaign. During July they
improved their position by getting into eighth position, where they
stood on July 31st. August's campaign did not improve their standing; on
the contrary, they fell back into ninth place, where they stood on
August 31st. During September they were almost anchored in that
position, but on the very last day of the race they let their old
rivals, the "Browns," beat them out, and Comiskey had to finish tenth in
the race, and then he said he'd had enough, and he concluded to "go
West," where he will remain for 1895.
Here is the Cincinnati club's record:
THE CINCINNATI CLUB'S RECORD.
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r r o i y o n g g i l
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Victories 2 5 4 2 6 7 26 3 5 6 7 7 28
Defeats 10 7 8 8 6 5 44 8 7 6 5 5 31
Games played 12 12 12 10 12 12 70 11 12 12 12 12 59
Per cent. of
Victories .167 .417 .338 .200 .500 .583 .371 .273 .417 .500 .583 .588 .475
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CINCINNATI t w B e o i v s h . s
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vs. m Y s p k g l u c o i
o o t h l t a r a u l
r r o i y o n g g i l
e k n a n n d h o s e Grand
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Series won 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3
Series lost 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 7
Series tied 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Series unfinished 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
"Chicago" victories 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 4
"Chicago" defeats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2
Single figure victories 1 5 2 3 3 5 19 2 2 2 5 6 17 36
Single figure defeats 4 4 3 2 1 5 19 4 3 2 4 5 18 37
Double figure victories 1 0 2 1 3 2 9 1 3 4 2 1 11 20
Double figure defeats 6 3 5 6 5 0 25 4 4 4 1 0 13 38
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THE WASHINGTON CLUB'S CAMPAIGN.
The season of 1894 was made noteworthy in the annals of the Washington
club, owing to their being able to pay off their six years' mortgage on
the last ditch, and transferred it to the Louisville club. The
"Senators" opened the season in a very lively style, inasmuch as they
stood a tie for first place at the end of the first day of the campaign,
and had the credit of winning their first games with the "Phillies," the
New York and Boston clubs. After this dash at the start they settled
down among the second division clubs for the season, resigned to
everything but the fate of again being tail-enders. Chicago kept them
out until May, when the "Senators" fell into their old quarters, the
tail-end place, where they remained until August 23d, when, to the great
joy of Manager Schmelz, they had a wrestle with Louisville and threw the
"Colonels" into the last ditch.
Here is their record:
THE WASHINGTON CLUB'S RECORD.
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Victories 1 2 3 4 3 13 4 4 5 6 5 8 32
Defeats 11 10 9 8 9 47 8 8 7 6 7 4 40
Games played 12 12 12 12 12 60 12 12 12 12 12 12 72
Per cent. of
Victories .083 .167 .250 .333 .250 .217 .333 .333 .417 .500 .147 .667 .444
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