1871 Replay - 1881

[Vyper]

1871-1880 seasons can be found HERE

1881 Season

January 11
The first of a series of Tuesday games on ice is played in Chicago using professional and amateur players. These games would become a regular winter feature.

February 7
Providence rounds out its roster by signing Charles Radbourn

February 11
Veteran Charles 'Chick' Fulmer is signed to manage a Philadelphia Athletic team being organized by Charley Mason and Billy Sharsing.

February 22
George Wright signs a contract to play with Boston in the coming season.

February 25
Jim O'Rourke signs on with Buffalo for approximately $1,300 per year though he will claim the contract is for $2,000.

March 8
The NL meets and adopts an 84-game schedule. An enterprising newsman predicts Chicago as the consensus choice to win the upcoming pennant race.

March 9
The NL announces a staff of 23 approved umpires, but one, John Young of Syracuse refuses to serve.

March 30
P George Bradley from Troy to Detroit
LF Sade Houck from Boston to Detroit
LF Mike Dorgan from Providence to Worcester

Cal Mcvey and Levi Meyerle, former batting adversaries retire. Meyerle with a career .378 average, Mcvey at .352

May 19
With the Troy club facing financial difficulties, various rumors have the team moving to New York, Cincinnati, or Pittsburgh.

June 18
The Washington Nationals disband, citing a lack of interest since the club failed to land a berth in the NL.

June 20
A new Reds teams (the third in three years) takes the field for the first time. This club would be among the founders of the American Association next year.

June 24
The Chicago White Stockings unveil their new lavender uniforms, much to the amusement of the press.

July 2
Troy P Tim Keefe pitches a 1-hit shutout against Worcester.

July 12
Jack Glasscock of Cleveland hits for the cycle against Buffalo.

July 19
In back to back starts against Worcester, Cleveland pitcher 'The only' Nolan pitches 3-hit shutouts.

July 26
Buffalo 2B Sam Crane has six hits against Providence.

July 28
James Woodruff is arrested on charges that he tried to bribe Cleveland's John Clapp to help throw a game. By going to the police after the incident, Clapp earns the nickname, "Honest John".

August 4
Cherokee Fisher pitches his 174th complete game, topping Al Spalding's five year old mark of 173.

August 12
The Providence club is reorganized. New capital is pledged, C.L. Gardner is named new president, and Robert Morrow replaces James Bullock as manager.

August 18
Worcester suspends captain Mike Dorgan, Harry Stovey takes his place.

August 23
Boston CF Fred Cone records his 100th career stolen base.

September 3
CF Lip Pike makes 3 errors in the 9th inning to give Boston 2 runs and a 3-2 win over Worcester. The Ruby Legs immediately accuse Pike of throwing the game and suspend him for the remainder of the season.

September 17
Boston informs its players that they will be released on October 1st and not payed the last month of their salaries.

September 29
At an NL meeting in Saratoga Springs, NY, the league adopts a blacklist of players who are barred from playing for or against any NL teams until they are removed by unaminous vote of the league clubs. These men are: Sadie Houck, Lip Pike, Lou Dickerson, Mike Dorgan, Bill Crowley, John Fox, Lew Brown, Emil Gross, and Ed Caskins.

September 30
The NL adopts an "ironclad" contract that gives teams the right to fine a player for any conduct they deem detrimental to its interest. Also the player assumes all risk of injury or illness and must pay for his own medical treatment.

October 1
The Boston Red Caps won their second League Championship in three years with a 52-33 record. Going into the final series, Cleveland held a 3 game advantage over Boston, but the Red Caps took all three games and then won the playoff to take the title. Early season favorites Chicago struggled all year and lost their last 7 games, finishing a disapointing 39-45.

October 2
Jack Lynch of Buffalo is named the Rookie of the Year. Lynch had a 16-5 record for the Bisons with a 3.07 ERA and 2 shutouts.

Harry Mccormick of Worcester won his first Pitcher of the Year Awrad with a 21-17 record and a 2.48 ERA

Cap Anson of Chicago won his fourth MVP Award. Anson batted .346 in 309 at bats with 5 homers and 59 RBI's

October 8
Chris Von der Ahe, president of the corporation that runs Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, signs the members of the previously independent St. Louis Browns semi-pro club, giving Von der Ahe control over the players for the first time. This is a key step in the formation of the club that would eventually become the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 10
Cincinnati backers meet in Pittsburgh with H. Denny McKnight and issue a call to other independent club operators to meet November 2nd to form a major league independent of the NL.

October 15
McKnight organizes a new Allegheny Baseball Club of Pittsburgh in anticipation of the new league.

November 2
The American Association is founded. Members include St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

November 3
The AA elects H.D. McKnight as president and votes to honor the NL blacklist in the case of drunkenness, but not to abide by the NL reserve clause. The AA will allow Sunda games, liquor sales, and 25 cent tickets, all prohibited by the NL.

December 8
The NL adopts a few new playing rules:
- Runners can no longer be put out returning to their bases on foul balls not caught
- The fine for pitchers hitting batters is repealed
- Runners are allowed to take as many bases as possible on balls going into the crowd with the fielding team being able to put them out only after returning the ball to the pitcher in his box.

1881 Final Season Standings

             W    L    Pct.   GB

Boston       52   33   .612   *

Cleveland    51   34   .600   1

Buffalo      50   34   .595   1.5

Providence   41   43   .488   10.5

Troy         40   44   .476   11.5

Chicago      39   45   .464   12.5

Worcester    35   49   .417   16.5

Detroit      29   55   .345   22.5

LEAGUE LEADERS

BATTING AVERAGE

 M.Moynahan(Buffalo)           .396

 D.White(Buffalo)              .360

 C.Anson(Chicago)              .346

HOME RUNS

 J.O'rourke(Boston)               7

 5 players                        6

RBI's

 C.Nelson(Troy)                  65

 J.Glasscock(Cleveland)          64

 R.Connor(Troy)                  60

STOLEN BASES

 F.Cone(Boston)                  11

 D.Force(Buffalo)                 9

 D.Eggler(Buffalo)                8

ERA

 B.Mcgunnigle(Buffalo)         1.70

 L.Corcoran(Chicago)           1.97

 B.Purcell(Buffalo)            2.03

WINS

 H.Mccormick(Worcester)       21-17

 B.Mitchell(Cleveland)        21-15

 T.Nolan(Cleveland)            18-9

STRIKE OUTS

 B.Mitchell(Cleveland)          215

 T.Nichols(Providence)          167

 L.Corcoran(Chicago)            124

[Vyper]

1882 Season

January 20
The Kentucky Legislature modifies a recently passed law which inadvertently prohibited the playing of baseball in the state.

February 25
Providence players and their opponents will be expected to parade down the streets of Providence on game days in full uniform in order to encourage attendance.

March 11
In retaliation for the "theft" of Sam Wise and Dasher Troy by the NL, the American Association creates a loophole allowing all players either blacklisted or expelled by the NL to join AA clubs after appealing to a special commission.

March 30
SS Mike Moynahan from Buffalo to Philadelphia
P Tony Mullane from Detroit to Louisville
SS Henry Myers from Providence to Baltimore
LF Charlie Waitt from Chicago to Baltimore
P Tricky Nichols from Providence to Baltimore
P Jack Leary from Detroit to Baltimore
C Pop Snyder from Boston to Cincinnati
LF Ecky Stearns from Buffalo to Cincinnati
1B Hick Carpenter from Worcester to Cincinnati
2B Jimmy Macullar from Worcester to Cincinnati
C Phil Powers from Chicago to Cincinnati
C Rudy Kemmler from Providence to Cincinnati
P Will White from Detroit to Cincinnati
P Harry Mccormick from Worcester to Cincinnati
1B Denny Mack from Buffalo to Louisville
CF Jerry Dorgan from Worcester to Philadelphia
3B Fred Mann from Worcester to Philadelphia
2B Pop Smith from Worcester to Philadelphia
C Joe Straub from Troy to Philadelphia
LF Billy Taylor from Detroit to Pittsburgh
RF George Strief from Cleveland to Pittsburgh
SS John Peters from Chicago to Pittsburgh
P Harry Salisbury from Troy to Pittsburgh
P Denny Driscoll from Buffalo to Pittsburgh
P Harry Arundel from Providence to Pittsburgh
C Sleeper Sullivan from Buffalo to St. Louis
2B John Shoupe from Troy to St. Louis
P Bobby Mitchell from Cleveland to St. Louis
3B Sam Wise from Detroit to Boston
CF Joe Hornung from Buffalo to Boston
CF Pete Hotaling from Cleveland to Boston
P Bobby Mathews from Providence to Boston
C Fatty Briody from Troy to Cleveland
RF Orator Shaffer from Chicago to Cleveland
1B Dude Esterbrook from Buffalo to Cleveland
LF Herm Doscher from Troy to Cleveland
CF Dave Rowe from Chicago to Cleveland
P George Bradley from Detroit to Cleveland
P Bill Mcgunnigle from Buffalo to Cleveland as a CF
1B Dan Brouthers from Troy to Buffalo
P Curry Foley from Boston to Buffalo
C Tom Dolan from Chicago to Buffalo
- Computer crashed and I didn't write down the rest of the changes in time, nothing major though

April 10
NL President William Hulbert dies in Chicago, A.H. Soden, president of Boston is appointed as temporary replacement.

May 13
NL players are told that next season they will no longer be required to wear the uniforms known as "clown costumes," with different color combinations for each position.

May 27
After breaking his finger in an exhibition game Philadelphia shortstop Mike Moynahan has the finger amputated at the first joint, he will continue to play.

July 6
Bill Sweeney of Philadelphia pitches a 1-hit shutout against Baltimore. His bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Harry East singled with no outs in the 9th.

July 7
Baltimore P Tricky Nichols strikes out 15 against Philadelphia

Cleveland P 'The Only' Nolan pitches a 1-hit shutout against Buffalo

July 13
Tricky Nichols of Baltimore pitches his second 1-hitter of the season, this time against St. Louis

July 14
Ross Barnes, Chicago second baseman becomes the first player in history to collect 1000 career hits.

July 17
Emil Gross of Providence has 6 hits against Boston.

July 25
Philadelphia P Charlie Reynolds pitches a 1-hit shutout against Pittsburgh.

August 1
Boston's Ed Cogswell has 8 RBI's against Troy.

August 19
Lip Pike of Worcester becomes the second player in history to collect 1000 career hits.

August 21
Chicago destroys Worcester, 21-2. George Gore scores 6 runs, Cap Anson has 6 hits and Tom Burns has 8 RBI's for the White Stockings.

September 2
Abner Dalrymple of Chicago has 6 hits against Providence.

September 15
Boston CF Ezra Sutton becomes the third player this season to surpass the 1000 hit mark.

September 23
Philadelphia P Charlie Reynolds throws the first NO-HITTER in American Association history against Pittsburgh.

September 27
In a 28-16 slugfest, Detroit beats Providence. Pitcher Lew Brown of the Wolverines has 9 hits in 14 at bats, scoring 10 runs and knocking in 6.

September 31, 1882
The Boston Red Socks returned to post season play by winning the National League by a 3 game margin over Buffalo.

October 1, 1882
The first American Association race was a close one and was decided today in a one game playoff that saw the Philadelphia Athletics top the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. Cincinnati and Louisville both finished at 48-36, just 1.5 games behind the league leading Athletics.

October 12, 1882
The Boston Red Caps won the first ever battle of the National League and American Association in six games over the Philadelphia Athletics. Boston outscored the Athletics by an average of six runs per game.

October 13, 1882
Hecker (LOU) and Daily (BUF) win Rookie of the Year Award
Louisville's first baseman Guy Hecker has worked hard to reach the big leagues. His work paid off today as the American Association named him the Rookie of the Year Award winner! His ERA of 0.83 helped him to a 10-5 record. Guy has pitched 4 shutouts and 15 complete games. Getting an award is a nice way to start a career. Buffalo's Hugh Daily smiled as he was named the National League Rookie of the Year. Opposing players hit .246 against Hugh this season. While posting an ERA of 2.18 he went 15-10 in 28 starts, fanning 118 and walking 54. Hugh has pitched 3 shutouts and 22 complete games. He's 4th in the National League in ERA and 7th in wins!

Brown (BAL) and Anson (CHC) win Most Valuable Player Award
It was a day to remember for Baltimore's Tom Brown, who won the American Association MVP Award today. It put the finishing touches on what has already been a tremendous season for the slugger. Tom has gone 119 for 322 (.370) this season, hitting 3 homers and driving in 47 runs. He has scored 41 runs on his own. He's 2nd in the AA in batting and 5th in RBI's! The MVP Award in the National League was handed to Chicago third baseman Cap Anson! He hit 4 homers while batting .405 this season. His 130 hits and 44 walks add up to a .476 on-base percentage. He's 1st in the NL in batting and 2nd in RBI's! Anson wins the award for the fifth time in the last seven years.

Chicago's Corcoran named Pitcher of the Year
The 1882 American Association Pitcher of the Year winner is from Louisville this year. Guy Hecker, who was also named Rookie of the Year won his first major award in what is sure to be a great career. Chicago's right-hander Larry Corcoran was untouchable all year long. HIs hard work paid off today as the National League named him Pitcher of the Year! This season Corcoran compiled an ERA of 1.57, going 16-2 in 21 starts. He fanned 106 while giving up 159 hits in 183.2 innings. He has 17 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 1st in the NL in ERA and 4th in wins!

October 14
Columbus, which will join the AA in 1883, is officially incorporated with $5,000 in capital stock.

October 22
In a special NL meeting, Troy and Worcester are kicked out of the league, to be replaced by teams from Philadelphia and New York.

October 28
The Athletics reveal that they made a $22,000 profit this season, more than any NL team. This helps convince the National League that the AA is a viable competiter.

November 18
The case of the Allegheny Club versus Charles Bennett is won by Bennett. Prior to the 1882 season Allegheny signed Bennett to a $100 agreement which stated that he would sign an 1883 contract with Allegheny after the season. Instead, Bennett re-signed with Detroit. This case will later have bearing on the fight over the reserve rule during the Players' League War of 1889-90.

December 6
At the annual NL meeting, Troy and Worcester are officially replaced by New York and Philadelphia. A.G. Mills is elected president. Starting in 1883, pitchers will be charged with an error after a walk, balk, wild pitch, or HBP. Catchers will be charged with an error after a passed ball.

December 14
At its first annual convention, the AA establishes the first permanent staff of umpires in history. Previously, all umpires were local men hired on game day by the home club.

Final 1882 Season Standings

American Association                National League

             W   L   Pct.  GB                    W   L   Pct.  GB

Philadelphia 50  35  .588  *        Boston       52  32  .619  *

Baltimore    49  36  .576  1        Buffalo      49  35  .583  3

Cincinnati   48  36  .571  1.5      Worcester    47  37  .560  5

Louisville   48  36  .571  1.5      Chicago      46  38  .548  6

St. Louis    37  47  .440  12.5     Cleveland    41  43  .488  11

Pittsburgh   21  63  .250  28.5     Detroit      40  44  .476  12

                                    Troy         38  46  .452  14

                                    Providence   23  61  .274  29

LEAGUE LEADERS

BATTING AVERAGE

 C.Anson(Chicago)              .405

 P.Hotaling(Boston)            .389

 P.Browning(Louisville)        .377

HOME RUNS

 T.York(Providence)              11

 H.Myers(Baltimore)              11

 D.Brouthers(Buffalo)             7

RBI's

 J.Remsen(Chicago)               82

 C.Anson(Chicago)                81

 J.Hayes(Worcester)              74

STOLEN BASES

 D.Force(Buffalo)                15

 D.Eggler(Buffalo)                8

 D.Mack(Louisville)               8

ERA

 E.Geis(Baltimore)             1.12

 J.Fox(Baltimore)              1.34

 J.Reccius(Louisville)         1.49

WINS

 W.White(Cincinnati)          25-16

 L.Richmond(Worcester)         19-9

 G.Derby(Detroit)             19-13

STRIKEOUTS

 W.White(Cincinnati)            272

 T.Nichols(Baltimore)           191

 G.Derby(Detroit)               150

[ 04-25-2002, 06:34 PM: Message edited by: Vyper ]

[Vyper]

My apologies for not posting another season yesterday or today, to be honest it's a pain in the ass with all the teams that dropped out due to bankruptcy in the early years not to mention reassigning players for the new teams, but have no fear, I'm about 80% ready to play 1883 and if I don't have it up tonight, I'll have it early tomorrow.

Until then... if you've had half as much fun reading these as I've had writing them, well then I've had twice as much fun writing as you've had reading

[jjmac69]

I love reading this thanks for doing it

[JimServo]

Very nice . Doing replays can be a pain, although I can't imagine how I'd pull it off in such an unstable era. A question: How do you import pre-1900 teams?

[Vyper]

JimServo, thanks, the easiest thing I can do is point you to Pyroman's post HERE

That where I figured it out and has most everything you need. The main point being you have to run a custom league as opposed to historical. Seems to work the same though. The largest obsticle so far was 1882 when you have to expand not only from 8 to 14 teams but also from 1 to 2 leagues. If I'd started at 1 8-division league instead of 2 4-division leagues, the first 11 years would have been a breeze. If you ever give it a try and need any help let me know.

[Vyper]

By the way, for anyone else following my dynasty, I swear I'll have another year up sometime today. I've been distracted by Die Hard:Nakatomi Plaza as well as a sim project of my own.

[BaseballMan]

Take your time. No rush. Enjoy your season.
I know it takes a lot more time to set up pre 1900 leagues.
I saw Cap Anson hit.405. he usually sucks for me unless i edit him. Did you edit him or just let him develope.
Hey i just bought a new scanner so if your looking for pictures of 19th century players i might be able to help ya.
Been working on a hall of fame selection.
I think i have an idea that might work.

[Vyper]

BaseballMan thanks, I'm just getting the rosters finished up for 1883 now and should have the season posted before anyone else in their right mind is awake. I'd love to hear your Hall of Fame idea, half the time I just end up doing it manually.

I downloaded the 1900's facepack from bigcitybaseball but I think only Cap Anson and 3 or 4 other players had long enough careers that they're included so that would definately be cool if you knew where to find more.

[BaseballMan]

i posted my hof idea in the ootp general discussion board.
Some of the the pictures are like drawings from the newspaper of the time. I thought of scanning them and then coloring them but i think the black and white makes it more realistic for that era of baseball.

[Vyper]

Someone else up at this hour

I forgot to answer your question about Cap Anson. I didn't edit him, let's see if I can post his career stats without screwing it up too bad.

       G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R   K  BB SB CS  AVG  Team      



1871  30  135  43   6  6  0  31  22   7   7  5  1 .319  ROK

1872  43  198  55  14  6  0  25  27   8   6  2  1 .278  BAL

1873  52  216  74  16  8  0  48  47   5  20  6  2 .343  BAL

1874  29   91  28   9  5  0  16  25   0   2  2  2 .308  PHA

1875  60  234  72  13  9  0  27  55   7  21  5  4 .308  PHA

1876  69  289 101  26 11  2  78  52   7  24  2  0 .349  CHI

1877  60  239  84  15  7  2  46  44   6  21  5  2 .351  CHI

1878  55  233  89  17 11  4  63  57   3  26  6  4 .382  CHI

1879  83  319 129  23  7  7  89  84   8  63  4  3 .404  CHI

1880  49  197  70  15  6  4  39  39  15  31  2  0 .355  CHI

1881  79  309 107  21  7  5  59  64  27  40  4  3 .346  CHI

1882  82  321 130  11  7  4  81  74  25  44  7  3 .405  CHI



     691 2781 982 186 90 28 602 590 118 305 50 25 .353

MVP Award in 1876 1878 1879 1881 1882

[BaseballMan]

Might be interesting to see if Cap gets those 3,000 hits. i think he actually had 2,999 in real life.
Did you know thatNed Williamson single season record of 27 homers lasted 35 years? Longer than Babe Ruths did.
Well dont get in to big a hurry if you get tired.
You dont wanna wake up tommorow and find you changed league home run totals to 1 and players hitting 900 homers.
ill check any results you post tomorrow.
have fun

[Vyper]

Just about to post now, Anson is 31 at the end of this season and just added another 145 bringing him to 1127. Didn't he play until 1897 in real life though? I can't see the computer keeping anyone around to 47 years old. The schedule expanded to 98 games in 1883, but he's going to need a lot more to get 1900 hits in 9 years.

On another note, Ross Barnes hit an amazing .444 this season(161-363) but still lost out on the MVP to Anson

[Vyper]

1883 Season

January 13
Both of the major league New York clubs will play simultaneously at the Polo Grounds this season. Their fields will be seperated by an 8-foot fence.

January 31
A Baltimore fan loses a suit against Baltimore player Andrew Burns, who, while batting, accidentally let his bat slip from his hands, hitting the spectator. The judge rules fans had been warned to keep a safe distance from the field

February 17
At a meeting between the AA and the NL, the National Agreement is drafted. The two leagues, along with the Northwestern League, agree to respect each other's contracts, ending a brief period of player raids. Also, the reserve rule is amended to allow each team to protect 11 players, an increase of 6.

The number of games is increased from 84 to 98 on this years schedule.

The National League admits the New York Gothams and Philadelphia Quakers to replace Worcester and Troy for the coming season.

The American Association admits the Columbus Buckeys and New York Metropolitans, bringing the total number of teams to eight for the coming season.

March 30
Charles A. Fowle, secretary of the St. Louis club from 1875 - 1877 and one of the founders of the National League dies in St. Louis

P Tim Keefe from Troy to New York (A)
LF Tom Brown from Baltimore to Columbus
P Hugh 'One Arm' Daily from Buffalo to Cleveland

April 3
The Cleveland club visits the White House, where President Chester A. Arthur tells them that, "Good ball-players make good citizens."

April 24
In a fit of depression, journeyman pitcher Terry Larkin shoots his wife and a policeman, then attempts to commit suicide. Failing, he tries again the next day. Both his wife and the policeman survive, Larkin, who has played with Chicago for the last five seasons will never appear in another professional game.

June 9
The Philadelphia Quakers receive permission to charge 25 cents for admission instead of 50 cents, in order to compete with their popular crosstown rivals, the Philadelphia Athletics.

June 14
St. Louis opens the AA season by beating Cincinnati 3-1

With 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth, Buffalo beats Chicago 10-9 in the NL opener

June 23
Harry Schafer of the Quakers has six hits against Boston

July 7
Bill Greenwood of the Athletics has seven hits including a double in Philadelphia’s 24-1 win over Louisville.

July 31
Philadelphia Athletics right-hander George Snyder throws a NO-HITTER against New York.

August 4
Boston’s Harry Schafer’s hitting streak ends at 31 games.

August 5
Boston shortstop Sam Jackson hits for the cycle against Chicago

August 20
After the Louisville-Pittsburgh game, Allegheny players Billy Taylor, Mike Mansell, and George Creamer are each fined $100 and suspended indefinitely for drunkenness.

September 6
Tim Murnane of the Philadelphia Quakers hits for the cycle for the second time in his career.

September 10
Against the New York Gothams, Chicago’s Fred Pfeffer becomes the third player this year to hit for the cycle

September 11
Dan Brouthers of Buffalo becomes the fourth player this season and third in 5 days to hit for the cycle as he uncorcks 5 hits against Detroit.

September 29
The final game of the regular season sees Bob Barr of Pittsburgh grab his 20th win in a 15-4 romp of the New York Metropolitans.

October 10
Jim Devlin, former star pitcher for the Louisville Grays (who was expelled from baseball in 1877 for his role in throwing a series of games at the request of gamblers), dies in Philadelphia. Before his death he served as a policeman.

October 11
Down two games to one, the Philadelphia Athletics rallied and took the final three games to win the 1883 World Championship 4 games to 2 of the Buffalo Bisons

October 12
Emslie (BAL) and Shaw (DTN) win Rookie of the Year Award
Baltimore’s Bob Emslie was almost in tears when he heard the news. The 24 year old pitcher was named the Rookie of the Year today for the American Associaion. Bob had a record of 19-10 this season, with an ERA of 1.47. He pitched 5 shutouts and had 27 complete games. The National League Rookie of the Year is from Detroit this season. Dupee Shaw put together impressive numbers for a rookie en route to his first major award. Shaw compiled an ERA of 2.33, going 18-8 in 32 starts. He fanned 121 while giving up 235 hits in 239 innings.

Browning and Anson earn MVP Awards
Louisville’s second baseman Pete Browning had a great season, no doubt about it. The AA shared this opinion and named the 23 year old the Most Valuable Player! Browning hit 8 bombs while batting .383. He adds 26 doubles, along with 73 runs scored. Chicago’s third baseman Cap Anson had a fabulous season as well. Cap hit .393 this year, with 145 hits in 369 at bats. He has driven in 103 runs, slugging .550. This is Cap’s sixth MVP award and third in a row.

Snyder (PHA) and Foley (BUF) win Pitcher of the Year Award
The 1883 American Association Pitcher of the Year is George Snyder of Philadelphia. Snyder has a record of 22-7 with an ERA of 1.48. Curry Foley, Buffalo’s left-hander was named the National League Pitcher of the Year. His ERA of 2.78 helped him to a 22-6 record this year. Curry pitched 5 shutouts and 24 complete games.

November 22
New York owner John B. Day proposes a resolution to prohibit a team from signing a player who has broken the reserve clause in his contract. This resolution, eventually adopted by both the AA and the NL, effectively changes the reserve rule from a device designed to protect owners from their own greediness to a vindictive weapon to be used against uncooperative players.

November 24
The AA agrees to expand to 12 teams next season by admitting Brooklyn, Washington, Indianapolis and Toledo.

Final 1883 Season Standings

American Association             National League

               W   L   Pct  GB                  W   L   Pct  GB

PhiladelphiaA 66  32  .673   *   Buffalo       65  33  .663   *

Baltimore     61  37  .622   5   Detroit       58  40  .592   7

Cincinnati    60  38  .612   6   Cleveland     56  42  .571   9

Pittsburgh    51  47  .520  16   Boston        54  44  .551  11

Louisville    50  48  .510  17   Chicago       52  46  .531  13

New YorkA     40  58  .408  26   New YorkN     51  47  .520  14

Columbus      32  66  .327  34   Providence    46  52  .469  19

St. Louis     32  66  .327  34   PhiladelphiaN 10  88  .102  55

LEAGUE LEADERS

BATTING AVERAGE

 R.Barnes(Chicago)            .444

 C.Anson(Chicago)             .393

 E.Smartwood(Buffalo)         .392

HOME RUNS

 T.York(Providence)             17

 D.Brouthers(Buffalo)           12

 3 players                       8

RBI's

 H.Richardson(Buffao)          107

 C.Anson(Chicago)              103

 T.York(Providence)             91

STOLEN BASES

 D.Eggler(Buffalo)              14

 D.Force(Buffalo)               11   

 C.Anson(Chicago)                9

ERA

 E.Geis(Baltimore)            1.33

 R.Deagle(Cincinnati)         1.46

 B.Emslie(Baltimore)          1.47

WINS

 T.Keefe(New York A)         28-24

 C.Foley(Buffalo)             22-6

 G.Snyder(Philadelphia A)     22-7

STRIKEOUTS

 T.Keefe(New York A)           310

 W.White(Cincinnati)           214

 L.Corcoran(Chicago)           159

[ 04-29-2002, 07:23 AM: Message edited by: Vyper ]

[BaseballMan]

Do you still keep team records of disbaned teams?
I just realized its in my back up if i ever wanna the information. I always back up my whole league before proceeding each year.

[Vyper]

I don't back up the league after every season, but I do a full html export, so the disbanded teams are still there for each year.

[BaseballMan]

well lucky i have a 60 gb hard drive, a zip drive, and a cd rw drive so backups are no problem.
Thje main reason i do backups is if you accidently proceed without importing real rookies or something like that.
It would totaly suck if you get to say 1935 and then accidently didnt import the rookies for 1936.
Yeah you could import Joe Dimaggio yourself but would you really wanna go through the process of importing each other rookie.
Of course it just depend on what you have to work with but i just thought id would warn you so that that the great effort you put into your replay doesnt get messed up.

[Vyper]

Ah, I misunderstood your post I think. I do backup the league, first at the beginning of the season because the era calculator only works from 1901 on, then again at the end of the season before I start the next one. As you said, just in case I forget to import rookies or forget to do an html export, but I don't save each season. Once I'm ready to start a new one, I delete the backup and save a new one.

[BaseballMan]

yeah it would suck if you got to 1998 and had to start over.
I tell you what though im starting to remember these 19th century players more than todays.
The player i like is The Only Nolan.
Is your HOF empty?
I dont remeber when Old Hoss Radbourn comes in but i think he was a 2b (if using 4.5 databae),
before he became a pitcher.

Im just simming a practice career while working on editing the database. Simmed from 1871-1900 but just did most stuff on a whim as far as league totals. Lowered hof qualifications and then raised them back up. but only Cal Mcvey and Cap Anson made the hall.

[Vyper]

I'd have to agree, outside of my Baltimore Orioles, I could probably name more 1800's players than current players right now. Charley 'Old Hoss' Radbourn started in 1880 for Buffalo in real life, but didn't make an appearance until 1882 with Providence in my league going 2-13 with a nasty 10.48 ERA. He "settled down" a little in 1883 with a 13-13 record and a 5.98 ERA

I think Ross Barnes is becoming my favorite player, he is the career leader in batting average, hits, doubles, walks, and runs, has hit .400 four times (and .399 once). My Hall of Fame is empty right now, but he's almost a lock once he retires (he's 33 at the end of the 1883 season.)

The only player I've come close to electing myself is Levi Meyerle, he had a career .378 average and won 3 MVP awards in 5 years, but retired at 35 after playing just 9 seasons.