Spalding's Baseball Guide And Official League Book For 1889 Part 11

CLUB BATTING.

CLUBS. Games. At Bat. Runs. Base S.B. Average.

Hits. ----------+------+-------+-----+-----+----+-------- New York 10 366 64 96 37 .289 St. Louis 10 333 61 73 26 .219

CLUBS. Games P.O. A. E. Total Per Cent Chances. Accepted.

----------+------+------+----+---+--------+-------- New York 10 213 174 40 427 .906 St. Louis 10 249 157 42 449 .906

THE FINANCIAL RECORD.

The appended figures showing the gate receipts of each day in each city, are as follows:

Where Played. When Played. Receipts.

-------------+---------------------+---------- New York City Tuesday, October 16 $2,876.50 Wednesday, October 17 3,375.50 Thursday, October 18 3,530.00 Brooklyn Friday, October 19 1,562.00 New York City Sat.u.r.day, October 20 5,624.50 Philadelphia Monday, October 22 1,781.60 Wednesday, October 24 2,024.00 St. Louis Thursday, October 25 2,365.00 Friday, October 26 411.00 Sat.u.r.day, October 27 212.00 +----------- Total $24,362.10 Total expenses 8,000.00 Total amount divided 16,362.10 Fifty per cent. each amounted to 8,181.05

Of the New York's share of the receipts, $200 was paid to each of their eighteen players, reducing the club's profits by some $3,600. The general expense account includes traveling expenses and advertising for both clubs. The following table shows the figures for the series between St.

Louis and Detroit in 1887:

RECEIPTS.--At St. Louis, $9,000; Detroit, $6,750; Pittsburgh, $2,300; Brooklyn, $5,800; New York, $4,100; Philadelphia, $8,000; Was.h.i.+ngton, $800; Boston, $3,100; Baltimore, $2,000; Chicago, $200; total $42,000. The expenses of the trip was $18,000, leaving a balance of $24,000. This was divided evenly, so that St. Louis received $12,000 and Detroit $12,000.

The St. Louis papers complimented the visiting New York team highly. In fact, the St. Louis _Post-Dispatch_ said that no more gentlemanly appearing or behaving set of men belonging to a ball club ever played in St. Louis. Messrs. Von der Ahe and the secretary of his club, Mr. George Munson, did everything in their power for the visiting newspaper men.

THE FIELDING FIGURES.

NEW YORK.

PLAYERS. Positions. Games. Fielding Average.

-----------+----------+------+-------- Ewing C 7 .875 Brown C 2 1.000 Murphy C 3 .759 Connor 1B 7 .975 Richardson 2B 9 .978 Whitney 3B 10 .862 Ward S S 8 .919 O'Rourke L F 10 .955 Slattery C F 10 .826 Tiernan R F 10 .783

ST. LOUIS.

PLAYERS. Positions. Games. Fielding Average.

---------+----------+------+------- Milligan C 8 .932 Comiskey 1B 10 .966 Robinson 2B 10 .891 Latham 3B 10 .923 White S S 10 .796 O'Neill L F 10 .885 Lyons C F 5 .941 McCarthy R F 10 .765

THE AMERICAN PENNANT HOLDERS OF 1886, 1887 AND 1888.

An interesting chapter of American club history is the record made by the four leading clubs of the a.s.sociation in their games together during the seasons of 1886, 1887 and 1888. In each year the St. Louis Club occupied the leading position at the end of the season, while the other three followed close after the champions. Here is the record of 1886:

1886. St. Louis. Brooklyn. Athletic. Cincinnati. Won.

----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------++----- St. Louis -- 13 15 15 43 Brooklyn 7 -- 12 13 32 Athletic 5 7 -- 10 22 Cincinnati 5 7 10 -- 22 +----------+---------+---------+-----------++--- Lost 17 27 37 38 119

It will be seen that while St. Louis led in 1886 Brooklyn stood second, with the Athletics third, and Cincinnati fourth. The record of 1887 is appended:

1887. Cincinnati. Brooklyn. Athletic. St. Louis. Won.

-----------+-----------+---------+---------+----------++----- Cincinnati -- 12 11 13 36 St. Louis 6 -- 12 16 34 Athletic 9 8 -- 8 25 Brooklyn 4 4 10 -- 18 +-----------+---------+---------+----------++--- Lost 19 24 33 37 113

This year, though St. Louis won the pennant, it will be seen that in their games together Cincinnati held the lead, the Athletics being second, the St. Louis third and Brooklyn last, the season being a very hard one for Brooklyn through the drinking habits of the players, which the management failed to repress. The record for 1888 is as follows:

1888. Brooklyn. St. Louis. Athletic. Cincinnati. Won.

-----------+-----------+---------+---------+----------++----- Brooklyn -- 10 12 14 36 St. Louis 10 -- 10 9 29 Athletic 7 8 -- 10 25 Cincinnati 7 6 10 -- 23 +-----------+---------+---------+----------++----- Lost 24 24 32 33 113

Last season, it will be seen, that while St. Louis again won the pennant, in their games together Brooklyn took the lead, St. Louis being second, the Athletics third, and Cincinnati last.

EAST vs. WEST.

THE LEAGUE GAMES.

The contests between the four clubs of the East and the four of the West in the League in 1888 ended in favor of the East, as will be seen by the appended record:

EAST VS. WEST.

CLUBS. I G n a P d m P i i G e e t a a s r C D t n m c h e s a e P e I t b p s l n c r u o a t a o r l W y a g i g i o e g o t h s n d e . . . . . . .

------------+---+---+---+---++----+---+--- Philadelphia 10 7 14 13 44 73 .693 New York 8 11 10 14 43 73 .589 Boston 7 10 10 11 38 75 .567 Was.h.i.+ngton 6 7 9 8 30 76 .359 ----+---+---+---++----+---+ Games lost 31 35 43 46 155 297

WEST VS. EAST.

CLUBS. P G h a i W m P l a G e e a N s a s r d e h m c e w B i e P e l o n s l n p Y s g a t h o t t W y a i r o o o e g a k n n n d e . . . . . . .

------------+---+---+---+---++----+---+----- Chicago 8 11 12 13 44 76 .587 Detroit 11 7 8 11 37 72 .614 Pittsburg 6 1 8 10 31 74 .419 Indianapolis 4 5 9 12 30 76 .305 +---+---+---+---++----+---+ Games lost 29 30 37 46 142 297

It will be seen that the four Eastern clubs won 155 victories to 142 by the four Western clubs.

THE AMERICAN GAMES.

The struggle between the East and the West in the American arena in 1888 resulted as follows:

EAST VS. WEST.

CLUBS. K G C a L a S i n o m P t n s u G e e . c a i a s r i s s m c L n v e P e o n C i s l n u a i l a t i t t l W y a s i y e o e g . . . . n d e . . .

----------+---+---+---+---++----+----+----- Athletic 7 10 14 15 46 74 .622 Brooklyn 10 14 11 13 48 80 .600 Baltimore 6 6 11 11 34 79 .430 Cleveland 4 7 10 9 30 73 .411 +---+---+---+---++----+----+ Games lost 27 37 40 48 158 306

WEST VS. EAST.

CLUBS. G a m P B C G e e A B a l a s r t r l e m c h o t v e P e l o i e s l n e k m l a t t l o a W y a i y r n o e g c n e d n d e . . . . . . .

------------+---+---+---+---++----+----+----- St. Louis 10 10 14 16 50 77 .649 Cincinnati 10 6 14 10 40 77 .519 Kansas City 3 9 8 9 29 75 .387 Louisville 5 7 9 8 29 77 .377 +---+---+---+---++----+----+----- Games lost 28 32 45 43 148 306

It will be seen that the East won by 158 to 148.

PHENOMENAL CONTEST.

The most noteworthy contest of the season in the League champions.h.i.+p arena in 1888, was the game played at the Polo Grounds on September 4, between the New York and Philadelphia teams. In this game eleven innings had been completed without either side being able to score a single run when sunset obliged the umpire to call the game on account of darkness.

The turnstile count showed that 9,505 people had pa.s.sed through the gates.

It was a pitchers' contest from start to finish, both Keefe and Sanders doing great work in the curving line. But ten base hits were made in the eleven innings, six against Sanders and but four against Keefe. O'Rourke, Richardson and Andrews led the little batting that was done.

The fielding play was of a phenomenal order, brilliant stops, catches and throws occurring in every inning, and being loudly applauded.

The Philadelphians all but had the game in the tenth inning, but over anxiety lost them the chance. Farrar was on third and might have scored on Mulvey's fly to Slattery. He left the base, however, before the ball was caught, and was promptly declared out. The score was: