It may be said of the Cincinnati club's management in 1894, that in the multiplicity of pitchers there is much danger, or words to that effect. Twelve pitchers were tried (including one who pitched in two innings) with a field support of no less than eleven players, exclusive of the pitchers who took part at times in both infield and outfield positions, together with four catchers, an aggregate of 27 _players_ to occupy but _nine_ positions in the game. Could blundering management go further? Under such circumstances is it any wonder that team-work was impossible, while cliques of disappointed players still further weakened the nine in nearly every game, the ultimate result being ninth place in the race, with the added discredit of being beaten out in the race by their old rivals, the St. Louis "Browns." But three of the twelve pitchers took part in 20 games and over, and but one in 10 games and less than 20, and three out of the twelve failed to win a single game. Parrott did the most effective work against the Eastern batsmen, and he and Dwyer were tied against the Western batsmen, but two of the twelve pitching in more victories than defeats. The experience of the Cincinnati "battery" teams should teach managers a lesson for 1895 in indulging in experiments with too many pitchers. Here is the record: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CLUBS WESTERN CLUBS. P G h G r i W P L r a B l a C i o a n W a N a B s l t S u n d o l e d r h P e t C t i P d P CINCINNATI n t w B e o i e v s h . s e e / i o l o n T r e b i L v T r T r vs. L m Y s p k g o c l u c o i o c o c o o o t h l t t e a r a u l t e t e s r r o i y o a n n g g i l a n a n Pitchers t e k n a n n l t d h o s e l t l t --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tannehill W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 1 1 .500 1 .500 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Dwyer W 1 3 1 0 1 2 8 .400 1 1 3 3 2 10 .588 18 .486 L 4 1 1 2 2 2 12 0 2 2 0 3 7 19 Parrott W 1 2 1 2 2 2 9 .500 2 2 1 2 2 9 .474 18 .486 L 3 1 3 0 1 1 9 2 2 2 2 2 10 19 Chamberlain W 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 .500 0 1 1 1 2 5 .455 10 .476