Hi-
I purchased the score sheet scanned below back in November,
but I am having great difficulty with my research on it. It is from a game between the Unions and the Stars, and there are plenty of details,
but no date. The Umpire is even recorded as H (I think) Ward of the "Muffins", and the scorer as G. Richards. On the Union side,
the players appear to be
J. Braker
L. Hoipwell?
W? Burrill
J. Wilkinson
F? Smith
W or G? Pitt
R. Pitt
L?
The side with the Stars is much more difficult to read and I am
still working on deciphering a player list. Google searches have
provided no baseball links to any of these names, but I also am
not great at reading old writing which could lead to incorrect
searches.
My biggest questions are in regards to the approximate year
of this game. When did most areas adopt Chadwick's scoring
system? How long was the Outs/Runs method in use?
I assume these are not the famous Union and Stars of
baseball history, but has anyone ever heard of the "Muffins"?
I have heard of the early book but I thought it was odd that
the name was put in quotes on the score sheet. I have read
that it was common practice for players from other teams
to be umpires, so maybe this is another local team name?
Any help folks can provide would be greatly appreciated.
I will try to take a better scan of the Stars side soon.
Thanks in advance,
Alan Elefson
aelefson@hotmail.com
