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Forfeits.(baseball)
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The National Pastime
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January 1, 2005
- Author:
- Forr, James
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Forfeits were relatively commonplace in the early days of baseball. There was at least one forfeit in the major leagues every year from 1883 to 1907, including 13 in 1884. A review of the reasons for these forfeits reveals how "bush league" the major leagues still were. In 1889, St. Louis's American Association team failed to show up for a scheduled game in Brooklyn because they feared for their safety. The next year, the National League's New York Giants lost a game when pitcher Mickey Welch, upset over the work of the home plate umpire, simply stood on the mound and refused to pitch. Brooklyn of the American Association and Louisville of the National League both forfeited ...
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