1st October 1881
The Red Caps fans saw another poor month as the team again struggled. The team picked up only 5 wins from the 13 games played during the month. They are now routed to the bottom of the NL table with no chance of getting above that position. They are 25 games behind the White Stockings and 9 behind the Atlantics in 3rd place.
The batting was steady all month on its way to 60 runs. The batter with the form during the month was Right Fielder Clipper Flynn. Flynn started 10 of the 12 games he played in. He collected 12 hits from the 36 at bats he had. He scored 5 runs and 3 RBI's for an average of .333.
The pitching was steady during the month. The best starter on the mound during September was Old Hoss Radbourn. Radbourn picked up 3 wins from his 6 game starts with 50.2 innings pitched. He gave up 41 hits and 16 earned runs for an ERA of 2.84. The team gave up 69 runs during the month.
Buttercup Dickerson tore a ligament in his thumb mid month. This has ruled him out for the rest of the season as he will miss 2-3 months.
Joe Battin picked up some shoulder tendinitis toward the end of the month and is diagnosed as out for 3-4 weeks.
Full pitching stats for September
Full batting stats for September
The team played 13 games in September
Lost final 2 games of home series to the Brooklyn Atlantics 0-3 and 2-6
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 7-6, 2-0 and 3-4
2-1 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 1-8, 6-4 and 6-4
1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 9-10, 9-1 and 6-11
lost first 2 games of the road trip to the Chicago White Stockings 4-6 and 5-6
The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement.