BASEBALL MONTHLY
September 1871
Red Stockings and Athletics to meet for Championsip
The Boston Red Stockings beat the Cincinnati Reds two out of three games in the last month of the season and did just enough to overcome the Reds and win the National League. The Reds had been in first place for almost the entire season, but lost out in the end, never recovering after their star Cherokee Fisher was injured at the end of July; they went 3-9 without him.
On the other hand the Philadelphia A's didnt have the same fate and kept their lead in the American league for most of the season. The A's held off the St. Louis Browns, and did it with a 3 game sweep of Cleveland in September.
Although the hot Red Stockings could be the favorites in the best of 7 championship, the series should be a good one.
Final MLB Standings 1871
| American Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 19 | 11 | .633 | - |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4.0 |
| Baltimore Canaries | 14 | 16 | .467 | 5.0 |
| Cleveland Forest Citys | 12 | 18 | .400 | 7.0 |
| National Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Boston Red Stockings | 18 | 12 | .600 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 17 | 13 | .567 | 1.0 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.0 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 10 | 20 | .333 | 8.0 |
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STOCKINGS END SEASON A DISAPOINTING 10-20
The Chicago Red Stockings to everyone's suprize lost double the games that they won and had a disaster of a season, their first ones as profesionals.
"I dont think enough people on this team cared," said Cap Anson. "We really have to look seriously if we should continue. No one wants to waste their time."
Discorse is at a high even in the front office, as it was comfirmed that the team was shoping their star outfielder Steve King and came minutes away from shipping him to Cincinnati; King's off the field issues have been of particular concern but he still remains on the roster.
Final 2010 Chicago White Stocking Stats
| Pitching Staff | | Role | T | Pitcher | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | Status | | Starter | R | Rynie Wolters | 25 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 3.14 | 1.15 | Rested | | Spot Starter | R | Frank Fleet | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.68 | 2.32 | Rested |
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| Catchers | | # | B | Player | Pos | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | .AVG | OBP | SLG | | 16 | R | Fergy Malone | C | 30 | 130 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 11 | .285 | .329 | .362 |
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| Infielders | | # | B | Player | Pos | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | .AVG | OBP | SLG | | 37 | R | Jim Foran | 1B | 29 | 112 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | .304 | .344 | .411 | | 93 | R | Cap Anson | 3B | 30 | 118 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 14 | .305 | .358 | .381 | | 46 | R | Gene Kimball | 2B | 27 | 98 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .184 | .221 | .194 | | 21 | R | Nealy Phelps | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | | 84 | R | Bob Reach | SS | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .067 | .000 | | 40 | R | Joe Quest | 2B | 9 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .188 | .212 | .250 | | 69 | R | Charlie Sweasy | 2B | 21 | 74 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .284 | .316 | .297 |
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| Outfielders | | # | B | Player | Pos | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | .AVG | OBP | SLG | | 87 | R | Steve King | LF | 30 | 118 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 7 | .322 | .380 | .449 | | 11 | R | George Heubel | RF | 10 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .111 | .158 | .139 | | 99 | R | Count Sensenderfer | CF | 21 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | .303 | .329 | .342 | | 52 | L | Charlie Pabor | LF | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .238 | .286 | | 9 | R | Al Barker | LF | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | | 17 | R | Tom Berry | RF | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .077 | .077 | .077 | | 38 | R | Josh Snyder | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 98 | R | Frank McCarton | CF | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .563 | .611 | .750 | | 56 | R | Bill Boyd | RF | 16 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .264 | .323 | .396 | | 68 | R | Frank Buttery | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Lineup vs RHP | | # | B | Name | Pos | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | | 1 | R | Fergy Malone | C | .285 | 0 | 14 | 5 | | 2 | R | Count Sensenderfer | CF | .303 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | 3 | R | Cap Anson | 3B | .305 | 0 | 13 | 11 | | 4 | R | Steve King | LF | .322 | 0 | 21 | 6 | | 5 | R | Jim Foran | 1B | .304 | 0 | 13 | 5 | | 6 | R | Bill Boyd | RF | .264 | 1 | 8 | 1 | | 7 | R | Charlie Sweasy | 2B | .284 | 0 | 8 | 1 | | 8 | R | Gene Kimball | SS | .184 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
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| | Lineup vs LHP | | # | B | Name | Pos | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | | 1 | R | Fergy Malone | C | .285 | 0 | 14 | 5 | | 2 | R | Count Sensenderfer | CF | .303 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | 3 | R | Cap Anson | 3B | .305 | 0 | 13 | 11 | | 4 | R | Steve King | LF | .322 | 0 | 21 | 6 | | 5 | R | Jim Foran | 1B | .304 | 0 | 13 | 5 | | 6 | R | Bill Boyd | RF | .264 | 1 | 8 | 1 | | 7 | R | Charlie Sweasy | 2B | .284 | 0 | 8 | 1 | | 8 | R | Gene Kimball | SS | .184 | 0 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 10-20, .333 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 8.0 GB | | Record at home | 6-9, .400 PCT | | Record on the road | 4-11, .267 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 0-1, .000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 1-8, .111 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 2-1, .667 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 8-19, .296 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 1-4, .200 PCT | | Record in May | 2-3, .400 PCT | | Record in June | 1-4, .200 PCT | | Record in July | 2-3, .400 PCT | | Record in August | 1-3, .250 PCT | | Record in September | 2-3, .400 PCT | | Record in October | 1-0, 1.000 PCT | |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .270 - 3rd in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .315 - 3rd in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .337 - 3rd in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .652 - 3rd in NL | | Runs Scored | 111 - 3rd in NL | | Hits | 273 - 3rd in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 60 - 3rd in NL | | Home Runs | 1 - 4th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 48 - 3rd in NL | | Strikeouts | 108 - 3rd in NL | | Stolen Bases | 31 - 2nd in NL | | |
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