 VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia The Best Offensive and Defensive Season of Each Decade This is an interesting post we saw on Facebook by âStephensâ that I thought it would be interesting to share, we did change a few names we didnât agree with. 1870s: Ross Barnes, 1876.429 BA, 138 H, 36 XBH,âŠ
Ross Barnes Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop Bats: Right  âąÂ  Throws: Right 5-8, 145lb (173cm, 65kg) Born: May 8, 1850 in Mount Morris, NY Died: February 5, 1915  in Chicago, IL Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, IL Debut: May 5, 1871 (19th in major league history) Last Game: September 21, 1881 Full Name: Charles Roscoe Barnes View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject  Nine Players Who Debuted in 1871âŠ
Acknowledging that Cobbâ Speakerâ and Collins are all good ball playersâ Cap Anson picks his all-time teamâ leaving them off. In the current issue of TSNâ Anson selects C-Buck Ewing and King Kelly; P-Amos Rusieâ John Clarksonâ Jim McCormick; 1B-himself; 2B-Fred Pfeffer; 3B-Ed Williamson; SS-Ross Barnes; OF-Bill Langeâ George Goreâ Jimmy Ryanâ and Hugh Duffy.
In the New York Evening Journalâ 80s player-manager Sam Crane picks his all-time listâ in response to a list that Charles Comiskey compiled. Crane graciously faults Comiskey for not including himselfâ as well as for not going back far enough. He lists 20 in chronological order: G. Wrightâ Ross Barnesâ C. Ansonâ M. Kellyâ C. Radbourne F. Dunlapâ B. Ewingâ J. Wardâ C. Comiskeyâ B. Langeâ J. McGrawâ L. Lajoieâ F. Clarkeâ H. Wagnerâ W. Keelerâ J. Collinsâ C. Mathewsonâ H. Chaseâ T. Cobbâ and E. Collins.
Cincinnati 2B Ross Barnes suffers a sprained neck when Troyâs Mike Mansell deliberately runs into him as he attempts a double play. Collisions on the basepaths and âbreaking up the double playâ are not yet accepted parts of the game. Mansell is severely censured for his actions.
The signing of Ross Barnes by the IA champion Tecumseh club is announced. Word out of Barnesâ hometown of Rockford is that he agreed to terms back in February.
A 2-out error by Ross Barnes opens the gates for a 4-run Hartford rallyâ giving the Dark Blues a 5-2 win over Chicago.
Chicago snaps Bostonâs 12-game winning streak-6 of which came against Cincinnati-with an exciting 1-0 win behind George Bradleyâs 3-hitter. Ross Barnes plays but shows ânone of his old vim.â
The Chicago White Stockingsâ the defending NL Champsâ edge Hartford 6-5 in their home opener. Cap Anson and John Glenn each have 3 hitsâ while batting champ Ross Barnes adds 2 hitsâ despite the new foul rule that makes a ball that goes foul before reaching 1B or 3B a foul ball. The old ruleâ under which any ball that bounced in fair territory first was fairâ enabled Barnes to hit many a safe âfair-foulâ past the third baseman.
The Chicago Tribune publishes season-ending batting percentages based on the new method of dividing number of at bats into number of hits. Ross Barnes leads with a .429 averageâ thanks in part to the fair-foul rule. The following seasonâ the rule is changed so that a ball hit in fair territory and rolls foul before passing first/third base is a foul ball.
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