Evening star., 1905-10-22
LOOKING BACKWARD.
Base Bali Season of 1905 One of Most Remark
able in History of Game.
1875. by q.
AMERICAN LEAGUE ATTENDANCE.
Where played.
downright. 1875. by G. C. Han.)

able and sensational since the inception oi
the game Remarkable plays were numer
Gus The extra-inning games showed 'he
perfect physical condition and powers VI
endurance that are essential 10 success
full ball player. the twenty-innins game Vi
July 1 being an example. wheh the wv
nrarier nitchers Young of Boston and
waddell of Philadelphia, battied lor su
prenacy in the American League on one
of the hottest days of the season Tor over
three hours.
Though not posted on the fine polhtS vi
the game. the writer has followed the sport
through the season, and gives some data
that may be of interest to lovers Oh ,i'e
great American game to file away 1or ii-
ture reference. Following is a chronology
cal calendar of happenings on the diamond
during the season:
pril 15-At almost the beginning of the
season players began to receive injuries
Orth of New York Americans injurng his
hand.
April 20-OImstead released by Boston
Americans
April 24-For causing trouble at game
McGann of New York Nationals and ABB
bott of Philadelphia Nationals fined
500 and $50, respectively. and suspended
for one week.
May 9-Catcher Schreckengost of Phila-
delphl Americans injured finger and was
compelled to retire.
May 9-LaChance released by Boston
Americans. Grmshaw replacing him on
May lU-Doran of Boston Americans sold
Detroit
May 14-Colins of Boston Americans in
jured knee and will be out of game several
days.
May la-Scanlon of Brooklyn and Court
ney of Philadelphia injured. both National.
May 2i-Criger retired in favor OF Nc
,fs-.aa l-y1an
May Sn-Nichols of ST. Louis Nationals
injured by stopping hot liner.
June THE hardest hitting game of the
season played at American League grounds.
New York New York made - hits for
total of i6 bases. Two triples, two nome
runs and n double were made, eight hits
of Dineen in 212 innings, nine of Winter
in ~ innings. Williams of New York
made four safeties. batted in three men and
made three runs himself
June 4-Catcher Clrrsch of Pittsburs
split his hand and will be out of game for
several weeks
June 9-After 10 straight victories Wad-
dell meets his first defeat. Chicago doing
the trick after Il hard-fought innings by
score of 3 to >.
June ia free fight took place at st.
Louis Brooklyn game between players and
spectators. police assistance being necessary
to restore order.
June l4-Iajoe. king of base ball. made
some of the most wonderful lays in the
history Of base ball at huntington avenue.
June 1S-McGann mobbed in St. Louis
after Sunday game. Police called on to
protect Dayers
June pa sensational 10-inning game at
Huntington avenue between Chicago and
Boston called on account of rain. iobe
Ferris presented with an umbrella by Prov
idenCe fans.
June 2EPheromenal games were played
by Nationals. In l2-inning game at New
York, Umpire Johnstone nearly mobbed In
giving decision which gave game to New
York .Chcago-St. Louis played an 1S-in-
ming game. the former winning. 2-i Chance
first baseman for Chicago, had - pu'ou's
June 2I-Mss Alice Roosevelt was an in
terested spectator at a-Washins-
ton game. ,
June :O-Huntington avenue attendance
for five days of June: June To- 1880; June
~ 1925; June IL (two games>, lb,os9;
Saturday. June "a, 1,I'S June - n"o
games>. 1864. Total for month, lIo,Doo, '''n
July pitcher owen of Chicago won
doubie-header at St. Louis but seven h's
being made of him in both games.
July 3-On account of blood POISONING; nm;
in foot Iajoie Cleveland Americans, VIII
be out of game for two weeks
Julv 3-Pitcher Gibson of Boston Anneri-
cans compelled to lay of and get MS Pitch=
ing arm in condition ~
TON Americans taken i'll with maiarlai ieFer:
July 4-The greatest day III hls'oiS "a "a
game as regards senS1tionii games anu anu
attendance 1.5.tS8 being totaI at.eluaIee i
II, hoth leagues The American attehuahCe
tx,s x; atg and the National. -, iSi. PhlI,
adelphia had largest attendance n'1 ntp
Brooklyn the lowest with oiiiS ,."I' ,."yy' -
EatioraI An teams played double-heaueTs'
JuIv ILThe 2G-inriug game at 1uhtihs
ton avenue between Philadeiphia anu Du %
ION Americans goes into history az
,,raatest contest of all, W addeh Oh INC
SSinbin and the old reliable Cy Young VI
pos,nn sharing alike the honors- II nj Ill
three hours and eighteen ,i'i.u tos INC entire
adeIphia to win, - ana a'r resn,t would
team played ds uiu ~ ~
have been different. ~ =. hot,
Julv THE attendance toaay III th'n
leagues was 2G,532. being l-''iti i''
yesterday. ,, .rar,es ,hon n ever
IT. Americans mad I3 aud thinning ganhe3
"a a tie darkness preventing q Wlih.., a.. -" ~
in TIE National League theie
Az InIv s-Buc,z Freeman replaced 6rlmsha"
at frs, base OIL the Collins team ..,..,,s
Julv lG-I.aloie of CleVelanu ~ Ali'ei
out of game for balahce VI
count OF disability. t,, a,a
IrIy 1.-scven hits. a total OF eignt auu iHi
seven runs in one inning was fr'se' 80
20 Cincinnati tcoay. -, ast n,acn
I,iy 1j-Bay OF Cleveland Amerlears
muffed his first fly of season 'he e''o'
ting in two runs ~ a., sor tla
JuIy l1-This shutout uaY Iol ,. .IS
NatInnals three games out of four nhdins
goose eggs In the run column OF the ioset 1s IS
July is-Cne of the hottest days IN tne
hIStn
ah;a nlaced a thermometer In tie grass soi
pne inning. and the mercury climbed 10
Iif II took IA innings TO win the gam.
and . hours and - minutes OF WORK IN 'i'a'
teronerature is rot stuff
III pin the St. Louis -Pniaueip.ila
,,rra not hit was made of Henley o.
PhIIadelphia American League ,
JuIv 23-l'p TO date the Boston Au'eric,n, n
bSya ,Iaved II games. and Parent has that
number of hits to his credit, an average oi
one each game. 1T, ,or;
July 2a-Pitcher Petty of ST. Louis Amss7~
cans made his first error of the season.
July 2f-'rhe first triple play OF the season
made by New York Nationals.
July 2I-Thc shortest game in the history
OF the sport was played at Cleveland Win
Washington. 1t required only one hour ana
nine minutes to play the full nine innings.
July 3l-The smallest attendance Tor the
month was at Brooklyn. 700; the largest at
Philadelphia. 30 i29. both National League
August Pitcher Hahn of CInciRnati un-
conditionaly released.
August 2-Waddell of Philadelphia Amer-
cans broke record to date by striking o,tt
ID i'm the game with Chicago.
August 4-Boston Americans nave sea-
son's record for lowest number OF assists
npiv three recorded for today game.