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Old 03-28-2023, 05:13 PM   #17
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So i used chat gpt to write a season recap.
I rearranged it a bit but this is what i got so far.
Trying to take notes of what i noticed during a season so it doesn't just spit out stats. Wanting to make season recaps like in the "Sports Encyclopedia Baseball"
Anyway this what i got so far.

Opening Day

On May 4th, 1871, the first game in professional baseball history was played between the Cleveland Forest Citys and Fort Wayne Kekiongas in a National Association game. It was a closely contested game with Cleveland edging Fort Wayne by a score of 5-4. The game was played at Grand Duchess and saw Ezra Sutton of the Cleveland Forest Citys emerge as the star of the game.

Sutton went 5-for-5, hitting two triples, two singles, and a two-run single in the ninth inning. He also scored a run and drove in two runs.
The game was not without its errors and mistakes, with both teams committing multiple errors. However, it was a historic game that set the stage for professional baseball to become one of America's favorite pastimes. The final score was Cleveland Forest Citys 5, Fort Wayne Kekiongas 4.

The inaugural season of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, which later became Major League Baseball, has come to a close. The Washington Olympics were the first-ever National Association champions, having defeated the Boston Red Stockings in the World Championship Series four games to three.
evi Meyerle of the Philadelphia Athletics took home three of the major awards, including the Babe Ruth MVP Award, Jackie Robinson Award, and Gold Glove Award for his outstanding performances at the plate and in the field. Al Spalding of the Boston Red Stockings won the Cy Young Award for his impressive 18-12 record, 2.99 ERA, and 6.2 WAR.

In the Silver Slugger Award, Al Pratt of the Cleveland Forest Citys won the award for pitchers, while Deacon White of the Chicago White Stockings, Joe Start of the New York Mutuals, Ross Barnes of the Boston Red Stockings, Davy Force of the Washington Olympics, Levi Meyerle of the Philadelphia Athletics, John Hatfield of the New York Mutuals, Count Sensenderfer of the Philadelphia Athletics, and Lip Pike of the Troy Haymakers were named the top hitters at their respective positions.

The league's top players included the likes of Meyerle, Force, and Sutton.

With the conclusion of the 1871 season, the National Association looks forward to many more seasons to come and the growth of the sport of baseball in the United States.
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