1st October 1876
The fans of the Reds gave up all pretence of a pennant challenge in September and are now just hoping their team can do enough not to finish bottom of the NL table. The team saw an average month in September as they picked up 4 wins and 4 losses.
The batting had a solid month with 64 runs in the 8 games. The batter with the hot bat was Third Baseman Bob Ferguson. Ferguson played in 7 games with 6 as a starter. This saw him come to the plate 30 times for 12 hits. This saw his average of .400 for the month. He also scored 7 runs and 4 RBI's.
Ed Somerville picked up the NL Rookie of the Month awarding
Lon Knight saw a better month in September as he put up an ERA of 2.57 for the month. He did this from 73.2 innings with 86 hits and 21 earned runs given away. The team gave up 51 runs during the month.
Full pitching stats for September
Full batting stats for September
The Reds played 8 games in September
They started with a 1-2 loss against the Chicago White Stockings. 6-7, 7-4 and 6-7
The second series of the month was a 1-2 loss against the Boston Red Caps. 6-11, 10-12 and 6-0
The final 2 games saw 2 wins against the Brooklyn Atlantics 14-6 and 9-4
The team will finish the season with 4 more games in October. We will give you a full season review once these games have been completed.