Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889

Chapter 12

Chapter 122,860 wordsPublic domain

|AMERICANS vs. |AMERICANS. |OPPONENTS. -----------+-------------------+----------------+------------ | |1st.|2d. |Total|1st.|2d. ||Total -----------+-------------------+----+----+-----+----+----++------ Aug. 3,4 |12 Marylebone | 107| ---| 107 | 105| ---|| 105 |Club on Ground at | | | | | || |Lords | | | | | || Aug. 6,7 |11 Prince's C. C. | 110| ---| 110 | 21| 39|| 60 |at Prince's | | | | | || Aug. 8 |13 Richmond C at | 45| ---| 45 | 108| ---|| 108 |Richmond[1] | | | | | || Aug. 13,14 |11 Surrey C. S. at | 100| 111| 211 | 27| 2|| 29 |Ovalt[2] | | | | | || Aug. 15,17 |12 Sheffield, at | 130| ---| 130 | 43| 45|| 88 |Sheffield | | | | | || Aug. 20, 21|11 Manchester, at | 121| 100| 221 | 42| 53|| 95 |Manchester | | | | | || Aug. 24, 25|11 All Ireland, at | 71| 94| 165 | 47| 32|| 79 |Dublin |____|____|_____|____|____||____ |Totals | 684| 305| 989 | 393| 171 || 564

[Footnote 1: Unfinished innings, only six wickets down.] [Footnote 2: Second innings unfinished, only four wickets down.]

The ball players did not lose a single game, and had the best of it in the games which were drawn from not having time to put them out. The trip cost the two clubs over $2,000, exclusive of the amount received at the gate. In fact, the Britishers did not take to the game kindly at all.

To show what the All England eleven could do in the way of playing base ball, the score of a game played in Boston in October, 1868, after the All England eleven had played their cricket match there, is given below:

American Nine 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 5 0 || 20 English Cricketers' Nine 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 || 4

George Wright pitched for the cricketers, the nine including Smith c; Tarrant 1b; Peeley 2b; Shaw 3b; Humphrey ss; Jupp lf; Clarkwood cf, and Rowbotham rf.

The American nine was a weak picked nine, including O'Brien--a Boston cricketer--and Archy Buch, of Harvard, as the battery; Shaw, Barrows and Lowell on the bases; Pratt as short stop, and Smith Rogers and Conant in the out field.

In all the base-ball games in which the English professional cricketers took part during their visits to America from 1859 to 1880, they failed to begin to equal in their ball play the work done by the ball players in cricket in England.

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THE GREAT BASE BALL TRIP AROUND THE WORLD IN 1888-'89.

The greatest historical event recorded in the annals of the national game was undoubtedly the journey to Australia, which began in November, 1888, and ended in March, 1889, on a trip around the world. While in 1874 Mr. A. G. Spalding was the _avant cornier_ of the visiting party of base ball players to England, and also one of the most prominent of the victorious team players; in 1888 Mr. Spalding was the originator of the trip, the master spirit of the remarkable enterprise, and the leader of the band of base ball missionaries to the antipodes. Of course, in recording the Australian trip in the GUIDE for 1889, only a cursory glance can be taken of the trip, as it would require a volume of itself to do the tour justice. Suffice it to say that the pluck, energy and business enterprise which characterized the unequaled event reflected the highest credit not only on Mr. Albert G. Spalding, as the representative spirit of Western business men, but also on the American name in every respect, and it did for the extension of the popularity of our national game in six short months what as many years of effort under ordinary circumstances would have failed to do.

The party of tourists which started on their journey to Australia on October 20, 1888, met with an enthusiastic welcome on their route to San Francisco, and in that city they were given a reception on their arrival and a send-off on their departure for Australia, unequaled in the history of the game on the Pacific coast. The record of the series of games played by the two teams--Chicago and All America--en route to San Francisco and while in that city, is appended:

The teams, when they left San Francisco on November 18, 1888, included the following players:

CHICAGO TEAM. A. C. Anson, Capt. and 1st baseman. N. F. Pfeffer, 2d baseman. Thos. Burns, 3d baseman. E. N. Williamson, .short stop. M. Sullivan, left fielder. Jas. Ryan, center fielder. R. Pettitt, right fielder. Thos. P. Daly, catcher. J. K. Tener, .pitcher. M. Baldwin, pitcher.

ALL AMERICA TEAM. J. M. Ward, Capt. and short stop. G. A. Wood, 1st baseman. H. C. Long, 2d baseman. H. Manning, 3d baseman. J. Fogarty, left fielder. E. Hanlon, center fielder. J. C. Earl, right fielder. F. H. Carroll, catcher. John Healy, pitcher. F. N. Crane, pitcher.

Earl also acted as change catcher. The All America team included players from the League clubs of New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Pittsburg and Indianapolis, and from the American Association clubs of Cincinnati and Kansas City. Mr. Spalding stood at the head of the tourist party, with Mr. Leigh S. Lynch as his business manager, and H. H. Simpson as assistant, Mr. J. K. Tener being the treasurer and cashier.

The record of the games played by the two teams with outside clubs en route to San Francisco and in California is as follows:

While en route to Australia the tourists stopped at Honolulu, where they were given a public reception, by King Kalakaua, but their first game played after they had left California was at Auckland, where they first realized what a cordial reception the Australians had prepared for them. On their arrival at Sydney, and afterward at Melbourne, the hearty welcome accorded them, not only as ball players but as representatives of the great Western Republic, was such as to surpass all their anticipations, the heartiness of the greeting, the boundless hospitality and the crowded attendance at their games imparting to their visit a brilliancy of success which fully remunerated Mr. Spalding for all the pecuniary risks he had incurred by the trip. It was originally intended to have made the tour of the colonies a more extended one than was afterward found possible, and so the sojourn of the players on the Australian continent ended sooner than anticipated, only four cities being visited, instead of eight or ten, as laid out. The record of the games played in Australia is as follows:

DATE. |CLUBS. |CITIES. |PITCHERS. |Score. -------+-------------------+---------+--------------+------- Dec. 10|Chicago vs. America|Auckland |Baldwin, Crane| 22-13 " 15|America vs. Chicago|Sydney |Healy, Tener | 5-4 " 17| " " " | " |Healy, Baldwin| 7-5 " 18| " " " | " |Healy, Tener | 6-3 " 22|Chicago vs. America|Melbourne|Tener, Crane | 5-3 " 24|America vs. Chicago| " |Healy, Ryan | 10-13 " 26| " " " |Adelaide |Healy, Tener | 19-14 " 27|Chicago vs. America| " |Baldwin, Healy| 12-9 " 28| " " " | " |Ryan, Simpson | 11-4 Dec. 29|America vs. Chicago|Ballarat |Healy, Baldwin| 11-7 Jan. 1 |Chicago vs. America|Melbourne|Tener, Healy | 14-7 " 1 | " " " | " |Baldwin, Crane| 9-4 " 5 | " " " | " |Baldwin, Crane| 5-0 " 26 |America vs. Chicago|Colombo |Crane, Baldwin| 3-3

After leaving Australia the tourists called at Colombo, Ceylon, and from thence went to Cairo, and while in that city visited the Pyramids, and they managed to get off a game on the sands in front of the Pyramid Cheops on Feb. 9. Their first game in Europe was played at Naples on Feb. 19, and from there they went to Rome, Florence and Nice, the teams reaching Paris on March 3. The record of their games in Europe is as follows:

In commenting on the physique of the American ball players, the editor of the Melbourne _Argus_ says:

"Right worthy of welcome did those visitors appear-stalwarts every man, lumps of muscle showing beneath their tight fitting jersey garments, and a springiness in every movement which denoted grand animal vigor and the perfection of condition. We could not pick eighteen such men from the ranks of all our cricketers, and it is doubtful if we could beat them by a draft from the foot ballers. If base ball has anything to do with building up such physique we ought to encourage it, for it must evidently be above and beyond all other exercises in one at least of the essentials of true athletics."

The Melbourne _Sporteman_ in its report of the inaugural game in that city, said: "The best evidence offered that Melbournites were pleased and interested in the exhibition lies in the fact that the crowd of nearly ten thousand people remained through not only nine but twelve innings of play, and then many of them stayed to see a four inning game between the Chicago team and a nine composed mainly of our local cricket players, who made a very creditable show, considering the strength of the team they were playing against, and the fact that they were almost utter strangers to base ball. Not only did the spectators remain upon the ground but they heartily applauded the heavy batting, the base running and base sliding and the brilliant fielding executed by our Yankee visitors. Perhaps the truest realization of just how difficult it is to play a finished game of base ball was obtained by the cricketers who went in against the Chicagos. A man may be able to guard a wicket with a degree of skill that would win him wide fame in cricket circles, but when it comes to standing beside the home plate of a base ball diamond, and mastering the terrific delivery of an American professional pitcher, the average cricketer is compelled to acknowledge the wide difference existing between the two positions. Then again, the quick handling of a batted or thrown ball, that it may be returned with all accuracy and lightning like rapidity to the waiting basemen are points which our cricketers are deficient in, when compared with the American professional ball player. It can be seen at a glance that the game is prolific of opportunities for quick and brilliant fielding."

The following is the score of the first match at cricket played by the base ball tourists with Australian cricketers in Sydney on December 18, 1888:

BASE BALL EIGHTEEN.

Anson, b. Charlton 15 Williamson, c. Woolcott, b. Charlton 0 Ward, b. Charlton 1 Spalding, b. Charlton 0 Wright, b. Gregory 11 Pfeffer, b. Gregory 16 Wood, b. Gregory 0 Carroll, c. Robinson, b. Gregory 0 Earle, st. Crane, b. Gregory 0 Fogarty, b. Charlton 0 Burns, b. Charlton 10 Hanlon, hit wicket, b. Gregory 2 Manning, c. Woolcott, b. Gregory 14 Pettit, b. Gregory 3 Ryan, c. Robinson, b. Gregory 3 Sullivan, c. Halligan, b. Gregory, 0 Baldwin, not out 0 Sundries 5 ---- Total 81

SYDNEY ELEVEN.

Robinson, l. b. w., b. Earle 1 Halligan, c. Burns, b. Anson 21 Kidman, c. Pfeffer, b. Anson 19 Woolcott, c. and b. Anson 4 Crane, c. Williamson b. Earle 14 A. Gregory, c. Burns, b. Wright 35 Hemsley, not out 18 Sundries 3 ----- Total for six wickets 115

We are compelled to omit the National Agreement for want of space. It will be given in the Official League Book.

Mr. A. G. Mills was connected with the Chicago Club at the organization of the National League, and he participated in the legislative work of the League from 1876 to 1885 when he resigned his position as President, to which position he was unanimously elected on the death of President Hulbert. To his efficient services as President and one of the Board of Directors is the success of the League after the death of its founder largely due. He was the originator of the National Agreement which has so firmly bound together the National League and the American Association. Since he resigned his position as President of the League in 1885, he has been practically out of Base Ball, although he still takes a deep interest in the game. He was succeeded by the worthy President, Mr. N. E. Young.

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INDEX TO RULES AND REGULATIONS

* * * * * RULE. The Ground 1 The Infield 2 The Bases 3 Number of (1) 3 The Home Bases (2) 3 First, Second and Third (3) 3 Position (4) 3 Foul Lines 4 Pitcher's Lines 5 Catcher's Lines 6 Captain's Lines 7 Player's Lines 8 Batman's Lines 9 Three Feet Lines 10 Lines must be Marked 11 The Ball 12 Weight and Size (1) 12 Number Balls Furnished (2) 12 Furnished by Home Club (3) 12 Replaced if Injured (4) 12 The Bat 13 Material of (1) 13 Shape of (2) 13

THE PLAYERS AND THEIR POSITIONS.

Number of Players in Game 14 Players' Positions 15 Players not to Sit with Spectators 16 Club Uniforms 17 The Pitcher's Position 18 The Batsman's Position 19 Order of Batting 20 Where Players Must Remain (1) 20 Space Reserved for Umpire (2) 20 Space Allotted Players "at Bat" (3) 20 The Players' Benches 21

THE GAME.

Time of Championship Game (1) 22 Number of Innings (2) 22 Termination of Game (a) 22 The Winning Run (b) 22 A Tie Game 23 A Drawn Game 24 A Called Game 25 A Forfeited Game 26 Failure of the Nine to Appear (1) 26 Refusal of One Side to Play (2) 26 Failure to Resume Playing (3) 26 Willful Violation (4) 26 Disobeying Order to Remove Player (5) 26 Written Notice to President (6) 26 No Game 27 Substitutes 28 One or More Substitute Players (1) 28 Extra Player (2) 28 Base Runner (3) 28 Choice of Innings 29 A Fair Ball 30 An Unfair Ball 31 A Balk 32 Motion to Deceive (1) 32 Delay by Holding (2) 32 Pitcher Outside of Lines (3) 32 A Dead Ball 33 A Foul Strike 34 Block Balls 35 Stopped by Person Not in Game (1) 35 Ball Returned (2) 35 Base Runner Must Stop (3) 35 The Scoring of Runs 36 A Fair Hit 37 A Foul Hit 38 Batted Ball Outside Grounds 39 A Fair Batted Ball 40 Strikes 41 Ball Struck at by Batsman (1) 41 A Fair Ball Delivered by Pitcher (2) 41 Attempt to Make Foul Hit (3) 41 A Foul Strike 42 The Batsman is Out 43 Failure to Take Position at Bat in Order (1) 43 Failure to Take Position Within One Minute after Being Called (2) 43 If He Makes a Foul Hit (3) 43 If He Makes a Foul Strike (4) 43 Attempt to Hinder Catcher (5) 43 Three Strikes Called by Umpire (6) 43 If Ball Hits Him while Making Third Strike (7) 43 Attempted Foul Hit after Two Strikes (8) 43 The Batsman Becomes a Base Runner 44 After a Fair Hit (1) 44 After Four Balls are Called (2) 44 After Three Strikes are Declared (3) 44 If Hit by Ball While at Bat (4) 44 After Illegal Delivery of Ball (5) 44 Bases to be Touched 45 Entitled to Base 46 If Umpire Call Four Balls (1) 46 If Umpire Award Succeeding Batsman Base (2) 46 If Umpire Calls Balk (3) 46 If Pitcher's Ball Passes Catcher (4) 46 Ball Strikes Umpire (5) 46 Prevented from Making Base (6) 46 Fielder Stops Ball (7) 46 Returning to Bases 47 If Foul Tip (1) 47 If Foul Strike (2) 47 If Dead Ball (3) 47 Ball Thrown to Intercept Base Runner (4) 47 Base Runner Out 48 Attempt to Hinder Catcher from Fielding Ball (1) 48 If Fielder Hold Fair Hit Ball (2) 48 Third Strike Ball Held by Fielder (3) 48 Touched with Ball after Three Strikes (4) 48 Touching First Base (5) 48 Running from Home Base to First Base (6) 48 Running from First to Second Base (7) 48 Failure to Avoid Fielder (8) 48 Touched by Ball While in Play (9) 48 Fair or Foul Hit Caught by Fielder (10) 48 Batsman Becomes a Base Runner (11) 48 Touched by Hit Ball before Touching Fielder (12) 48 Running to Base (13) 48 Umpire Calls Play (14) 48 When Batsman or Base Runner is Out 49 Coaching Rules 50

THE UMPIRE.