1st July 1884
The fans of the Atlantics are starting to dream of a possible pennant as their team put together an excellent run of form during June. The team managed to win 18 of the 24 games they played during the month. This has seen them move to the top of the NL with a 3 game lead.
The teams excellent form started with a win in the final game of the road trip to the St Louis Browns. They then went 2-0 on the road to the New York Gothams before sweeping the Chicago White Stockings 4-0 on the road. Next came a 1-1 road trip against the St Louis Browns before the team finished the first half of the month with a 2-2 home series against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The second half of the month started with a 2-2 home series against the Cincinnati Red Stockings followed by a 2-0 road trip against the Philadelphia Quakers. They finished the month with a 3-1 road trip against the New York Gothams.
The side of the team that showed the best skills all month were the pitchers. The best of these was starter Mickey Welch. Welch won 10 out of his 12 games while pitching 103 innings. He gave up 95 hits and 28 earned runs for an ERA of 2.45.
The team traded 22 year old Centre Fielder Walt Goldsby and 23 year old minor league Second Baseman Tom Kearns to the Philadelphia Quakers in exchange for 20 year old minor league pitcher Joe Borden.
The following Atlantics made the NL All Star Squad. They were Pitchers Jim Whitney, U McDoolan and Phenomenal Smith, Catcher Jim O'Rourke, First Baseman Dave Orr, Third Baseman Tom Burns and Centre Fielder Hardy Richardson.
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