1900 Inter State League

The final year of this proud league saw a reversal of the 1899 standings in a wide-open charged run: Dayton, 7th place in '99, went 30-9 after July 2 to win while New Castle, champions in '99, went 13-56 after being at .500 on the same date.

Youngstown, a disappointment again, transferred quietly to Marion, August 5th, and Columbus, for a second straight year, transferred mid-season. This time to Anderson, IN, August 22.

Fort Wayne released manager and major league veteran Jack Glasscock "to save money" shortly before Memorial Day, a move that apparently ignited the team on a hot streak behind former Washington Nationals pitcher Cy Swaim. Mansfield, 10 games under .500 with 38 games to play, needed to go 29-9 to reach .500. They did by going 27-6 but then slipping back under that level in the final days.

It might sound insignificant, but always note the difference between being "10 games under .500" and being "10 wins under .500". One game equals two wins and, two wins equals one game. If a second place team is one game behind a first place team, and if that second place team wins while the first place team is rained out, we all know the second place team moves to one half-a-game back.

"Games behind" refers to the fact that each game has a winner and a loser; thus a two game deficit can be made up by a second-place team by beating the first place team twice. More often than not, the first and second place teams aren't playing against each other. In that case, the second place team must beat their opponent twice while the first place team is losing to its opponent twice.