NEW YORK, NY. September 26, 1917 - With their team's away games now just a few miles away, Brooklyn fans are expected to fill about half of the seats here at the Bronx Oval Grounds today.
The Titans, who were known as the Tip-Tops during the 1914 and 1915 seasons, won just 73 games last year and finished in 7th place. This year, they crushed their competition, going 97-57 and finishing 11 games ahead of the second place Terriers.
The key to their success on offense? Getting on base. While the team average was .248, just one point above the league average, their on base average was .330, a whopping 29 points above the league average.
When it came to pitching, it was the same concept, just reversed. The team gave up just 260 walks over the entire season. The next best? Newark's 335. They held opposing team's to a .230 batting average, which was by far the best in the Columbia League.
The team is owned by Gus Duke, a 36-year-old real estate mogul, and is managed by Fletcher Rowley, a first-year manager in the UBA.
Mr. Rowley will likely send out these eight men to fight for the championship:
1. LF Tomas 'Jaybird' Sperry (.258, 21 Doubles, 7 Home Runs, 41 RBI, 49 SB)
2. 2B Mat Gough (.264, 21 Doubles, 8 Triples, 56 RBI, 31 SB)
3. RF Dick McGovern (.282, 31 Doubles, 9 Triples, 82 RBI, 36 SB)
4. SS Dummy Dell (.277, 26 Doubles, 15 Triples, 9 Home Runs, 103 RBI, 23 SB)
5. CF Pierre Fisk (.265, 19 Doubles, 13 Triples, 69 RBI, 28 SB)
6. C Bimm Sheffield (.237, 13 Doubles, 64 RBI)
7. 1B Oscar Spencer (.237, 5 Doubles, 6 Home Runs, 37 RBI, 19 SB)
8. 3B Swanee Bemis (.257, 7 Doubles, 45 RBI)
The following pitchers will start for Brooklyn on the mound:
1. RHP Thomas Moyer (21-13, 2.42 ERA, 161 K)
2. RHP Theo Murrell (24-13, 2.46 ERA, 199 K)
3. RHP Elijah McNaughton (23-15, 2.74 ERA, 80 K)
4. LHP Mather Edgar (17-10, 1.55 ERA, 188 K in Class A)
Games three, four, seven, and eight will be played at Washington Park in Brooklyn. The ballpark holds around 13,000 people.
LF: 300'
CF: 450'
RF: 335'
The Titans wear light gray uniforms with black socks and a black cap. A blue "B" adorns the chest, and a white "B" is located on the cap.
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