1894 by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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Home Stretch
By the close of the August campaign the Orioles, through a brilliant rally, had replaced Boston in the lead, the record on August 31st showing Baltimore in front with the percentage figure of .657, followed by Boston with .645, and New York close to the champions with .639. Now came a grand fight for second place on the part of New York; the Beaneaters, from this time to the finish failing to make the accustomed final rally which their friends and fans had anticipated. On September 6th New York ousted Boston from second place, at which date Baltimore led with the percentage figure of .676, followed by New York with .652, Boston's figure being .646; the rest of the clubs in the first division at that time being in the five hundreds in percentage figures. Boston got down to .632 on September 19th,
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