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September 1877 - End of season
September 1877
As summer and the base ball season drew to a close Princes Park dominated, winning all their games except for a 3-12 loss at Newton Heath to be crowned champions of the Mersey & Irwell League. Cavendish collapsed in the final month hardly putting up competition to opponents, their final game of the season saw them shut out and Princes Park bat home 17 runs.
Standings W-L-T
Princes Park 26 12 2
Moss Lane 23-13-4
Edge Hill 19-19-2
Longsight 18-21-1
Newton Heath 17-20-3
Cavendish 10-28-2
Player Statistics
Batting Average
D. Hughes, Edge Hill .436
M. Johnston, Princes Park .396
J. Miller, Moss Lane .352
Runs Batting In
D. Wilson, Edge Hill 33
D. Eddy, Princes Park 31
R Hudds, Moss Lane 29
ERA
B. Collins, Princes Park 1.7
B. Tucker, Moss Lane 1.92
J. King, Princes Park 2.18
Strikeouts
T. Edwards, Newton Heath 44
J. Abbey, Longsight 43
J. King, Princes Park 40
At the end of season meeting Dennis Hughes was voted Base Ball Player of the Year each club with 1 vote and Hughes claiming all 6 votes. All clubs agreed to return for the 1878 season, with the only notable rule change being that ties would no longer be recorded and games would go to extra innings.
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