7th October 1880
The fans of the Brown Stockings have to say that they have enjoyed the season as the team improved from a slow start to end up finishing second while never really challenging for the pennant. The team's slow start was the reason the pennant was never in reach as it took the team until July to pick up a winning month. The fans will hope that the second half of the season's form can be carried forward into next season. The owner will be looking for that piece of the puzzle that can help the team make that extra step.
The team finished the regular season with a 5-1home win over the Philadelphia Athletics and a 2-1 road trip series win against the Cleveland Blues 8-1, 12-3 and 1-4
The pitching put up some good number during the year as they kept the runs scored against them down. The best of the starters was Larry Corcoran. Rookie Corcoran put up good numbers to gain an ERA of 1.99. He pitched 361.2 innings in 42 game starts for this ERA. These games saw him pick up 24 wins as well as giving up 316 hits and 80 earned runs.
The batting was fairly solid all season while struggling for consistency. The best batter was Left Fielder George Hall. Hall started 78 games and came up to bat 308 times. These at bats managed to see him claim 87 hits along with 35 runs and 37 RBI's. His average for the year was .282
Tom Barlow picked up a nice record as he broke the most steals in a single season to set the new mark at 70.
Full pitching stats for the season
Full batting stats for the season
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