1st September 1881
The fans of the Atlantics saw their team drift out of the race for the pennant with another poor month of play. The team picked up 6 wins from the 14 played during August. The team now sit 18 games behind the leaders in NL table.
The batting had a steady month during August as it scored 54 runs. Short Stop Jim O'Rourke put up the best figures during the month. He started all 14 games and claimed 21 hits from 59 at bats. He scored 8 runs and 5 RBI's for an average of .356
Whitney Ritterson picked up the NL Rookie of the Month award with an average of .298 from 14 game starts.
The pitching was also steady during the month. The best starter was Mickey Welch. Welch won 4 games from the 7 he started as he pitched 61.2 innings. He gave up 68 hits and 18 earned runs for an ERA of 2.63. The team gave up a total of 71 runs.
The rumours about what the MLB will do at the end of the season have intensified as the consultation period has completed. A spokesman for the MLB said they would have an announcement in due course once all contributions had been assessed and a final decision made.
Full pitching stats for August
Full batting stats for August
The team played 14 games in August
lost final game of home series to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 3-7
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 1-0, 6-13 and 3-11
2-1 at home to the Boston Red Caps 3-4, 7-2 and 4-3
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 3-4, 2-3 and 3-2
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings 0-6, 9-5 and 5-4
lost first game of road trip to the Boston Red Caps 5-7
The team will be playing a further 13 games in September. We will bring you all the details from these games next month.