Some things never change (short and funny!) By JohnW53 on May 14, 2021, 3:46am CDT +
This appeared in the Chicago Tribune, under REMARKS, on
June 25, 1875, following a lengthy account of the White Stockings 5-2, 12-inning loss at home to the Philadelphia Whites.
Change the names of the players, modernize the language, shorten it, maybe add an expletive or two, and it could be a comment posted at Bleed Cubbie Blue in almost any game thread or in response to almost any of Al Yellon s wrap-ups of games in 2021:
. The management would consult the best interests of the club if they should at once discharge two of the present players Warren White and Scott Hastings.
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4) Jim O’Rourke: 8
5) Harry Stovey: 6
Jones had a huge year in 1879, totaling an MLB-best nine home runs to go with 85 runs scored, 62 RBIs and 29 walks in 83 games, all league bests. He would set a new career high for homers in ’83, with 10, though that came during Chester Arthur’s presidency. Hines won the Triple Crown in ’78, when he hit .358 with four home runs and 50 RBIs for the Providence Grays. He led baseball with a .357 batting average the following year, and his career high of 10 homers came in ’87 with the Washington Nationals. A big 1880 season with the Boston Red Stockings helped O’Rourke, a Hall of Famer, finish tied for second during this period.