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10-19-2007, 12:21 AM
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Re-Do: 1885 Preview
The FINAL "re-do" as I'm now back to where I should be, so we can get this thing rolling again
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sporting Life, Philadelphia, PA, April 15, 1885: UNION ASSOC. IS GONE, BUT LEGACY LIVES ON Horace V. Leonard's attempt at a third major professional base ball loop, the Union Association, died after just one season of operation. Leonard's loop was ill-conceived and badly run, but it has left a lasting impression on the sport. For one thing, the Union's championship club, the St. Louis Maroons (owned by Mr. Leonard himself) have moved into the National League, a coup of large proportions. This came about because the fierce financial competition of the 1884 season (caused by the Union's very existence) forced the National's Cleveland club to cease operations. But the Union's impact is felt beyond the National League. The American Association expanded by four clubs for the '84 season in an (ill-fated) attempt to stiffen the competition against the Union usurpers. The result of this twelve-team experiment were not good. Three of the quartet of new clubs are gone as quickly as they appeared, with only Brooklyn, bolstered by a large pool of rabid base ball followers on which to draw, making it to the starting line for 1885. Indianapolis, Toledo and Washington are all extinct, and Association founding member Columbus has also gone the way of the dodo. As for the players, those who defected to the Union chasing freedom from the Reserve Clause, are now (mostly) back in the fold, while a handful of Union standouts have found new homes on Association or League clubs for '85. So the impact of Leonard's Folly continues to be felt despite that ill-conceived venture's none-too-premature expiration earlier this year.  WILLIAM HILL OF THE MAROONS DETROIT FACES NEW CHALLENGES IN LEAGUE CHASE The Detroit club, known popularly known as the Wolverines, face a new set of challengers for their crown as they seek a second-straight League pennant. The age-old foes from Boston, Providence and Chicago will be back, and likely as formidable as ever, but joining them are improved clubs in New York and Philadelphia. The Giants (nee Gothams) are bolstered by the sleight-of-hand performed with their Association counterparts which delivered Phinneas Harvey and Tim Edmonds, while Philadelphia added a stand-out pitcher (Ron Blasingame) and short stop (Victor Sprayberry) and Providence features one of the most under-rated players in the National League in centerfielder Bob Dove, who hit .340 in 1883.  VICTOR SPRAYBERRY WEAKENED METS LEAVE VACUUM ATOP ASSOCIATION With the 1884 champions from New York considerably weakened by the shift of their two top players to the National's New York Giants, the top spot in the American Association appears to be up for grabs. Among the favorites to supplant the Metropolitans are the Browns of St. Louis and Reds of Cincinnati, two top clubs from a year ago. Another possible challenge could come from the Association's newest club, the Brooklyn nine, which fattened up on the leavings of the several clubs which were forced to fold after the war with the Union Association - the National Cleveland club chief among them. Brooklyn added Cleveland's top pitcher (Rod Hollis), short stop (Ken Fitzwater), and the 'Duke of the Wabash' himself, center fielder Dave Hafner. The Browns are very strong at the bat with their phenomenal young catcher Shane Day ably supported by a pair of outfielders (Ed Burd and Ward Smith) while their pitching is bolstered by Justin Williamson, who was outstanding (40-7, 2.79 ERA) for the Minneapolis Club in the Northwestern League a year ago. Cincinnati added a pitcher in George Husting who was outstanding for a pair of American Association clubs a year ago, posting a 1.40 earned run mark and also will feature an outstanding freshman outfielder in Otto Evans, a local product who shone in the Northwestern League.  SHANE DAY BASE BALL IN DIXIE A brand-new professional loop will begin play this spring in the deep South. The Southern League will feature clubs in Georgia (Atlanta, Augusta, Macon and Columbus), Tennessee (Chattanooga, Memphis and Nashville) and Alabama (Birmingham). The league's President, Ephraim Hubbard, promises quality play and indeed, some former American Association players have gone South to give the Southern loop a try. Birmingham's Paris Kulp, a former Pittsburgh Allegheny, looks to be one of the top batsmen in the new loop, though Chattanooga's Dave Blakeslee, a former member of the Cleveland Blues, is also a solid performer. Among the pitchers, Atlanta's Asa Struve was among the American Association's top hurlers a year ago, and can be counted upon for a strong campaign in 1885.  ASA STRUVE NEW WESTERN LEAGUE RISES OUT OF NORTHWESTERN'S ASHES Nowhere was the vacuum left by the disappearance of the Union Association felt as strongly as in the west. With clubs in Kansas City and St. Paul, the Union moved into, and then abandoned the territories of the also-dissolved Northwestern League. A group of Western magnates has put together a new loop, dubbed the Western League, which features club in such former 'big league' cities as Kansas City, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Toledo and Milwaukee. They also have clubs in Keokuk, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska. The most intriguing player to land in the Western loop is the well-traveled Solomon Cuffey. After being driven out of the American Association by racism, Cuffey finished up last season in St. Paul with the Union club there and now will toil in the former National League city of Cleveland with the Forest City club. The versatile Cuffey can play catcher or outfielder and though it's unclear where he will position himself afield, it is clear that his skills with the bat should put him among the Western League's top batsmen.  SOLOMON CUFFEY EMPIRE STATE CLUBS FORM NEW CIRCUIT The nation's most populous state, New York, has formed a league of its own for the 1885 season. The New York State League will feature six clubs competing in the large state's northern regions. The clubs will play in former League bastion Syracuse as well as Rochester, Utica, Binghamton, Oswego and the capital city of Albany. Like the Western League, the New York circuit also features a club giving a chance to a player who would otherwise be excluded due to the color of his skin. The Utica Pent-Ups feature a second baseman named Dan Heywood, who just may be one of the best keystone players in all of base ball.  DAN HEYWOOD INTERSTATE ASSOC. BECOMES EASTERN LEAGUE The Interstate Association has become the Eastern League as the organization seeks to increase professionalism throughout its ranks and leave the mess that was the 1884 season behind. The Eastern League features clubs in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, the nation's capital and two clubs in Virginia (Norfolk and Richmond) with Washington, Wilmington and Richmond all having been the homes of top-level clubs a year ago. The Jersey City club enters the season as the favorites, mainly on the strong right arm of their top pitcher, Bill Betts. Betts, a Canadian citizen, is the son of an escaped slave and has already sworn not to travel with his club when they head to Richmond and Norfolk this season.  BILL BETTS
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10-19-2007, 11:16 PM
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June 1885 Report
The Sporting Life, Philadelphia, PA, June 1, 1885:
GIANTS TOWER OVER LEAGUE COMPETITION The New York Giants are off to the best start in the team's (albeit short) history, with 11 victories in their first 12 games. The Giants possess a potent lineup anchored by off-season acquisition Phinneas Harvey, whose presence has impacted the rest of the team - both Bill McLaughlin and catcher Charlie Selders are hitting .404 thus far and keystone player Howard Cusack is contributing a .351 mark. Not to be outdone, the pitching combo of Josiah LeGrew and Harvey's former Metropolitan mate Tim Edmonds have both been outstanding as well, with Edmonds posting a 7-1 mark and 1.63 earned run average while LeGrew is 4-0 with a 2.25 earned run average.  BILL MCLAUGHLIN Code:
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 New York Giants 11 1 .917 - 9-3 2 11-1 0-0 0-0 4-0 W5 9-1 St. Louis Maroons 7 3 .700 3.0 7-3 0 4-0 3-3 0-1 2-2 L2 7-3 Detroit Wolverines 6 5 .545 4.5 6-5 0 3-1 3-4 2-1 3-3 L1 5-5 Philadelphia Quakers 7 6 .538 4.5 6-7 1 7-6 0-0 3-2 4-1 L3 6-4 Buffalo Bisons 4 5 .444 5.5 4-5 0 1-0 3-5 0-1 1-2 L1 4-5 Boston Beaneaters 4 7 .364 6.5 3-8 1 3-2 1-5 2-1 2-3 W3 4-6 Providence Grays 3 7 .300 7.0 3-7 0 2-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 W1 3-7 Chicago White Stockings 2 10 .167 9.0 5-7 -3 0-0 2-10 0-1 0-5 W1 2-8 DESPITE LOSS OF HARVEY/EDMONDS, METS CONTINUE TO PACE THE ASSOC. When Josiah Danner completed the sleight of hand that saw the two best players on the Association champion New York Metropolitans move across to the National League's New York Giants, everyone expected the collapse of the Metropolitan club. Apparently someone forgot to inform the Metropolitans of this, as the club is as strong as ever and is again leading the Association in victories in the early going. The presence of the O'Leary brothers is a large reason for the continued excellence of the club. Daniel, Patrick and Francis are all thriving despite the absence of Phinneas Harvey and the pitching tandem of Dennis Schmidt and Daniel Rutledge has looked solid as well. The season is still young, and the Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Brooklyn clubs are all good clubs who could challenge the Mets, but so far everything is sunny on both sides of the Polo Grounds.  DANIEL O'LEARY Code:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 New York Metropolitans 17 4 .810 - 16-5 1 3-2 14-2 1-0 5-2 85 W6 8-2 Pittsburgh Alleghenies 13 9 .591 4.5 12-10 1 7-6 6-3 1-1 2-2 W2 6-4 St. Louis Browns 12 8 .600 4.5 13-7 -1 10-5 2-3 3-1 5-1 L1 6-4 Brooklyn Grays 10 10 .500 6.5 11-9 -1 4-3 6-7 1-1 4-2 W1 4-6 Cincinnati Reds 9 13 .409 8.5 9-13 0 8-9 1-4 1-1 1-4 L5 4-6 Louisville Colonels 8 13 .381 9.0 10-11 -2 5-10 3-3 0-2 2-5 L1 4-6 Philadelphia Athletics 8 13 .381 9.0 9-12 -1 1-3 7-10 0-0 2-4 L2 4-6 Baltimore Orioles 6 13 .316 10.0 4-15 2 0-7 6-6 2-3 5-6 W1 4-6 STARS SHINING IN EMPIRE STATE LOOP The city of Syracuse has a long and proud base ball heritage and the city's current club has lived up to their 'Stars' name. The Syracuse club is the class of the New York State League thus far, winning 12 of their first 16 contests to hold an early edge over clubs from Binghamton, Oswego and Utica. The Rochester club, expected to be a solid contender, have thus far been a sore disappointment, as has the Albany nine. Syracuse is led by Jesse Krause, a former National League player with the Cleveland Blues club who elected to return to his native New York State rather than play with the Pittsburgh Allegheny club, which made him an offer this past winter. Krause has hit over .500 thus far - a performance that almost certainly can not be maintained - turning the New York State League on its collective ear.  JESSE KRAUSE Code:
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Syracuse Stars 12 4 .750 - 11-5 1 6-1 6-3 0-2 3-3 W1 6-4 Binghamton Bingos 11 8 .579 2.5 8-11 3 6-3 5-5 1-0 5-1 W3 5-5 Oswego Sweegs 9 7 .563 3.0 8-8 1 5-4 4-3 2-0 5-1 W5 8-2 Utica Pent-Ups 9 8 .529 3.5 10-7 -1 6-2 3-6 0-0 2-4 L1 5-5 Rochester Flour Citys 6 12 .333 7.0 7-11 -1 4-5 2-7 0-0 0-4 L5 3-7 Albany Senators 4 12 .250 8.0 6-10 -2 2-7 2-5 0-1 0-2 L2 3-7 Granted, the Richmond Virginias Club carries a sizeable portion of the roster of the Richmond Club which finished the 1884 campaign as a member of the American Association, but no one expected the Association's doormats to dominate in their new setting - the Eastern League. With Gat Schilling performing at a ridiculous pace, the Richmond nine has been almost unbeatable thus far, winning 16 of 18 contests. But the going has not been without controversy as several Richmond players refused to take the field for a contest against the Jersey City club in New Jersey, due to the presence on the latter club of Negro pitcher Bill Betts. The Richmond team did eventually field a team in that contest, which they won.  GAT SCHILLING Code:
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Richmond Virginias 16 2 .889 - 15-3 1 8-1 8-1 1-0 1-0 100 W2 8-2 Newark Domestics 13 5 .722 3.0 13-5 0 8-4 5-1 0-1 1-1 L2 7-3 Norfolk Club 8 7 .533 6.5 8-7 0 1-5 7-2 0-1 1-1 W1 5-5 Wilmington Blue Hens 7 8 .467 7.5 5-10 2 3-6 4-2 1-0 1-0 W2 4-6 Trenton Trentonians 6 9 .400 8.5 5-10 1 1-5 5-4 1-0 0-1 L2 3-7 Jersey City Skeeters 4 8 .333 9.0 4-8 0 3-3 1-5 1-0 1-0 W1 4-6 Lancaster Ironsides 3 9 .250 10.0 3-9 0 1-2 2-7 0-0 0-0 W1 3-7 Washington Nationals 3 12 .200 11.5 2-13 1 1-8 2-4 0-2 0-2 L1 3-7 The newly formed Southern League of Base Ball is proving to be a success in Dixie Land. The quality of the base ball is somewhat ragged, but the qualities of the sport are proving an attraction to Southern crowds, much as they have been in the North for the past thirty or more years. Thus far, it appears that the Memphis and Columbus (Georgia) clubs are the class of the new loop, though most of the eight clubs are competitive and the contests are close. Whether there will be enough people attending the games to make the League a viable success remains to be seen as several clubs - including the aforementioned Columbus club - are struggling financially. Rick Dekoning, formerly of the St. Paul club in the Northwestern League and now playing for the Chattanooga Lookouts, is leading the Southern loop in hitting and believes the circuit will prove successful. "The folks here are becoming more and more knowledgeable about the game and have recently begun to demonstrate that knowledge with some fine jockeying of the opposing club," he says with a smile.  RICK DEKONING Code:
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Memphis Browns 24 14 .632 - 24-14 0 17-8 7-6 1-3 4-6 63 W1 5-5 Columbus Stars 22 14 .611 1.0 21-15 1 5-6 17-8 0-0 5-3 L1 4-6 Nashville Americans 19 16 .543 3.5 18-17 1 13-12 6-4 1-0 4-0 L1 4-6 Augusta Browns 18 17 .514 4.5 18-17 0 4-6 14-11 1-2 3-6 W1 7-3 Atlanta Atlantas 18 19 .486 5.5 19-18 -1 12-15 6-4 1-2 5-4 W1 7-3 Birmingham Club 17 18 .486 5.5 16-19 1 4-6 13-12 2-0 3-5 L2 6-4 Chattanooga Lookouts 13 21 .382 9.0 13-21 0 6-5 7-16 2-1 4-3 W2 3-7 Macon Club 13 25 .342 11.0 15-23 -2 8-17 5-8 1-1 4-5 L1 4-6 The Western League has struggled to find a following despite the presence of clubs in former Union and American Association locales. In fact, one of the Union Association castoffs, the Kansas City Cowboys Club, is the class of the Western loop thus far this season. Winners of 21 of 29 contests, the Cowboys appear to be far stronger than any of their six competitors. Sean Childress, who played in the National League with Buffalo for several seasons before signing with the Union Association a year ago, finds Kansas City to his liking and it shows in his play. "This beats Buffalo eight ways to Sunday," is his opinion, though he is mum on rumours that it is his salary that is contributing to the dire financial straits of the Kansas City club.  SEAN CHILDRESS Code:
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Kansas City Cowboys 21 8 .724 - 21-8 0 9-5 12-3 0-0 3-2 14 W7 9-1 Omaha Omahogs 18 10 .643 2.5 18-10 0 8-7 10-3 0-1 1-3 L4 5-5 Toledo Avengers 17 11 .607 3.5 17-11 0 7-7 10-4 1-1 2-3 L1 5-5 Cleveland Forest Citys 14 14 .500 6.5 14-14 0 5-9 9-5 1-0 2-0 W3 6-4 Keokuk Hawkeyes 13 15 .464 7.5 13-15 0 4-10 9-5 0-1 0-3 W1 5-5 Indianapolis Hoosiers 9 19 .321 11.5 7-21 2 3-10 6-9 1-0 3-2 L1 2-8 Milwaukee Brewers 7 22 .241 14.0 9-20 -2 2-13 5-9 0-0 3-1 L3 3-7
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August 1885 Report
The Sporting Life, Philadelphia, PA, August 1, 1885:
NO DOMINANCE IN LEAGUE COMPETITION Though the New York Giants continue to lead the pennant race in the National League, a close look at the standing table shows that the League is full of competitive teams and no one is clearly dominant. The Giants possess 37 victories, but four other clubs also have 30 or more wins and the Boston Beaneaters have 29. Only the Chicago and Philadelphia clubs have struggled to win. That Chicago has dropped so far is the season's biggest surprise - a former power in the League, the White Stockings are 20-38 for the season. Their hitting has been average, but their pitching has not been up to snuff for Walker Rhoades' club, and the former standout hurler turned team owner is again hearing calls for him to return to the field. "That's not going to happen," Rhoades admits. "The fellows will have to reverse this team's fortunes themselves." The St. Louis Maroons, who dominated the Union Association a year ago, are in the second spot, but have been up and down all season long and it's unclear whether they are as good as their record would indicate - though they do have William Hill, one of the League's best hitters. Buffalo, Detroit and Providence are all bunched together with St. Louis just behind New York. WILLIAM HILL Code:
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Last10 New York Giants 37 20 .649 - 33-24 4 23-7 14-13 5-4 12-6 L1 4-6 St. Louis Maroons 33 23 .589 3.5 34-22 -1 15-12 18-11 4-4 11-8 W4 8-2 Buffalo Bisons 32 24 .571 4.5 29-27 3 16-14 16-10 2-5 11-9 W1 7-3 Detroit Wolverines 31 25 .554 5.5 32-24 -1 17-10 14-15 5-4 13-12 W1 6-4 Providence Grays 30 25 .545 6.0 32-23 -2 13-14 17-11 5-4 6-11 L1 7-3 Boston Beaneaters 29 26 .527 7.0 26-29 3 18-8 11-18 7-2 12-9 W1 2-8 Chicago White Stockings 20 38 .345 17.5 23-35 -3 8-20 12-18 4-5 7-9 L1 4-6 Philadelphia Quakers 13 44 .228 24.0 17-40 -4 8-22 5-22 4-8 6-14 L3 3-7 LEGENDARY PITMAN UNHAPPY WITH REDS' PLAY THUS FAR Rube Pitman, the English-born star of the Cincinnati Reds, is unhappy with his team's play. Now 42 years of age, Pitman has shown no real signs of slowing down, as his .304 average this season would indicate. But the Reds - expected by many to be among the Association's best clubs this year - are mired in last place with just 20 victories. This is a club that is not bereft of talent: in addition to Pitman they have Otto Evans and Mahan O'Faolan two accomplished hitters, but the pitching tandem of Jeff Hall and Alton Welch has been mediocre. The lackluster play of the hurlers has some in the Queen City clamoring for the return of O'Faolan to pitching, something the Irishman has done as recently as last season when he was 9-13 with a 1.86 earned run mark.  RUBE PITMAN Code:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 New York Metropolitans 44 18 .710 - 43-19 1 15-7 29-11 4-5 12-10 L1 5-5 Pittsburgh Alleghenies 41 24 .631 4.5 40-25 1 27-16 14-8 7-2 13-5 W4 7-3 Louisville Colonels 36 29 .554 9.5 36-29 0 20-17 16-12 3-2 12-11 W2 8-2 St. Louis Browns 34 31 .523 11.5 42-23 -8 20-14 14-17 5-4 7-9 W2 6-4 Brooklyn Grays 31 31 .500 13.0 30-32 1 15-12 16-19 2-4 11-9 L2 6-4 Philadelphia Athletics 30 34 .469 15.0 30-34 0 10-14 20-20 0-2 7-10 L2 5-5 Baltimore Orioles 20 43 .317 24.5 17-46 3 10-17 10-26 3-6 13-13 L8 1-9 Cincinnati Reds 20 46 .303 26.0 22-44 -2 15-27 5-19 3-2 5-13 W1 3-7 UTICA USURPS TOP SPOT IN EMPIRE LOOP After a swift start to the 1885 season, the Syracuse Stars raced to an early lead in the New York State League, but now find themselves looking up at the Utica Pent-Ups. Utica has been led by superb second baseman Dan Heywood, who would undoubtedly be in the National League were that organization more progressive in its view on race. As it is, Heywood is hitting well over .400, and it is undoubtedly a shame that he will likely not receive a shot at the National League - or possibly even the American Association. In other NY State news, it was a rough month of July as the Albany club disbanded on July 28 and a club from Elmira entered the loop on July 6 only to disband a mere ten days (and eight games) later. DAN HEYWOOD Code:
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Utica Pent-Ups 31 17 .646 - 28-20 3 18-7 13-10 0-2 8-7 W6 8-2 Syracuse Stars 29 21 .580 3.0 28-22 1 17-8 12-13 0-3 7-8 L1 5-5 Rochester Flour Citys 27 22 .551 4.5 25-24 2 12-11 15-11 2-1 6-5 W2 7-3 Binghamton Bingos 26 24 .520 6.0 23-27 3 16-9 10-15 3-0 12-5 W1 5-5 Elmira Colonels 4 4 .500 7.0 5-3 -1 2-3 2-1 0-0 0-0 W2 4-4 Oswego Sweegs 24 25 .490 7.5 25-24 -1 13-12 11-13 4-2 8-10 L2 4-6 Albany Senators 10 38 .208 21.0 18-30 -8 5-18 5-20 0-1 0-6 L4 1-9 The Eastern League, like the New York State League (and the Western League as well - more on that later), is having a difficult season. The Wilmington Club moved to Atlantic City on June 19, but dissolved a mere five days later after playing three games in New Jersey. Jersey City disbanded on June 23, leaving a 10-17 record behind them (as well as talented hurler Bill Betts). With other clubs - specifically Lancaster and Norfolk - also in financial peril, the future of this circuit is very much in doubt. On the field the Richmond club continues to dominate play, with 33 wins in 39 games, though Newark is right there. Newark is also pursuing Betts, the former Jersey City hurler, to bolster their chances of surpassing Richmond. Should that happen, the Newark Club would most likely become the favorite. BILL BETTS Code:
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Richmond Virginias 33 6 .846 - 34-5 -1 15-3 18-3 1-0 1-1 W2 6-4 Newark Domestics 30 9 .769 3.0 29-10 1 15-6 15-3 1-1 2-3 W4 9-1 Norfolk Club 26 13 .667 7.0 24-15 2 13-8 13-5 2-1 4-3 W4 7-3 Atlantic City Club 1 2 .333 14.0 0-3 1 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-1 L1 1-2 Wilmington Blue Hens 11 14 .440 15.0 9-16 2 5-10 6-4 2-1 2-1 L2 4-6 Jersey City Skeeters 10 17 .370 17.0 11-16 -1 5-7 5-10 2-1 4-1 W1 4-6 Lancaster Ironsides 12 26 .316 20.5 10-28 2 3-12 9-14 2-1 4-3 L5 2-8 Trenton Trentonians 10 26 .278 21.5 8-28 2 4-14 6-12 3-1 3-5 L2 2-8 Washington Nationals 8 28 .222 23.5 8-28 0 3-15 5-13 0-7 3-6 L2 2-8 The aftershocks of the Union Association are still being felt - even in the Deep South, where the Southern League has thus far managed to avoid losing any clubs, which the other so-called 'minor' loops have not been able to do. The Southern possesses a good pennant chase with the Columbus Stars currently atop the table with both Memphis and Augusta close behind. Troy Juniper has been raising eyebrows with his play for Columbus. The 24-year-old outfielder is the loop's top hitter and rumors are already strong that League and AA clubs have begun asking for a purchase price for the youngster. For now - he's in Columbus, and that's the main reason the Stars are atop the Southern League.  TROY JUNIPER Code:
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Columbus Stars 49 28 .636 - 45-32 4 27-12 22-16 2-3 11-9 W4 6-4 Memphis Browns 46 31 .597 3.0 46-31 0 24-13 22-18 2-4 6-10 L2 5-5 Augusta Browns 42 33 .560 6.0 40-35 2 19-18 23-15 5-4 9-7 W1 7-3 Nashville Americans 36 40 .474 12.5 36-40 0 19-19 17-21 1-4 9-6 L2 4-6 Atlanta Atlantas 34 43 .442 15.0 39-38 -5 15-25 19-18 2-4 6-9 L1 6-4 Birmingham Club 34 43 .442 15.0 33-44 1 17-21 17-22 3-1 8-12 W1 5-5 Chattanooga Lookouts 34 44 .436 15.5 36-42 -2 19-20 15-24 4-1 9-8 W2 3-7 Macon Club 32 45 .416 17.0 32-45 0 16-23 16-22 3-1 10-7 L2 4-6 The Western League gave it a game effort, but the member clubs struggled to pay their players and the loop gave up the ghost in late June. The Kansas City Cowboys were able to claim the championship in the truncated season, with a 29-9 record when the league shut its doors. Toledo and Omaha were competitive, Keokuk and Cleveland were mediocre and Milwaukee was the bottom feeder. Former Cowboy Sean Childress is already rumored to be heading to a National League club for the remainder of the season after leading the Western Loop in hitting. SEAN CHILDRESS Code:
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Kansas City Cowboys 29 9 .763 - 27-11 2 14-5 15-4 0-0 4-2 W6 9-1 Toledo Avengers 23 16 .590 6.5 24-15 -1 9-11 14-5 1-1 3-6 W2 6-4 Omaha Omahogs 22 16 .579 7.0 23-15 -1 11-8 11-8 0-1 3-4 L3 4-6 Keokuk Hawkeyes 19 19 .500 10.0 19-19 0 8-11 11-8 0-1 1-4 L1 6-4 Cleveland Forest Citys 18 19 .486 10.5 19-18 -1 6-13 12-6 1-0 2-2 L1 5-5 Milwaukee Brewers 12 26 .316 17.0 13-25 -1 5-14 7-12 0-0 5-1 W3 5-5 Indianapolis Hoosiers 10 28 .263 19.0 10-28 0 3-15 7-13 1-0 3-2 L8 1-9
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End of Season Report - 1885
The Sporting Life, Philadelphia, PA, November 15, 1885:
GIANTS HOLD OFF COMPETITION FOR LEAGUE PENNANT The New York Giants are the champions of the National League for 1885. The Gotham nine held off spirited challenges from Buffalo, St. Louis, Providence and Boston. Bill McLaughlin (.332) and Phinneas Harvey (.339) were the batting leaders for the second-best offense in the National. Only the Buffalo Bison club was more effective at the bat than the Giants. The pitching was not completely overwhelming, finishing fourth-best in the loop in earned runs, yet both Tim Edmonds and 'Adirondack Joe' LeGrew were more than effective enough. BILL MCLAUGHLIN Code:
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Last10 New York Giants 65 47 .580 - 61-51 4 40-21 25-26 8-6 20-11 W1 4-6 Buffalo Bisons 64 48 .571 1.0 65-47 -1 30-22 34-26 6-8 23-16 L5 3-7 St. Louis Maroons 61 47 .565 2.0 59-49 2 31-25 30-22 11-7 23-17 L1 6-4 Providence Grays 61 49 .555 3.0 61-49 0 24-26 37-23 6-10 16-19 W4 8-2 Boston Beaneaters 60 52 .536 5.0 58-54 2 35-23 25-29 9-5 21-22 L1 5-5 Detroit Wolverines 55 53 .509 8.0 57-51 -2 27-25 28-28 8-8 21-24 W1 4-6 Chicago White Stockings 41 71 .366 24.0 43-69 -2 19-39 22-32 8-8 16-20 W1 5-5 Philadelphia Quakers 35 75 .318 29.0 41-69 -6 17-38 18-37 7-11 9-20 L1 6-4  Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1885 New York - MLB 21 112 443 150 16 12 1 48 76 55 1 4 3 11 17 .339 .410 .436 .845 39.7  Code:
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1885 Buffalo - MLB 26 72 70 36 32 1 2.02 614.0 616 299 138 0 47 131 65 2 1.08 .265 106.5 ALLEGHENIES CAPTURE ASSOCIATION FLAG Though the New York Metropolitan Club led the race for the majority of the season, in the end it was the Pittsburgh nine who captured the pennant, winning 69 games to the 67 of the New Yorkers. As usual, pitching was a strong suit of the Pittsburghers, with Dane Wood winning 40 games to lead all pitchers in both the Association and National League and Dave Walker contributing a 29-13 record in support. And this club can hit as well: the Alleghenies had two hitters surpass the .300 mark in batting average - third baseman Rich Rigdon and center fielder Tim Holloman finishing second in both average and runs scored in the Association. The Alleghenies capped their successful season by surprisingly defeating the New York Giants in two out of three contests in the "World's Championship Series."  RICH RIGDON Code:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Pittsburgh Alleghenies 69 42 .622 - 72-39 -3 36-20 33-22 9-3 23-15 W2 6-4 New York Metropolitans 67 41 .620 .5 65-43 2 30-22 37-19 7-8 21-15 W1 6-4 St. Louis Browns 64 48 .571 5.5 74-38 -10 32-23 32-25 7-6 15-16 W7 8-2 Louisville Colonels 57 55 .509 12.5 54-58 3 28-28 29-27 5-4 17-20 W5 8-2 Philadelphia Athletics 55 57 .491 14.5 57-55 -2 23-32 32-25 3-3 15-18 L3 4-6 Brooklyn Grays 52 60 .464 17.5 47-65 5 26-32 26-28 3-7 19-14 W1 2-8 Cincinnati Reds 43 69 .384 26.5 48-64 -5 24-33 19-36 3-4 11-22 L1 4-6 Baltimore Orioles 37 72 .339 31.0 35-74 2 20-35 17-37 4-6 20-21 L7 3-7 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1885 St. Louis - MLB 21 105 445 166 10 3 1 55 54 17 5 4 1 1 2 .373 .399 .416 .815 39.4  Code:
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1885 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 70 68 40 28 0 2.26 598.1 537 226 150 1 38 64 66 12 0.96 .243 82.7 UTICA IS CHAMPION OF NEW YORK STATE LOOP Dan Heywood hit .448 to help the Utica Pent-Up club win the New York State League championship with a .50-25 record. Heywood, a second-baseman, was easily the league's best player. The New York League saw a lot of runs as pitching was not up to the challenge of the hitters in the league. Utica also possessed the loop's top hurler as former Union Association pitcher Barney Streuli posted the league's best earned run average with a 3.13 mark.  BARNEY STREULI Code:
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Utica Pent-Ups 50 25 .667 - 44-31 6 29-10 21-15 1-2 13-7 W4 6-4 Binghamton Bingos 42 36 .538 9.5 39-39 3 27-14 15-22 4-1 15-7 W1 6-4 Oswego Sweegs 41 38 .519 11.0 40-39 1 22-17 19-21 5-2 13-11 L4 4-6 Rochester Flour Citys 40 37 .519 11.0 38-39 2 20-17 20-20 2-2 8-8 L2 5-5 Elmira Colonels 4 4 .500 12.5 5-3 -1 2-3 2-1 0-0 0-0 W2 4-4 Syracuse Stars 35 44 .443 17.0 40-39 -5 20-18 15-26 0-4 8-18 W2 3-7 Albany Senators 10 38 .208 26.5 18-30 -8 5-18 5-20 0-1 0-6 L4 1-9 Four of the clubs which began the season did not finish, but the Eastern League did make it to the end of it's schedule and crowned a champion in Richmond's Virginia Club, which won one more contest than the Newark Domestics. Richmond featured Gat Schillings who hit .414 for the club, but also had Chad Aubuchon, the pitcher who in addition to posting a 23-3 record as a hurler also hit .414 himself and is expected to be a prized commodity for League and Association clubs this winter. With three other hitters all topping the .400 mark, it was no surprise that Richmond was such a powerful club. Newark bolstered its pitching by adding former Jersey City hurler Bill Betts, but although Betts posted a 14-4 record, he was not enough for Newark to pass Richmond in the standings.  CHAD AUBUCHON Code:
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Richmond Virginias 48 10 .828 - 48-10 0 26-5 22-5 1-0 3-2 W5 9-1 Newark Domestics 47 14 .770 2.5 46-15 1 24-10 23-4 1-1 2-3 L1 8-2 Norfolk Club 32 19 .627 12.5 32-19 0 14-10 18-9 2-1 5-6 W1 5-5 Bridgeport Club 7 5 .583 18.0 6-6 1 2-1 5-4 0-0 4-0 L2 6-4 Atlantic City Club 1 2 .333 19.5 0-3 1 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-1 L1 1-2 Waterbury Club 3 6 .333 20.5 4-5 -1 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-3 W1 3-6 Wilmington Blue Hens 11 14 .440 20.5 9-16 2 5-10 6-4 2-1 2-1 L2 4-6 Jersey City Skeeters 10 17 .370 22.5 11-16 -1 5-7 5-10 2-1 4-1 W1 4-6 Lancaster Ironsides 13 30 .302 27.5 11-32 2 4-14 9-16 2-1 4-3 L3 1-9 Washington Nationals 18 45 .286 32.5 17-46 1 11-25 7-20 0-7 5-8 L4 4-6 Trenton Trentonians 16 44 .267 33.0 12-48 4 6-24 10-20 3-1 4-6 L5 2-8 Three of the Southern League's member clubs were forced to disband this season due to financial problems, casting a shadow on the loop's debut season. These problems will not prevent the League from competing again in 1886, though changes are obviously in the offing. Birmingham, Chattanooga and - surprisingly - Columbus all disbanded. The loss of Columbus was particularly surprising as that club represented the best performer of the circuit, and indeed, won more games than anyone else. Since the Stars were no longer a team in the league whne the schedule finished on September 17, the official championship was awarded to Memphis, which won the second-most games and had the league's top pitcher in Conrad Phillip who won 27 games with a 2.69 earned run average.  CONRAD PHILLIP Code:
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 Columbus Stars 58 33 .637 - 53-38 5 27-12 31-21 2-3 14-12 W3 6-4 Memphis Browns 56 44 .560 6.5 57-43 -1 28-23 28-21 3-6 11-14 L2 6-4 Augusta Browns 53 48 .525 10.0 51-50 2 21-25 32-23 7-5 13-12 L2 3-7 Atlanta Atlantas 48 52 .480 14.5 52-48 -4 29-34 19-18 3-4 10-12 W2 7-3 Birmingham Club 42 48 .467 15.5 42-48 0 17-21 25-27 3-1 10-15 W4 6-4 Nashville Americans 44 52 .458 16.5 43-53 1 26-28 18-24 1-5 13-10 L3 3-7 Chattanooga Lookouts 41 50 .451 17.0 43-48 -2 19-20 22-30 4-2 9-9 W2 5-5 Macon Club 40 55 .421 20.0 41-54 -1 21-31 19-24 4-1 12-8 W2 3-7
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CLIFFORD 'SCOT' CAMPBELL
 Not a great year for the Scot, as he hit just .243 and the question must be asked: at 35 is Campbell on the fade? Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1871 Chicago - NA 21 14 13 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692 1.0 1872 Troy - NA 22 23 103 41 4 1 0 22 32 4 0 4 0 7 1 .398 .405 .456 .862 10.7 1873 Philadelphia - NA 23 49 244 67 5 3 1 30 60 0 0 2 0 8 7 .275 .272 .332 .604 -8.6 1874 Chicago - NA 24 59 287 77 6 1 1 38 74 17 1 5 0 9 3 .268 .306 .307 .613 6.4 1875 Chicago - NA 25 69 331 74 9 1 0 31 72 14 4 3 1 8 3 .224 .261 .257 .518 -0.8 1876 Chicago - MLB 26 66 294 77 7 0 0 26 51 1 1 4 2 10 1 .262 .263 .286 .549 3.7 1877 Chicago - MLB 27 60 276 79 6 2 0 30 49 7 1 3 1 7 1 .286 .303 .322 .626 0.9 1878 Chicago - MLB 28 61 289 109 14 3 0 42 90 12 0 2 1 8 2 .377 .399 .446 .846 29.7 1879 Chicago - MLB 29 83 407 136 10 5 0 55 108 17 0 3 0 8 10 .334 .358 .383 .742 21.1 1880 Chicago - MLB 30 82 388 127 9 1 2 44 84 10 0 3 0 5 7 .327 .342 .371 .713 18.8 1881 Chicago - MLB 31 84 382 113 9 1 3 44 67 10 1 8 4 7 6 .296 .309 .348 .657 13.7 1882 Chicago - MLB 32 84 360 111 14 2 0 29 55 11 0 5 7 6 4 .308 .324 .358 .683 25.0 1883 Chicago - MLB 33 98 416 142 16 4 0 68 62 8 0 10 4 4 10 .341 .346 .399 .745 23.4 1884 Chicago - MLB 34 96 395 114 11 1 0 45 41 8 2 5 9 6 6 .289 .302 .322 .624 17.1 1885 Chicago - MLB 35 92 382 93 7 2 0 34 44 22 3 6 9 4 0 .243 .286 .272 .558 0.4 Total NA 5 yrs. 214 978 263 25 6 2 121 240 35 5 14 2 32 14 .269 .294 .313 .606 8.7 Total MLB 10 yrs. 806 3589 1101 103 21 5 417 651 106 8 49 37 65 47 .307 .324 .351 .675 153.8 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1871 Chicago - ML SS 5 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 1871 Chicago - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 1872 Troy - ML SS 21 18 30 52 16 117 35 .701 159.0 4.64 1872 Troy - ML 3B 2 2 1 1 0 6 4 .333 16.0 1.13 1873 Philadelphia - ML SS 49 49 98 179 30 359 82 .772 423.1 5.89 1874 Chicago - ML SS 59 59 119 197 37 372 56 .849 514.2 5.53 1875 Chicago - ML SS 69 69 128 208 32 397 61 .846 609.0 4.97 1876 Chicago - ML SS 66 66 109 205 28 368 54 .853 586.1 4.82 1877 Chicago - ML SS 60 60 114 214 28 379 51 .865 529.0 5.58 1878 Chicago - ML SS 61 61 90 210 39 359 59 .836 529.0 5.10 1878 Chicago - ML 3B 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 3.0 3.00 1879 Chicago - ML SS 83 83 137 281 44 486 68 .860 736.0 5.11 1879 Chicago - ML 3B 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 6.0 1.50 1880 Chicago - ML SS 82 82 133 291 48 518 94 .819 725.2 5.26 1880 Chicago - ML 3B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 1881 Chicago - ML SS 84 84 158 290 52 520 72 .862 746.1 5.40 1882 Chicago - ML SS 84 84 161 315 50 542 66 .878 744.1 5.76 1882 Chicago - ML 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.13 1883 Chicago - ML SS 98 98 159 344 40 550 47 .915 874.2 5.18 1884 Chicago - ML SS 96 96 167 331 39 524 26 .950 863.0 5.19 1885 Chicago - ML SS 92 92 139 348 53 543 56 .897 829.1 5.28 CAVETANO BLANCO (RETIRED) - you can view his final career stats here (http://ootpdevelopments.com/board/sh...&postcount=208) ARTURO VILLANUEVA (RETIRED) - - you can view his final career stats here (http://ootpdevelopments.com/board/sh...&postcount=208) MIKE 'HITMAN' FELDBUSH  Successive seasons with an average below .230 are not a positive for the 30-year-old Feldbush and rumors abound that Boston is actively seeking another man for the keystone position. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1873 Baltimore - NA 18 2 4 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .750 .750 1.250 2.000 1.7 1874 Hartford - NA 19 53 250 74 4 2 0 32 48 8 2 3 2 15 4 .296 .319 .328 .647 6.9 1875 Hartford - NA 20 86 387 109 18 7 0 41 69 18 0 7 3 19 18 .282 .308 .364 .673 12.4 1876 Hartford - MLB 21 69 300 75 7 3 0 29 54 12 3 9 6 16 9 .250 .278 .293 .571 5.2 1877 Hartford - MLB 22 57 270 71 9 4 0 33 48 11 4 4 2 10 6 .263 .298 .326 .624 0.2 1878 Hartford - MLB 23 64 295 87 10 5 0 29 61 3 4 2 1 9 7 .295 .309 .363 .672 8.5 1879 Providence - MLB 24 85 372 110 6 5 2 39 89 0 6 8 4 31 24 .296 .301 .355 .655 10.2 1880 Providence - MLB 25 76 324 81 6 3 1 27 60 3 1 2 3 22 19 .250 .258 .296 .554 0.4 1881 Boston - MLB 26 55 125 33 3 4 0 17 23 5 1 2 1 6 6 .264 .293 .352 .645 3.0 1882 Boston - MLB 27 74 148 35 2 2 0 21 19 7 1 4 3 7 9 .236 .269 .277 .546 1.2 1883 Boston - MLB 28 95 311 97 13 12 1 47 62 13 1 5 0 13 11 .312 .336 .441 .777 24.8 1884 Boston - MLB 29 111 406 91 17 0 0 35 36 17 3 8 8 8 11 .224 .256 .266 .522 0.9 1885 Boston - MLB 30 106 351 80 7 3 0 29 41 15 0 2 1 10 10 .228 .258 .265 .523 -4.3 Total NA 3 yrs. 141 641 186 22 10 0 76 118 26 2 10 5 34 23 .290 .315 .356 .671 21.0 Total MLB 10 yrs. 792 2902 760 80 41 4 306 493 86 24 46 29 132 112 .262 .284 .322 .606 50.1 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1873 Baltimore - ML SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 4.0 0.00 1874 Hartford - ML 2B 53 53 175 177 42 404 52 .871 469.0 6.75 1875 Hartford - ML 2B 86 86 219 309 35 571 43 .925 757.2 6.27 1876 Hartford - ML 2B 69 69 223 262 52 523 38 .927 607.2 7.18 1877 Hartford - ML 2B 57 57 176 238 44 442 28 .937 510.2 7.30 1878 Hartford - ML 2B 64 64 216 246 46 495 33 .933 564.2 7.36 1879 Providence - ML 2B 85 85 245 247 42 529 37 .930 747.0 5.93 1879 Providence - ML SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 1880 Providence - ML 2B 76 76 220 192 30 454 42 .907 658.2 5.63 1880 Providence - ML SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 1881 Boston - ML 2B 37 25 66 106 18 188 16 .915 223.2 6.92 1881 Boston - ML SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 1881 Boston - ML P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 1881 Boston - ML 1B 4 4 52 2 1 60 6 .900 37.1 13.02 1881 Boston - ML RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 9.0 0.00 1882 Boston - ML SS 43 21 29 86 14 133 18 .865 221.2 4.67 1882 Boston - ML 2B 6 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 1882 Boston - ML 1B 23 22 242 13 9 283 28 .901 186.0 12.34 1883 Boston - ML 2B 59 59 168 225 40 414 21 .949 507.1 6.97 1883 Boston - ML SS 19 12 22 57 8 82 3 .963 120.0 5.92 1883 Boston - ML 1B 18 17 188 14 17 217 15 .931 143.0 12.71 1884 Boston - ML 2B 111 111 317 389 44 720 14 .981 1016.1 6.25 1885 Boston - ML 2B 106 106 298 378 64 690 14 .980 867.0 7.02  Mahoney had a down year - which was epidemic for the Boston club in a season which can not be considered anything other than a disappointment, but he still managed to score 140 runs as he walked an astounding 164 times. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1874 Philadelphia - NA 19 39 71 17 1 0 0 13 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .286 .254 .539 -0.6 1875 Philadelphia - NA 20 70 314 107 16 2 1 49 64 10 0 6 3 2 3 .341 .355 .414 .769 20.8 1882 Philadelphia - MLB 27 75 304 85 10 3 1 19 37 18 0 1 3 21 11 .280 .319 .342 .661 17.5 1883 Philadelphia - MLB 28 98 406 139 18 6 0 38 66 21 0 4 0 15 23 .342 .371 .416 .787 26.8 1884 Philadelphia - MLB 29 97 376 106 11 2 0 23 37 35 4 4 14 17 15 .282 .346 .322 .668 19.4 1885 Philadelphia - MLB 30 112 451 154 16 11 1 46 57 28 3 2 1 23 20 .341 .382 .432 .815 31.4 Total NA 2 yrs. 109 385 124 17 2 1 62 79 15 0 7 3 2 3 .322 .342 .384 .726 20.2 Total MLB 4 yrs. 382 1537 484 55 22 2 126 197 102 7 11 18 76 69 .315 .358 .383 .741 95.1 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1876 Philadelphia - AAA 21 60 276 91 15 3 1 40 48 0 1 4 1 2 0 .330 .327 .417 .744 16.9 1877 Philadelphia - AAA 22 5 29 8 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .267 .310 .577 -0.3 1878 Springfield - AAA 23 34 174 69 4 4 1 39 43 0 0 2 1 4 0 .397 .392 .483 .875 17.4 1879 Springfield - AAA 24 39 179 56 10 2 0 33 30 1 0 5 2 1 0 .313 .308 .391 .699 9.6 1881 Philadelphia - AAA 26 35 146 46 0 0 0 15 14 5 0 3 2 6 6 .315 .331 .315 .646 5.8 Total EAS 108 499 171 14 6 1 87 87 6 0 10 5 11 6 .343 .344 .401 .744 32.8 Total LA 65 305 99 16 3 1 43 54 0 1 5 1 2 0 .325 .322 .407 .728 16.6 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1874 Philadelphia - ML SS 16 4 14 11 7 54 29 .463 59.0 3.81 1874 Philadelphia - ML 2B 3 2 7 3 3 25 15 .400 22.0 4.09 1874 Philadelphia - ML P 2 0 0 2 0 7 5 .286 9.1 1.93 1874 Philadelphia - ML 3B 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 3.0 0.00 1874 Philadelphia - ML 1B 2 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 1875 Philadelphia - ML 3B 70 70 46 187 4 335 102 .696 616.2 3.40 1876 Philadelphia - AAA 3B 60 60 37 162 10 282 83 .706 540.0 3.32 1882 Philadelphia - ML 3B 75 75 83 162 7 309 64 .793 678.2 3.25 1883 Philadelphia - ML 3B 98 98 114 206 11 392 72 .816 894.2 3.22 1884 Philadelphia - ML 3B 97 97 102 191 1 323 30 .907 900.2 2.93 1885 Philadelphia - ML 3B 112 112 138 243 12 445 64 .856 997.1 3.44  McGregor hit .242 for the season as averages plummeted around both the National League and American Association. He's still a career .284 hitter and at 28, he's likely to have productive seasons in his future. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1874 Philadelphia - NA 17 37 63 11 2 1 0 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .200 .238 .438 -2.8 1875 Philadelphia - NA 18 43 57 18 2 1 0 9 20 2 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .333 .386 .719 3.7 1876 Chicago - MLB 19 65 250 74 10 3 0 40 37 8 0 3 6 2 1 .296 .314 .360 .674 12.5 1877 Chicago - MLB 20 60 256 79 11 4 0 44 46 8 2 4 2 1 1 .309 .330 .383 .712 5.1 1878 Chicago - MLB 21 61 252 87 11 2 3 54 53 9 1 8 1 4 2 .345 .359 .440 .800 22.8 1879 Chicago - MLB 22 83 380 121 17 0 5 71 88 0 1 8 2 5 2 .318 .314 .403 .716 26.4 1880 Chicago - MLB 23 82 365 98 6 4 0 40 75 0 1 2 11 5 1 .268 .269 .307 .576 11.1 1881 Chicago - MLB 24 84 376 93 14 3 0 33 52 1 1 3 11 2 0 .247 .249 .301 .550 0.1 1882 Chicago - MLB 25 84 326 98 15 0 0 27 47 5 0 0 11 4 1 .301 .311 .347 .658 19.7 1883 Chicago - MLB 26 98 370 112 20 6 0 58 54 10 0 9 1 3 2 .303 .314 .389 .703 16.0 1884 Chicago - MLB 27 106 419 108 22 3 2 40 45 3 0 9 6 8 3 .258 .258 .339 .596 13.3 1885 Chicago - MLB 28 112 453 110 17 2 1 45 50 4 0 4 7 4 1 .243 .247 .296 .543 -11.1 Total NA 2 yrs. 80 120 29 4 2 0 17 29 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .264 .308 .572 0.9 Total MLB 10 yrs. 835 3447 980 143 27 11 452 547 48 6 50 58 38 14 .284 .291 .351 .642 115.9 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1874 Philadelphia - ML RF 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 1.0 9.00 1874 Philadelphia - ML SS 5 5 7 3 0 38 28 .263 43.0 2.09 1874 Philadelphia - ML 1B 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 2.0 9.00 1874 Philadelphia - ML 3B 6 2 3 6 0 15 6 .600 28.2 2.83 1874 Philadelphia - ML P 4 0 2 1 0 5 2 .600 12.2 2.13 1875 Philadelphia - ML P 9 0 0 5 0 14 9 .357 42.0 1.07 1875 Philadelphia - ML 3B 4 2 1 3 0 12 8 .333 18.0 2.00 1875 Philadelphia - ML SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 1875 Philadelphia - ML 1B 2 0 3 0 0 5 2 .600 3.0 9.00 1876 Chicago - ML 3B 64 62 58 111 4 284 115 .595 557.1 2.73 1876 Chicago - ML 1B 1 1 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 1877 Chicago - ML 3B 59 58 65 113 6 268 90 .664 512.0 3.13 1878 Chicago - ML 3B 61 61 55 122 8 254 77 .697 529.0 3.01 1879 Chicago - ML 3B 83 83 69 143 10 294 82 .721 727.0 2.62 1880 Chicago - ML 3B 82 82 72 188 16 360 100 .722 728.0 3.21 1881 Chicago - ML 3B 84 84 88 199 8 354 67 .811 754.1 3.42 1882 Chicago - ML 3B 84 84 60 226 10 368 82 .777 735.1 3.50 1883 Chicago - ML 3B 98 98 84 287 8 455 84 .815 874.2 3.82 1884 Chicago - ML 3B 106 106 84 310 13 441 47 .893 957.0 3.71 1885 Chicago - ML 3B 112 112 126 337 11 528 65 .877 1021.1 4.08  Morton was solid, if unspectacular in 1885, recording an average of .270, below his .303 career mark, but above the average mark for the League as a whole. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1875 St. Louis - NA 19 63 284 70 9 5 0 28 50 0 3 3 6 20 12 .246 .252 .313 .565 0.5 1876 St. Louis - MLB 20 64 267 69 14 6 0 42 48 2 3 6 2 21 7 .258 .266 .356 .622 7.0 1877 St. Louis - MLB 21 60 255 99 16 10 0 45 61 9 4 3 0 23 6 .388 .413 .529 .943 31.7 1878 Boston - MLB 22 52 238 84 15 0 1 33 46 6 6 3 1 17 12 .353 .379 .429 .808 18.5 1879 Boston - MLB 23 84 384 132 24 7 1 52 84 6 8 4 1 31 17 .344 .363 .451 .814 34.0 1880 Boston - MLB 24 80 359 101 11 7 0 32 57 12 3 3 5 16 18 .281 .308 .351 .659 10.9 1881 Boston - MLB 25 83 374 108 12 9 1 62 85 9 7 7 18 26 13 .289 .312 .377 .689 19.5 1882 Boston - MLB 26 85 376 111 13 11 1 56 55 4 2 10 15 25 15 .295 .298 .396 .695 26.7 1883 Boston - MLB 27 99 374 124 23 10 1 53 71 13 2 6 2 23 13 .332 .352 .455 .806 31.2 1884 Boston - MLB 28 111 460 120 17 6 1 32 45 8 9 2 23 12 15 .261 .286 .330 .616 13.4 1885 Boston - MLB 29 85 356 96 11 9 1 30 43 8 6 8 4 16 11 .270 .291 .360 .651 10.6 Total NA 1 yrs. 63 284 70 9 5 0 28 50 0 3 3 6 20 12 .246 .252 .313 .565 0.5 Total MLB 10 yrs. 803 3443 1044 156 75 7 437 595 77 50 52 71 210 127 .303 .323 .398 .722 203.4 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1875 St. Louis - ML CF 59 57 146 2 1 163 15 .908 483.2 2.75 1875 St. Louis - ML LF 4 4 10 0 0 12 2 .833 31.0 2.90 1876 St. Louis - ML LF 63 63 136 5 2 150 9 .940 558.2 2.27 1876 St. Louis - ML CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 1877 St. Louis - ML LF 59 58 141 1 0 162 20 .877 502.1 2.54 1877 St. Louis - ML P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.2 0.00 1878 Boston - ML LF 52 52 86 2 0 105 17 .838 453.0 1.75 1879 Boston - ML LF 84 84 150 6 1 187 31 .834 748.2 1.88 1880 Boston - ML LF 80 80 197 2 0 220 21 .905 702.2 2.55 1881 Boston - ML LF 83 83 179 4 2 201 18 .910 755.2 2.18 1882 Boston - ML LF 85 85 155 5 3 173 13 .925 786.1 1.83 1883 Boston - ML LF 99 99 179 4 0 196 13 .934 791.0 2.08 1884 Boston - ML LF 111 111 226 1 0 236 9 .962 1016.1 2.01 1885 Boston - ML LF 68 68 149 6 1 160 5 .969 606.1 2.30 1885 Boston - ML CF 27 17 71 1 0 74 2 .973 164.0 3.95  Mickey O'Faolan had a very good season for the Cincinnati club in 1885, hitting .294 to raise his career average to .286 and though he did not pitch in 1885, he did have his best season defensively behind the plate. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1876 Cincinnati - MLB 21 70 235 64 10 2 0 26 36 6 1 0 4 0 0 .272 .293 .332 .625 7.5 1877 Cincinnati - MLB 22 36 117 25 1 1 0 10 17 0 2 0 6 0 0 .214 .227 .239 .466 3.2 1878 Cincinnati - MLB 23 47 106 33 2 0 0 19 23 7 0 4 2 0 0 .311 .342 .330 .672 7.0 1879 Cincinnati - MLB 24 81 362 109 8 2 2 45 65 3 3 12 4 3 2 .301 .303 .351 .653 11.2 1880 Buffalo - MLB 25 55 58 19 1 2 0 6 15 9 1 1 2 0 1 .328 .420 .414 .834 4.9 1881 Buffalo - MLB 26 82 362 105 19 4 1 52 55 22 4 5 6 1 1 .290 .333 .373 .706 18.8 1882 Cincinnati - MLB 27 79 329 98 10 1 0 25 50 31 2 3 4 0 0 .298 .359 .334 .693 21.9 1883 Cincinnati - MLB 28 96 395 108 23 4 0 28 46 32 1 4 5 0 0 .273 .326 .352 .678 16.2 1884 Cincinnati - MLB 29 51 157 42 6 2 1 16 34 37 1 0 6 1 0 .268 .410 .350 .761 14.3 1885 Cincinnati - MLB 30 111 418 123 13 4 0 25 62 67 2 3 6 0 1 .294 .392 .344 .736 25.6 Total MLB 10 yrs. 708 2539 726 93 22 4 252 403 214 17 32 45 5 5 .286 .342 .345 .686 130.6 Career Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1876 Cincinnati - MLB 21 32 32 5 18 0 2.60 218.1 261 190 63 4 3 19 3 0 1.21 .271 14.0 1877 Cincinnati - MLB 22 30 29 15 14 0 3.11 257.1 339 181 89 5 8 25 29 0 1.35 .298 31.0 1878 Cincinnati - MLB 23 12 3 6 2 1 2.26 63.2 65 43 16 1 1 9 3 0 1.04 .246 10.0 1879 Cincinnati - MLB 24 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.21 .067 1.0 1880 Buffalo - MLB 25 4 0 0 0 0 2.38 11.1 16 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 1.41 .364 1.0 1884 Cincinnati - MLB 29 23 23 9 13 0 1.86 208.0 143 65 43 0 19 121 22 4 0.78 .225 28.1 Total MLB 6 yrs. 102 87 36 47 1 2.52 763.1 825 485 214 10 31 177 57 4 1.12 .270 85.1 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1876 Cincinnati - ML P 32 32 8 27 2 49 14 .714 109.2 2.87 1876 Cincinnati - ML C 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 18.1 1.47 0 1 0 0.0 1876 Cincinnati - ML 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 1876 Cincinnati - ML CF 32 32 70 23 1 156 63 .596 391.0 2.14 1877 Cincinnati - ML P 30 29 13 57 2 92 22 .761 239.1 2.63 1877 Cincinnati - ML C 6 5 6 10 0 24 8 .667 64.0 2.25 0 10 4 40.0 1878 Cincinnati - ML 2B 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 3.0 9.00 1878 Cincinnati - ML C 16 16 15 23 2 60 22 .633 138.0 2.48 1 50 15 30.0 1878 Cincinnati - ML P 12 3 6 18 0 31 7 .774 63.2 3.39 1878 Cincinnati - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 1879 Cincinnati - ML C 80 80 93 106 4 262 63 .760 701.2 2.55 4 177 69 39.0 1879 Cincinnati - ML P 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 1880 Buffalo - ML 2B 14 0 15 2 1 33 16 .515 28.2 5.34 1880 Buffalo - ML P 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 11.1 1.59 1881 Buffalo - ML C 82 82 122 101 2 265 42 .842 722.2 2.78 1 174 73 42.0 1882 Cincinnati - ML C 79 79 471 96 3 603 36 .940 732.1 6.97 3 158 62 39.2 1883 Cincinnati - ML C 96 96 140 158 3 341 43 .874 864.0 3.10 1 241 114 47.3 1884 Cincinnati - ML C 28 28 182 26 0 215 7 .967 235.0 7.97 3 53 17 32.1 1884 Cincinnati - ML P 23 23 8 38 1 51 5 .902 208.0 1.99 1885 Cincinnati - ML C 111 111 164 159 0 365 42 .885 976.0 2.98 3 221 109 49.3 1885 Cincinnati - ML 2B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.1 4.91  McGrath continues to shine and is now considered to be among the best - if not THE best - outfielders in the game. Defensively superb, he also continues to produce at the bat, recording a .312 average, below his career mark of .335, but strong in a down year for hitters. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1876 Chicago - MLB 19 58 251 61 7 3 0 23 54 1 0 2 5 36 17 .243 .244 .295 .539 3.8 1877 Chicago - MLB 20 60 271 105 11 7 3 40 73 10 2 3 2 38 7 .387 .409 .513 .922 41.0 1878 Chicago - MLB 21 61 274 97 9 2 1 41 60 7 3 3 3 35 19 .354 .373 .412 .785 20.8 1879 Chicago - MLB 22 83 387 150 5 8 3 70 88 9 4 7 6 41 25 .388 .400 .465 .866 40.0 1880 Chicago - MLB 23 82 376 117 11 8 1 49 97 17 2 3 3 48 21 .311 .342 .391 .733 28.1 1881 Chicago - MLB 24 84 375 122 13 3 0 35 60 12 3 4 10 25 22 .325 .348 .376 .724 15.5 1882 Chicago - MLB 25 80 337 109 13 5 0 39 49 14 2 3 11 35 22 .323 .351 .392 .743 25.9 1883 Chicago - MLB 26 98 415 152 22 22 0 54 82 22 0 4 0 42 18 .366 .395 .525 .920 51.2 1884 Chicago - MLB 27 69 279 92 11 7 4 26 50 13 3 1 5 29 20 .330 .365 .462 .827 24.3 1885 Chicago - MLB 28 112 475 148 15 8 0 50 59 23 5 6 2 46 27 .312 .346 .377 .723 15.7 Total MLB 10 yrs. 787 3440 1153 117 73 12 427 672 128 24 36 47 375 198 .335 .360 .422 .782 266.3 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1876 Chicago - ML CF 56 54 201 2 1 204 1 .995 484.0 3.77 1876 Chicago - ML P 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 1877 Chicago - ML CF 57 53 204 1 0 210 5 .976 485.1 3.80 1878 Chicago - ML CF 61 61 232 3 3 238 3 .987 523.2 4.04 1879 Chicago - ML CF 83 83 320 8 1 332 4 .988 731.0 4.04 1880 Chicago - ML CF 82 82 298 4 1 307 5 .984 739.2 3.67 1881 Chicago - ML CF 84 84 278 2 1 289 9 .969 749.1 3.36 1882 Chicago - ML CF 80 80 223 3 0 233 7 .970 712.0 2.86 1883 Chicago - ML CF 98 98 316 3 0 326 7 .979 870.0 3.30 1884 Chicago - ML CF 69 69 218 3 1 224 3 .987 621.2 3.20 1885 Chicago - ML CF 112 112 384 15 5 404 5 .988 1012.1 3.55  Cuffey signed on to play in the ill-fated Western League and though the league folded in June, Cuffey had put together a solid couple of months, finishing with a .354 batting mark and returning to his regular position behind the plate. Where he'll land in 1886 remains to be seen. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1884 Milwaukee - UA 27 12 51 11 1 0 0 5 6 4 0 0 2 3 1 .216 .273 .235 .508 -1.4 1884 Washington - MLB 27 63 243 55 4 0 0 10 24 32 0 0 34 4 7 .226 .316 .243 .559 2.9 1884 Richmond - MLB 27 28 114 19 1 0 0 11 12 8 0 2 17 1 2 .167 .218 .175 .393 -4.1 1884 Total - MLB 27 103 408 85 6 0 0 26 42 44 0 2 53 8 10 .208 .284 .223 .507 -2.6 Total MLB 1 yrs. 91 357 74 5 0 0 21 36 40 0 2 51 5 9 .207 .286 .221 .507 -1.2 Total UA 1 yrs. 12 51 11 1 0 0 5 6 4 0 0 2 3 1 .216 .273 .235 .508 -1.4 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1877 Guelph - AAA 24 16 73 19 3 1 0 11 17 2 1 3 1 0 0 .260 .278 .329 .607 2.7 1878 Lowell - AAA 25 17 16 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 -0.6 1879 Albany - AAA 26 41 192 58 4 0 1 33 33 1 1 2 5 0 0 .302 .306 .339 .645 8.2 1880 Albany - AAA 27 21 92 21 2 1 0 8 16 5 0 0 0 0 2 .228 .268 .272 .540 -1.7 1881 Albany - AAA 28 22 89 23 2 0 0 11 13 2 0 1 1 0 0 .258 .272 .281 .553 3.0 1885 Cleveland - AA 28 35 175 62 2 0 0 24 47 4 0 2 3 5 4 .354 .365 .366 .730 -6.4 Total EAS 117 462 125 11 2 1 67 80 10 2 6 7 0 2 .271 .285 .310 .595 11.6 Total WL 35 175 62 2 0 0 24 47 4 0 2 3 5 4 .354 .365 .366 .730 -6.4 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1877 Guelph - AAA C 16 16 21 11 0 39 7 .821 142.0 2.03 1 34 7 20.6 1878 Lowell - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.1 0.00 1878 Lowell - AAA 1B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 1879 Albany - AAA C 41 41 76 34 1 123 13 .894 366.2 2.70 3 58 22 37.9 1880 Albany - AAA C 21 21 36 27 2 68 5 .926 188.0 3.02 0 28 17 60.7 1881 Albany - AAA C 22 22 56 32 0 96 8 .917 191.0 4.15 1 41 21 51.2 1884 Washington - ML RF 63 63 132 2 1 139 5 .964 570.1 2.11 1884 Washington - ML C 11 0 14 1 0 16 1 .938 28.2 4.71 0 4 1 25.0 1884 Richmond - ML RF 28 28 53 2 0 57 2 .965 248.2 1.99 1884 Richmond - ML C 8 0 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 26.1 6.15 0 3 2 66.7 1884 Milwaukee - ML RF 12 12 22 0 0 25 3 .880 113.0 1.75 1885 Cleveland - AA C 27 27 54 33 1 118 31 .737 239.0 3.28 1 66 24 36.4 1885 Cleveland - AA RF 4 4 10 0 0 12 2 .833 36.0 2.50 1885 Cleveland - AA CF 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 17.0 1.06 1885 Cleveland - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29  Madsen was again the ace pitcher for the Providence Club and approached 600 innings pitched, posting a strong 2.29 earned run average and winning 39 games to raise his career total to 228. Code:
Career Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1878 Providence - MLB 21 32 32 16 16 0 3.06 267.2 315 204 91 5 45 23 30 0 1.34 .272 18.0 1879 Providence - MLB 22 55 54 36 10 0 2.01 416.0 449 235 93 4 32 50 37 1 1.16 .263 73.0 1880 Providence - MLB 23 39 39 23 16 0 2.13 351.0 364 198 83 1 38 51 39 2 1.15 .261 42.0 1881 Providence - MLB 24 38 38 24 12 0 2.07 357.0 365 165 82 7 38 101 35 3 1.13 .266 58.0 1882 Providence - MLB 25 43 43 23 19 0 2.04 379.2 343 142 86 2 44 146 42 4 1.02 .258 25.7 1883 Providence - MLB 26 63 62 34 23 0 2.75 524.1 540 233 160 1 57 51 53 2 1.14 .270 40.3 1884 Providence - MLB 27 67 67 33 33 0 1.93 597.1 515 184 128 5 77 170 66 5 0.99 .249 66.1 1885 Providence - MLB 28 66 65 39 26 1 2.29 597.1 552 226 152 4 85 42 64 7 1.07 .251 71.7 Total MLB 8 yrs. 403 400 228 155 1 2.26 3490.1 3443 1587 875 29 416 634 366 24 1.11 .260 394.8 Career Minor League Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1877 Brooklyn - AAA 20 18 18 9 9 0 2.37 159.1 186 106 42 1 5 18 18 0 1.20 .272 30.0 Total LA 18 18 9 9 0 2.37 159.1 186 106 42 1 5 18 18 0 1.20 .272 30.0 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1878 Providence - ML P 32 32 10 50 2 81 21 .741 267.2 2.02 1879 Providence - ML P 55 54 17 92 0 136 27 .801 416.0 2.36 1880 Providence - ML P 39 39 16 80 4 113 17 .850 351.0 2.46 1881 Providence - ML P 38 38 14 58 2 97 25 .742 357.0 1.82 1882 Providence - ML P 43 43 19 60 2 95 16 .832 379.2 1.87 1883 Providence - ML P 63 62 30 86 1 133 17 .872 524.1 1.99 1884 Providence - ML P 67 67 29 102 4 141 10 .929 597.1 1.97 1885 Providence - ML P 66 65 38 114 1 175 23 .869 597.1 2.29  Titus had a miserable season in 1885, hitting just .222 for the season and being thrown out on 42 of 75 steal attempts. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1882 Philadelphia - MLB 25 75 297 64 10 2 0 31 38 8 2 4 17 17 18 .215 .238 .263 .501 -4.1 1883 Philadelphia - MLB 26 98 396 107 25 15 0 45 60 10 2 5 6 24 26 .270 .288 .409 .697 8.0 1884 Philadelphia - MLB 27 107 412 98 20 8 0 35 41 21 1 2 9 21 24 .238 .275 .325 .600 8.2 1885 Philadelphia - MLB 28 112 473 105 27 16 0 32 70 20 9 3 3 33 42 .222 .265 .347 .612 -9.9 Total MLB 4 yrs. 392 1578 374 82 41 0 143 209 59 14 14 35 95 110 .237 .268 .341 .609 2.2 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1877 Manchester - AAA 20 20 105 37 4 1 0 16 33 4 1 1 0 2 0 .352 .378 .410 .788 8.9 1878 Manchester - AAA 21 37 189 78 12 1 0 38 59 2 0 5 0 1 0 .413 .408 .487 .895 16.5 1879 Manchester - AAA 22 36 162 47 3 0 2 20 30 10 0 2 1 0 1 .290 .328 .346 .673 4.5 1881 Philadelphia - AAA 24 35 133 41 3 0 0 11 13 7 2 1 1 5 5 .308 .350 .331 .680 6.4 Total EAS 128 589 203 22 2 2 85 135 23 3 9 2 8 6 .345 .367 .399 .766 36.3 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1882 Philadelphia - ML 2B 75 75 208 214 33 454 32 .930 678.2 5.60 1883 Philadelphia - ML 2B 98 98 297 307 55 639 35 .945 894.2 6.08 1884 Philadelphia - ML SS 67 67 104 190 20 317 23 .927 628.2 4.21 1884 Philadelphia - ML 2B 40 40 103 99 15 208 6 .971 366.0 4.97 1885 Philadelphia - ML 2B 112 112 324 326 52 678 28 .959 993.1 5.89 1885 Philadelphia - ML SS 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40  Along with his St. Louis Maroons team mates, Hill moved into the National League (in his case it was BACK into the League) and though he didn't match the .372 he posted in both 1883 and '84, he did hit .303 for a surprisingly strong Maroon club. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1878 Boston - MLB 19 48 130 37 2 0 0 12 27 8 0 2 4 14 4 .285 .321 .300 .621 10.2 1879 Boston - MLB 20 67 328 105 4 0 1 31 65 0 2 2 10 29 17 .320 .322 .341 .664 10.7 1880 Boston - MLB 21 76 349 114 5 3 1 46 67 11 1 4 14 21 17 .327 .345 .367 .712 19.3 1881 Boston - MLB 22 83 371 118 6 7 0 42 80 24 3 5 12 37 22 .318 .360 .372 .732 24.7 1882 Boston - MLB 23 85 358 104 11 3 1 33 58 37 3 1 8 25 13 .291 .361 .346 .707 26.3 1883 Boston - MLB 24 45 180 67 8 7 0 28 43 21 0 3 0 11 7 .372 .431 .494 .926 24.5 1884 St. Louis - UA 25 112 468 174 16 9 0 74 128 65 1 5 3 57 27 .372 .445 .444 .890 40.2 1885 St. Louis - MLB 26 93 347 105 7 6 1 33 64 77 1 0 3 43 22 .303 .431 .366 .797 33.8 Total MLB 7 yrs. 497 2063 650 43 26 4 225 404 178 10 17 51 180 102 .315 .369 .367 .736 149.5 Total UA 1 yrs. 112 468 174 16 9 0 74 128 65 1 5 3 57 27 .372 .445 .444 .890 40.2 [/b]Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO%[/b] 1878 Boston - ML SS 37 23 45 92 20 175 38 .783 217.0 5.68 1878 Boston - ML LF 7 6 9 0 0 20 11 .450 61.0 1.33 1878 Boston - ML P 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 5.0 1.80 1879 Boston - ML SS 67 67 97 289 46 468 82 .825 584.2 5.94 1880 Boston - ML SS 76 76 141 294 37 513 78 .848 660.1 5.93 1881 Boston - ML SS 83 83 151 295 43 497 51 .897 754.1 5.32 1882 Boston - ML 2B 85 85 235 306 46 582 41 .930 769.1 6.33 1882 Boston - ML SS 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 1883 Boston - ML SS 14 14 24 52 9 84 8 .905 122.2 5.58 1883 Boston - ML 2B 31 31 99 140 24 249 10 .960 272.1 7.90 1884 St. Louis - UA 2B 112 112 316 549 84 918 53 .942 1009.1 7.71 1884 St. Louis - UA SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 1885 St. Louis - ML 2B 93 93 274 438 62 736 24 .967 852.2 7.52  There's no easy way to say this - Harris Wendell is on his way out of the game. After seeing his development stall, the once-promising youngster found himself unable to break into the regular lineup for the Southern League's Macon Club after being unable to find a job in either the League or Association when the Cleveland Blues folded after the '84 season. It's unlikely Wendell will play in 1886, though he may give it another go. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1879 Cleveland - MLB 21 82 373 108 11 4 2 41 63 4 3 4 13 2 2 .290 .299 .357 .656 14.3 1880 Cleveland - MLB 22 80 351 84 12 3 0 21 43 6 0 2 14 0 1 .239 .251 .291 .541 2.5 1881 Cleveland - MLB 23 84 346 97 12 2 0 30 48 6 4 2 19 0 1 .280 .299 .327 .625 6.4 1882 Cleveland - MLB 24 84 340 68 19 2 1 24 36 2 1 2 60 0 0 .200 .206 .276 .482 -2.0 1883 Cleveland - MLB 25 100 354 82 11 10 1 32 37 4 0 6 10 1 0 .232 .236 .328 .564 -4.4 1884 Cleveland - MLB 26 12 22 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310 -1.1 Total MLB 6 yrs. 442 1786 442 65 21 4 148 228 23 8 16 119 3 4 .247 .258 .314 .572 15.7 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1885 Macon - AA 27 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -0.7 Total SL Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1879 Cleveland - ML 3B 82 82 110 147 5 349 92 .736 715.1 3.23 1880 Cleveland - ML 3B 80 80 105 161 9 338 72 .787 696.2 3.44 1881 Cleveland - ML 3B 84 84 108 136 7 325 81 .751 705.0 3.11 1882 Cleveland - ML 3B 84 84 84 178 4 337 75 .777 720.1 3.27 1883 Cleveland - ML 3B 100 100 112 186 8 364 66 .819 820.2 3.27 1884 Cleveland - ML 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 1884 Cleveland - ML 2B 6 5 22 16 2 42 4 .905 50.1 6.79 1884 Cleveland - ML 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 1885 Macon - AA 3B 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 5.0 1.80 1885 Macon - AA P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 3.0 0.00 1885 Macon - AA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 1885 Macon - AA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 RYAN W. WALINSKI  Walinski continues to play well for the Detroit club, holding down the regular short stop job and hitting .298 in 1885. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1880 Worcester - MLB 18 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 1881 Worcester - MLB 19 32 54 12 1 0 0 10 11 2 0 2 2 1 4 .222 .241 .241 .482 -3.3 1882 Worcester - MLB 20 64 263 82 6 2 0 19 46 14 2 3 29 26 19 .312 .348 .350 .697 15.6 1883 Detroit - MLB 21 95 394 138 13 15 1 50 73 9 1 3 9 22 22 .350 .364 .467 .831 31.3 1884 Detroit - MLB 22 112 464 131 18 7 2 29 57 25 2 3 44 34 29 .282 .320 .364 .684 22.1 1885 Detroit - MLB 23 108 494 147 16 7 0 33 77 9 2 4 20 37 34 .298 .310 .358 .669 12.5 Total MLB 6 yrs. 420 1675 510 54 31 3 142 265 59 7 16 105 120 108 .304 .328 .379 .707 77.9 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1880 Worcester - ML P 9 0 1 2 0 8 5 .375 20.1 1.33 1881 Worcester - ML SS 13 5 15 20 5 48 13 .729 63.0 5.00 1881 Worcester - ML P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 1881 Worcester - ML 2B 1 0 5 2 1 7 0 1.000 8.2 7.27 1882 Worcester - ML SS 64 64 110 138 16 324 76 .765 529.0 4.22 1883 Detroit - ML SS 95 95 170 291 49 536 75 .860 816.2 5.08 1884 Detroit - ML SS 112 112 173 367 48 570 30 .947 1009.2 4.81 1885 Detroit - ML SS 108 108 194 375 48 634 65 .897 968.0 5.29  Harvey's star gained in brilliance in 1885. Despite a somewhat shady transfer from the New York Metropolitans to the National League's Gothams, Harvey's performance did not suffer in the least. He hit .339 and record 16 doubles and 12 triples and was a big reason the Gothams won the National League pennant. Code:
[b]Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1883 New York - MLB 19 97 404 148 17 11 0 41 73 36 0 2 1 17 21 .366 .416 .463 .879 43.1 1884 New York - MLB 20 107 421 143 18 11 1 50 73 66 1 3 6 12 16 .340 .428 .442 .870 51.0 1885 New York - MLB 21 112 443 150 16 12 1 48 76 55 1 4 3 11 17 .339 .410 .436 .845 39.7 Total MLB 3 yrs. 316 1268 441 51 34 2 139 222 157 2 9 10 40 54 .348 .418 .446 .864 133.7 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1881 New York - AAA 17 54 234 70 0 0 0 36 35 9 0 4 5 7 11 .299 .320 .299 .619 5.0 1882 New York - AAA 18 32 145 57 3 5 1 30 34 16 0 2 3 1 1 .393 .448 .503 .951 13.7 Total EAS 54 234 70 0 0 0 36 35 9 0 4 5 7 11 .299 .320 .299 .619 5.0 Total LA 32 145 57 3 5 1 30 34 16 0 2 3 1 1 .393 .448 .503 .951 13.7 Career Postseason Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1884 New York - MLB 20 3 11 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .871 0.0 1885 New York - MLB 21 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 Total MLB 6 24 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .200 .208 .408 0.0 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1882 New York - AAA CF 32 32 129 2 0 136 5 .963 286.2 4.11 1883 New York - ML CF 97 97 338 5 2 351 8 .977 879.0 3.51 1884 New York - ML CF 107 107 367 3 0 375 5 .987 998.2 3.33 1885 New York - ML CF 112 112 394 6 1 410 10 .976 1025.2 3.51  LeGrew was the top pitcher for the National League Champion New York Gothams in 1885, winning 29 games with a 2.54 earned run average. Code:
Career Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1882 Troy - MLB 19 48 48 23 25 0 1.46 431.1 405 203 70 3 33 93 48 2 1.02 .246 56.5 1883 New York - MLB 20 56 56 30 26 0 2.69 501.1 515 264 150 4 38 38 55 1 1.10 .265 49.4 1884 New York - MLB 21 60 59 25 32 0 2.59 507.2 489 233 146 4 52 98 54 3 1.07 .259 25.5 1885 New York - MLB 22 49 49 29 18 0 2.54 435.1 423 190 123 3 37 24 44 2 1.06 .256 21.6 Total MLB 4 yrs. 213 212 107 101 0 2.35 1875.2 1832 890 489 14 160 253 201 8 1.06 .257 153.0 Career Postseason Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1885 New York - MLB 22 1 1 0 1 0 1.13 8.0 6 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.88 .200 0.0 Total MLB 1 1 0 1 0 1.13 8.0 6 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.88 .200 0.0 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1882 Troy - ML P 48 48 25 106 2 167 36 .784 431.1 2.73 1883 New York - ML P 56 56 38 121 4 177 18 .898 501.1 2.85 1884 New York - ML P 60 59 29 120 0 168 19 .887 507.2 2.64 1885 New York - ML P 49 49 22 98 1 133 13 .902 435.1 2.48  Shane Day may be just 21 years old, but he's already considered to be among the top hitters in the game. He hit .373 for the American Association's St. Louis club, a significant improvement over the .274 he posted in Toledo in 1884. Code:
Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1884 Toledo - MLB 20 101 405 111 11 2 0 21 19 10 0 2 4 2 2 .274 .290 .311 .601 14.8 1885 St. Louis - MLB 21 105 445 166 10 3 1 55 54 17 5 4 1 1 2 .373 .399 .416 .815 39.4 Total MLB 2 yrs. 206 850 277 21 5 1 76 73 27 5 6 5 3 4 .326 .348 .366 .714 54.2 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1883 Toledo - AAA 19 80 344 135 12 2 3 50 62 22 4 5 0 3 1 .392 .429 .465 .894 46.2 Total NWL 80 344 135 12 2 3 50 62 22 4 5 0 3 1 .392 .429 .465 .894 46.2 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1884 Toledo - ML C 101 101 362 151 4 531 18 .966 910.2 5.07 6 225 111 49.3 1885 St. Louis - ML C 105 105 169 133 2 316 14 .956 955.0 2.85 0 146 73 50.0  With Justin Williamson and Shane Day, the St. Louis Browns have the best young battery in base ball. Williamson won 37 games with a 2.00 earned run average in 57 games for the Browns in his first season amongst fast company after making his professional debut in Minneapolis in 1884. Code:
Career Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1885 St. Louis - MLB 18 57 57 37 19 0 2.00 509.2 469 169 113 1 30 63 56 7 0.98 .253 89.2 Total MLB 1 yrs. 57 57 37 19 0 2.00 509.2 469 169 113 1 30 63 56 7 0.98 .253 89.2 Career Minor League Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1884 Minneapolis - AAA 17 48 48 40 7 0 2.79 426.0 476 298 132 3 15 11 47 2 1.15 .257 117.3 Total NWL 48 48 40 7 0 2.79 426.0 476 298 132 3 15 11 47 2 1.15 .257 117.3 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1885 St. Louis - ML P 57 57 40 156 7 211 15 .929 509.2 3.46  Hurka had a quietly strong season in his first professional turn with the New York State League's Rochester Club, where he impressed with the glove, but also shows a promising bat. Code:
Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1885 Rochester - AAA 19 51 139 38 6 3 0 30 21 2 2 3 9 0 1 .273 .288 .360 .647 -4.7 Total NYSL 51 139 38 6 3 0 30 21 2 2 3 9 0 1 .273 .288 .360 .647 -4.7 [b]Career Fielding Stats 1885 Rochester - AAA 2B 48 27 59 69 13 158 30 .810 272.2 4.22 1885 Rochester - AAA SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 5.0 1.80
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