1st September 1877
The Brown Stockings posted an average month in August to see them become one of 3 team in joint second place in the Al Table. They won 5 and lost 5 to sit 8 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. This has made the fans start to look towards the next season rather than a pennant win.
The batting of the Brown Stockings slipped back again with only 43 runs scored. The batter that gave the most towards this total was Third Baseman Jumbo Latham. Latham played all 10 games and faced 39 pitchers. He claimed 14 hits from these attempts and scored 3 runs and 3 RBI's. His average for the month was .359
George Zettlein continues to pitch a solid season. He pitched 9 games in August and had 70.2 innings from the mound. This work saw him give up 77 hits and 20 earned runs for an ERA of 2.55. The team gave up a total of 47 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 6-3 win against the Cleveland Blues.
The first full series was a 1-2 loss against the Philadelphia Athletics. 0-2, 3-4 and 7-1
The series against the Baltimore Orioles was a 1-2 loss. 2-3, 5-4 and 3-9
The final series was a 2-1 against the Cleveland Blues. 7-3, 7-4 and 3-14
The team will be seeing 8 opponents in September. A full news round up will be bought to you next month