tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59996684201447687032024-03-14T01:29:20.389-04:00Baseball NuggetsMark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-40750523279032927022022-07-27T16:06:00.004-04:002022-07-27T16:21:20.027-04:00Baseball Movies by the Kalem Company<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://archive.org/details/kalemkalendar19100unse/page/n313/mode/1up?view=theater" target="_blank">Kalem Kalendar</a></i> - August 1, 1912</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archive.org/stream/kalemkalendar19100unse_0#page/n255/mode/2up" target="_blank"><i>Kalem Kalendar</i><span> - August 15, 1913</span></a></td></tr>
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<br />Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-456051724377913832020-08-14T12:46:00.000-04:002020-08-14T12:46:02.508-04:00Billy Sunday Books<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/bbc/0100/0150/0155fv.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="218" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-indent: -28px;">Goodwin & Co, S. (1887) <br /></span><cite style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-indent: -28px;">Billy Sunday, Chicago White Stockings, baseball card portrait</cite><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-indent: -28px;">.<br />Retrieved from the<a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/2007686489/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p></div><p>Billy Sunday was an outfielder for the White Sox, the Pirates, and the Phillies from 1883-1890. He later became an evangelist. Some books were written about the man and his mission.</p><p><i><a href="https://archive.org/details/lifelaborsofrevw00sund/page/n5/mode/2up" target="_blank">Life and Labors of Rev. William A. (Billy) Sunday</a></i> - 1908</p><p><i><a href="https://archive.org/details/spectacularcaree01fran/page/n3/mode/2up" target="_blank">Spectacular Career of Rev. Billy Sunday</a></i> by Frankenburg - 1913</p><p><i><a href="https://archive.org/details/realbillysunday00brow/page/n7/mode/2up" target="_blank">The Real Billy Sunday</a></i> by Brown - 1914</p><p>
<i><a href="https://archive.org/details/billysundaymanhi00sundiala/page/n7/mode/2up" target="_blank">"Billy" Sunday, the Man and his Message</a></i> by Ellis - 1914</p>Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-51838472085841719222019-10-09T13:38:00.000-04:002019-10-09T13:59:59.163-04:00Simulated 1919 World Series <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Sun</i> - September 28, 1919<br />
image from <a href="http://newspapers.com/">Newspapers.com</a></td></tr>
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I was able to attend the most excellent <a href="https://sabr.org/2019-black-sox-symposium" target="_blank">SABR Black Sox Scandal Centennial Symposium</a> last month in Chicago. I was able to meet researchers that I've corresponded with over the years, met some (new to me) SABR members, and had a blast learning about the teams involved in the scandalous 1919 World Series.<br />
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I've been pondering what might have happened if both teams tried their hardest to win the series. No dumping of games. I know that there are many baseball simulators on the market. Years ago I spent some time playing with <a href="http://sbs-baseball.com/" target="_blank">Strategic Baseball Simulation</a>, a now defunct (but still free) sim.<br />
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I figured I should have some sort of method that was consistent. I decided to use the starting lineups as described in the <a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1919/YPS_1919.htm" target="_blank">RetroSheet box scores</a>. Would a one game simulation work? 10? 100? I decided on 1,000 games. A big enough sample size to satisfy me.<br />
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I set the lineups and starting pitchers and let the program make in-game changes. <br />
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<b>Executive Summary:</b> Chicago takes the Series in five games straight.<br />
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<b>Results:</b><br />
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<td align="center" height="15" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b>Game</b></td>
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<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b>Team</b></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b>W</b></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b>Avg Sim<br />Score</b></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b>Sim Notes</b></td>
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<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b>Real<br />Score</b></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">visiting</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chicago AL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="594" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">594</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4 (3.995)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chic leads Series 1-0</td>
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<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">home</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy NL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="406" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">406</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3 (2.965)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">9</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy leads Series 1-0</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" height="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">visiting</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chicago AL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="559" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">559</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4 (3.683)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chic leads Series 2-0</td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">home</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy NL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="441" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">441</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3 (3.011)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy leads Series 2-0</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" height="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">visiting</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy NL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="462" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">462</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4 (4.034)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy leads Series 2-1</td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">home</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chicago AL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="538" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">538</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4 (4.024)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chic leads Series 3-0</td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" height="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">visiting</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy NL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="330" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">330</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3 (2.990)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy leads Series 3-1</td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">home</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chicago AL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="670" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">670</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4 (4.322)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chic leads Series 4-0</td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" height="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">5</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">visiting</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy NL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="377" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">377</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4 (3.513)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">5</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy leads Series 4-1</td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">5</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">home</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chicago AL</td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="623" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">623</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4 (4.182)</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chic wins Series 5-0</td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" height="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">6</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">visiting</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chicago AL</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">6</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">home</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy NL</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy leads Series 4-2</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" height="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">7</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">visiting</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chicago AL</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">4</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">7</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">home</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy NL</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy leads Series 4-3</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" height="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="8" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">8</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">visiting</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy NL</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">10</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cincy wins Series 5-3</td>
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<td align="center" height="15" sdnum="1033;" sdval="8" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">8</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">home</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Chicago AL</td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
<td align="center" sdnum="1033;" sdval="5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">5</td>
<td align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><br /></td>
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I asked <a href="https://jacobpomrenke.com/" target="_blank">Jacob Pomrenke</a>, the All Knowing High Priest the Black Sox Scandal, if he knew of any other simulated the Series. He responded that Mike Lynch, of Seamheads.com, wrote a book about 10 years ago: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Aint-So-Might-History-Beyond/dp/0786441895/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">It Ain't So: A Might Have Been History of the White Sox in 1919 and Beyond</a>. Mike used the <a href="https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/out-of-the-park-baseball-home/" target="_blank">Out of the Park</a> simulator to cover the Series and beyond.<br />
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Jacob also pointed me to Kenn Tomasch, a Phoenix based sports writer who, just yesterday published an APBA simulation that he ran of the 1919 World Series on his personal blog at <a href="http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=10582" target="_blank">Kenn.com</a>. <br />
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There's one other paper that Jacob pointed me towards. David Shiner published a paper <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7wy6arqnrn47dy5/Shiner-David-Eight%20Men%20Back%20In.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">(a pdf stored at dropbox</a>) using Bill James's Brock2 projection method to show how the Black Sox players would have fared statistically if they had continued playing in MLB. Note that this does not cover the 1919 World Series itself, however.<br />
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<b>My notes:</b> I wanted a quick and easy sim. I might have been able to tweak the SBS data files a bit more, perhaps by not allowing any player that didn't play in a specific game to be played in that game, but this was for fun, not purely hardcore stats. I did not include cumulative historical stats for any of the games beyond game one. I did not take into account rest days, travel days, etc. Each series of simulated games was run as if the players were fresh, using their regular season (1919) stats. Each 1,000 game run took about 35 seconds to complete. Much more time getting the data files prepped and then making a results table.<br />
<br />Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-31510759335602760732019-08-14T22:36:00.000-04:002019-08-14T22:45:54.372-04:00Citing Tim KeefeThis showed up on Twitter Wednesday:<br />
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It kicked off a bit of discussion, mostly around Tim Keefe. Charlie Bevis wrote <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/6f1dd1b1" target="_blank">an excellent biography</a> of Keefe for the SABR BioProject.<br />
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Charlie has some solid sources and citations. I thought I'd expand that a bit, giving links to the census (and other) records. I'm presenting these in chronological order.<br />
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<b>1860 US Census:</b><br />
<span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"United States Census, 1860", database with images, </span><i style="color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">FamilySearch </i><span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC8-J6H">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC8-J6H</a> : 12 December 2017), Tim Keefe in entry for Pat Keefe, 1860.</span><br />
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<b>1865 Massachusetts State Census:</b><br />
<span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, </span><i style="color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">FamilySearch </i><span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQC2-PQH">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQC2-PQH</a> : 1 June 2018), Timo Keef in entry for Patk Keef, 1865.</span><br />
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<b>1870 US Census:</b><br />
<span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"United States Census, 1870", database with images, </span><i style="color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">FamilySearch</i><span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD31-4W4 : 12 June 2019), Timothy Keef in entry for Patrick Keef, 1870.</span><br />
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<b>1880 US Census:</b><br />
<span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"United States Census, 1880," database with images, </span><i style="color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">FamilySearch </i><span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCP-R54">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCP-R54</a> : 29 August 2017), Timothy Keefe in entry for E O Brown, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 344A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0805; FHL microfilm 1,254,805.</span><br />
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<b>First Major League Game (August 6, 1880):</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uFGWHNNx4vTEq5VIQX3CKugcXGb__kuGKS4o23divGF8GUJk-IjtYDeJ4tOdJvWHMFnWQ2jDVOebtxbcRPbtS8dOWiWhpQTV6rmQPrC2mjUoJ9FaEvrniCZD1PeFk5EWTUKoklfkgibO/s1600/Keefe-first.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uFGWHNNx4vTEq5VIQX3CKugcXGb__kuGKS4o23divGF8GUJk-IjtYDeJ4tOdJvWHMFnWQ2jDVOebtxbcRPbtS8dOWiWhpQTV6rmQPrC2mjUoJ9FaEvrniCZD1PeFk5EWTUKoklfkgibO/s1600/Keefe-first.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Chicago Tribune</i> (Chicago, Illinois) - August 7, 1880<br />
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<b>1889 Marriage:</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">FamilySearch</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SV-723">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SV-723</a> : 24 May 2018), Timothy J. Keefe and Clara A. Gibson Helm, 19 Aug 1889; citing Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,415,227.</span><br />
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<b>Last Major League Game (August 15, 1893):</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Chicago Record</i> (Chicago, Illinois) - August 16, 1893<br />
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<b>1900 US Census:</b><br />
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<b>1910 US Census:</b><br />
<span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"United States Census, 1910," database with images, </span><i style="color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">FamilySearch </i><span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2V4-7WG">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2V4-7WG</a> : accessed 15 August 2019), Timothy J Keefe, Cambridge Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 771, sheet 6A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 596; FHL microfilm 1,374,609.</span><br />
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<b>1920 US Census:</b><br />
<span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"United States Census, 1920," database with images, </span><i style="color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">FamilySearch </i><span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXBL-47W">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXBL-47W</a> : accessed 15 August 2019), Timothy J Keefe in household of Kathernie Keefe, Cambridge Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 79, sheet 16A, line 20, family 341, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 707; FHL microfilm 1,820,707.</span><br />
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<b>1930 US Census:</b><br />
<span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"United States Census, 1930," database with images, </span><i style="color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">FamilySearch </i><span style="color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGY-GVW">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGY-GVW</a> : accessed 15 August 2019), Timothy J Keefe, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 53, sheet 8B, line 66, family 210, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 916; FHL microfilm 2,340,651.</span><br />
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<b>Obituary:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Boston Herald</i> (Boston, Massachusetts) - April 24, 1933<br />
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<b>Funeral Notice:</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoormaKyxFNTKbTYWrv1diuZebfvWxBV4XfPjxdbVUcflYB_wt2h90aFvfAL6Vp9vWmasVu33XCA37tbgvW5V9A3a97gEIPfoYRYhXaBA8BlQRbeI9JsufnKNNIcaNRaWQbCHbzrZIrrH/s1600/Keefe-funeral.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="466" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoormaKyxFNTKbTYWrv1diuZebfvWxBV4XfPjxdbVUcflYB_wt2h90aFvfAL6Vp9vWmasVu33XCA37tbgvW5V9A3a97gEIPfoYRYhXaBA8BlQRbeI9JsufnKNNIcaNRaWQbCHbzrZIrrH/s320/Keefe-funeral.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 12.8px;">The Boston Herald</i><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> (Boston, Massachusetts) - April 27, 1933</span><br />
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<b>Burial:</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Find A Grave Index," database, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">FamilySearch</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-17SV">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-17SV</a> : 26 July 2019), Timothy John Keefe, 1933; Burial, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Cambridge Cemetery; citing record ID 3640, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333331; font-family: Verdana, Ayuthaya, HanaMinBFont, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Find a Grave</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333331; font-family: "verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">, <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3640" target="_blank">https://www.findagrave.com</a>.</span><br />
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There are a few more avenues of research to be shown regarding Tim Keefe. Some background on his wife, Clara Gibson Helm, his sporting goods venture with William Becannon, and city directories galore. I'll save those for another post.<br />
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In the original Twitter conversation I said (referring to the lawsuit between Keefe and Becannon):<br />
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Why am I going down this rabbit hole? Because on some level it is part of the real life story of Keefe. He was more than just base ball stats and census records.</blockquote>
Sometimes, though, you need to start with baseball stats and census records.<br />
<br />Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-59256174604602404442017-10-31T23:08:00.000-04:002017-10-31T23:08:19.347-04:0060 years of Boys' Life baseball coversGoogle Books has digitized many copies of <i><a href="https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&hl=en&tbm=bks&ei=qDn5WaXzC8HKmwGy1qSACw&q=boys%27+life+magazine&oq=boys%27+life+magazine" target="_blank">Boys' Life</a></i>, the organ of the Boy Scouts. I decided to share the covers that featured baseball. Baseball related covers continue through 2009, but they just didn't have the charm of the early ones.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 1912</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April 1915</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 1935</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 1937</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 1943</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 1959</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April 1963</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 1969</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 1971</td></tr>
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<br />Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-77443841694458095212017-09-07T23:35:00.002-04:002017-09-07T23:35:17.785-04:00Spalding's Official Base Ball Record books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />American Sports Publishing Company published many different athletic books. In the baseball community, they are mostly known for <i>Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide</i>. I recently became aware of their <i>Spalding's Official Base Ball Record</i>.<br /><br />From their own descriptions:<br />
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<b>No. 1 - Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide</b> - The leading Base Ball annual of the country, and the official authority of the game. Contains the official playing rules, with an explanatory index of the rules compiled by Mr. A. G. Spalding; pictures of all the teams in the National, American and minor leagues; review of the season; college Base Ball, and a great deal of interesting information. Price 10 cents.</blockquote>
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<b>No. 1A - Spalding's Official Base Ball Record</b> - Something new in Base Ball. Contains records of all kinds from the beginning of the National League and official average of all professional organizations for past season. Illustrated with pictures of leading teams and players. Price 10 cents.</blockquote>
I've compiled a listing of the online Base Ball Record books that I could find. It appears that<br />
<br /><b>1908 – Spalding's Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia04#page/n17/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1909 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia08#page/n3/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
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<b>1910 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsoffi19101911chad#page/n5/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1911 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsoffi19101911chad#page/n361/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1912 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia19121chad#page/n7/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1913 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia19121chad#page/n395/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1914 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia1914chad#page/n5/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1915 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsoffi19151916chad#page/n3/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1916 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsoffi19151916chad#page/n519/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1917 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia02#page/n5/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1918 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia01#page/n3/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1919 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia00#page/n3/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
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<b>1920 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia19191chad#page/n265/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1921 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia19211chad#page/n5/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1922 – Spalding's </b><b>Official Base Ball Record</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia19211chad#page/n377/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<br />This list is meant to complement Sean Lahman's <a href="http://www.seanlahman.com/2014/08/index-of-online-baseball-guides/" target="_blank">index of online baseball guides</a>, and my list of <a href="http://baseballnuggets.blogspot.com/2016/01/new-old-baseball-guides.html" target="_blank">other online baseball guides</a>.<br />
<br />Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-47262346611448083802016-10-07T11:37:00.002-04:002016-10-07T11:37:58.957-04:00Cubs vs. Giants - 1883 editionTonight, October 7, 2016, the Cubs and the Giants play in the National League Division Series in the Windy City. The teams first met 133 years ago, when the White Stockings hosted the new to the league New York Gothams at Lakefront Park.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Saint Paul Daily Globe</i> - May 16, 1883<br />from <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025287/1883-05-16/ed-1/seq-5/" target="_blank">Chronicling America</a></td></tr>
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<br />Different papers give different bits of information. Two thousand turned out to see the game.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Rockford Gazette </i>- May 16, 1883<br />from <a href="http://genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank.com</a></td></tr>
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<br />The umpire was Mr. William Furlong.<br /><br />
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But wait. The Cubs weren't even a team in 1883. Yes. And no. The National League franchise from Chicago was then known as the White Stockings. According to the Cubs 2015 Media Guide other nicknames for the Cubs over the years have been :<br />
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<li>White Stockings (1876-1894)</li>
<li>Colts (1887-1906)</li>
<li>Black Stockings (1888-1889)</li>
<li>Ex-Colts (1898)</li>
<li>Rainmakers (1898)</li>
<li>Orphans (1898-1902)</li>
<li>Cowboys (1899)</li>
<li>Rough Riders (1899-1900)</li>
<li>Remnants (1901-1902)</li>
<li>Recruits (1902)</li>
<li>Panamas (1903)</li>
<li>Zephyrs (1905)</li>
<li>Nationals (1905-1907)</li>
<li>Spuds (1906)</li>
<li>Trojans (1913)</li>
<li>Cubs (1902-present)</li>
</ul>
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Well, the Giants didn't move to San Francisco until 1958. Before that they were the New York Giants, from 1885. The two previous seasons they were the New York Gothams. Same team.<br /><br />Back to mid-May, 1883. The Chicago White Stockings swept the New York Gothams in that first three game series (8-7, 6-2, 15-2).<br /><br />It wouldn't be until June 2, 1883, when the Chicago club visited New York that they would first lose to the Gothams (7-22).<br /><br />Times, and names, have changed.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-24251759688500396902016-09-20T12:43:00.001-04:002016-09-20T13:44:23.499-04:00George Wright and bread crumbsJohn Thorn posted a nice biography of George Wright at <a href="http://ourgame.mlblogs.com/2016/09/20/who-was-george-wright/" target="_blank">Our Game</a>.<br />
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He used a quote that I'd never seen. And I like the imagery.<br />
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Here's the quote that John shared:<br />
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“Whenever he would pull off one of those grand, unexpected plays that were so dazzlingly surprising as to dumbfound his opponents, his prominent teeth would gleam and glisten in an array of white molars that would put our own Teddy Roosevelt and his famed dentistry establishment far in the shadow.” - Sam Crane</blockquote>
The source for the quote that John uses is:<br />
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Undated clip, part of a series on “The Fifty Greatest Ball Players in History” by Sam Crane that ran in the <i>New York Evening Journal</i> in 1911-12.</blockquote>
I thought that was a strange attribution. An undated clip? A two year span? Those are rather vague sources. John is one of the more detailed researchers / historians around and it didn't seem quite right. <br />
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But then I remembered looking through scrapbooks of collected clippings in libraries and historical societies. There might be a year penciled at the top of an article, but rarely was there a hint of which paper it came from. John's source made perfect sense. <br />
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It reminded me of the advice that <a href="http://www.easttnhistory.org/people/george-k-schweitzer" target="_blank">Dr. George Schweitzer</a> gave about attaching sources to genealogy research. "Put something in that source box. Title and date of the publication? Great. Phone call with Aunt Alda? Good. Just make sure you put <i>something </i>in there so that the next researcher can have a sense of where you got it." Or words to that effect. Dr. Schweitzer would be proud of John.<br />
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But still, with all the newspapers that are online these days, shouldn't we be able to find that article and pin down a date?<br />
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Off to google.<br />
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William J. Craig, in his book, <i>A History of the Boston Braves, A Time Gone By</i>, uses the quote, but credits an "unknown sports writer".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A History of the Boston Braves, A Time Gone By</i><br />
<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Uph2CQAAQBAJ&lpg=PT11&ots=mO10hY_VxA&dq=%22prominent%20teeth%20would%20gleam%22&pg=PT11#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">Google Books</a></td></tr>
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In Roger I. Abrams' book, <i>The First World Series and the Baseball Fanatics Of 1903</i>, he includes the quote but credits "<i>Sporting News</i>" in 1904.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The First World Series and the Baseball Fanatics of 1903</i><br />
<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ML-9NIMsDeYC&lpg=PA33&ots=eFpaMTfySz&dq=%22prominent%20teeth%22%20%22white%20molars%22&pg=PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">Google Books</a></td></tr>
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PSA uses the quote and attributes it to <i>The Sporting News</i>, 1904.<br />
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Finally, William A. Cook's book, <i>The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877: The Taint of Gambling at the Dawn of the National League</i>, puts Crane, <i>The New York Evening Journal</i> and the year 1911 all together.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877</i><br />
<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=CrdqAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA13&dq=%22prominent%20teeth%22%20%22white%20molars%22&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">Google Books</a></td></tr>
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It is nice to see it referenced in a book, but I wanted to see the original article.<br />
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I searched <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/" target="_blank">Chronicling America</a>. Nothing. <a href="http://geneaolgybank.com/">GeneaolgyBank.com</a>. No. <i>The Sporting News</i> at <a href="http://paperofrecord.com/">PaperOfRecord.com</a>. Nope. <a href="http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/" target="_blank">NY State Historic Newspapers</a>? Nada.<br />
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My guess is that <i>The New York Evening Journal</i> hasn't yet been digitized.<br />
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Then I remembered <a href="http://fultonhistory.com/">FultonHistory.com</a>. I did not find <i>The New York Evening Journal</i>, but I found Sam Crane's article in <i>The Duluth Herald</i> from December 23, 1911.<br />
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Here's the "prominent teeth" quote:<br />
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<i>The Duluth Herald</i> (Minnesota) - December 23, 1911</div>
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For completeness, and because it is interesting, here's the whole of Sam Crane's article:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Duluth Herald</i> (Minnesota) - December 23, 1911<br />
image from FultonHistory.com</td></tr>
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Thanks, John, for sharing George's story with us. And for leaving a bread crumb trail for future researchers to follow.<br />
<br />Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-24394332030655495762016-09-06T17:02:00.001-04:002016-09-06T17:02:14.439-04:00George M. UhazeI was looking for some info on the New York Blue Sox in the late 1940s and early 1950s when I came across this image of George Uhaze.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Trenton Evening Times</i> - May 1, 1951<br />
image from <a href="http://genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank.com</a></td></tr>
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<br />That's a rather unique name. So I looked him up on BaseballReference. Here's his <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=uhaze-001geo" target="_blank">player page</a>.<br />
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It seems that he was in the Boston farm system for a number of years. A bit more searching provided this story from 1946.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Trenton Evening Times</i> - September 9, 1946<br />
image from <a href="http://genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank.com</a></td></tr>
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Since BaseballReference didn't have much info on the man, I dug a little more.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Social Security Death Index," database, <br />
<i>FamilySearch </i>(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK1H-V4X">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK1H-V4X</a> : 20 May 2014), George M Uhaze, 13 Jun 1996;<br />
citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database<br />
(Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).</td></tr>
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I found George in the 1930 Census. But under the name George Uyhazi. The maternal grandfather in the family is Czechoslovakian.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Census, 1930", database with images, <br />
<i>FamilySearch</i> (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4XN-BDY">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4XN-BDY</a> : 8 December 2015), <br />
George Uyhazi in entry for George Kicainko, 1930.</td></tr>
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We can add a photo, a birth date and a death date for George Uhaze.<br />
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I did not find him on FindAGrave.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-67523749945996582312016-08-03T22:58:00.003-04:002016-08-03T22:58:25.226-04:00Early base ball in IowaEddyville, Iowa, is a small (pop. just over 1,000) city in the southeastern quadrant of that state. The Friends of the Eddyville Library just <a href="http://www.oskaloosa.com/news/local_news/digital-newspapers-now-available/article_26ce0d60-583a-11e6-ad7f-6fe51ea85aeb.html" target="_blank">announced</a> the launch of the “Eddyville Newspaper Archives: Opening the Digital Window to the Past.”<br />
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I took a look around and found an early reference to base ball. In 1862 The Eddyville Star reported that:<br />
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The young men of Eddyville being desirous of promoting rational enjoyment, have, or are about to organize, under the above name (Union Base Ball Club). They, we are informed, play Wednesday and Saturdays, in Benedict Hall. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the young men comprising this club. We are happy to say that the names of some of our best citizens are already enrolled. (names listed) </blockquote>
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Looking at the list of <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/memorylab/spread_of_baseball/earliest_clubs.jsp" target="_blank">Earliest Baseball Clubs</a> from MLB's Baseball Memory Lab, I see that the first base ball club in Iowa is in 1864 in Dubuque. <br /><br />Looking at Protoball's list of <a href="http://protoball.org/IA" target="_blank">Pre-pro Clubs and Games in Iowa</a> I see that they have a club listed in 1858 from Davenport.<br /><br />So, Eddyville's Union Base Ball Club isn't the earliest in Iowa, but it is early.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Note: I digitally cleaned up some of the detritus on the article image, making it a bit easier to read.</span>Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-89100023116537622062016-07-14T07:02:00.003-04:002016-08-03T12:53:19.495-04:00What was John Sterling's middle name?John Thorn, MLB's Official Historian, shared <a href="http://ourgame.mlblogs.com/2016/07/13/biographical-archeology/" target="_blank">his fine blog space</a> with SABR member Richard Malatzky today. Richard was looking into identifying the player identified only as "Sterling" who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in a game against the Syracuse Stars on October 12, 1890.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> - October 13, 1890<br />
from <a href="http://genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank.com</a></td></tr>
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Baseball-Reference has him listed only as <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=sterli002joh" target="_blank">Sterling</a>.<br />
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Richard suggests that this Sterling was John A. Sterling, citing the 1870 and 1880 US Census.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11122-28859-50?cc=1438024" target="_blank">https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11122-28859-50?cc=1438024</a> : 22 May 2014), Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Philadelphia, ward 02 > image 252 of 1554; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25156-18535-78?cc=1417683">https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25156-18535-78?cc=1417683</a> : 24 December 2015), Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Philadelphia > ED 78 > image 3 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).</td></tr>
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So, there's John, aged 5 and then 14. What's so bad about dropping a year when you're a baseball player? <br />
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In the 1870 Census we see that John has a middle initial, <i>A</i>.<br />
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In the 1880 Census we see that John has a middle name, <i>Albert</i>.<br />
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Now that we know who his folks are, Jesse and Henrietta Sterling, let's try to find any mention of his birth. FamilySearch shows that there was a John <i>Pierce </i>Sterling. This is just an index. I was not able to access the image.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2J6-4MG">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2J6-4MG</a> : 9 December 2014), Jessee D. E. Sterling in entry for John Pierce Sterling, 06 Sep 1865; Birth, citing Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,289,310.</td></tr>
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The 1890 Census is not generally available for the majority of Americans, due to a fire that destroyed many of the records. For a more complete explanation of that disaster see the National Archives' <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html" target="_blank"><i>Prologue</i> magazine</a> from the Spring of 1996.<br />
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Richard states that John Sterling married a Maggie and they had children. <br />
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I found John and Maggie in the 1900 Census.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11776-110760-70?cc=1325221">https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11776-110760-70?cc=1325221</a> : 5 August 2014), New Jersey > Camden > ED 97 Gloucester city Ward 2 > image 57 of 82; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).</td></tr>
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No middle name or initial. But we can see that John and Maggie had been married for 13 years. That would put their wedding date at about 1887.<br />
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The 1905 New Jersey State Census transcription doesn't list a middle initial.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"New Jersey State Census, 1905," database, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMWC-JMF">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMWC-JMF</a> : 8 November 2014), John Sterling, , Camden, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 13, line 95, Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,688,593.</td></tr>
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The more records the better. When doing genealogical research it is sometimes difficult to see what the records contain. The following is the death certificate for John and Maggie's young daughter, Frances C. E. Sterling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11828-92339-70?cc=1320976">https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11828-92339-70?cc=1320976</a> : 16 May 2014), 004010409 > image 880 of 1102; Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.</td></tr>
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She died when only 13 months old. It must have been heart breaking for newlyweds to have to bury their child.<br />
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But we see the middle initial of <i>A</i> again.<br />
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John isn't in the 1910 Census as he passed away on November 10, 1908.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> - November 12, 1908<br />
from GenealogyBank.com</td></tr>
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We have the <i>A</i> again.<br />
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Here's the obituary that Peter Morris found in <i>The Billboard</i> magazine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Billboard</i> - November 28, 1908<br />
from <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=hagiAQAAMAAJ&dq=editions%3A9n6YPoF4LtQC&pg=RA8-PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">Google Books</a></td></tr>
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The next week John's mother, Henrietta, passes away.
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<i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> - November 17, 1908</div>
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from GenealogyBank.com</div>
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Four years before that his father, Jesse, passes away.<br />
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<i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> - November 2, 1904</div>
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from GenealogyBank.com</div>
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All three of them are buried at Union Cemetery. Only Jesse has a FindAGrave <a href="http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25119487" target="_blank">memorial</a>.<br />
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John's wife, Maggie, now going by Margaret, can be found in various state and federal census records going up to 1940. I have no record of her death or burial.<br />
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So, where does that middle name of Pierce come from? I don't know. The bulk of the records show <i>A</i> and the 1880 Census shows <i>Albert</i>. I think that either of those is fine.<br />
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Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-49730644483999821522016-07-09T21:47:00.003-04:002016-07-09T21:47:48.533-04:00Broadcast of July 8, 1941 All-Star GameJohn Thorn wrote a piece for the 2016 All-Star Guide titled <a href="http://ourgame.mlblogs.com/2016/07/08/the-san-diego-kid/" target="_blank">The San Diego Kid</a> where he asks:<br />
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<i>Has there ever been a more dramatic finish to an All-Star Game? The question is rhetorical; the answer is No. We’re talking about a Midsummer Classic of 75 seasons ago: July 8, 1941. </i></blockquote>
I wasn't familiar with that game so after reading John's story, I sought out the box score. There are several available. Baseball-Reference has a <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ALS/ALS194107080.shtml" target="_blank">nice version</a>. Lots of links.<br />
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I looked to the local paper, <i>The Knoxville News-Sentinel</i>, to view their coverage. It was an evening paper, so the published what they had on the same day the game was played. Which was through the 4th inning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Knoxville News-Sentinel</i> - July 8, 1941</td></tr>
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Was there film of this game? Yes. I found a few minutes on YouTube.<br />
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<br />But what about audio? Was there a radio broadcast that was captured? I found a copy of the game n four parts on <a href="http://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/" target="_blank">Old Time Radio Downloads</a> and pieced them together. The quality was okay, but had some warbles. <br />
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Back to YouTube. I found this copy of the complete game. It was much more pleasing to the ear than what I concocted.<br />
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If you're itching for some All-Star action before Tuesday night, take a few hours and click the play button.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-89430257911790899872016-07-06T10:29:00.001-04:002016-07-06T10:29:05.132-04:00The Augusta GiantsOn the facebook group, The Historical Negro League Baseball Site, researcher Steve Cain wrote:<br />
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I am still trying to find any information on negro minor/amateur baseball in Augusta, Georgia. I know there was a team called the Augusta All-Stars that played at the Augusta Sea Beach in 1932 and there was another team clled the Augusta Giants that played at Jennings Stadium. If anyone has more information, it would be greatly appreciated!
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I took to <a href="http://genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank.com</a> and found the following articles and ads about the Augusta Giants.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Augusta Chronicle</i> - August 1, 1934</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Augusta Chronicle</i> - August 21, 1934</td></tr>
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I've shared them with Steve, but I wanted to make them available to others.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-79698034235743490572016-07-01T14:05:00.002-04:002016-07-01T14:05:41.714-04:00Neutral Game in Covington, KY - 1875The Marlins and the Braves are going to play a game at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on July 3. John Thorn, Official Historian of MLB, wrote a nice piece about games being played on <a href="http://ourgame.mlblogs.com/2016/07/01/neutral-sites/" target="_blank">Neutral Sites</a>. <br />
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Several years ago I wrote about my <a href="http://baseballnuggets.blogspot.com/2012/04/this-post-was-originally-published-in.html" target="_blank">'discovery'</a> of the Star Base Ball Grounds in Covington, Kentucky. It was used by the Philadelphia Whites and the Hartford Dark Blues on September 21, 1875.<br />
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I thought that it was time to recount the story of the game. I found it in the <i>Cincinnati Daily Enquirer</i>, dated September 22, 1875.<br />
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A disputed coin flip to start the game. A ball rolling under carriages in the 9th. And lots of action in between with a wonderful write up. <br /><br />The weather report from the day before indicated that the temperature was 50<span class="_Tgc">°, clearing, with winds out of the NW.</span> The Hartfords were in Covington that day, playing a game against the local team. The Hartfords lost. From the following story we find out that Mr. Mack, who was umpire for the Philly/Hartford game, was the first baseman for the Stars. Interesting to note that Umpire Mack was <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mackde01.shtml" target="_blank">Dennis "Denny" Mack</a>, who had played mostly infield for the Philadelphia National Association team the previous two seasons.<br />
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Also playing on that Monday were the Philadelphians and the Red Stockings of the Queen City.<br />
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<br />And there you have a the story (and more) of one of <a href="http://www.retrosheet.org/neutral19.htm" target="_blank">10 neutral site games</a> played in 1875.<br />
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Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-25046804336581593732016-04-13T07:58:00.005-04:002016-04-13T07:58:48.722-04:00Pitiful PitchingBaseball was different in 1866, notably in this article about a game in Brooklyn.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The New York Herald</i> - September 12, 1866</td></tr>
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<b>Eckford vs. Enterprise.</b></div>
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The game between these clubs played at the Union grounds, Brooklyn, E.D., on Monday afternoon,
resulted in a victory for the Enterprise Club, after a finely played game of eight innings. When
it is asserted that the game was well played, it must be understood as applying only to the fielding,
as the batting was not at all what it might be, while the pitching was as wild almost as when the
pitcher was allowed to run in half a dozen yards before he delivered the ball. But the Umpire did
not mind it, and the pitchers were allowed to worry the batsmen to their hearts' content. As an
instance, in one innings Hall, of the Enterprise, was at the bat and Southworth pitching. The ball
was pitched seven times without reaching the home base once except after a bound or two; then a ball
was pitched about eight feet up in the air; then one for which the catcher had to run at least five
yards to the left of his position in order to stop. At the tenth ball the batsman struck, but the
ball was not at all within reach; then four more bounders and the fifteenth ball was hit. During
all this time no "ball" was called. Of the Enterprise nine Richards, Hall and Patterson deserve
mention, and of the Eckford Ryan, Manolt and Snyder. The last mentioned was substituted in McDonald's
place, who was playing finely, but in attempting to catch a line ball from Pinkhams bat, in the third
innings, was badly hurt and obliged to retire. </div>
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<br />I have no comment.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-88564544273860053162016-03-13T16:28:00.001-04:002016-03-13T16:28:10.669-04:00Researching The PatriarchSamuel Wright was the father of two men in the Baseball Hall of Fame. <a href="http://baseballhall.org/hof/wright-harry" target="_blank">Harry Wright</a> and <a href="http://baseballhall.org/hof/wright-george" target="_blank">George Wright</a>. He was also the father of <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wrighsa01.shtml" target="_blank">Samuel Wright, Jr.</a>, who played in 45 games spread out over four years in the big leagues.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection,
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The New York Public Library. "<a href="http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-c42c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99" target="_blank">Sam Wright</a>". The NYPL Digital Collections. </td></tr>
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So, who was Samuel Wright? He was a cricketer, one of the first professional cricketers in the United States. <br />
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But what about his life? I'll attempt to answer that question using a variety of documents and public records. I relied on Christopher Devine's <i>Harry Wright: The Father Of Professional Base Ball</i> to guide me through the basics. I utilized <a href="http://ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com</a>, <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch.org</a>, <a href="http://genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank.com</a>, <a href="http://nypl.org/">NYPL.org</a>, <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/">ChroniclingAmerica.loc.gov</a>, <a href="http://findagrave.com/">FindAGrave.com</a>, and the direction of <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmyleiderman" target="_blank">Jimmy Leiderman</a> to get me to this point. Try to think of this post as a mess of annotations and less of a narrative and you'll do fine.<br />
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Samuel Wright was born on May 22, 1812 in England and christened the next month.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database,<i> FamilySearch </i>(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBWB-6BF">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBWB-6BF</a> : accessed 5 March 2016), <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Samuel Wright, 21 Jun 1812; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 919,327.</span></td></tr>
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Samuel's wife was named Ann. I have not found a record of their marriage. The christening of their son, William Henry Wright, also known as Harry, was recorded in 1832. Devine states that Ann was Annie Tone, and they were married in 1830.<br />
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Harry, born William Henry Wright, was christened on November 8, 1832, at St. Peter, Leeds, York, England.<br />
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At some point the Samuel Wright family leaves England and travels to America. I find them living in New York City at the time of the 1840 US Census. There are five people in the household. Two males under the age of 5, one male aged 30-40, one female under age 5, and one female aged 20-30. Samuel would be the older male, Ann would be the older female. According to the christening record, Harry would be in the second column, males aged 5 to 10. From the 1840 Census we can't really tell anything else about the family, such as names or birth years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Census, 1840," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRK-39X">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRK-39X</a> : accessed 5 March 2016), Samuel Wright, New York Ward 11, New York, New York, United States; citing p. 75, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 305; FHL microfilm 17,197.</td></tr>
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Ten years later (1850) the family is still in New York. And the Census Bureau does a great thing for future genealogists and researchers. They include every name, age, sex, color, profession, place of birth, and a few other things.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBZ-3GP">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBZ-3GP</a> : accessed 5 March 2016), Samuel Wright, New York City, ward 12, New York, New York, United States; citing family 631, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).</td></tr>
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In the 1850 Census we find:<br />
Samuel Wright, 37, Joiner Tool Maker, England (est. birth year = 1813)<br />
Ann, 37, , Ireland (1813)<br />
William H., , 15, Silver Smith, England (1835)<br />
Daniel, 12, , New York (1838)<br />
George, 3, , New York (1847)<br />
Samuel, 1, , New York (1849)<br />
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This is where it starts to get fun. More children, missing child. Date ranges. If William (Harry) was born in 1835 in England, and Daniel was born in 1838 in New York, then we can assume that the Wright family came to America between those years. I have not found any ship's manifest or immigration papers that shows when the travel occurred. <br />
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I've realized that I'm starting to open a can of worms for myself. I easily get sidetracked. In this exercise I will try to stay focused on Samuel, the father. I guess I'll have to write up some posts on the children at another time. If you stick with me I'll be recycling some of these items.<br />
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Trying to keep things in somewhat of a chronological order, here's an 1856 profile on "Veteran Sam".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>New York Clipper</i> - July 19, 1856<br />
image from the <a href="http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=NYC" target="_blank">University of Illinois UC Digital Newspaper Collections</a></td></tr>
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From that profile we're shown a different birth date than the FamilySearch document above.<br /><br />
So, on to the 1860 Census. The family is now living in Hoboken, New Jersey.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFHB-TS9">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFHB-TS9</a> : accessed 6 March 2016), Samuel Wright, 1860.</td></tr>
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In this Census we find:<br />
Samuel Wright, 55, Cricketer, England (est. birth year = 1805)<br />
Ann, 50, , England (1810)<br />
George, 12, , New York (1848)<br />
Samuel, 10, , New York (1850)<br />
William, 8, , New York (1842)<br />
David, 23, Clerk , New York (1837)<br />
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And then on to the 1870 Census.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"United States Census, 1870," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNDF-ZC1">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNDF-ZC1</a> : accessed 7 March 2016), Daniel Wright, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 16, family 117, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,360.</td></tr>
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In the 1870 Census we find:<br />
Daniel, 33, Clerk , New York (est. birth year = 1837)<br />
Margaret E., 30, Keeping House , New York (1840)<br />
Sammie Sr., 57, No Occupation, England (1813)<br />
Ann, 50, At Home, Ireland (1820)<br />
Sammie, 21, Works at Book Binding, New York (1849)<br />
Mary, 20, At Home, New York (1851)<br />
George, 5, , New Jersey (1865)<br />
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Samuel is no longer head of the house. Still the Patriarch, but not the head of the house. This will be the last federal census we find him in, as he dies in 1877.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>New York Clipper</i> - December 29, 1877<br />
image from the University of Illinois UC Digital Newspaper Collections</td></tr>
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And the official record we see he had disease of the kidneys (among other things), lived at Savin Hill, was a wood turner, and was born in England to Daniel and Sarah.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (<a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12389-118929-21?cc=1463156">https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12389-118929-21?cc=1463156</a> : accessed 11 March 2016), 0960213 (004221428) > image 633 of 797; State Archives, Boston.</td></tr>
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Another death record shows that he was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston. It also shows that the cause of death was apoplexy, which could either be internal bleeding or a stroke syndrome.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boston Record of Deaths, 1877; Vol· 3 (Jan-Dec)</i>
Source Information
Ancestry.com. <i>Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988</i> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.</td></tr>
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I called Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts and spoke with Sally.
She was able to confirm that Samuel Wright was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery on December 21, 1877. He is in Section 25, grave number 1790. That section is known as the "Field of Manoah". I asked if his wife, Ann (who died in 1887), was buried near him. She said that they had no record for her.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from <a href="http://foresthillscemetery.com/">ForestHillsCemetery.com</a></td></tr>
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I've created a <a href="http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wright&GSiman=1&GScid=1607685&GRid=158341180&" target="_blank">FindAGrave memorial</a> for Samuel Wright and have requested a volunteer to take a photo of his grave marker. Maybe when the weather in Boston becomes more mild someone will fill the request.<br />
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I've already started working on the next portion of Samuel's life, this time recorded in the directories of the cities in which he lived (Hoboken, Newark, and Boston). Other bits will include some of his cricket history. I've got plans to share similar posts about his wife and children and their families.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-66738616403138831232016-02-16T21:44:00.000-05:002016-02-16T21:44:06.308-05:00A guide to cricket guidesIn a similar vein to the <a href="http://baseballnuggets.blogspot.com/2016/01/new-old-baseball-guides.html" target="_blank">New Old Base Ball Guides</a> post I've collected a list of Spalding Guides for Cricket. <br />
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"But wait. This is supposed to be a baseball blog." <br />
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Yeah, whatever. The two sports are probably form the same mother sport, or at least in the same sport family. I'm currently doing some research with <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmyleiderman" target="_blank">Jimmy Leiderman</a> on Samuel Wright, father of the Wright brothers (Harry and George). Samuel was a cricketer and I know nothing of the sport.<br />
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<b>1904 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia00flan#page/n5/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1906 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia01flann#page/n3/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1907 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia08flan#page/n23/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1908 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia02flan#page/n15/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1910 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia03flan#page/n23/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1911 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia04flan#page/n25/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1912 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia05flan#page/n11/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1913 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia06flan#page/n11/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1914 – Spalding's Cricket Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsofficia07flan#page/n9/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<br />Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-80865862107034722412016-02-08T16:23:00.000-05:002016-02-08T16:23:47.088-05:00A Game and an Escape at Folsom Prison - 1942Looking through my twitter feed today I came across this gem from <a href="https://twitter.com/baseball_ref" target="_blank">Baseball Reference</a>:
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Another story too ripe not to look into. The first article I found at <a href="http://genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank.com</a> lined up with what the tweet stated.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cleveland Plain Dealer</i> - February 9, 1942</td></tr>
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The second story added a bit more information. If this article is accurate, then the game wasn't stopped, but delayed, and the delay caused the match to go only seven innings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sacramento Bee</i> - February 9, 1942</td></tr>
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Below is a list of the players from the box score.
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<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lakeed01.shtml" target="_blank">Eddie Lake</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suhrgu01.shtml" target="_blank">Gussie Surh</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hafeyto01.shtml" target="_blank">Tom Hafey</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martyjo01.shtml" target="_blank">Joe Marty</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dimagdo01.shtml" target="_blank">Dom DiMaggio</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hafeybu01.shtml" target="_blank">Bud Hafey</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kampoal01.shtml" target="_blank">Alex Kampouris</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/salkebi01.shtml" target="_blank">Bill Salkeld</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bonhati01.shtml" target="_blank">Ernie Bonham</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/salvoma01.shtml" target="_blank">Manny Salvo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/edwarbr01.shtml" target="_blank">Bruce Edwards </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kleinnu01.shtml" target="_blank">Nub Kleinke</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=lake--002lyl" target="_blank">Lyle Lake</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=svilic001vin" target="_blank">Bill Svilich</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/steinha02.shtml" target="_blank">Hank Steinbacher</a></li>
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I struggled with who Edwards, the catcher, was. Then I expanded my search in the newspapers. The previous week <i>Sacramento Bee</i> ran a story about the upcoming game.<br />
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Now I know more about the game but I know nothing of the escapees.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-9563112812862741892016-02-03T11:30:00.001-05:002016-02-03T11:30:19.725-05:00Proposed New Base Ball DiamondTowards the end of January cricket and base ball researcher <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmyleiderman" target="_blank">Jimmy Leiderman</a> posted a Baseball Field Diagram published in Venezuelan newspaper from 1895 on his Facebook page. With his permission I'm sharing it here.<br />
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It made me wonder what other base ball field diagrams were printed, and can we learn anything about the evolution of the game? Off to my favorite haunts to research. One of the first ones that I came across was an experimental diamond.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Sporting Life</i> - November 5, 1892</td></tr>
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In 1892 civil engineer Clifford B. Spencer, of Rolla, Missouri, submitted a proposal to the Chicago National League club (then the Colts) for a new baseball diamond. One with four bases and a home plate. A transcription of the article from <i>The Sporting Life</i> follows the images below.<br />
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A DIAMOND CHANGE.<br />
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PROPOSED RADICAL ALTERATION IN
THE FORM OF THE BALL FIELD. </div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
The Good and Bad Points of the
Scheme and Probable Consequences
of Adoption Pointed Out. </div>
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On this page we present for the consideration
of the rule-makers, and the comment of
all interested in the improvement of the same
of base ball, a new diamond. This proposed new
diamond is the creation of Mr. Cliff B. Spencer, of Rolla, Mo., who furnishes the diagram
and specifications. It was first submitted to
the Chicago Club and then turned over to
THE SPORTING LIFE by President Hart
with earnest request for publication and comment.
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In the accompanying diagram of this new
diamond the dotted lines represent the present
diamond, and the heavier black lines
present the new diamond, which in appearance
approaches nearer the true diamond
form than what is now designated as a diamond, although really a square.
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The proposed new diamond is a startling innovation, but the more it is studied the more
favorably it impresses. The new diamond provides for a home base and four additional
bases instead of three as now. This extra base would not, however, necessitate an additional
infielder unless it is desired to make the game ten men and ten innings, which increase
has been repeatedly suggested for many years by some excellent critics. Under
the new system four men could attend to the
infield as now the first baseman and second
baseman taking care of their usual bases, the
short stop becoming third baseman, while
the present third baseman would be fourth baseman. A glance at the diagram will show
that the new base lines would throw first and
fourth bases about ten feet further out than
the present base lines, thus making a very
much larger area for fair balls, thereby increasing the batting very considerably, besides reducing the number of foul balls.
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It will be observed that the distances from second base to third base and from third base
to fourth base are each but 70 feet. This
would give the base-runners better chance of
stealing bases. It is true, the catcher's
throwing distance is decreased from about
128 or 129 feet to 120 or 122 feet, and he is in
a better position to throw the ball going diagonally
across the diamond and there being
no obstacle such as pitcher or umpire in the
way. But the advantage would be still somewhat in favor of the runner, which is better
than with the present dimensions, under
which the ball, if properly handled, must inevitably and invariably beat the fleetest runner
if the pitcher does not give him too much
start.
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Increased base-running would not, however,
mean so many more runs as to make
games seem tedious and scores look bad, because
the distance from the plate to first base
and from fourth base to the plate is still
ninety feet and the entire circuit thirty feet
more than the present circuit. Thus, while
there would be more base-running on the short
lines, the additional circuit distance, and the long<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span> distances between home and first and
fourth and home, would operate against excessive run-scoring.<br />
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The palpable advantages of the proposed
new diamond may be briefly summed up a
follows:
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* Increased batting even with the pitchers in
their present position.
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* A very marked decrease in the number of
foul balls due to extended base lines and
larger area for fair batted balls.
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* Increased base stealing with better opportunity
for good plays by catchers, and with
less wear and tear upon the throwing arms
of catchers.
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* A livelier fielding game, owing to larger fielding area and more chances resulting from increase
in batting.
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No decided disadvantage are apparent in
this proposed new diamond except that it
may operate to the extreme in batting, base
running and run-scoring. The first-named
objection, could, however be easily overcome
by deadening the ball somewhat more should
the batting become too heavy. The second
and third detects may be neutralized by the
greater opportunities afforded catchers for
good throwing work and the increased length
of the circuit of the bases.<br />
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The proposed new diamond, if adopted,
would be a radical innovation. But it may
be that a radical remedy is requisite to restore
the base ball patient to entire health
and vigor. It is generally conceded that
some changes in the game are urgently needed in order to make it more attractive,
to lift it out of the rut of pitcher-domination
into which it has fallen; in short that it is necessary
to evolve some new feature to at once
challenge and rivet public attention and favor.
The proposed diamond would certainly
achieve that much. The very novelty of it
would arouse public attention and interest.
But whether it would hold that interest permanently
can only be ascertained by a trial
of the plan, which could be done in some of the April exhibition games.<br />
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If found satisfactory the new diamond
might, and doubtless would, go a long way
toward tilling the base ball parks next season,
as the novelty would bring out all the
old-time lovers and patrons of the game, if
only out of curiosity. Once back, the merits
of the sport under new conditions might once
more make these old-timers permanent patrons
and enthusiasts, as of old. For the
general public the innovation would also, for
a time at least, serve as a magnet. The new
diamond would also stir the amateur and semi-professional clubs and players into renewed
activity everywhere. Last, but not least, the innovation would bring out many new points and complications in rules and practice, thus opening numerous avenues
for discussion of the artistic aide of the game,
and keeping it constantly before the public
in its best and brightest aspect.
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Having shown in all fairness the apparent
advantages and disadvantages of the proposed
new diamond and the probable effects
of its adoption, we submit the measure for
the consideration of the press, public and
magnates without further committing our
selves thereto.
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It is not intended here to advocate, either
reservedly or unreservedly, the adoption of
this radical innovation, because there is an
other less radical method available for
achieving pretty much the same beneficial
effects that have been pointed out above as a
probable result of the adoption of the proposed
new diamond.
In perhaps our next issue we shall present
at length and comment fully upon this other
less radical and perhaps more certain
method of placing the sport upon a permanent
basis and restoring it to supreme popular
favor and support.
The choice of methods will then rest with
the magnates. EDITOR SPORTING LIFE.<br />
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Spencer's diagram and the article were later published in newspapers across the country. I do not know if the proposed field was ever chalked out and played upon. I'm not a math guy, but I'd be interested to know what the increased area would be for the Spencer's field.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1895 Venezuelan diagram courtesy of Jimmy Leiderman<br /><i>The Sporting Life</i> images from <a href="http://la84.org/">LA84.org</a></span></div>
Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-24017319929498805662016-01-21T11:25:00.002-05:002017-06-08T14:33:51.350-04:00New old baseball guidesMajor League Baseball Historian <a href="http://ourgame.mlblogs.com/" target="_blank">John Thorn</a> shared today that Northern Illinois University has <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/search/%20?type=dismax&f[0]=mods_series_title_preferred_ms%3A%22Beadle%27s+dime+base-ball+player%22&sort=mods_series_number_i+asc" target="_blank">digitized</a> more editions of <i>Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</i>. These are some very early base ball guides and rules books.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</i> - 1862<br />
<a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6354#page/1/mode/2up" target="_blank">Nickels and Dimes - Northern Illinois University</a></td></tr>
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Watchdog reporter, data journalist, and <a href="http://sabr.org/" target="_blank">SABR</a>'s Baseball Database Guru, Sean Lahman, has assembled a rather comprehensive <a href="http://www.seanlahman.com/2014/08/index-of-online-baseball-guides/" target="_blank">list of baseball guides</a> available on the internet. I've found a few more guides that Sean doesn't yet have listed. Rather than keep them to myself, I figured I'd share them. I'm using Sean's html format below. I'm assuming that he will fold these in with his list.<br />
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<b>1860 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6302#page/1/mode/1up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1862 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6354" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1865 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6415" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1866 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6838" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1867 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6840" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1869 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6841" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1870 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6845" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1871 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6843" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1872 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A6844" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1873 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A8162" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1874 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A8164" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1875 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A8166" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1876 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A9475" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1878 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A8168" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1879 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A8169" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1880 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A8170" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
<b>1881 – Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player</b> | <a href="http://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A8189" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Northern Illinois University)<br />
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<b>1876 – Spalding Guide</b> | <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000017896689;view=1up;seq=5" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Hathi Trust)<br />
<b>1878 – Spalding Guide</b> | <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000017896702;view=1up;seq=5" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Hathi Trust)<br />
<b>1884 – Spalding Guide</b> | <a href="https://archive.org/stream/spaldingsbasebal18831chic#page/n154/mode/1up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1934 – Spalding Guide</b> | <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/spalding.00174/?st=gallery" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Library of Congress)<br />
<b>1939 – Spalding Guide</b> | <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/spalding.00179/?st=gallery" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Library of Congress)<br />
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<b>1901 – Reach Guide</b> | <a href="http://archive.org/stream/reachofficialame19001phil#page/n174/mode/1up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1903 – Reach Guide</b> | <a href="http://archive.org/stream/reachofficialame19021phil#page/n318/mode/1up/" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1905 – Reach Guide</b> | <a href="http://archive.org/stream/reachofficialame19041phil#page/n344/mode/1up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1913 – Reach Guide</b> | <a href="http://archive.org/stream/reachofficialame19121phil#page/n672/mode/1up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1917 – Reach Guide</b> | <a href="http://archive.org/stream/reachofficialame19161phil#page/n458/mode/1up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
<b>1919 – Reach Guide</b> | <a href="http://archive.org/stream/reachofficialame19181phil#page/n354/mode/1up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
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<b>1877-78, 1880-96, 1898-1910 </b><b>–</b><b> Constitution and playing rules of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs</b> | <a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/univarchives/baseball" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: University of Maryland)<br />
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<b>1866 – The Base Ball Player's Book of Reference (Haney's) </b>| <a href="https://archive.org/details/chadwick-baseball-reference" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
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<b>1879 – American Manual of Base Ball </b>| <a href="https://archive.org/stream/americanmanualof00unse_0#page/n1/mode/2up" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
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<b>1889 – Chadwick's How To Play Base Ball </b>| <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t86h5110s;view=1up;seq=9" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Hathi Trust)<br />
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<b>1897 </b><b>– Tuohey's History of the Boston Base Ball Club </b>| <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn5p5j;view=1up;seq=9" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Hathi Trust)<br />
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<b>1902 – Church's Base Ball Vol. 1 (1845-1871) </b>| <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31158005735153;view=1up;seq=13" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Hathi Trust)<br />
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<b>1914 – Richter's history and records of base ball : the American nation's chief sport</b> | <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t8x932375;view=1up;seq=7" target="_blank">View online</a> (Source: Internet Archive)<br />
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Actually, some of them are on Sean's list, just not easily found. When the Internet Archive digitized these books, they probably took the info from the title page, but the bound volume might have multiple years. So the above Internet Archive links go directly to the start of the book, which might be in the middle of a bound volume.<br />
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</span>Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-8658094466307552592016-01-13T17:02:00.000-05:002016-01-13T17:02:20.648-05:00Monte Irvin's High SchoolMonte Irvin slipped from this earth this week. He was a great ball player and will be missed.<br />
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While doing some research about his early years I found his high school yearbook. It is his senior year at Orange High School in Orange, New Jersey.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1938 <i>Orange Peel</i> - Orange HS, Orange, NJ<br />
image from <a href="http://ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com</a></td></tr>
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<br />In my joy of finding this I sent it out over social media, mistakenly adding that it was from <i>East</i> Orange HS.<br />
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Now, why did I do that? Because <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=irvin-001mon" target="_blank">Baseball-Reference</a>, <a href="http://www.seamheads.com/baseballgauge/player.php?playerID=irvinmo01" target="_blank">Seamheads</a>, and even the <a href="http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/883c3dad" target="_blank">SABR BioProject entry</a> for Monte Irvin have that info. I had it in my head and that's what I wrote. But I was wrong.<br />
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This clipping from the <i>Trenton Evening Times</i> says that "One of the newcomers is Monte Irvin, former Orange High School and Lincoln University athlete."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Trenton Evening Times</i> - May 12, 1939<br />
image from <a href="http://genealogybank.com/">GenealogyBank.com</a></td></tr>
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Here's another photo of Monte from his yearbook. He was a member of the Student Patrol.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1938 <i>Orange Peel</i> - Orange HS, Orange, NJ<br />
image from Ancestry.com</td></tr>
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He's mentioned in the yearbook as being ill for track season. On the basketball page it is mentioned that "Midway during the season Orange was dealt a severe blow when Monford Irvin was forced to the hospital with a streptococcus infection."<br />
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Here are the baseball, basketball, football, and track teams from that same yearbook. Individual players aren't named and I am not good at identifying people in photographs. I assume that he's included in these photos.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkG2pOMvrolhK4j9Y_O35CneObr76HLjrwk5s-Gj2S2tma5F7wyYBOXTu8VSnHvrh4lNWzSH7AVj1kFC1b1tYKlpAeBK5VoCYCCNHzhXDjj6tDQPgYlhsqV7KZhNf7IzRDfjlZWzXEaLD/s1600/OrangeHSbaseballteam.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkG2pOMvrolhK4j9Y_O35CneObr76HLjrwk5s-Gj2S2tma5F7wyYBOXTu8VSnHvrh4lNWzSH7AVj1kFC1b1tYKlpAeBK5VoCYCCNHzhXDjj6tDQPgYlhsqV7KZhNf7IzRDfjlZWzXEaLD/s640/OrangeHSbaseballteam.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1938 <i>Orange Peel</i> - Orange HS, Orange, NJ<br />
image from Ancestry.com</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCtQIszn-lxmMNjhVmxrrjKl6Vcn85UVbpZKM5YwgH1RTh7MFYD7b5dpGECjrWdKJue1MVGXdgsZaR2X2fiC3HEvY5LHOVhUlmZb27UkO5kCX0FGtgi2PCsg2BdN7naKBplhrJ4I_GsKa/s1600/OrangeHSbasketballteam.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCtQIszn-lxmMNjhVmxrrjKl6Vcn85UVbpZKM5YwgH1RTh7MFYD7b5dpGECjrWdKJue1MVGXdgsZaR2X2fiC3HEvY5LHOVhUlmZb27UkO5kCX0FGtgi2PCsg2BdN7naKBplhrJ4I_GsKa/s1600/OrangeHSbasketballteam.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1938 <i>Orange Peel</i> - Orange HS, Orange, NJ<br />
image from Ancestry.com</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwTJLBeBEvHkeVyuHfoXlITLiZyqtlVaAQ-08HFv2bfm5oCPLqqM2q1i0OC1qfjlM_uNu5YDZTg8JCEs5R2g9ZssmAGF_YjDBAaWvIAwNn1bLAR8JmTZm_nGwv1gRnlIx08bCpOVQzi-g/s1600/OrangeHSfootballteam.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwTJLBeBEvHkeVyuHfoXlITLiZyqtlVaAQ-08HFv2bfm5oCPLqqM2q1i0OC1qfjlM_uNu5YDZTg8JCEs5R2g9ZssmAGF_YjDBAaWvIAwNn1bLAR8JmTZm_nGwv1gRnlIx08bCpOVQzi-g/s640/OrangeHSfootballteam.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1938 <i>Orange Peel</i> - Orange HS, Orange, NJ<br />
image from Ancestry.com</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1938 <i>Orange Peel</i> - Orange HS, Orange, NJ<br />
image from Ancestry.com</td></tr>
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So, I think that Monte Irvin attended Orange High School, in Orange, New Jersey. How does one request change at other sites that have different information?Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-54134304590743476512015-12-07T13:11:00.000-05:002015-12-13T23:11:01.288-05:00Branch Rickey Jr. reaching out to Japanese AmericansIn February of 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the deportation and incarceration of people with Japanese ancestry. Over 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into interior camps in the Continental United States.<br />
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To pass the time sporting events were offered, with several teams popping up at each camp.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baseball game, Manzanar Relocation Center, Calif. / photograph by Ansel Adams.<br />
Part of the <a href="http://loc.gov/pictures/collection/manz/" target="_blank">Manzanar War Relocation Center photographs collection</a> at the <a href="http://loc.gov/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> </td></tr>
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Somehow word got back to Branch Rickey Jr. that there were some quality players in the camps.<br />
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In a letter <span class="reference-text">originally sent to Mr. Ira Holland in the School Health and Physical
Education Department, Branch Rickey Jr. writes: </span><br />
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Dear Mr. Holland, <br />
We will be most happy to have any boys that you might recommend in our baseball camps this summer if any of these boys have sufficient ability to play professional baseball, we will, of course, recommend them just as we would any other young man. The fact that these boys are American boys is good enough for the Brooklyn Club. Whether they are of Japanese, English, or of Polish ancestry makes no difference to us and I know that these boys would be treated with the greatest courtesy and respect. Unfortunately, I am afraid that the camps which we run this summer will not be too close to McGehee, Arkansas. Our nearest camp may be in Oklahoma somewhere around the latter part of August. We will hold camps in Des Moines, Iowa, Omaha, Neb., for these. There may also be a possibility that later in the summer we may conduct a camp at Little Rock, Ark. At any rate, if any of the boys are able to attend any of these camps we would be more than happy to have them. <br />
Very Truly yours, <br />
Branch Rickey Jr.</blockquote>
This letter comes from the <a href="http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Sports_and_recreation_in_camp/" target="_blank">Sports and recreation in camp section</a> of the <a href="http://encyclopedia.densho.org/" target="_blank">Densho Encyclopedia</a>.<br />
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The letter was condensed and was mentioned in the Topaz Times of July 29, 1943. This was a tri-weekly newspaper that served the Topaz camp in Utah.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Topaz Times</i> - July 29, 1943<br />
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From the same paper there are other mentions of baseball in the camps, along with a stories about golf and archery. Gila is Gila River Camp in Arizona. Tule Lake was located in California <br />
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Mr. Rickey sought (and gained) approval from the Dodgers Board of Directors in 1943 to begin the search for "the right man." It is possible that the "right man" could have been of Japanese ancestry instead of Jackie Robinson.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-35289090681777967812015-10-13T15:36:00.002-04:002015-10-13T15:36:29.120-04:00Tracking the 1885 NL Standings<b>Diagram of the Progress Made from Week to Week by the Clubs Competing for the Supremacy.</b><br />
<br />That's what the headline read on October 13, 1885. 140 years ago today. There wasn't much drama after the sixth week for the top two clubs of the <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1885.shtml" target="_blank">1885 National League</a>, but it was an interesting August and September for the bottom half.<br /><br />I don't remember seeing a diagram like this for a league this early in baseball's history. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>New York Herald</i> - October 13, 1885<br />
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<br />The Chicago club, the White Stockings, went on to play the St. Louis Brown in <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1885_WS.shtml" target="_blank">a post season series</a> where they ended in a tie (3-3-1).Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-77665733620152141792015-09-25T11:58:00.001-04:002015-09-25T11:58:20.869-04:00Yogi NuggetsEarlier this week Yogi Berra passed away. There were many tributes to him on social media. I tossed up a few, finding a few not so well known nuggets. These are what I put on <a href="https://twitter.com/mdaubrey" target="_blank">my twitter account</a>.<br />
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I'm always curious to see where people are from. Using Ancestry.com I was able to locate the Berra family in St. Louis in 1930. Little Lawrence was not yet five years old.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1930 US Census - from <a href="http://ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com</a></td></tr>
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Boy's Life magazine featured a picture of a youngish Yogi in 1950.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boy's Life</i> - September, 1950</td></tr>
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Columbia Records, in 1952, issued several records of baseball players giving advice about the game. The four players were Ralph Kiner, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi, and Bob Feller. Here's a review from <i>Billboard Magazine.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Billboard Magazine</i> -June 14, 1952</td></tr>
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I was surprised to find out that Yogi was ejected from games in five decades.<br />
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Yogi as cover boy...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boy's Life</i> - April, 1963</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boy's Life</i> - April, 1963</td></tr>
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If you'd like to read the whole story, <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=m1untS_OEKUC&lpg=PA24&dq=yogi%20berra&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">here it is</a>.<br />
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Did you know that Phil Rizzuto and Yogi had a bistro? And that it had a discotheque? And you couldn't dance? Me, neither.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Billboard</i> - August 14, 1965</td></tr>
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Thank you, Mr. Berra, for adding so much to the game of baseball. Rest in peace.Mark Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999668420144768703.post-88708854465516779552015-09-12T23:03:00.000-04:002015-09-12T23:03:53.490-04:00Whittier College Poets team photos<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.48px;">The Caltech teams have been posted and Terry Cannon, Executive Director of the </span><a href="http://www.baseballreliquary.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #5c91c2; line-height: 18.48px;" target="_blank">Baseball Reliquary</a>, suggested that I might give a similar treatment to the Whittier College Poets baseball teams through the ages. So here is a loose visual documentation of the varsity baseball teams of the Whittier College Poets.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1955</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1957</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1961</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1962</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1963</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1964</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1965</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1967</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdKn5jkODlFkpgwHsYDWGD7Jsz2EJkyiaBdU-Wn13Gr_RibV1zuKofmdZ9j8ZRn-XTQIP78s67-Y0MKXf-r8CKEuyDWpXdF00t3s4KhyKBgs4_15bT5-51bhx_vQr-G6eT2C35rMm-zsX/s1600/1968-team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdKn5jkODlFkpgwHsYDWGD7Jsz2EJkyiaBdU-Wn13Gr_RibV1zuKofmdZ9j8ZRn-XTQIP78s67-Y0MKXf-r8CKEuyDWpXdF00t3s4KhyKBgs4_15bT5-51bhx_vQr-G6eT2C35rMm-zsX/s640/1968-team.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1968</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1969</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1979</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkocl-KOzKyGdxfWJNOftYcM-cTaF7teO3Cil9st5KSB_xEEIg66SKcb7T9nLnYoEYSBW08OfQgyCQQp_L9I-q4pbEoC1g3J75vxo2V5Er5oeGgn10mQd3mGX96BMceHeIQpVWcuuz9Qus/s1600/1981-team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkocl-KOzKyGdxfWJNOftYcM-cTaF7teO3Cil9st5KSB_xEEIg66SKcb7T9nLnYoEYSBW08OfQgyCQQp_L9I-q4pbEoC1g3J75vxo2V5Er5oeGgn10mQd3mGX96BMceHeIQpVWcuuz9Qus/s640/1981-team.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1982</td></tr>
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