Where Played.|When Played. |Receipts.
——————-+——————————-+—————
New York City|Tuesday, October 16 | $2,876.50
|Wednesday, October 17| 3,375.50
|Thursday, October 18 | 3,530.00
Brooklyn |Friday, October 19 | 1,562.00
New York City|Saturday, October 20 | 5,624.50
Philadelphia |Monday, October 22 | 1,781.60
|Wednesday, October 24| 2,024.00
St. Louis |Thursday, October 25 | 2,365.00
|Friday, October 26 | 411.00
|Saturday, October 27 | 212.00
+—————-
Total | $24,362.10
Total expenses | 8,000.00
Total amount divided | 16,362.10
Fifty per cent. each amounted to | 8,181.05
Of the New York's share of the receipts, $200 was paid to each of their eighteen players, reducing the club's profits by some $3,600. The general expense account includes traveling expenses and advertising for both clubs. The following table shows the figures for the series between St. Louis and Detroit in 1887:
RECEIPTS.—At St. Louis, $9,000; Detroit, $6,750; Pittsburgh, $2,300; Brooklyn, $5,800; New York, $4,100; Philadelphia, $8,000; Washington, $800; Boston, $3,100; Baltimore, $2,000; Chicago, $200; total $42,000. The expenses of the trip was $18,000, leaving a balance of $24,000. This was divided evenly, so that St. Louis received $12,000 and Detroit $12,000.
The St. Louis papers complimented the visiting New York team highly. In fact, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said that no more gentlemanly appearing or behaving set of men belonging to a ball club ever played in St. Louis. Messrs. Von der Ahe and the secretary of his club, Mr. George Munson, did everything in their power for the visiting newspaper men.
THE FIELDING FIGURES.
NEW YORK.
PLAYERS. |Positions.|Games.|Fielding
| | |Average.
—————-+—————+———+————
Ewing |C | 7| .875
Brown |C | 2| 1.000
Murphy |C | 3| .759
Connor |1B | 7| .975
Richardson |2B | 9| .978
Whitney |3B | 10| .862
Ward |S S | 8| .919
O'Rourke |L F | 10| .955
Slattery |C F | 10| .826
Tiernan |R F | 10| .783
ST. LOUIS.
PLAYERS. |Positions.|Games.|Fielding
| | |Average.
————-+—————+———+———-
Milligan |C | 8| .932
Comiskey |1B | 10| .966
Robinson |2B | 10| .891
Latham |3B | 10| .923
White |S S | 10| .796
O'Neill |L F | 10| .885
Lyons |C F | 5| .941
McCarthy |R F | 10| .765
THE AMERICAN PENNANT HOLDERS OF 1886, 1887 AND 1888.
An interesting chapter of American club history is the record made by the four leading clubs of the Association in their games together during the seasons of 1886, 1887 and 1888. In each year the St. Louis Club occupied the leading position at the end of the season, while the other three followed close after the champions. Here is the record of 1886:
1886. |St. Louis.|Brooklyn.|Athletic.|Cincinnati.||Won. —————+—————+————-+————-+—————-++——- St. Louis | —| 13| 15| 15|| 43 Brooklyn | 7| —| 12| 13|| 32 Athletic | 5| 7| —| 10|| 22 Cincinnati| 5| 7| 10| —|| 22 +—————+————-+————-+—————-++—- Lost | 17| 27| 37| 38|| 119