1st August 1873
The fans of the White Stockings got shaken, out of their complacency over the NL title, in July as the team let their lead slip a little during the month. The team only managed a 3-5 record during the month but still lead the NL pennant race by 4.5 games.
The batting struggled a little in the month as they scored 55 runs. The best of the batting came from Catcher Deacon White. White produced a solid performance as he picked up 18 hits from 37 at bats. This produced an average of .486. He also gained 7 runs and 10 RBI's.
The pitching continued to be led by the arm of Jim Britt. Britt started all 8 games and pitched 61 innings for an ERA of 2.95. He gave up 77 hits and 20 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 48 runs during the month.
The players that made the NL All Star Squad were Pitchers Jim Britt and Al Spalding, Catcher Deacon White, First Baseman Clipper Flynn, Second Baseman Jack Burdock, Third Baseman Ezra Sutton, Short Stop Ross Barnes, Left Fielder Tom York and Centre Fielder Holly Hollingshead
The starters in the NL's 12-10 win were Ross Barnes, Deacon White, Tom York and Jim Britt
Full pitching stats for July
Full batting stats for July
The White Stockings played 8 games in July
They started with a loss and a win against the Boston Red Stockings. The scores were 9-10 and 13-3
The next series against the Cincinnati Reds was lost 1-2. The scores were 2-8, 11-9 and 1-7
They finished the month with a 1-2 series loss against the Brooklyn Atlantics. The scores were 4-5, 11-1 and 4-5
The team will play 7 games in the month of August. A full report will be bought to you next month