1st August 1879
The Cleveland Blues managed to start to break away from the pack in July. The team picked up 7 wins from the 12 games played. They now lead the AL table by 3 games.
Will White had an excellent month on the mound. He picked up 5 wins from the 6 games he started. He pitched 50.2 innings in those games to give up 45 hits and 9 earned runs for an ERA of 1.60. This work saw him voted the AL Pitcher of the Month for July. The team gave up 51 runs during the month
The batting's form was a little off during the month as they scored 58 runs. Catcher Charlie Bennett put in a solid performance all month. He started all 12 games and had 51 at bats. These at bats produced 16 hits for 7 runs and 6 RBI's for an average of .314
Left Fielder Dave Eggler strained his hamstring during the middle of the month. He was ruled out for 5 weeks.
Third Baseman Mike Burke pulled up with back stiffness towards the end of the month. He will be out for 2 weeks.
The AL All Star Squad was selected and the following players made the grade. Pitchers Jim McCormick, Will White and Pat McManus, Catcher Charlie Bennett, Second Baseman John Dailey, Third Baseman Mike Burke, Left Fielder Dave Eggler and Right Fielder George Fields
The players that started the AL's 7-6 win were Charlie Bennett, John Dailey and Will White
Full pitching stats for July
Full batting stats for July
The team played 12 games during July
Lost the final game of the road trip to the Baltimore Orioles 1-6
2-1 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics 8-1, 2-4 and 3-1
3-0 at home to the St Louis Brown Stockings 5-1, 10-4 and 9-2
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles 5-4, 5-8 and 2-11
went 1-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics 2-7, and 6-2
The team will be in action in 14 games during August. We will give you all the news from these games next month.