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identify7It seems to me that the American Association's Browns championship was played up by the makers of n172s. Maybe the makers of n28 + 29s chose to play up the National League.
As has been mentioned, Getzein was the top pitcher for the NL champion Wolverines, and Bennett was his battery mate.
The second place Quakers were a running team, and the stolen base statistic had just begun being recorded the previous year. Fogarty with over 100 steals, and Mulvey (and others) must have made it difficult for opposing pitchers.
The Beaneaters fielded a pair of sluggers in first baseman John Morrill and King Kelly which comprised a strong one-two punch.
And so on ...
Just speculation, but maybe this sort of thinking was behind the player selections for these sets.