Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-04
Statistical Record of Games
Played for Baseball's Great
est Honor Show Great
Strides

burg, who stands as the court of last
authority In all statistical matters
pertaining to the national game, one
Is struck chiefly by the wonderful I'm.
crease of popularity of baseball since
the first worlds championship series
was played 90 years ago, In 1884. In
that year the Providence National
league. team and the Metropolitans
New York; OF the American associ.
alton, played three games for cham.
pionship laurels, the receipts for the
series being less than $4,000. In the
1912 series Of eight games between
the Giants and the Red Sox $780,
were taken in. Or to compare the
1912 receipts with those OF the
worlds championship series in 1883
played by the Giants and the st.
Louis Americans association mines we
find that the total sum accruing from
the ten games was $24,362. Last year
the lowest receipts for any one game
OF the series were $S0,30S. taken in
upon the occasion Of the last and de-
Gliding game of the series at Fenway
park, Boston.
In 1890 the Brooklyn National
league team and the Louisville,
American association, outfitswere tied
with three victories each-one of the
games having resulted in draw, and
the issue was not decided because the
attendance in neither Brooklyn nor
Louisville had been sufficiently great
AT any Of the games to warrant belief
that expenses would be met In max
ing the Jump from Brooklyn to Louis
vile for the extra contest. Therefore,
the tie was not played OF, and no
championship was awarded. In these
days Of great worlds championship
totals this has rather humorous
ring, but II was anything but funny
% years ago.
Old Series and Modern Series.
Worlds series struggles are divided
by fans into two classes-the old se-
ries and the modern series. The last
began in 1908, there having been no
championships decided II the years
from 1891 to 1902. inclusive. The old
post season championship games be-
gan in 1884, as set forth above and
continued until 1890 without Interrupt
ton. the honor of initial participa-
ton in set Of games which in re-
cent times have proved so wholly alb
sorbing, goes to the Providence Ma
tional league and the famous old Me-
frobolifans Of this city winners that
year OF the American association PEN
nant
Charley Radbourne pitched three
games on October %, "a and 25 for
the Rhode Island nine, winning the
first contest, 6 to 0, allowing only two
hits; the second game, to i, allow
ing three hits, and the third game, II
to 2, yielding i've hits. In the first
two games be was opposed by the
great Tim Keefe. the Giants pitcher,
and In the third game by Becannon.
This was the year In which Radbourne
made his great record OF pitching
TWENTY-FIVE straight games, from Au-
gust 81 to September "a, winning
eighteen, At that time the pitcher
stood fifty feet away from the batter
the box is sixty feet five inches
from the plate now-and the batsman
could call for q high or low ball. And
that year, by the way was the first
that q pitcher was allowed to move
his arm above the shoulder when de-
livering the ball
One Series Z Tie.
In 1885, Chicago, in the National
League. and st. Louis in the American
Association. were the contenders.
Each wen three games, the tie not be-
ing played Off Each player OF these
two teams received $41.22 as his
share Of the receipts for the six
games. Last season the players share
for the four Red Sox-G Giants games
was 47,572. 90, which was divided,
so per cent for the winning players
and 40 per cent for the men of the
vanquished team. The following year.
1886, Chicago and st, Louis again met
as pennant winners in their respec-
tive leagues. st. Louis won the sse-
ries by four games to three, the fea-
ture of the games being the extraor-
binary pitching by Bobby Caruthers
and Dave Foutz.
ST. Louis was again the pennant
winner Of the American Association
in 1887, and Detroit led the race in
the National League. The two teams
played fifteen games in various big
league cities, the Michigan nine TAX
ing ten out OF fifteen. That year De
troit had her famous big Four, Dan
Brouthers, Deacon White, Dave
Rowe, and Hardie Richardson. Brou-
theirs is now night Waterman at the
Polo grounds. This series was mark
ed by the longest worlds series game
on record, thirteen innings played at
Detroit on October IL, score to !.
st. Louis made sixteen hits OF Getz-
stein in scoring their one run, while
Detroit made two runs by virtue of
making seven hits-an anomaly that
not infrequently occurs in baseball
Giants winners in 1888.
1t was in 1888 that the Giants took
part in their first worlds series. The
team was managed by John M. Ward,
and Keefe. WEIGH and Crane were the
pitching stars. st. Louis American
Association nine were opponents, and
were beaten six games to four. Next
year the, Giants we're again the PEN
nant winners in the National League,
and Brooklyn, which had secured
Foutz, Carruthers, pitchers, and Blu
shong, the crack catcher, from st.
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