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[edit] Road games?

Why did they play so many games on the road? --AW 20:28, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

It's in the article. Nobody was showing up to watch the games. Baseball Bugs 21:18, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Oh yeah, thanks --AW 21:32, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

"Due to lackluster attendance, other NL teams refused to travel to Cleveland's park." Is this correct? I'm sure I read that it was Cleveland's decision to play road games. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevarms (talk • contribs) 00:02, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

It could be a bit of both. Here's their day-by-day results in 1899. [1] One curious thing is that they came back home from time to time. Another is that they actually managed to get all 154 games in. Earlier in the game's history, a team like that would have folded mid-season. Instead, they went on the road. Notice that through June, they had actually played the majority of their games at home. Then they took off for awhile, but played a homestand in August. I'm guessing the league was propping them up, paying their bills, whatever. Somebody needs to write a book, if they haven't already, that reviews that team in depth to see what really happened.

Month-by-month home-and-road games played, if my math is correct:

Apr 0-8

May 18-8

Jun 14-11

Jul 2-28

Aug 7-23

Sep 1-27

Oct 0-7

Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 01:55, 6 February 2008 (UTC)