1st October 1872
The fans of the Cincinnati Reds had to finally give up on their hopes of winning the NL title for 1872 as they saw the Chicago White Stockings pull further away from their team in September. The Reds managed a 5-2 record for the month of September.
The batting for the Reds managed to score 72 runs. The best of these has been split between 2 players. Bob Ferguson and John Radcliff both played 5 games and started 4 for an average of .429. They both had 21 at bats for 9 hits. Ferguson posted 6 runs and 2 RBI's while Radcliff had 5 runs and 4 RBI's.
The pitching of Bill Stearns was as steady as always as he posted an ERA of 3.08. He pitched 61.1 innings giving up 84 hits and 21 earned runs. The team gave up 41 runs in total.
Full pitching stats for September
Full batting stats for September
The Reds played 7 games inSeptember
They started with a loss to the Chicago White Stockings 6-7
They next swept the Boston Red Stockings 3-0. The scores were 14-8, 7-6 and 6-3
The final series saw a 2-1 win against the Brooklyn Atlantics. The scores were 19-3, 6-7 and 14-7
The team finish the regular season in October with 3 games. We will bring you a full season review once these games are complete.