The 1901 Legacy Baseball League season was yet another exercise in futility for the Pittsburgh Oilers. In all seven years of their existence, the Oilers have failed to achieve a winning record. The Oilers’ mind-numbing ineptitude that has characterized their franchise since its inception has left many to wonder when there will ever be a…
Written by Doug By the time venture capitalist and team owner Robert Schilling arrived at his recently constructed Riverlands Field the morning of October 19, 1894, the flames had mostly subsided. The large, newly painted grandstand and its buttressing block towers lay charred and crumbled. Firefighters scrambled about, and layers of smoke leapt and danced…
Written by Nigel Monday May 20th, 1901 I had spent most of the last two months “Barnstorming” around Kansas playing baseball against the local teams, it had been a good time, we had won more than we had lost, but we are unfortunately, not that much richer for our tour. I decided to cheer myself…
Written by Brendan H. June 24, 1901 As he knocked on the door to the old man’s workshop, Landon Kerr, personal accountant to William Elwart Barclay and, as an offshoot of those responsibilities, the general manager of the Brooklyn Whales, braved for what he knew would come once the door opened. There was a certain…
By Steve Meyers Date: May 13, 1901, 9:00 AM The poorly lit locker room was the site of the Bakers team meeting. The players were scattered around the rectangular room in a U shape. Julien Henri stood at the front and prepared to address the team. A visual aid consisting of one large wooden chalkboard…
Transcript: MEMORANDUM: RESPONSE TO MADIGAN HALL PROPOSAL 1901.1: FRANCHISE CAP AMENDMENT In response to the posting of Proposal 1901.1 at Madigan Hall, for review preceding vote in general assembly at the 1901 Winter Meetings, let the following be known: The Player’s Union accepts the salary cap, as expressed in the board-approved Proposal 1901.1, set at…
The Richmond Saga, 1.4 #9 Barrow Street At the corner of Barrow and Washington, Manhattan Madigan Hall—The Headquarters of the Legacy Baseball league May 1st, 1901 The large wheels of the elegant Hansom Cab conveyed the couple down Barrow Street, gleaming against a city after rain. Annette was quiet. Her pale, ungloved hands were folded…
The Richmond Saga, 1.3 Written by Andrew V. Saturday, May 4th, 1901 Frank Selee, among the most storied men in American baseball, leaned against the whitewashed rails of the Richmond dugout and spit a shimmering salvo of Monroe’s Finest into the gleaming grass of Libby Hill. The roar of the crowd was palpable—before 6,000 roaring…
Written by Andrew V. “The Best Great Lakes Team not in the Great Lakes,” as the rooters of Bozeman Municipal Park might jaw at an out-of-towner when a Chicago or Detroit team come to play. Nestled near the shores of Lake Eerie, the tall, elegant ballpark looms large against the dockyards that convey trade across…
FROM THE DESK OF ALEXANDER MADIGAN, COMMISSIONER, LEGACY BASEBALL LEAGUE SUBJECT: RETROACTIVE VETO Let it be known to the General Managers of the Legacy Baseball League that I invoke Commissioner Powers provisioned under 2.III.e of the Legacy Baseball League Constitution of 1895 to retroactively veto Proposal 1900-03, the Salary Cap Amendment. No salary cap shall…