1870 SEASON
Well, as expected the regular season was something of a formality. We did, however, end our streak of 117 games in three straight years. This year, we won 120.
1870 Final Standings
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Union League Standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
New York Gothams 123 39 .759 -
Philadelphia B.C. 87 75 .537 36.0
Boston Yanks 85 77 .525 38.0
Bantam Originals 82 80 .506 41.0
Buffalo Blue Wings 80 82 .494 43.0
Pittsburgh Grays 68 94 .420 55.0
Jacksonville Red Caps 63 99 .389 60.0
St. Petersburg Pelicans 62 100 .383 61.0
Central Division W L PCT GB
Washington Maroons 86 76 .531 -
Eau Claire Paws 84 78 .519 2.0
Memphis Elephants 83 79 .512 3.0
Chicago Blue Collars 80 82 .494 6.0
Minneapolis Millers 78 84 .481 8.0
Carolina Wrens 75 87 .463 11.0
St. Louis Stars 75 87 .463 11.0
Evansville Triplets 72 90 .444 14.0
Western Division W L PCT GB
Los Angeles Seraphs 120 42 .741 -
Colorado City Gold Sox 100 62 .617 20.0
Houston Buffalos 95 67 .586 25.0
Boulder Profs 80 82 .494 40.0
San Rafael Keepers 78 84 .481 42.0
Victoria Cougars 67 95 .414 53.0
Shreveport Gassers 63 99 .389 57.0
Santa Rosa Peanuts 58 104 .358 62.0
FOOL-D News: Playoffs begin
Thursday, September 22nd, 1870: Some clubs have coasted to make the playoffs -- others have scrapped tooth and nail to get here. After a long, sometimes seemingly endless regular season, it gets down to who can win a short series -- by hook or crook, talent or luck. That's what it takes to capture the FOOL-Daylight championship. The top teams will vie in the Daylight Series starting today:
Eau Claire Paws versus New York Gothams, Philadelphia Baseball Club versus Houston Buffalos, Washington Maroons versus Colorado City Gold Sox and Boston Yanks versus Los Angeles Seraphs.
So we get to face off against a team with a payroll almost as big as ours, despite them being the #7 seed. They're better than our usual nemesis in Eau Claire, but...they're a troublesome team to face off against.