Federal League Impact

Example: Connie Mack and Philadelphia Athletics

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  • 1914: Attendance down 39% for Mack's AL champs
  • Can't hang on to fans, and Federal League after his players
  • Feds nab Eddie Plank, Chief Bender in off-season
  • Connie sells Eddie Collins to White Sox to keep him in AL
  • Won't meet demands of holdout Home Run Baker
  • Slow start in 1915, and attendance lags behind 1914
  • Money running out, so Connie starts unloading players
    • Herb Pennock, Bob Shawkey, Eddie Murphy, and Jack Barry are soon gone, and
    Home Run Baker sits out entire season

    and team goes from first to last in a single year

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