... in ninth place. In 1901, they were playing at West Side Park for their ninth season. They had 53 and 86 losses according to records (Banks 62). Tom Hughes, a Chicago native, was one of the top starting pitchers, finishing the season with 308 and one-third innings pitched. He was nicknamed "Long Tom " because he stood a soaring 6 feet and one inch ... increase seating to 40,000 the same year that it received its final name (LeBlanc 294). "Alert, easy, feet together, weight on rear leg, head forward, face pitcher, " were the notes from Elmer Berry in 1916. Batting is the center of the who...

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