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From: Winnemac Mike on 12 Aug 2007 06:51 I think this may have come from Bill Veeck's book. It was actually a Triple A came and he wanted the fans listed in the box score. "Mark Anderson" <mea(a)nospambrandylion.com> wrote in message news:MPG.21281515a9783da99898c7(a)chi.news.speakeasy.net... > OK, this has nothing to do with this season but someone at my local pub > said that the Cubs hold the record for the game with lowest paid > attendance of 12. He thinks that game occurred in the mid 60s when the > Cubs were real awful but I'm having a hard time believing that the > record is that low and that the Cubs hold it. It's also hard for me to > believe that the Cubs, who are in a very large market, would hold this > record over a smaller market team. Does anyone remember this?
From: cat daddy on 12 Aug 2007 07:32 "Mark Sieving" <Mark_Sieving(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:mmvsb39amvpuhimchstlfgdgtjb5j3u9mb(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:57:40 -0500, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> > wrote: > > > "...radio play-by-play announcer Jim Lucas said the record is the 12 > >people who braved a rainstorm to see Chicago defeat Troy on Sept. 17, 1881." > > According to Baseball-Reference.com, Chicago lost to the Providence > Grays on Spetember 17, 1881. Must have been a misprint in the article I read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1881_in_baseball "September 27 - The Troy Trojans lose to the champion Chicago White Stockings 10-8 in a heavy rain storm in front of 12 spectators, setting a record for the least attended game." http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1881_sched.shtml Game 81 Tue, Sep 27 CHC @TRO W 10-8 54-27 1st up 8.0
From: cat daddy on 12 Aug 2007 07:38
"Michael Lanasa" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:6yBvi.45509$Um6.35437(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.net... > Mark Sieving <Mark_Sieving(a)yahoo.com> wrote in > news:mmvsb39amvpuhimchstlfgdgtjb5j3u9mb(a)4ax.com: > > > On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:57:40 -0500, "cat daddy" > > <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote: > > > >> "...radio play-by-play announcer Jim Lucas said the record is > >> the 12 > >>people who braved a rainstorm to see Chicago defeat Troy on > >>Sept. 17, 1881." > > > > According to Baseball-Reference.com, Chicago lost to the > > Providence Grays on Spetember 17, 1881. > > > > It was a highly controvesial game, because in the late innings a fly > ball toward the Chicago left fielder was interfered with by two fans > who were looking for a souvenier. The left fielder threw a fit, and > the Chicago team completely fell apart and blew the lead and lost the > game, and tks and Claude had to have a police escort from the stadium > for their own protection. I was going to make reference to the two longtime and most well respected gentlemen of this newsgroup, but felt it best the story be told by a more regular contributor. Thanks. |