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1. John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy Posted: January 29, 2007 at 12:04 AM (#2287779)Shortstops
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For 1870 only, the player-team-season records are games, base hits, and total bases on hits. For many of the 16 professional teams, not generally the strongest ones, we have those records for all games and separately for professional matches. Atlantic of Brooklyn is one of the clubs with two sets of records.
The Atlantics used a nearly set lineup especially in professional matches. Pitcher George Zettlein worked 33 of 36 pro and 13 of 22 other games. Shortstop Dickey Pearce worked 34 and 21. The other seven regulars worked all 36 pro and 18 to 22 other games.
The Atlantics made only one change from 1869, the first fully professional season, and the relative batting records of the nine were almost the same. Here they are listed in one order that roughly fits their relative batting records in both seasons. (Wright provides fielding positions but no batting positions.)
1870 Atlantics, professional games only (20-16)
H/game TB/game Games
1 2 36 Joe Start, 1B (younger statesman)
4 1 36 Lip Pike, 2B
3 3 36 John Chapman, LF (younger statesman)
2 4 34 Dickey Pearce, SS (elder statesman)
5 5 36 Bob Ferguson, C
6 6 36 Charles Smith, 3B (elder statesman)
7 7 36 George Hall, CF (young)
8 8 36 Dan McDonald, RF
9 9 33 George Zettlein, P
Those are ranks among the nine regular players by Hits per game and Total Bases per game, and number of games.
1870 Atlantics, all games (41-17)
Outs/g Runs/g Hits/g TB/g Games
1 2 56 Start, 1B
3 1 58 Pike, 2B
2 3 58 Chapman, LF
4 6t 55 Pearce, SS
5 4 54 Ferguson, C
6 5 56 Smith, 3B
7 6t 58 Hall, CF
9 8 56 McDonald, RF
8 9 46 Zettlein, P
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