1st September 1878
The fans of the Brown Stockings are angrily writing letters to this paper and also the owner of the club as they saw their team's season fall apart in August. The team managed to pick up only 2 wins during the month while losing 8. This saw them drop to joint third in the AL table 8 games behind the leaders.
The batting struggled to 39 runs during August. The batter that showed the best form was Third Baseman Billy Redmond. Redmond started 7 games and played 8 for 33 at bats. He clipped the ball into space 9 times for an average of .273 along with 5 runs and 1 RBI.
The pitching also struggled during the month. The starter Sam Weaver played all 10 games and pitched 83.2 innings. This work saw him give up 95 hits and 29 earned runs for an ERA of 3.12. The team gave up a total of 56 runs during the month.
Full pitching stats for August
Full batting stats for August
The Brown Stockings played 10 games in August
They started by 3-8 against the Cleveland Blues
The first full series of the month was a 1-2 loss against the Philadelphia Athletics 1-5, 7-6 and 3-6
The next series was a 1-2 loss against the Baltimore Orioles 3-11, 4-5 and 8-1
The final series of the month saw them swept 0-3 by the Cleveland Blues 7-8, 3-4 and 0-2
The team will play 9 games in September and we will give you a full round up of these games next month.