Dan Brothers

Batting Decade Leader Boards 1880 – 1889

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    Batting Decade Leader Boards 1880 – 1889 Player of the decade, Dan Brothers    Games Cap Anson… 1089 Roger Connor… 1083 Harry Stovey… 1066 Paul Hines… 1056 John Ward… 1053 Hick Carpenter… 1052 Tom Burns… 1041 King Kelly… 1029 Ned Hanlon… 1019 Jack Glasscock… 1015 Jim O’Rourke… 1010 John Morrill… 992 Ned Williamson……

Papers are served on Charles Buffinton and Bill Hallman for allegedly breaking their contracts with Philadelphia (National League). This will be the first of many battles between the Players League and NL.

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Papers are served on Charles Buffinton and Bill Hallman for allegedly breaking their contracts with Philadelphia (National League). This will be the first of many battles between the Players League and NL.

1889 – The Players League adopts some new rules, including the two-umpire system and an increase in pitching distance from 55 1/2 feet to 57 feet. A lively ball is chosen, assuring high scores in the upcoming season.

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1889 – The Players League adopts some new rules, including the two-umpire system and an increase in pitching distance from 55 1/2 feet to 57 feet. A lively ball is chosen, assuring high scores in the upcoming season.

1889 – The California League meets and officially awards the pennant to Oakland on the basis of their final day 5 – 4 win over San Francisco. The forfeit is thrown out.

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1889 – The California League meets and officially awards the pennant to Oakland on the basis of their final day 5 – 4 win over San Francisco. The forfeit is thrown out.

1889 – On Thanksgiving Day, Boston (National League) opens a California tour with an 8 – 3 win over San Francisco before a crowd of 7,000.

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1889 – On Thanksgiving Day, Boston (National League) opens a California tour with an 8 – 3 win over San Francisco before a crowd of 7,000.

Jack Glasscock, claiming that his pledge to the Brotherhood does not constitute a binding contract, signs with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League, thus becoming the first “double jumper.”

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Jack Glasscock, claiming that his pledge to the Brotherhood does not constitute a binding contract, signs with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League, thus becoming the first “double jumper.”

Sporting Life reports that New York Giants owner Andrew Freedman wants to reduce the National League to eight clubs and purify the game by eliminating “certain parties who have been unduly prominent in the sport for cheap notoriety and the money there is in it.”

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Sporting Life reports that New York Giants owner Andrew Freedman wants to reduce the National League to eight clubs and purify the game by eliminating “certain parties who have been unduly prominent in the sport for cheap notoriety and the money there is in it.”