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1866’S STAR PLAYERS NAMED
ST. JOHN’S HAS RECORD FOUR STARTERS; GAME TO BE HELD IN BOSTON’S SOUTH END GROUNDS

NEW YORK CITY (July 16, 1866) - There are three weeks left to play in the National Base Ball Organization season, and that means that it is time to send out the rosters for the annual All-Star Game, which were finalized at N.B.B.O. offices in New York City this morning. Roster rules are the same as they were last year:

Rosters for the upcoming All-Star Game will be thirty men per side again this season:

• Places 1-6 in each team’s roster will go to the best pitchers in each league.
• The remaining 24 roster sports will consist of three players for every other position.

The N.B.B.O. Executive Committee wanted to hold this year’s All-Star Game in a Northeastern League venue since it is the N.E.L’s turn to act as the home team. Since St. Johns’ home of Olneyville Field hosted the event last year, the N.B.B.O.E.C. has chosen the South End Base Ball Grounds in Boston, home to Shamrock B.C, as the host venue for this year’s All-Star Game. The South End Grounds seat 9,513 paying spectators, and it is a notably pitcher-friendly park.

The 1866 All-Star Game will feature 26 first-timers – fourteen from the N.Y.L. and a dozen from the N.E.L. – Four of which are N.B.B.O. newcomers. For the New York League, the most notable debut will be that of Metropolitan’s sixth-year OF Gus Huber, who is among the N.Y.L. leaders in average & O.P.S. For the N.E.L, Peter Boyce of American, who is batting roughly .350 with 2.6 W.A.R. at 2B, will start in his All-Star Game debut.

Given their resurgence this year, it is not surprising that St. John’s has ended up with four of the nine N.E.L. starters: P William Tighe, C Dag Nielsen, 1B Collin Henderson, & OF Konrad Jensen. Alleghany & American both have two starters, meaning that just four N.E.L. teams are represented in their starting lineup. In contrast, the N.Y.L. is more balanced, with seven member clubs being represented in their starting nine.

Rosters for the 1865 All-Star Game, with starters highlighted in red, are as follows:


NEW YORK LEAGUE ROSTERS

P: John Brown (UTI/New) – 17-10, 2.98 ERA, 21 K, 4.3 WAR
P: Jim Creighton (EXC/5th) – 21-5, 3.21 ERA, 108 K, 6.9 WAR
P: Peadar Daly (KNI/2nd) – 18-7, 2.30 ERA, 25 K, 3.7 WAR
P: Daniel Flynn (GOT/New) – 16-8, 3.27 ERA, 16 K, 3.5 WAR
P: James Goodman (MIN/2nd) – 14-13, 2.45 ERA, 79 K, 6.9 WAR
P: Earl Quinn (SYR/1st) – 16-8, 2.57 ERA, 23 K, 4.0 WAR

C: Samuel Blade (EXC/1st) – .330, 8 XBH, 45 RBI, 1.4 WAR
C: Earl Feingold (UTI/1st) – .327, 20 XBH, 44 RBI, 1.0 WAR
C: Matthew Hample (UNI/2nd) – .326, 13 XBH, 26 RBI, 1.1 WAR

1B: Cormack Alexander (K.C./3rd) – .379, 24 XBH, 43 RBI, 2.0 WAR
1B: Hawk Peterson (ORA/3rd) – .370, 25 XBH, 50 RBI, 2.6 WAR
1B: Carmichel Todd (HAR/1st) – .378, 17 XBH, 44 RBI, 2.0 WAR
2B: Leslie Arnett (GOT/5th) – .345, 11 XBH, 29 RBI, 21 SB, 2.3 WAR
2B: Benjamin Lovette (EXC/1st) – .342, 13 XBH, 34 RBI, 1.7 WAR
2B: Anderson MacGyver (MUT/5th) – .354, 21 XBH, 51 RBI, 32 SB, 1.6 WAR
3B: Hugh Harris (KNI/2nd) – .310, 21 XBH, 45 RBI, 33 SB, 1.5 WAR
3B: Dennis Hunt (EMP/2nd) – .324, 26 XBH, 39 RBI, 1.4 WAR
3B: Cecil Walker (NC/1st) – .332, 16 XBH, 41 RBI, 1.3 WAR
SS: Edward Huntley (KNI/8th) – .378, 30 XBH, 41 RBI, 31 SB, 3.7 WAR
SS: Henry Nabors (VIC/New) – .332, 30 XBH, 48 RBI, 20 SB, 2.0 WAR
SS: Harold Price (F.C/1st) – .324, 21 XBH, 46 RBI, 2.1 WAR

OF: Luc Billon (GOT/3rd) – .332, 20 XBH, 48 RBI, 1.8 WAR
OF: Frederick Olson (ECK/1st) – .319, 32 XBH, 44 RBI, 1.6 WAR
OF: Zarek Polakowski (SYR/4th) – .315, 19 XBH, 40 RBI, 36 SB, 2.2 WAR
CF: John Carlton (UNI/4th) – .328, 19 XBH, 49 RBI, 2.0 WAR
CF: Archie Mask (EXC/1st) – .340, 21 XBH, 43 RBI, 1.9 WAR
CF: Obelix Tsiaris (F.C/1st) – .351, 22 XBH, 45 RBI, 20 SB, 2.3 WAR
OF: Gus Huber (MET/1st) – .365, 21 XBH, 49 RBI, 2.2 WAR
OF: Will LaValliere (EMP/2nd) – .336, 20 XBH, 42 RBI, 1.5 WAR
OF: Angus O’Connor (BING/2nd) – .354, 18 XBH, 41 RBI, 1.3 WAR


NORTHEASTERN LEAGUE ROSTERS

P: Charles Darnell (QUI/1st) – 18-8, 2.48 ERA, 44 K, 4.5 WAR
P: Jonathan Jenkins (Q.S/1st) – 16-11, 2.39 ERA, 89 K, 6.5 WAR
P: Fred Richards (ALL/2nd) – 18-8, 3.24 ERA, 21 K, 3.9 WAR
P: Tom Ricks (SHA/New) – 20-6, 2.69 ERA, 34 K, 3.6 WAR
P: Elmer Seabold (SUS/1st) – 18-8, 1.89 ERA, 94 K, 5.7 WAR
P: William Tighe (STJ/1st) – 23-4, 2.33 ERA, 17 K, 4.1 WAR

C: Joe Feuerstein (PORT/6th) – .270, 13 XBH, 28 RBI, 0.8 WAR
C: Dag Nielsen (STJ/4th) – .351, 13 XBH, 41 RBI, 1.4 WAR
C: Lawrence Reynolds (G.M/1st) – .297, 17 XBH, 42 RBI, 1.0 WAR

1B: Collin Henderson (STJ/3rd) – .331, 23 XBH, 69 RBI, 22 SB, 1.6 WAR
1B: Edward Sax (SCR/3rd) – .392, 11 XBH, 46 RBI, 1.7 WAR
1B: Henry Stiles (P.J/1st) – .396, 12 XBH, 44 RBI, 1.5 WAR
2B: Peter Boyce (AME/1st) – .348, 25 XBH, 44 RBI, 2.6 WAR
2B: Arran Duffy (ALL/1st) – .286, 22 XBH, 63 RBI, 1.1 WAR
2B: William Gillette (SHA/2nd) – .312, 10 XBH, 41 RBI, 2.2 WAR
3B: Samuel Kessler (ALL/8th) – .347, 24 XBH, 35 RBI, 21 SB, 2.7 WAR
3B: Jerald Peterson (S.o.t.O/5th) – .320, 31 XBH, 42 RBI, 2.0 WAR
3B: Enda Reed (M.M/3rd) – .340, 25 XBH, 38 RBI, 1.4 WAR
SS: Albert Brock (S.o.t.O/2nd) – .273, 11 XBH, 24 RBI, 35 SB, 1.9 WAR
SS: Theodore Kohlberg (SUS/1st) – .349, 18 XBH, 41 RBI, 35 SB, 2.7 WAR
SS: Anthony Mascherino (SHA/8th) – .333, 25 XBH, 42 RBI, 3.2 WAR

OF: Royal Altman (ALL/2nd) – .410, 33 XBH, 73 RBI, 21 SB, 3.1 WAR
OF: Thomas Maloney (REA/6th) – .371, 28 XBH, 34 RBI, 28 SB, 2.4 WAR
OF: Nelson Townsend (STJ/4th) – .317, 22 XBH, 47 RBI, 46 SB, 2.2 WAR
CF: Willie Davis (AME/8th) – .342, 30 XBH, 52 RBI, 29 SB, 2.4 WAR
CF: Graeme Peel (QUI/1st) – .319, 30 XBH, 29 RBI, 50 SB, 2.5 WAR
CF: Franklin Petty (L.E/1st) – .326, 30 XBH, 60 RBI, 2.5 WAR
OF: Konrad Jensen (STJ/6th) – .407, 27 XBH, 56 RBI, 69 SB, 4.3 WAR
OF: Luther Tatum (SHA/3rd) – .322, 26 XBH, 56 RBI, 1.6 WAR
OF: Soren Thomsen (PORT/2nd) – .326, 19 XBH, 34 RBI, 1.6 WAR


The following players will be making their first All-Star Game appearances:

NEW YORK LEAGUE ALL-STAR DEBUTS

• P: John Brown, Daniel Flynn, Earl Quinn
• C: Samuel Blade & Earl Feingold
• IF: Benjamin Lovette, Henry Nabors, Harold Price, Carmichael Todd, Cecil Walker
• OF: Gus Huber, Archie Mask, Frederick Olson, Obelix Tsiaris
• TOTAL: 14 All-Star Debuts

NORTHEASTERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR DEBUTS

• P: Charles Darnell, Jonathan Jenkins, Tom Ricks, Elmer Seabold, William Tighe
• C: Lawrence Reynolds
• IF: Peter Boyce, Arran Duffy, Theodore Kohlberg, Henry Stiles
• OF: Graeme Peel & Franklin Petty
• TOTAL: 14 All-Star Debuts

St. John’s leads all teams with five All-Star selections – P William Tighe, C Dag Nielsen, 1B Collin Henderson, OF Nelson Townsend, & OF Konrad Jensen – and four starters, while Excelsior leads the N.Y.L. with four All-Star selections – P Jim Creighton, C Samuel Blade, 2B Benjamin Lovette, & CF Archie Mask – and two starters.

Just like last year there are 26 players making their All-Star Game debuts. However, the spread of the debuts between the leagues is a bit more even this time. The Northeastern League nearly had six debutant pitchers for the second All-Star Game in a row, but 1865 All-Star Fred Richards was nominated to play again. The most experienced first-time All-Star is Susquehanna’s Theodore Kohlberg, who is in his seventh N.B.B.O. season and his third with Susquehanna. Gus Huber is in his sixth N.B.B.O. season, all with Metropolitan.

There are four newcomers in this year’s All-Star Game: Three are pitchers: John Brown of Utica, Daniel Flynn of Gotham, & Tom Ricks of Shamrock. That leaves one batsman: Victory SS John Nabors.

In two weeks it will be Boston’s turn to host the N.B.B.O. All-Star Game, the eighth edition of the contest. As always, expect an exciting afternoon for fans, a fun afternoon for players, and a wonderful afternoon for charity.