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as5680 · 03-02-2021, 04:54 PM

SEASON ROUND-UP: 1866

Despite winning a second successive championship, the only major award which went to the Old Westminsters this year was the Best Manager prize, won for the second time by Nicholas Close. Westminsters’ Richard Tubman finished second in the voting for Best Pitcher, but it was no surprise that he missed out to Frederick Maiden of Clapham. Aside from his wonderful no-hit performance against the City of London Club in August, Maiden gave up fewer runs on average than any other starter, had more strikeouts than anyone else and shared with Tubman the largest number of wins. t was a very close vote for the Best Player award, but in the end Aaron Baxter of Kensington took the prize, having led the league in batting average at .368.

LEADERS:
Batting Average: Aaron Baxter (KEN) - .368
Home Runs: Tom Potter (OW) - 2
Runs Batted In: Edgar Leadbetter (ANG) - 17
Stolen Bases: Edwin Sutcliffe (RP)/Howard Taylor (ANG) - 10
Earned Run Average: Frederick Maiden (CLA) - 1.22
Pitching Wins: Frederick Maiden (CLA)/Richard Tubman (OW) - 15
Strikeouts: Frederick Maiden (CLA) – 192

Some news coming out of the annual meeting is that there will be a new competition in baseball next year, a representative tournament where players from the Metropolitan League will represent their home counties. Although five of the league’s six clubs call the county of Middlesex home (Clapham, based in Surrey, being the exception) many of the players also hail from the counties of Essex and Kent. After a light hearted discussion between players at the meeting, it has been decided to hold a tournament in early March, before the start of the Metropolitan League season, to determine which county’s players are the best. Two semi final games will be played with the winners meeting in a final a week later. Each county has formed an association to select its players, with the selections due to be made a week before the semi-finals.

Changes are also coming to the Metropolitan League itself. With two successful seasons of baseball now having been played, a number of other clubs are pressuring the league to be allowed to join. The League has decided that although the 1867 season will be played in the same format with six clubs, two more teams will be admitted to membership in time for the 1868 season.

A decision will be made during the summer, with interested clubs invited to submit applications at any time. Favoured to gain a place in the league are the Meridian Baseball Club, based in Greenwich Park and considered to be the leading team among those not in the Metropolitan League. The second place in the league is wide open though, with a number of works and military teams rumoured to apply. Also in contention could be a new club recently formed out to the north-east of the city at Hackney, by former committee members of the City of London Club who were angered at the club’s disappointing performance since the league was formed.

03-02-2021, 04:54 PM	#31
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	SEASON ROUND-UP: 1866 Despite winning a second successive championship, the only major award which went to the Old Westminsters this year was the Best Manager prize, won for the second time by Nicholas Close. Westminsters’ Richard Tubman finished second in the voting for Best Pitcher, but it was no surprise that he missed out to Frederick Maiden of Clapham. Aside from his wonderful no-hit performance against the City of London Club in August, Maiden gave up fewer runs on average than any other starter, had more strikeouts than anyone else and shared with Tubman the largest number of wins. t was a very close vote for the Best Player award, but in the end Aaron Baxter of Kensington took the prize, having led the league in batting average at .368. LEADERS: Batting Average: Aaron Baxter (KEN) - .368 Home Runs: Tom Potter (OW) - 2 Runs Batted In: Edgar Leadbetter (ANG) - 17 Stolen Bases: Edwin Sutcliffe (RP)/Howard Taylor (ANG) - 10 Earned Run Average: Frederick Maiden (CLA) - 1.22 Pitching Wins: Frederick Maiden (CLA)/Richard Tubman (OW) - 15 Strikeouts: Frederick Maiden (CLA) – 192 Some news coming out of the annual meeting is that there will be a new competition in baseball next year, a representative tournament where players from the Metropolitan League will represent their home counties. Although five of the league’s six clubs call the county of Middlesex home (Clapham, based in Surrey, being the exception) many of the players also hail from the counties of Essex and Kent. After a light hearted discussion between players at the meeting, it has been decided to hold a tournament in early March, before the start of the Metropolitan League season, to determine which county’s players are the best. Two semi final games will be played with the winners meeting in a final a week later. Each county has formed an association to select its players, with the selections due to be made a week before the semi-finals. Changes are also coming to the Metropolitan League itself. With two successful seasons of baseball now having been played, a number of other clubs are pressuring the league to be allowed to join. The League has decided that although the 1867 season will be played in the same format with six clubs, two more teams will be admitted to membership in time for the 1868 season. A decision will be made during the summer, with interested clubs invited to submit applications at any time. Favoured to gain a place in the league are the Meridian Baseball Club, based in Greenwich Park and considered to be the leading team among those not in the Metropolitan League. The second place in the league is wide open though, with a number of works and military teams rumoured to apply. Also in contention could be a new club recently formed out to the north-east of the city at Hackney, by former committee members of the City of London Club who were angered at the club’s disappointing performance since the league was formed.