1st August 1880
The fans of the Blues saw a nasty dip in form from their team during July as the All Star break seemed to upset their rhythm. They won 5 of the 12 games played. This saw them stay in 1st place in the AL table but with a reduced lead of 6 games.
The batting suffered a dip in form during the month as they scored 53 runs. The batter with the best form was Centre Fielder Scott Hastings. Hastings played all 12 games and picked up 13 hits from 49 at bats. He scored 5 runs and 6 RBI's along with an average of .265 for the month.
The pitching also had a tougher month than they have been up to now. The best came in the form of starter Jim McCormick. McCormick picked up 3 wins from his 6 starts to post an ERA of 2.34. He pitched 50 innings and gave up 45 hits and 13 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 78 runs.
The AL All Star Squad was selected in early July and the following Blues players made the cut. Pitchers Jim McCormick, Pat McManus and Tricky Nichols, Catcher Charlie Bennett, First Baseman Michael Campbell, Second Baseman John Dailey and Third Baseman Roger Connor.
The players that started for the AL in their 5-4 win were Charlie Bennett and Rogor Connor
Full pitching stats for July
Full batting stats for July
The team played 12 games in July
lost the final game of a road trip to the Philadelphia Athletics 9-14
0-3 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles 3-4, 0-9 and 1-7
1-2 at home to the St Louis Brown Stockings 1-11, 6-7 and 10-7
3-0 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3, 5-3 and 3-2
went 1-1 to start the home series to the Baltimore Orioles 7-9 and 4-2
The team will be in action in 14 games during August. We will give you all the details of these games next month.