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|Text=<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A seasonal analysis of the &ldquo;Club Averages&rdquo; for the Cincinnati Club in the 1868 season was included in the December 5, 1868 issue of the <em>New York Clipper</em></span><span style="font-size: medium;">. &ldquo;Average to game of bases on hits&rdquo; is included for the first time for each player, in addition to &ldquo;Average runs to game,&rdquo; &ldquo;Average outs to game,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Average runs to outs.&rdquo; Each of these averages was represented in decimal form for the first time in the</span><em><span style="font-size: medium;"> Clipper</span></em><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></p>
|Text=<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A seasonal analysis of the &ldquo;Club Averages&rdquo; for the Cincinnati Club in the 1868 season was included in the December 5, 1868 issue of the <em>New York Clipper</em></span><span style="font-size: medium;">. &ldquo;Average to game of bases on hits&rdquo; is included for the first time for each player, in addition to &ldquo;Average runs to game,&rdquo; &ldquo;Average outs to game,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Average runs to outs.&rdquo; Each of these averages was represented in decimal form for the first time in the</span><em><span style="font-size: medium;"> Clipper</span></em><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></p>
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|Sources=<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">The Ball Players' Chronicle</span></em></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> (New York City, NY), 6 June 1867: p. 2.&nbsp;</span></p>
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|Query=<p>Why is the 1867 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chronicle</span> cited for 1868 innovation?</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">New York Clipper </span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(New York City, NY), 5 December 1868: p. 275.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">.&nbsp;</span></p>
|Comment=<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For a short history of batting measures, see Colin Dew-Becker, &ldquo;Foundations of Batting Analysis,&rdquo; &nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">p 1 &ndash; 9:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0btLf16riTacFVEUV9CUi1UQ3c/">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0btLf16riTacFVEUV9CUi1UQ3c/</a> </span></p>
|Submitted by=Colin Dew-Becker
|Submitted by=Colin Dew-Becker
|Submission Note=Email of 9/15/2014
|Submission Note=Email of 9/15/2014
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A seasonal analysis of the “Club Averages” for the Cincinnati Club in the 1868 season was included in the December 5, 1868 issue of the New York Clipper. “Average to game of bases on hits” is included for the first time for each player, in addition to “Average runs to game,” “Average outs to game,” and “Average runs to outs.” Each of these averages was represented in decimal form for the first time in the Clipper.

 

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New York Clipper (New York City, NY), 5 December 1868: p. 275.

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For a short history of batting measures, see Colin Dew-Becker, “Foundations of Batting Analysis,”  p 1 – 9:

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