Category: History - American

Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895

A. H. Barnett on the Spalding Bicycle won the Great Irvington-Milburn Road Race ... Monte Scott, of the Crescent Wheelman, on the Spalding Bicycle made new world's road records for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 miles, and ... Fred Titus at Springfield, on September 13th rode 27 miles,...

Chapters

23. Chapter 23

SECTION. 2. Whenever a Block occurs the Umpire shall declare it, and Base Runners may run the bases without being put out until the ball has been returned to and held by the pit...

13. Chapter 13

The Cleveland club's management made as great a mistake in 1894 as that of the Philadelphia club in experimenting with too many pitchers. They tried but six pitchers in 1892, wh...

12. Chapter 12

The complete record of the pitching percentages of victories pitched in, shows that Baltimore's full season's team of pitchers had a general percentage of victories pitched in o...

19. Chapter 19

It is a fact not to be disputed, that those of the crowd of spectators at a ball game, who are so ready to condemn umpires for alleged partiality in their work, or for a suppose...

2. Chapter 2

This Board further declares that such suspension shall remain in force up to and including December 31, 1894, and in the event of the failure of the above named persons, or eith...

22. Chapter 22

FIELDERS' AVERAGES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- P A P u s E e G t s r r a i r c m O s o e e u t r n s t s s t No. Name. Club. . . . ....

1. Chapter 1

A. H. Barnett on the Spalding Bicycle won the Great Irvington-Milburn Road Race ... Monte Scott, of the Crescent Wheelman, on the Spalding Bicycle made new world's road records...

3. Chapter 3

An interesting statistical chapter of the GUIDE of 1895 includes the comparative tables of the three leaders in the pennant race of 1894, viz., those of the Baltimore, New York...

6. Chapter 6

EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P h i W P C L B l a C i i o a N a B s l t n u l e d r h e t C c i ST. LOUIS t w B e o i v s h i s i o l o n e b i n v vs. m Y s p k g l u c n i o o...

20. Chapter 20

For many years past columns of space in papers making base ball a specialty have been occupied with long arrays of figures giving the averages of the players in the batting and...

14. Chapter 14

EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P G h G r i W P C r a B l a C i i a n W a N a B s l t S n n d o l e d r h P e t C t c P d P LOUISVILLE n t w B e o i e v s h . i e e / i o l o n T r...

4. Chapter 4

The Boston club, in 1894, after being League pennant winners three years in succession, was obliged to fall back to third place in the past year's pennant race, after a hard fig...

5. Chapter 5

EASTERN CLUBS. WESTERN CLUBS. P h i W P C L B l a C i S i o a N a s l t t n u l e d h e t C . c i BROOKLYN t w B e i v s h i s i o l n e b i L n v vs. m Y s p g l u c o n i o o...

18. Chapter 18

It will be seen by the above record that the best base running, in the aggregate of the three years' play, was made in 1892, the three leading clubs in stolen bases that year be...

25. Chapter 25

CLUBS. In In In In Baltimore. Washington. Pittsburgh. Cleveland. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston Apr. Apr. May May 27, 29, 30 20, 22...

7. Chapter 7

THE MAY RECORD. -------------------------------------------------------- P P P e P e l r l r L a c L a c W o y e W o y e o s e n o s e n Clubs. n t d t Clubs. n t d t ----------...

16. Chapter 16

THIRD BASEMEN. --------------------------------------------------------------------- P u A C P t s E h e G s r T a r a O i r o n c m u s o t c e e t t r a e n s s s s l s t RANK...

26. Chapter 26

It is simple in construction, cannot get out of order, and the smallest child can successfully work it. It is attached to table, chair or any convenient place by clamp, which is...

24. Chapter 24

RULE 70. In order to promote uniformity in scoring championship games the following instructions, suggestions and definitions are made for the benefit of scorers, and they are r...

11. Chapter 11

Date. Contesting Clubs. City. Pitchers. Score. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 14 Cleveland vs. Washington Washington Young Merce...

15. Chapter 15

As regards the pitching averages they are equally unreliable in affording a criterion of excellence of play in the box. How is it possible to tell how effective a pitcher is by...

17. Chapter 17

Sacrifice PLAYERS. CLUBS. Games. Hits. ----------------------------------------------- Donovan Pittsburgh 129 24 Brodie Baltimore 129 24 Beckley Pittsburgh 132 22 Bierbauer Pitt...

8. Chapter 8

Date Contesting Clubs. City. Pitchers. Score. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 19 Boston vs. Brooklyn Boston Stivetts Kennedy 13...

10. Chapter 10

THE JULY CAMPAIGN RECORD. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date. Contesting Clubs. City. Pitchers. Score. ----------------------------...

21. Chapter 21

1 2 s n t d P A e G t B B r a R a a c m B u s s e e a n e e n s t s s s t NO. NAME. CLUB. . . . . . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------...

9. Chapter 9

THE JUNE RECORD. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date. Contesting Clubs. City. Pitchers. Score. -------------------------------------...

27. Chapter 27

As for the promise of "Comfort in Travel" by this road, as well as the speed and safety realized, the many thousands who pass over it will surely testify that it is kept to the...