1st September 1874
The fans of the Brown Stockings are starting to resign themselves to the fact that they wont be repeating last seasons MLB Championship Series win. The team won a AL low 3 games in August along with the 7 losses the had. This saw them drop to 7 games behind the leading Baltimore Canaries as they sit second in the AL table.
The batting saw a steady 68 runs scored in August. The batter with the best tally in August was First Baseman Jim Foran. Foran started all 10 games and had 45 at bats. He managed to claim 19 hits from the at bats to get an average of .422. He also scored 10 runs and 3 RBI's.
The pitching is where the team saw issues as George Zettlein saw his worst month of the season. He started all 10 games and pitched 78.1 innings. His work load saw him give up 96 hits and 27 earned runs for an ERA of 3.10. the team gave up 73 runs during the month
Full pitching stats for August
Full batting stats for August
The Brown Stockings played 10 games in August
The team started with a 7-10 loss against the Cleveland Blues
The next series saw the team lose 1-2 against the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 2-5, 6-11 and 12-5
The second full series of the month was another 1-2 loss against the Philadelphia Athletics. The scores were 6-8, 7-14 and 5-4
The final series was another 1-2 loss against the Cleveland Blues. The scores were 6-7, 13-4 and 4-5
The team will play 8 games in September and will give you all the news next month.