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Haystacks · 01-15-2023, 03:00 PM

1879 Preseason

The 1879 season will open the first week of May for 42 games. As there were fears for the stability of clubs with the long season it was decided 3 games would be played a week, one midweek tie and a double header on the Saturday, this will see the season wrap up early August.

During the off season Dennis Hughes took his Edge Hill Red Stockings on a number of weekend trips across the north of England. The Edge Hill side would take part in games against works teams and sports clubs in an endeavour to promote the game.

In the 6 weeks running up to the opening season game on the 7th of May the clubs of the league took part in one warm up game per week. Although scored for these games were scarcely recorded or published the Manchester Evening News would report that the outlooks for Cavendish Base Ball Club and Edge Hill were the most promising as base ball gathered greater interest with local news outlets.

May 1879

The appearance of a new club brought out the largest crowds the players of the league had yet seen. It was reported over 500 had gathered to watch Belle Vue at Princes Park. A competitive affair that saw Princes Park score 3 at the bottom of the 8th inning, this was enough for them to see out a 6-9 victory. The dock workers team however struggled to bring out a crowd at Stanley Park and struggled to keep pace with Moss Lane, losing 9-2. They would go on to lose both games of their Saturday double header with Moss Lane, but turn it around the following week recording 3 wins against Belle Vue, which would stretch to a 5 game winning streak.
The 1878 champions Edge Hill, saw a mixed start to the season, they opened well recording 3 solid victories against Newton Heath, including a resounding 15-3 win, followed by a defeat and two wins at the Moss Lane club. However, the two new clubs would put them to shame to close the first month. The first game against Belle Vue was a masterclass in the art of hurling from both sides as it finished 1-1 after the 9th, this continued until Moss Lane were able to break the deadlock in the 14th inning and take home a 3-1 win. Edge Hill would then lose their Saturday double header 3-10 and 1-7 and their 3 games against Liverpool Dockers 1-3, 3-5 and 2-10 to round off May.

Standings 31st of May

Moss Lane 9-3
Liverpool Dockers 8-4
Cavendish 8-4
Belle Vue 6-6
Edge Hill Red Stockings 5-7
Princes Park 5-7
Newton Heath 4-8
Longsight 3-9

Alfred Wilcox of Edge Hill leads the batting average table with .408, however it is the batters of 3rd place Cavendish that have impressed most, their trio of Betts, Lindsay and Fountain follow with .405, .400 and .390 respectively. Two of the league’s newest hurlers Daniel Cowie of Belle Vue and Declan Liddle of Liverpool dockers have set the pace with strikeouts, recording 19 in May.

01-15-2023, 03:00 PM	#13
Haystacks Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 170	1879 Preseason & May 1879 Preseason The 1879 season will open the first week of May for 42 games. As there were fears for the stability of clubs with the long season it was decided 3 games would be played a week, one midweek tie and a double header on the Saturday, this will see the season wrap up early August. During the off season Dennis Hughes took his Edge Hill Red Stockings on a number of weekend trips across the north of England. The Edge Hill side would take part in games against works teams and sports clubs in an endeavour to promote the game. In the 6 weeks running up to the opening season game on the 7th of May the clubs of the league took part in one warm up game per week. Although scored for these games were scarcely recorded or published the Manchester Evening News would report that the outlooks for Cavendish Base Ball Club and Edge Hill were the most promising as base ball gathered greater interest with local news outlets. May 1879 The appearance of a new club brought out the largest crowds the players of the league had yet seen. It was reported over 500 had gathered to watch Belle Vue at Princes Park. A competitive affair that saw Princes Park score 3 at the bottom of the 8th inning, this was enough for them to see out a 6-9 victory. The dock workers team however struggled to bring out a crowd at Stanley Park and struggled to keep pace with Moss Lane, losing 9-2. They would go on to lose both games of their Saturday double header with Moss Lane, but turn it around the following week recording 3 wins against Belle Vue, which would stretch to a 5 game winning streak. The 1878 champions Edge Hill, saw a mixed start to the season, they opened well recording 3 solid victories against Newton Heath, including a resounding 15-3 win, followed by a defeat and two wins at the Moss Lane club. However, the two new clubs would put them to shame to close the first month. The first game against Belle Vue was a masterclass in the art of hurling from both sides as it finished 1-1 after the 9th, this continued until Moss Lane were able to break the deadlock in the 14th inning and take home a 3-1 win. Edge Hill would then lose their Saturday double header 3-10 and 1-7 and their 3 games against Liverpool Dockers 1-3, 3-5 and 2-10 to round off May. Standings 31st of May Moss Lane 9-3 Liverpool Dockers 8-4 Cavendish 8-4 Belle Vue 6-6 Edge Hill Red Stockings 5-7 Princes Park 5-7 Newton Heath 4-8 Longsight 3-9 Alfred Wilcox of Edge Hill leads the batting average table with .408, however it is the batters of 3rd place Cavendish that have impressed most, their trio of Betts, Lindsay and Fountain follow with .405, .400 and .390 respectively. Two of the league’s newest hurlers Daniel Cowie of Belle Vue and Declan Liddle of Liverpool dockers have set the pace with strikeouts, recording 19 in May.