1st September 1887
The fans of the Americans have had to settle with another season of what could have beens after their team fell out of the pennant race during August. The team put up a solid record during the month with a 14-12 record. This sees them in 3rd place in the AL table, 11.5 games behind the leaders.
Series Results
3-0 at home to the Washington Nationals
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 at home to the Cleveland Blues
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
1-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
1-2 at home to the Louisville Colonels
3-0 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
Third Baseman Oyster Burns has seen his season ended early after he picked up a strained oblique mid month. He will be on the treatment table for between 4 and 5 weeks.
Second Baseman Dick Phelan put together continued his strong second half of the season in August. He picked up 33hits from 96 at bats in 26 games. He scored 10 runs with 15 RBI's for an average of .344.
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