Spalding's Baseball Guide And Official League Book For 1889 Part 3

P I h n i d W l P i a V N a I a s i e C d D t n h c w h e B e t a i t i l o t s p n o Y c p s r b o g r o a h t o u l t i r g i o i r i o e k o a n t g s n s . . . . . . . . .

-----------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++--- Keefe -- 3 5 5 5 3 8 6 35 Clarkson 5 -- 5 -- 6 1 5 6 33 Conway 5 5 5 2 -- 5 6 3 31 Buffinton 3 4 -- 5 2 7 5 3 29 Morris 6 3 4 6 3 -- 4 3 29 Welch -- 3 5 6 1 4 3 4 26 Krock 5 -- 2 3 4 3 4 4 25 Sanders 0 3 -- 3 1 3 5 4 19 Sowders 3 1 2 -- 2 4 2 5 19 Whitney 3 3 4 3 1 3 2 -- 19 Getzein 0 4 4 2 -- 2 3 3 18 O'Day 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 -- 16 Boyle 2 1 2 4 2 1 -- 3 15 t.i.tcomb -- 1 2 1 3 2 1 4 14 Casey 1 2 -- 2 4 2 2 1 14 Van Haltren 0 -- 2 1 2 2 2 4 13 Baldwin 3 -- 1 3 2 2 2 0 13 Staley 0 2 0 1 1 -- 6 3 12 Gruber 2 1 1 3 -- 1 2 1 11 Shreve 2 1 0 3 3 1 -- 1 11 Burd.i.c.k 1 3 0 1 1 3 -- 1 10 Tener 2 -- 0 2 1 0 1 1 7 Madden 0 0 2 -- 0 3 1 1 7 Radbourne 0 1 0 -- 2 1 0 3 7 Gleason 1 0 -- 0 0 3 1 2 7 Crane -- 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 Beatin 0 0 0 1 -- 1 0 3 5

DEFEATS P I h n i d W l P i a N a I a s e C d D t n h w h e B e t a i D i l o t s p n e Y c p s r b o g f o a h t o u l t e r g i o i r i o a k o a n t g s n s . . . . . . . . .

-----------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++--- Tener 1 -- 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 Crane -- 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 6 Beatin 1 2 1 2 -- 0 1 0 7 t.i.tcomb -- 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 8 Sanders 3 2 -- 2 1 1 0 1 10 Burd.i.c.k 1 1 3 1 1 0 -- 3 10 Van Haltren 2 -- 1 2 3 2 1 0 11 Keefe -- 4 1 4 0 1 2 0 12 Staley 2 1 2 2 3 -- 1 1 12 Madden 3 2 2 -- 2 2 1 0 12 Gruber 3 1 2 2 -- 0 2 3 13 Conway 2 2 1 2 -- 3 1 3 14 Krock 2 -- 2 3 2 3 1 1 14 Buffinton 4 2 -- 3 2 2 1 1 15 Sowders 3 2 4 -- 2 2 2 0 15 Baldwin 1 -- 1 1 4 4 2 2 15 Radbourne 2 5 0 -- 2 2 2 3 16 Gleason 2 3 -- 3 3 1 0 5 17 Welch -- 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 19 Casey 5 1 -- 1 5 2 3 2 19 Clarkson 4 3 4 -- 2 2 3 2 20 Whitney 4 1 2 5 2 4 3 -- 21 Boyle 5 5 3 3 1 5 -- 0 22 Morris 3 4 4 2 3 -- 2 6 24 Shreve 4 4 4 2 5 3 -- 2 24 Galvin 4 3 7 5 3 -- 1 2 25 Getzein 5 3 3 4 -- 7 3 1 26 O'Day 4 5 4 5 3 3 7 -- 31

These pitching records not only present a tolerably fair criterion of a pitcher's skill in the box--though of course not as reliable as the data of clean earned runs off his pitching or of clean hits made from it--but they afford an interesting and instructive record from which to judge of the success of a pitcher in defeating one particular team more frequently than he does another, and vice versa. In fact, experience has shown that no matter how effective a pitcher may be in a season's work, it will be found that there is always one team which bothers him more than any other he has to face, just as shown in the above quoted instances.

In regard to judging of a pitcher's ability as a fielder in his position by the fielding averages of pitchers the basis was made equally as unreliable as the estimate of earned runs was, owing to the fact that the data of the fielding averages of a pitcher were made up from the figures of "a.s.sistance on strikes" as well as from legitimate fielding a.s.sistances. For this reason the pitcher, who was really a poor fielder in his position in fielding b.a.l.l.s from the bat, but who happened to be fortunate in striking batsmen out by his pitching--thereby getting a big record of pitching a.s.sistances--became the leader in the pitcher's fielding averages; while the pitcher who really excelled as a fielder when in the box, but who was not as fortunate in striking out his batting opponents, and therefore could not furnish as good a record of a.s.sistances on strikes, was set down in the fielding averages as a tail-ender.

The individual club record of the pitching of 1888 presents some interesting figures. For instance, we find that while Chicago used no less than eleven pitchers during the champions.h.i.+p season Philadelphia was content with but four. No less than twenty new pitchers entered the League season in 1888, and of these, Sanders of Philadelphia; Tener and Krock of Chicago; Sowders of Boston; Staley of Pittsburgh; Burd.i.c.k of Indianapolis, and Widner of Was.h.i.+ngton, proved to be acquisitions.

Below will be found the individual club pitching records for 1888, showing the victories and defeats each club pitcher partic.i.p.ated in as an occupant of the box. The names given in italics are those of pitchers new to the League arena:

EASTERN CLUBS.

NEW YORK.

P I h n i d W l P i a a i a s C d D t n h h e B e t a i I l o t s p n c p s r b o g a h t o u l t g i o i r i o o a n t g s n . . . . . . . Totals.

--------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

--------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Keefe 3 4 5 2 5 4 5 0 3 1 8 2 6 0 35 12 47 Welch 3 6 5 4 6 3 1 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 25 19 45 t.i.tcomb 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 0 4 1 14 8 22 _Crane_ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 5 6 11 George 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 Weidman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 --------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Totals 8 11 14 5 12 8 11 7 9 7 14 5 15 4 83 47 130 [1]

[Footnote 1: One game with Pittsburg was won by forfeit.]

CHICAGO.

P I h n i d W l P i a N a i a s e d D t n h w e B e t a i l o t s p n Y p s r b o g o h t o u l t r i o i r i o k a n t g s n . . . . . . . Totals.

-----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

-----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- _Krock_ 5 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 4 1 4 1 25 14 39 Van Haltren 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 4 0 13 11 24 Baldwin 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 4 2 4 2 2 0 2 13 15 28 _Tener_ 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 5 12 _Dwyer_ 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 5 _Borchers_ 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 5 9 Ryan 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 _Gumpert_ 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 6 _Clark_ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 _Bryman_ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 _Mains_ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 -----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Totals 11 8 8 9 12 7 10 10 9 11 14 6 13 6 77 57 134 [1]

[Footnote 1: One defeat with the Philadelphia Club was by forfeit.]

DETROIT.

P I h n i d W l P i a N a i a s e C d t n h w h e B t a i i l o s p n Y c p s b o g o a h t u l t r g i o r i o k o a n g s n . . . . . . . Totals.

-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Conway 5 2 5 2 5 1 2 2 5 3 6 1 3 3 31 14 45 Getzein 0 5 4 3 4 3 2 4 2 7 3 3 3 1 18 26 44 Gruber 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 3 1 3 1 13 24 Beatin 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 7 12 Baldwin 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 6 -------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Totals 7 11 10 10 11 7 8 10 10 10 11 8 11 7 68 63 131

PHILADELPHIA.

I n d W P i a N i a s e C D t n h w h B e t a i i o t s p n Y c s r b o g o a t o u l t r g o i r i o k o n t g s n . . . . . . . Totals.

---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Buffinton 3 4 4 2 5 3 2 2 7 2 5 1 3 1 29 15 44 _Sanders_ 0 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 3 1 5 0 4 1 19 10 29 Casey 1 5 2 1 2 1 4 5 2 2 2 3 1 2 14 19 33 _Gleason_ 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 5 7 17 24 ---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Totals 4 14 9 8 10 9 7 11 15 6 13 4 10 9 69 71 130 [1] [2]

[Footnote 1: One game with Chicago was won by forfeit.]

[Footnote 2: One game with Pittsburg thrown out.]

BOSTON.

P I h n i d W l P i a N a i a s e C d D t n h w h e e t a i i l t s p n Y c p r b o g o a h o u l t r g i i r i o k o a t g s n . . . . . . . Totals.

---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Clarkson 5 4 5 3 5 4 6 2 1 2 5 3 6 2 33 20 53 _Sowders_ 3 3 1 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 5 0 19 15 34 Madden 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 7 12 19 Radbourne 0 2 1 5 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 3 3 7 16 23 Conway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 5 ---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Totals 8 12 7 10 9 10 10 8 10 8 11 9 15 5 70 64 134

INDIANAPOLIS.

P h i W l P a N a i s e C d D t h w h e B e t i i l o t s n Y c p s r b g o a h t o u t r g i o i r o k o a n t g n . . . . . . . Totals.

---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Boyle 2 5 1 5 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 5 3 0 15 22 37 Healy 0 3 1 4 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 6 5 3 12 24 36 Shreve 2 4 1 4 0 4 3 2 3 5 1 3 1 2 11 24 35 _Burd.i.c.k_ 1 1 3 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 10 10 20 Moffat 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 7 ---------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Totals 5 14 6 14 4 13 9 11 8 11 6 14 12 8 50 85 135

WAs.h.i.+NGTON.

P I h n i d l P i N a i a e C d D t n w h e B e t a i l o t s p Y c p s r b o o a h t o u l r g i o i r i k o a n t g s . . . . . . . Totals.

----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Whitney 3 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 2 3 4 2 3 18 21 40 O'Day 1 4 2 5 3 4 2 5 3 3 3 3 2 7 16 31 47 Keefe 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 6 7 13 _Widner_ 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 7 11 Daily 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 4 6 Gilmore 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 10 11 _Greening_ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 _Haddock_ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Shaw 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 ----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--++--+--+--- Totals 4 15 6 13 9 10 5 15 7 11 9 10 8 12 48 86 134

PITTSBURG.

P I h n i d W l i a N a a s e C d D n h w h e B e a i i l o t p n Y c p s r o g o a h t o l t r g i o i i o k o a n t s n . . . . . . . Totals.

-----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----++-+--+--- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

-----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----++-+--+--- Morris 6 3 3 4 4 4 6 2 3 3 4 2 3 6 29 24 53 Galvin 1 4 5 3 2 7 1 5 6 3 5 1 3 2 23 25 48 _Staley_ 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 5 1 3 1 12 12 24 _Knell_ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 _Henderson_ 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 5 Maul 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 -----------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----++-+--+--- Totals 7 9 11 9 6 15 8 10 10 10 14 6 10 9 66 68 134 [1] [1]

[Footnote 1: One game with New York was forfeited, and one defeat with Philadelphia was thrown out.]

The retiring pitchers of the year were McCormick of Pittsburgh, Ferguson of Philadelphia, who died early in the season; Weidman and Twitch.e.l.l of Detroit; Shaw of Was.h.i.+ngton; Mattimore of New York; Pyle and Sprague of Chicago; Leitner, Morrison and Kirby of Indianapolis, and Stemmyer of Boston

THE MONTHLY RECORDS.

The month of _April_ saw Boston taking the lead in the record of victories for that month, that club not sustaining a single defeat in April. Chicago stood second, with New York and Pittsburgh tied in the number of victories and defeats credited and charged to each club, Detroit standing fifth, while Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Was.h.i.+ngton brought up the rear.

_In May_ Chicago led all the other teams in their victories that month; Detroit being second, Philadelphia third, New York fourth, and Boston fifth, Indianapolis being sixth, with Pittsburgh and Was.h.i.+ngton tied for last place in the May record, Boston and Pittsburgh falling off badly this month.

_In June_ Detroit won the most victories, it being their best month's work of the season, Chicago being second, Philadelphia third, New York fourth, Boston fifth, Was.h.i.+ngton sixth, with Indianapolis seventh and Pittsburgh last, it being the latter club's poorest month's work of the campaign.

_In July_ the new rule of management, inaugurated by Mr. Day, placed New York in the front, and the result was that the "Giants" in July made the best month's record of the season, over 18 victories to but five defeats; Detroit stood second on the list in July victories, with Pittsburgh third, the latter making a good rally in July; Indianapolis, too, played well this month and stood fourth, Was.h.i.+ngton being fifth, and Chicago sixth, the latter taking a bad tumble, Philadelphia and Boston being the two last in July victories, Boston winning but five victories out of twenty-two games, that club's worst monthly record.

_In August_ Boston rallied in brilliant style, scoring 16 victories out of 22 games, quite a contrast to their poor work in July; New York was second, and Pittsburgh third, the latter doing better, even, than in July; Philadelphia stood fourth, Chicago fifth, Was.h.i.+ngton sixth, with Indianapolis seventh and Detroit last, the latter only winning five victories out of 21 games in August.

_In September_ Chicago rallied well and went to the front in the record of the month's victories, Pittsburgh being second, New York third, Detroit fourth--the latter rallying; Philadelphia sixth, with Indianapolis and Was.h.i.+ngton bringing up the rear. By the close of the month New York had virtually settled the question of the champions.h.i.+p, and the only struggle left was that for second place.

_In October_ Philadelphia made its usual "spurt" at the finish, and that club won eight out of nine games in October, after giving Chicago a close fight for second place, and came in a good third in the pennant race. New York was second in the October victories, Boston third, Pittsburgh and Was.h.i.+ngton tied for fourth, Chicago was sixth--that club gaining second position in the pennant race; Indianapolis and Was.h.i.+ngton being the two last. Here is the full record of the monthly victories and defeats of the campaign:

April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Totals.

------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----++--------- W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. W. L. P.

New York 5 3 12 9 13 11 18 5 16 8 13 8 7 3 84 47 131 Chicago 6 2 15 7 14 8 10 14 12 13 16 9 4 5 77 58 135 Philadelphia 2 7 12 7 13 10 9 15 15 9 10 12 8 1 69 61 130 Boston 9 0 11 13 12 11 5 17 16 6 12 12 5 5 70 64 134 Detroit 3 5 14 8 16 6 14 10 5 16 13 11 3 7 68 63 131 Pittsburg 5 3 7 14 5 15 13 9 16 9 15 12 5 6 66 68 134 Indianapolis 2 6 8 14 7 14 13 11 6 21 10 13 4 6 50 85 135 Was.h.i.+ngton 1 7 7 14 9 14 11 12 10 14 5 19 5 6 48 86 134

[Ill.u.s.tration: A. C. Anson. ]

THE LEADING PLAYERS OF THE LEAGUE.

Looking over the League averages, and taking those players who have taken part in a majority of the champions.h.i.+p contests of the season, we find the appended names among those occupying the leading positions at the bat and in the field.

Of those who played in one hundred games and over in the League champions.h.i.+p arena, the following comprise the first ten batsmen:

BATSMEN. CLUB. Games. Per cent. of Base Hits.

--+---------+--------+------+--------- 1 Anson Chicago 134 .343 2 Ryan Chicago 130 .331 3 Kelly Boston 105 .318 4 Brouthers Detroit 129 .306 5 Ewing New York 103 .306 6 White Detroit 125 .298 7 Johnston Boston 135 .295 8 Tiernan New York 113 .293 9 Connor New York 134 .291 10 Nash Boston 135 .283