Spalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ..: a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. . e in the League circuit, thesame clubs competing for the pennant as in the previousyear, the record at the finish standing as follows: 1888. First Division. Won. Lost. New York 84 47 .641 Chicago 77 58 .578 Philadelphia 69 61 .531 Boston 70 64 .522 Second Division. Won. Lost. Detroit 68 63 .519 Pittsburg 66 68 .493 Indianapolis 50 85 .370 Washington 48 86 .358 In 1889 Cleveland resumed its old position as a memberof the League, Detroit retiring, the record of the c
Spalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ..: a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. . e in the League circuit, thesame clubs competing for the pennant as in the previousyear, the record at the finish standing as follows: 1888. First Division. Won. Lost. New York 84 47 .641 Chicago 77 58 .578 Philadelphia 69 61 .531 Boston 70 64 .522 Second Division. Won. Lost. Detroit 68 63 .519 Pittsburg 66 68 .493 Indianapolis 50 85 .370 Washington 48 86 .358 In 1889 Cleveland resumed its old position as a memberof the League, Detroit retiring, the record of the cham-pionship of that year being as follows: 1889. First Division. Won. Lost. New York 83 43 .659 Boston 83 45 .648 Chicago 67 65 .508 Philadelphia 63 64 .496 Second Division. Won. Lost. P?C. Pittsburg 61 71 .462 Cleveland 61 72 .459 Indianapolis 59 75 .440 Washington 41 83 .331 A wonderful transfor- The Records of the 90s l^^^ ^?.^f occurred in League history in 1890,viz., that of the players re-volt. The year 1889 had closed so brilliantly—that beingthe year of the great tour of the world made by the Spald-. SPALDINGS OFFICIAL BASE BALL GUIDE. 43 ing combination of the Chicago and All America teams,which culminated in the grand banquet at Delmonicos,in New York, over which the Mayors of New York andBrooklyn presided—that the revolution of 1890 burst uponthe magnates of the League like the sudden eruption ofa volcano. It proved to be just such a test of the innatestrength of the National League as the great rebellion ofthe 60s in the south was of the strength of the Unionitself. In proportion to its size it was just as costly whileit lasted, but this time the League mastered its adversariesin such a way that it put an end forever to any futurerevolt of the kind. The final outcome of the base ballrevolution of 1890 was not only the utter defeat of theLeague secessionists, but also the death of the Leaguesold rival, the American Association. But further commenton the sub
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