1st September 1874
The Canaries finally broke open the AL in August to make the fans think they could be seeing their team win a third pennant in four years. The team picked up 7 wins and 3 losses during August to leave them 7 games clear at the top of the AL table.
The batting came back to strong form in August with 85 runs scored. The best of the batting came from Second Baseman John Hatfield. Hatfield started all 10 games and had 49 at bats. These at bats produced 16 hits for an average of .327. He also gained 12 runs and 12 RBI's. These figures earned him the AL Batter of the Month award.
Cherokee Fisher had another solid month with the ball as he started 9 games and pitched 78.1 innings. These innings saw him give up 95 hits and 30 earned runs for an ERA of 3.45. Even with these figures the AL deemed his performance good enough to award him the Pitcher of the Month award. Jack Manning started the other game. The team gave up 62 runs during the month.
Full pitching stats for August
Full batting stats for August
The Canaries played 10 games in August
They started by winning 7-6 against the Philadelphia Athletics.
The next series saw them win 2-1 against the St. Louis Brown Srockings. The scores were 5-2, 11-6 and 5-12
The series against the Cleveland Blues also finished 2-1. The scores were 12-4, 5-6 and 20-8
The final series of the month saw the team win 2-1 again, this time against the Philadelphia Athletics. The scores were 8-7, 8-9 and 4-2
The team will play 9 games in September and we will bring you a full report next month.