1st October 1878
The fans of the Orioles saw their team pick up another steady month in September to push them close to the AL Pennant. The team won 4 and lost 4 games in September as they stayed top of the AL Table with a 3 games lead over the Philadelphia Athletics. The team will need to win at least 2 of their remaining 4 games to be assured of the pennant.
The batting saw hits a struggle to come by but the runs were scored to win the games with 30 during the month. The starters all struggled for hits with the best being Third Baseman Frank Hankinson. Hankinson started all 8 games and had 32 at bats. These at bats saw him hit the ball 8 times for 6 runs and 3 RBI's. His average from this was .250.
The pitching was strong as starter Hugh O'Neill played 7 games and pitched 60 innings. This work saw him give up 53 hits and 12 earned runs for an ERA of 1.80. The team gave up only 24 runs during the month.
Full pitching stats for September
Full batting stats for September
The Orioles played 8 games in September
The month started with a 1-2 series loss against the Cleveland Blues. 8-1, 4-5 and 0-1
The next series saw the team lose 1-2 against the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-5, 3-8 and 5-1
They finished the month with 2 wins against the Philadelphia Athletics 2-0 and 4-3
There are 4 games left of the season and we will bring you a full season round up once these games are played.