1st October 1872
The Boston Red Stocking fans are hoping that the season is quick in finishing after the month their team has just had. The team played 9 games in September and managed to lose every single one of them. This leaves them in third place in the NL. The only reason they are not bottom is how badly the Brooklyn Atlantics have been playing.
This poor performance has cost the Red Stockings manager, Harry Wright, his job. The new man in charge of the team on the field is manager Kyle Fisher.
The batting scored a solid 53 runs in September. This was led by star Third Baseman Levi Meyerle who continued his good season. He had 15 hits from 40 at bats. This gave him an average in the month of .375. His figures included 8 runs and 8 RBI's.
The pitching and fielding were a major let down during the month as the Season caught up with the team. Bobby Mathews posted an ERA of 3.34 for the month. This was from 56.2 innings where he gave up 88 hits and 21 earned runs. The team gave up 106 runs in total.
Full pitching stats for September
Full batting stats for September
The team played 9 games in September losing all of them
They lost 8-9 and 16-32 to the Brooklyn Atlantics
They lost 8-14, 6-7 and 3-6 against the Cincinnati Reds
They lost 2-6, 1-5 and 1-9 to the Chicago White Stockings
They finished by losing 9-18 to the Brooklyn Atlantics
The team has 2 games to finish the season in October. We will bring you a complete season review once these games are complete.