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It has been written that these men were
essentially sluggers, but the very fact
that they were hard hitters proves that
they must have been good fielders, too,
because the game OF that series with the
highest combined score was II to L. When
the fact that each Of these men had a
wonderful reputation as a hitter IL con-
sidered this seems a very respectable score
and two games we're won by figures Of
to and to 8 Could our modern fielders
hold a team composed Of Cobbs. Lajoles
and wagners to lower scores than that?
In that year Of 1885 Ansons batting aver
ago was S91; Kelly's, 1888; Cores, .9OI;
Ryan's, .9O6; Latham's 80S; O'Neilrs .SSg;
Carruther's, .342, and most Of the other men
hit around 800
In 1857 st. Louis and Detroit played four
teen games and cleared $4,000 The games
were played around a circuit, taking in
st. Louis, Detroit Pittsburg. Brooklyn. New
York. Philadelphia, Washington and Balti-
more. Detroit won ten out Of the fourteen
games, and finished at Detroit on October
%. The game OF October - was won by De-
troit IN thirteen innings by score OF to l.
The following year st. Louis was still
one OF the contenders, but lost six games
out Of ten to New York. and has never
since then figured In a worlds SERIES The
receipts Of this series were S24S62.10
Brooklyn Series.
In 1889 Brooklyn lost six games out OF
nine to New York. The first game was
played on October IS and the last on oc-
tober %. The game Of October Is went
eleven innings and was won by New
York, to The receipts of this series
were less than those of the year before,
being &2862S.
Brooklyn and Louisville broke even in
1880. each winning three games and playing
one to tie
There was no series In 1891, but in 1892
Boston and Cleveland played six games.
Boston won five and in the other contest
neither team scored in eleven innings
The year 1898 was another off season,
but, In 1894 the series for the Temple Gun
began New York won four straight games
from Baltimore, largely through having the
pitching service Of the famous Rusie These
games ended on October and the box
office took in $4,000
In 1895 Cleveland won four games out OF
tive from the Orioles with Young and
Cuppy doing sterling work in the box, zim.
mer catching and Tebeau on first. Balu.
more had McGraw. Jennings, Kelley
Brodie. Keller and Robinson in it's iineup
The next year found Baltimore playinr
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McGraW and Robinson aad they defeated
Cleveland deoisively four games in a row
In 1887 the Same bunch of Orioles LEI
Boston get but one game out OF five A
this time Bowerman had become a mem.
Der Of the Baltimore team
There were no further championship
series until 1903. In 1900 the American League
had come into existence and three year,
later, when Boston and Pittsburg haC
won the championship OF their respeotiv,
leagues, a worlds series was arranged. Tn
younger organization triumphed, as Boston
won five games out Of eight. The serie,
began on October 1 and the total receipts
were over $4,000.
No Series in 1905.
In 1901 no series was played. but In 100
the worlds championship title returned [,
the National league That year the New
York Giants defeated the Philadelphia
Athletics and Christie Mathewson pltohe,
himself into lasting fame by winning tire
OF New Yorks four games won. The Ath
letics won one game. A remarkable thin
about this series was that every game wa
a shutout The attendance was q, rs an,
the total receipts S6S ABS
The 1905 series upset an the predictions O
the dope artists. who figured that the Chi
eago Cubs should absolutely slaughter tn
Chicago White sox. The sox won fou
games out OF six and established them
selves so firmly In the hearts OF their fo
lowers that the term "sox rooter'' Is a,
equivalent for the very acme OF loyalty
The attendance at this series was give
as 1856, a remarkable figure when Il
considered that all the games wers locs
10 Chicago. The total receipts were tlO6
So
In 1907 Chicago and Detroit FLASHED 70
the nrst time. The Tigers should hav
won the first game, which was tied up o
an error and finally called after the thil
teenth inning. with the score standing
& The Cubs won the next four game
The attendance was 7s.O6s and the treai
urer had 500. 1850 10 divide among thos
entitled 70 q share.
The 1908 series. when the Tigers 10,
four out OF five to the Cubs and the -
games In which Pittsburg defeated JeI
nings' pets and Babe Adams made himse
eligible for the book OF base ball hsroe