1st August 1885
The fans of the White Sox had to accept another fairly average month from their favourite team as their season slowly winds itself down. The team posted a record of 13 wins and 14 losses during the month. The team now rest in 5th place in the AL table 16 games behind the leaders.
Series results
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
1-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
2-0 at home to the Boston Americans
1-2 on the road to the Washington Nationals
1-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-3 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
0-3 at home to the Louisville Colonels
4-0 on the road to the Boston Americans
2-0 on the road to the Washington Nationals
lost first 2 games of home series against the Cleveland Blues.
The injury news for the White Sox was more good than bad during July. The team lost Short Stop Candy Nelson towards the start of the month as he went down with a sprained ankle. This will keep himout for 6 weeks and ends his season. The returning injuries were Frank Olin, Bob Emslie and John Glenn during the month.
The player we are highlighting this month is Short Stop Jim Donnelly. Donnelly claimed 27 hits from 95 at bats in 26 games. He scored 13 runs and 8 RBI's on his way to an average of .284. This earned him the AL Rookie of the Month award for July.
Pitching
Batting
