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 24 Brooklyn had to be content with sixth place with the figures of .514. The September campaign did not change the relative position of the two clubs, and the end of the season saw New York still in fifth place in the race, with a percentage of .515, while the Brooklyn and Cincinnati clubs were tied at .508 for sixth position, the Cincinnatis having the best of the record from having defeated Brooklyn in eight games out of their series of twelve games together. The New York club's record complete for 1893 appears on page 23.

The Cincinnati club opened its championship season of 1893 on April 27th, at Cincinnati, with a noteworthy victory over Anson's so-called Chicago "colts," by the one-sided score of 10 to 1, Anson retaliating with an offsetting defeat the next day by the score of 11 to 1, two results which displayed the glorious uncertainty of the game in striking colors. In the third round, however, which occurred on April 29th, Comisky knocked Anson out with the "Chicago" score of 5 to 0, but the two teams ended the April campaign on the 30th with an even score of games of 2 to 2, so neither of the veterans could claim any special honor at the outset of the season, each closing the month with a percentage of victories of .500, the Eastern teams of Boston, New York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia having the same percentage of games, all these six clubs being tied for fifth place, Cleveland, St. Louis and Washington leading them in the race, while Baltimore, Louisville and Pittsburgh brought up the rear, the latter ending the month without a victory to their credit.

Early in May the Cincinnatis reached the highest position in the race that they occupied during the whole season, they standing third on May 8th with the percentage figures of .600; Cleveland and St. Louis then occupying first and second places. But the Cincinnatis then fell off badly, and on May 31st they stood seventh in the race, with but .467. In June they got down as low as tenth place with a percentage of only .429, but in July they rallied, and re-entered the ranks of the six leaders, they standing sixth in the race on July 12th, with the comparatively good figures of .500, and they remained in the position with varying success to the close of the July campaign. In August they fell back to the second division, and on the 31st of that month were in seventh place with the pecentage of .490. During September they headed the second division, and ended the season on September 30th tied with Brooklyn for sixth position