1st August 1879
The fans of the Orioles finally saw an improvement from their team during August. The team picked up 7 wins from the 12 games played. They still sit bottom of the AL Table and are still 11 games behind the leading Cleveland Blues.
The batting put in a solid display during August as they scored 55 runs. The player that bought them the best performances was new signing Second Baseman Jacob Doyle. Doyle started 11 games during the month for the Orioles with 35 at bats. He had 12 hits which saw him score 6 runs with 6 RBI's. His average was .343 while in the Orioles jersey during the month.
First Baseman Ed Cogswell picked up the AL Rookie of the Month award with an average of .261 from 46 at bats in 12 game starts.
The pitching was a mixed bag during the month. The best figures came from Frank Hankinson. Hankinson returned from injury mid month and started 3 games with 2 wins. He pitched 27.1 innings to give up 26 hits and 4 earned runs for an ERA of 1.32. The team gave up a total of 52 runs during the month.
Frank Hankinsons injury diagnosis was given out to the press. He missed 3 weeks with elbow soreness and returned to action towards the end of July.
Fraley Rogers returned from injury mid month.
The team made more team changes to try and improve their season. They traded 23 year old Centre Fielder Jack Farrell and 23 year old Minor League Left Fielder Ed Hengle to the Brooklyn Atlantics in exchange for 23 year old Second Baseman Jacob Doyle. The fans are looking forward to seeing what Doyle can do after his All Star selection.
The team had the following players voted into the All Star Squad. Pitchers Cherokee Fisher, Hugh O'Neill and Ed Stratton and First Baseman Ed Cogswell,
None of these players made the starting line up in the AL's 7-6 win.
Full pitching stats for July
Full batting stats for July
The team played 12 games during July
Won the final game of the home series to the Cleveland Blues 6-1
1-2 on the road to the St Louis Brown Stockings 2-13, 3-2 and 2-3
2-1 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics 2-6, 3-2 and 8-4
2-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues 4-5, 8-5 and 11-2
Went 1-1 to start the home series against the St Louis Brown Stockings 5-9 and 1-0
The team will be playing 14 games in August. We will bring you a full report of these games next month.