Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895
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, when they won the championship of the second half of the divided season of that year, and in 1893 put eight in the box. But last year they engaged no less than thirteen pitchers to experiment with, and from third place in 1893 with eight pitchers, they ended in sixth position in 1894 with thirteen. Of those who pitched in over 20 games, Cuppy led with the percentage figures of .568, Young being second with .543. Of those who pitched in over 10 games and less than 20, Sullivan led with .600, followed by John Clarkson with .533. Of those who pitched in less than 10 games, but one reached average figures in percentage, Menafee pitching in only one game, a victory over Brooklyn, and Mullane in but 3, of which 2 were victories over St. Louis and Louisville. Cuppy did fine box work against the five Western clubs opposed to him, but he was excelled by Young against the Eastern batsmen. Five of the thirteen failed to pitch in a single victory.
Here is the record in full:
EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P G h G r i W P C L r a B l a i i o a n W a N a B s t S n u n d o l e d r h P t C t c i P d P CLEVELAND n t w B e o i e s h . i s e e / i o l o n T r b i L n v T r T r vs. L m Y s p k g o c u c o n i o c o c o o o t h l t t e r a u a l t e t e s r r o i y o a n g g i t l a n a n Pitchers t e k n a n n l t h o s i e l t l t --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Menafee W 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[*] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mullane W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1 2 .667 2 .667 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Sullivan W 0 1 1 1 2 1 6 .600 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 .600 L 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cuppy W 2 0 1 1 1 2 7 .368 2 3 3 2 4 14 .778 21 .568 L 2 4 3 0 1 2 12 2 0 0 2 0 4 16 Young W 1 1 1 3 2 3 11 .440 1 4 3 4 2 14 .667 25 .543 L 4 3 2 1 2 2 14 3 0 1 1 2 7 21 J. Clarkson W 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 2 2 1 1 7 .778 8 .533 L 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 Wallace W 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .667 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 .500 L 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Griffith W 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 2 .500 L 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Lyster W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Whitrock W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Knauss W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Fischer W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Petty W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 [Footnote *: Total should be 0. [Proofreader]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE PITTSBURGH CLUB'S PITCHING RECORD.
Of the nine pitchers employed by the Pittsburgh club in 1894 only three pitched in 20 games and over, and of this trio Killen led in percentage figures with .583, against Gumbert's .563 and Ehret's .389. The latter's blunders, outside of his actual box work, damaged him in his field support and in loss of local favor, otherwise he would have probably led in the season's record against the Eastern clubs. Gumbert led Killen by .471 to .364 in percentage figures, Killen being the most effective against the Western teams. Of those who pitched in 10 games and less than 20, Colcolough did the best work, with average percentage figures against the batsmen of both sections, with an even .500 in percentage figures against both, Menafee being second against both with .333 each. Of those who pitched in 5 games and less than 10, Nicol took the lead with the total figures of .667. Terry was a failure in Pittsburgh, but did well in Chicago. Easton was the last ditch pitcher, not winning a game. Ehret's record against Cleveland was the best of the season--not a single lost game out of the series he pitched in. Jordan won his single game.
Here is the record:
EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P G h G r i W C L r a B l a C i o a n W a N a B s l S n u n d o l e d r h P e C t c i P d P PITTSBURGH n t w B e o i e v h . i s e e / i o l o n T r e i L n v T r T r vs. L m Y s p k g o c l c o n i o c o c o o o t h l t t e a a u a l t e t e s r r o i y o a n n g i t l a n a n Pitchers t e k n a n n l t d o s i e l t l t --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan W 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1.000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nicol W 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 1 2 0 3 .600 4 .667 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 Killen W 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 .364 1 4 1 1 3 10 .769 14 .583 L 1 1 1 2 2 0 7 2 0 1 0 0 3 10 Gumbert W 1 0 1 1 1 4 8 .471 0 2 2 2 4 10 .667 18 .563 L 1 3 2 1 1 1 9 0 0 2 2 1 5 14 Colcolough W 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 .500 0 1 1 1 1 4 .500 7 .500 L 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 7 Ehret W 2 2 1 1 0 2 8 .364 7 0 1 1 1 10 .556 18 .389 L 2 2 3 3 3 1 14 0 5 2 1 0 8 22 Menafee W 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 .333 L 1 1 2 1 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Terry W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Easton W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE CHICAGO CLUB'S RECORD.
The Chicago club, in 1894, placed only seven pitchers in the box, of which but three pitched in 20 games and over, and but two in not less than 10 games and not less than 20. Of the three former, Griffith led with a percentage of victories pitched in of .645 to Stratton's .643 and Hutchinson's .471, McGill being fourth with but .240. Of those who pitched in not less than 5 games, besides the above pitchers, Abbey led with .333, Terry's figures being .294, the Eastern batsmen punishing him badly. Camp pitched in but one game, and that a defeat.
Here is the club record of the pitching:
EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P G h G r i W P C L r a B l a C i i o a n W a N a B s l t S n u n d o l e d r h P e t t c i P d P CHICAGO n t w B e o i e v s . i s e e / i o l o n T r e b L n v T r T r vs. L m Y s p k g o c l u o n i o c o c o o o t h l t t e a r u a l t e t e s r r o i y o a n n g i t l a n a n Pitchers t e k n a n n l t d h s i e l t l t --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Griffith W 1 0 2 2 2 3 10 .625 1 3 1 3 2 10 .667 20 .645 L 1 2 1 0 1 1 6 2 1 0 1 1 5 11 Stratton W 0 1 1 0 2 1 5 .714 0 0 2 1 1 4 .571 9 .643 L 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 Hutchinson W 2 1 1 2 1 2 9 .409 0 2 2 1 2 7 .583 16 .471 L 3 5 2 1 2 0 13 1 2 1 1 0 5 18 Abbey W 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 .333 L 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 Terry W 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 .143 1 1 0 0 1 3 1.000 5 .294 L 3 3 2 1 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 McGill W 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .222 0 0 1 1 2 4 .250 6 .240 L 2 1 2 1 1 0 7 4 2 2 2 2 12 19 Camp W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE ST. LOUIS CLUB'S RECORD.
The St. Louis club tried seven pitchers in 1894, and but one reached the percentage average of .500 and over, and that one was Breitenstein, who had .519; Hawley being second with .419, and A. Clarkson third with .360, Gleason making but little effort in the St. Louis box, though he did better in that of Baltimore, his percentage being but .250 in the St. Louis team. Clark, Sullivan and Mason were failures, not one of them pitching in a single victory. Here is the record:
EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P G h G r i W P C L r a B l a C i i o a n W a N a B s l t n u n d o l e d r h P e t C c i P d P ST. LOUIS n t w B e o i e v s h i s e e / i o l o n T r e b i n v T r T r vs. L m Y s p k g o c l u c n i o c o c o o o t h l t t e a r a a l t e t e s r r o i y o a n n g g t l a n a n Pitchers t e k n a n n l t d h o i e l t l t --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Breitenstein W 1 2 1 4 3 2 13 .448 2 4 2 3 3 14 .609 27 .519 L 5 2 8 1 2 3 16 3 2 2 2 0 9 25 Hawley W 1 0 4 2 1 2 10 .417 1 2 2 1 2 8 .421 18 .419 L 2 3 3 3 3 0 14 1 1 3 3 3 11 25 A. Clarkson W 0 3 1 1 0 2 7 .438 0 0 1 1 0 2 .222 9 .360 L 3 2 0 0 3 1 9 3 1 1 1 1 7 16 Gleason W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1 2 .286 2 .250 L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 5 6 Clark W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sullivan W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clark W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE CINCINNATI CLUB'S RECORD.
It may be said of the Cincinnati club's management in 1894, that in the multiplicity of pitchers there is much danger, or words to that effect. Twelve pitchers were tried (including one who pitched in two innings) with a field support of no less than eleven players, exclusive of the pitchers who took part at times in both infield and outfield positions, together with four catchers, an aggregate of 27 _players_ to occupy but _nine_ positions in the game. Could blundering management go further? Under such circumstances is it any wonder that team-work was impossible, while cliques of disappointed players still further weakened the nine in nearly every game, the ultimate result being ninth place in the race, with the added discredit of being beaten out in the race by their old rivals, the St. Louis "Browns." But three of the twelve pitchers took part in 20 games and over, and but one in 10 games and less than 20, and three out of the twelve failed to win a single game. Parrott did the most effective work against the Eastern batsmen, and he and Dwyer were tied against the Western batsmen, but two of the twelve pitching in more victories than defeats. The experience of the Cincinnati "battery" teams should teach managers a lesson for 1895 in indulging in experiments with too many pitchers.
Here is the record:
EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P G h G r i W P L r a B l a C i o a n W a N a B s l t S u n d o l e d r h P e t C t i P d P CINCINNATI n t w B e o i e v s h . s e e / i o l o n T r e b i L v T r T r vs. L m Y s p k g o c l u c o i o c o c o o o t h l t t e a r a u l t e t e s r r o i y o a n n g g i l a n a n Pitchers t e k n a n n l t d h o s e l t l t --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tannehill W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 1 1 .500 1 .500 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Dwyer W 1 3 1 0 1 2 8 .400 1 1 3 3 2 10 .588 18 .486 L 4 1 1 2 2 2 12 0 2 2 0 3 7 19 Parrott W 1 2 1 2 2 2 9 .500 2 2 1 2 2 9 .474 18 .486 L 3 1 3 0 1 1 9 2 2 2 2 2 10 19 Chamberlain W 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 .500 0 1 1 1 2 5 .455 10 .476 L 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 0 1 0 6 11 Cross W 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 3 .429 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 4 Whitrock W 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 .375 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 .375 L 0 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Fournier W 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 .250 L 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Fischer W 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 2 .167 L 1 1 2 2 2 1 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 Blank W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Flynn W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1[*] Pfann W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
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THE WASHINGTON CLUB'S RECORD.
The Washington club was weakened in the same manner as the Cincinnati club, by experimenting with too many pitchers, they using a round dozen in the box during their campaign in 1894. Of the twelve, but one exceeded the percentage average of .500. Of those who pitched in 20 games and over there were but two, Maul leading with .423, and Mercer following with .410. Of those who pitched in 10 games and under 20, Esper led Stockdale and Petty, by .400 to .357 and .273, respectively. Sullivan was a bad failure, as he only pitched in 2 victories out of 12 games. No less than five of the twelve pitchers failed to pitch in a single victory, not even against the Western teams. Under such circumstances the wonder is that Washington escaped the last ditch. Here is the record:
EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P G h G r i P C L r a B l C i i o a n W a N a B l t S n u n d o l e d r P e t C t c i P d P WASHINGTON n t w B e o e v s h . i s e e / i o l o T r e b i L n v T r T r vs. L m Y s p k o c l u c o n i o c o c o o o t h l t e a r a u a l t e t e s r r o i y a n n g g i t l a n a n Pitchers t e k n a n l t d h o s i e l t l t --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mullarsky W 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .667 2 .667 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Maul W 1 0 1 1 1 4 .267 1 1 1 0 2 2 7 .636 11 .423 L 2 3 3 2 1 11 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 15 Mercer W 0 0 2 2 1 5 .294 0 3 1 2 1 4 11 .500 16 .410 L 4 3 1 0 4 12 4 2 1 1 2 1 11 23 Esper W 0 0 0 1 1 2 .400 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 .400 6 .400 L 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 6 9 Stockdale W 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 .625 5 .357 L 2 2 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 9 Petty W 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .667 3 .273 L 3 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 Sullivan W 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 2 .167 L 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 5 10 Wynne W 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Anderson W 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 Stephens W 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Boyd W 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 Haddock W 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE LOUISVILLE CLUB'S RECORD.
The Louisville club had nine pitchers in position during 1894, of which but four pitched in 20 games and over, and but one in 10 games and less than 20, Knell pitching in less than 20 games, with the percentage of .241, and Stratton in less than 10, with .143, the latter doing far better afterwards in the Chicago team. Hemming's .355 was the best record, Menafee being second with .348, both pitching in over twenty games.
Hemming's percentage in the Louisville team was but .355, which, compared with his record of 1.000 in the Baltimore team, made his total percentage .615, showing quite a difference between his support in the Louisvilles and that in the Baltimores.
Hemming, Menafee and Inks were the most successful against the strong teams of the Eastern division. Whitrock, Sullivan and Kilroy were unsuccessful opponents. Here is the record: