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1st May 1874

The blues have surprised both their fans and themselves as they managed a second winning start to a season. This year they have started with 5 wins and 4 losses. This has led them to being joint first in the AL table at this early stage.



Even though the team have started well the batting has been a little bit of a struggle at the start of the month as they scored only 55 runs during the month. The best of the batting came from Catcher Frank Fleet. Fleet has started the season in good form as he took 14 hits from 36 at bats. This gave him an average of .389 along with 9 runs and 5 RBI's for the month.

The pitching started with solid form as Cy Bentley again started all the games. In the 9 games he played the work load was 73 innings pitched. These saw him give up 96 hits and 23 earned runs. His ERA for the month was 2.84. The team gave up a total of 60 runs.

Full pitching stats in April


Full batting stats in April



The Blues played 9 games in April
The team started with a 2-1 series win against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The scores were 4-1, 3-7 and 7-6
The next series gave the team a 1-2 series loss against the Philadelphia Athletics. The scores were 8-6, 4-9 and 3-11
They finished the month with a 2-1 series win against the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 3-7, 9-5 and 14-8

The team will play 10 games in May and we will bring you all the news next month.

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1st May 1874

The fans of the Athletics have a much better feeling about the season after the first month on the year. The team produced some solid form as they won 5 games and lost 4. This put them in joint first place in the AL table along side the Cleveland Blues.



The batting was on strong form during April, scoring 64 runs in total. The best of the batters was Centre Fielder Jim O'Rourke. O'Rourke started all 9 games and had 38 at bats in those games. These at bats saw him gain 15 hits, 8 runs and 6 RBI's. This earned him an average of .395 for the month. This strong batting saw him win his first AL Batter of the Month award.

John Peters showed what he can bring to the team in his career by earning the Rookie of the Month award in the AL. He started all 9 games and earned an average of .311 from 14 hits in 45 at bats.

The pitching of Dick McBride continued to show its solid form during the month as he was once again the starter of choice. McBride pitched 79 innings in 9 games starts. This work load saw him give up 88 hits and 21 earned runs to post an ERA of 2.39 for the month. The team allowed a total of 53 runs.

Full pitching stats for April


Full batting stats for April


The Athletics played 9 games in April
The team started with a 1-2 series loss to the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 6-8, 7-5 and 2-7
The second series of the month saw a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Blues. The scores were 6-8, 9-4 and 11-3
The final series of the month saw the team beat the St. Louis Brown Stockings 2-1. The scores were 8-3, 6-10 and 9-5

The team will play 10 games in May and we will give you all the news from these games next month.

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1st May 1874

The Brown Stockings defence of their MLB Championship title started on an average note. The fans are hoping for improvements as the team had 4 wins and 5 losses in April. This leaves them in joint second place but in touch with the leaders only 1 game behind.



The batting managed to score 58 runs in April. This was very solid and was led by star Batter Cap Anson. Anson, who is playing Right Field this season, had 44 at bats which produced 17 hits for an average of .386. These at bats also gave him 8 runs and 8 RBI's.

The pitching was the star for the month as the good form of starter George Zettlein continued from last season. Zettlein pitched 80 innings in 9 game starts. He gave up 72 hits and 13 earned runs to post an ERA of 1.46. These figures were enough to earn him the first AL Pitcher of the Month award of the season. The team gave up 48 runs during the month.

Charlie Sweasey went down with injury mid month. He was diagnosed with a strained hamstring and will miss 6-7 weeks of the season.

Full pitching stats for April


Full batting stats for April


The Brown Stockings played 9 games in April
The team started with a 1-2 series loss against the Cleveland Blues. The scores were 1-4, 7-3 and 6-7
The second series was won 2-1 against the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 14-5, 4-6 and 8-0
The final series of the month saw a 1-2 series loss against the Philadelphia Athletics. The scores were 3-8, 10-6 and 5-9

The team will play 10 games in May. A full report will be bought to you next month.

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Standings after May 1874 games

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1st June 1874

The Canaries fans were happy to see their team manage to pick up a winning record in May. The team picked up 6 wins from the 10 games played along with 4 losses. This was good enough to lift them up to joint 1st place in the AL table along side the St. Louis Brown Stockings in a tight division where all team are separated by 1 game.



The batting scored a solid 66 runs during the month. The best of the batting came from Second Baseman John Hatfield. Hatfield started all 10 games and had 47 at bats. These at bats produced 18 hits, 5 runs and 6 RBI's for an average of .383

The pitching of Cherokee Fisher showed a marked improvement in May as he started 9 out of the 10 games. He pitched 79 innings and gave up 83 hits and 16 earned runs for an ERA of 1.82. This was enough to earn him his 13th Career AL Pitcher of the Month award. Reliever Jack Manning made his 1st career start in the other game.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Canaries played 10 games in May
They started with a series against the Philadelphia Athletics which they won 2-1. The scores were 6-5, 16-9 and 3-5
The next series played was a 2-1 win against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The scores were 4-3, 4-5 and 9-8
The third series of the month saw the team win 2-1 against the Cleveland Blues. The scores were 6-7, 12-2 and 6-4
The final game of the month was a 4-9 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics.

In June the team will be playing 10 games. We will bring you a full report of these games.

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1st June 1874

The fans of the Red Stockings continued to enjoy their teams start to the season. Boston continues to lead the NL table after another solid 6-4 month. This lead though is only 1 game as both the Chicago White Stockings and Cincinnati Reds put the pressure on the team.



The batting scored 72 runs during May. It was tight to chose the best batter this month as 2 players starred. Our decision is to go for Right Fielder Tim Murnane as the best batter. He picked up an average of .392 from 50 at bats with 20 hits. He also scored 10 runs and 7 RBI's. Levi Meyerle pushed him close with a slightly better average but a worse hit and run count.

The pitching was again Bobby Mathews. Mathews started all 10 games, including 3 on consecutive days, and pitched 75.1 innings. These innings work saw him give up 93 hits and 24 earned runs for an ERA of 2.87. The team gave up 77 runs in total during the month.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Red Stockings played 10 games in May
They started with a 1-2 series loss against the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 1-11, 7-4 and 6-10
The second series of the month saw the team win 2-1 against the Cincinnati Reds. The scores were 2-10, 12-10 and 14-7
The next series saw a 2-1 series win against the Brooklyn Atlantics. The scores were 13-12, 8-5 and 1-3
They finish the month with an 8-5 win against the Chicago White Stockings.

The team will play 10 games in June. We will bring you a full report next month.

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1st June 1874

The fans of the Atlantics are wondering why their team is not performing the way all of the other NL teams are playing. They sit last, 8 games behind in the NL table after another month where they picked up 2 wins and 8 losses during the month.

The batting scored 59 runs during the month. The best of the batters was catcher Dick Higham. Higham had 51 at bats in 10 games that produced 20 hits, 10 runs and 1 RBI. This gave him an average of .392 for the month.



The batting was affected by injuries. They lost John McMullin early in the month. He missed 3 weeks of the month with a latissimus dorsi strain. He returned late in the month. Oscar Bielaski returned from injury mid month. Harry Wright is likely to miss the first game of the month of June with a stomach virus.

The pitching for Brooklyn was again mainly that of Ed Stratton. Stratton started 8 of the 10 games and played in 9 for an ERA of 2.47. This ERA was built from 69.1 innings that saw him give up 85 hits and 19 earned runs. John Greason got the other 2 starts. The team gave up a total of 72 runs.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Atlantics played 10 games in May.
They started with a 1-2 series loss against the Cincinnati Reds. The scores were 6-7, 4-5 and 7-6
The next series saw the team swept 0-3 by the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 4-5, 3-9 and 9-11
The third series of the month saw the team lose 1-2 against the Boston Red Stockings. The scores were 12-13, 5-8 and 3-1
They finished the month with a 6-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds

The team will play 10 games in June and we will bring you all the news next month.

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1st June 1874

The White Stockings fans were happy with their teams work in May. The team picked up a solid record with 6 win and 4 losses during the month. This left them in joint second place in the NL table, 1 game behind the Boston Red Stockings.



The batting scored 66 runs during the month of May. The best batter was Left Fielder Tom York. York started all 10 games and had 18 hits from 48 at bats. This gave him an average of .375. He also claimed 11 runs and 10 RBI's. These figures were good enough for him to collect the NL Batter of the Month award.

Young Centre Fielder Steve Brady was awarded the NL Rookie of the Month award for May. He started 5 games and played in 8 for 6 hits from 19 at bats to give him an average of .316.

The pitching for the month was solid as Jim Britt started 9 of the 10 games during the month. Britt pitched 74.1 innings and gave up 81 hits and 17 earned runs. This gave him an ERA of 2.06 for the month. Al Spalding started the other game.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The White Stockings played 10 games in May
They started with a 2-1 series win against the Boston Red Stockings. The scores were 11-1, 4-7 and 10-6
The next series saw the team sweep the Brooklyn Atlantics 3-0. The scores were 5-4, 9-3 and 11-9
The third series saw a 1-2 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. The scores were 4-9, 2-6 and 5-4
The final game saw a 5-8 loss to the Boston Red Stockings.

The team will play 10 games in May. We will bring you a full report next month.

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1st June 1874

The Reds fans saw their team gain another solid month to keep in touch with the leading Boston Red Stockings in the NL table. The team picked up 6 wins and 4 losses in May to leave them 1 game behind in joint second place.



The Reds batting scored 71 runs during May. The best of these was First Baseman Joe Start. Start played 10 games and took 48 at bats in those games. These at bats gave him 15 hits along with 14 runs and 6 RBI's. This was good enough for an average of .313. There was a surprise as Pitcher Bill Stearns hit an average of .438 for the month.

Talking of Stearns his pitching in May was excellent as he started all 10 games. He pitched 87.2 innings to give up 102 hits and 16 earned runs. This gave him an ERA of 1.64 for the month. These figures gave him the NL Pitcher of the Month award for the 8th time in his career. The team gave up 62 runs.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Reds played 10 games in May
They started with a 2-1 series win against the Brooklyn Atlantics. The scores were 7-6, 5-4 and 6-7
The next series against the Boston Red Stockings saw a 1-2 loss. The scores were 10-2, 10-12 and 7-14
The third series in the month saw the team win 2-1 against the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 9-4, 6-2 and 4-5
The final game in the month saw the Reds win 7-6 against the Brooklyn Atlantics.

The team will play 10 games in June and we will give you a full update next month.

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1st June 1874

The Blues fans saw a below par month in May after a good month in April. The team went 4-6 for the month. This has seen them fall to joint 2nd in the AL table, 1 game behind the leading teams.



The batting scored 56 runs during May. The best of the batting came from Left Fielder Ned Cuthbert. Cuthbert played in 9 games with 7 starts. He had 36 at bats and claimed 12 hits. This gave him an average of .333 with 3 runs and 3 RBI's.

The pitching of Cy Bentley continues to impress as he started 9 of the 10 games in May. He pitched 75.2 innings to give up 99 hits and 17 earned runs. This gave him an ERA of 2.02 for the month. Candy Cummings started the other games. The team gave up a total of 67 runs.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May



The Blues played 10 games in May
The team started with a 1-2 series loss to the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The scores were 7-10, 4-3 and 2-5
The next series saw the team beat the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1. The scores were 9-3, 9-10 and 6-5
The third series saw the team lose 1-2 to the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 7-6, 2-12 and 4-6
The final game saw a 6-7 loss to the St. Louis Brown Stockings.

The team will play 10 games in the month of June. We will bring you all the news of these games next month.

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1st June 1874

The fans of the Athletics saw their team fall back to having a losing month in May. The team went 4-6 for the month to fall back to joint second place in the AL table. This leaves them 1 game behind the leaders.



The batting scored 70 runs during the month of May. The best of the batting came in the form of First Baseman Everett Mills. Mills started all 10 games and had 47 at bats. These at bats earned him 18 hits along with 4 runs and 10 RBI's. This gave him an average of .383 for the month. These figures meant he was voted the AL Batter of the Month for May.

John Peters claimed his second AL Rookie of the Month award for an average of .298

The pitching of Dick McBride continues to show solid form as he started all 10 games in May. He pitched 79 innings and gave up 97 hits along with 21 earned runs. This gave him an ERA of 2.39 for the month. The team gave up a total of 79 runs.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Athletics played 10 games in May
They started with a 1-2 loss to the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 5-6, 9-16 and 5-3
The next series saw the team lose 1-2 against the Cleveland Blues. The scores were 3-9, 10-9 and 5-6
The third series saw the team lose another series 1-2 against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The scores were 5-9, 14-11 and 5-6
The final game was won 9-4 against the Baltimore Canaries.

The team will play 10 games in June. The full report will be here next month.

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1st June 1874

The St. Louis Brown Stockings saw a better month in May as they continue to try and defend their AL pennant. The team managed to pick up 6 wins and 4 losses during the month. This raised them up to joint 1st place in the AL table along side the Baltimore Canaries.



The batting picked up 67 runs during the month. The best batter was catcher Pop Snyder. Snyder started all 10 games in May and had 39 at bats. These at bats saw him hit 13 times for an average of .333. These hit also gained him 8 runs and 6 RBI's.

The pitching of Geroge Zettlein saw him start 9 out of the 10 games. In these games he pitched 79.2 innings. He gave up 94 hits and 20 earned runs for an ERA of 2.26. martin Malone started the other game. The team gave up 60 runs during the month

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Brown Stockings played 10 games in May
They started with a 2-1 series win against the Cleveland Blues. The scores were 10-7, 3-4 and 5-2
The next series was a 1-2 loss to the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 3-4, 5-4 and 8-9
The third series was a 2-1 win against the Philadelphia Athletics. The scores were 9-5, 11-14 and 6-5
The final game was a 7-6 win against the Cleveland Blues

The team will play 10 games in June and we will bring you all the news next month.

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Standings after the June games

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1st July 1874

The fans of the Canaries are enjoying the teams tough fight for the AL title this season. The AL is extremely close as Baltimore managed a 6-4 month to keep them in joint first place in the AL. They are now level with Philadelphia and only 1 game ahead of St. Louis.



The batting scored a massive 95 runs in June. The best of the batting came from Third Baseman Lip Pike. Pike had 44 at bats in 10 starts. These at bats produced 16 hits, 13 runs and 8 RBI's. This gave him an average of .364 for the month.

The pitching of Cherokee Fisher is as solid as always as he started all 10 games in June. He pitched 83 innings to give up 94 hits and 28 earned runs. This gave him an ERA of 3.04 for the month. The team gave up a total of 59 runs during the month.

The team lost Fred Cone late in the month to injury and will be out for 4 weeks due to an Oblique Strain.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Canaries played 10 games in June
They started with 2 losses to the Philadelphia Athletics. The scores were 7-9 and 3-10
The next series saw them sweep the St. Louis Brown Stockings 3-0. The scores were 6-1, 14-1 and 6-2
The third series saw the team beat the Cleveland Blues 2-1. The scores were 13-4, 4-11 and 21-0
They finished with a win and a loss against the Philadelphia Athletics 15-14 and 6-7

The team have 9 games in July along with the All Star break. We will bring you a full report of these games next month.

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1st July 1874

The Boston Red Stockings excellent season continues as the NL pennant race continues to be close. The team picked up 6 wins and 4 losses during June to leave them in Joint first place along side the Chicago White Stockings and only 2 games clear of Cincinnati.



The batting scored 73 runs in June. The best batter for the second month running was Right Fielder Tim Murnane. Murnane had 48 at bats in 10 game starts and managed 15 hits. This gave him an average of .313 along with 12 runs and 11 RBI's.

The pitching continues to show solid performances behind the arm of Bobby Mathews. Mathews started all 10 games and pitched 75 innings. These innings saw him give up 94 hits and 27 earned runs. This made his ERA 3.24 for the month. The team gave up a total of 80 runs.

Full pitching stats for June


Full Batting stats for June


The Red Stockings played 10 games in June
They started with a win and a loss against the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 7-4 and 1-9
The next series saw the team win 2-1 against the Cincinnati Reds. The scores were 9-11, 11-10 and 6-5
The team swept the Brooklyn Atlantics 3-0 in the next set of games. The scores were 7-5, 12-9 and 10-5
The team finished with 2 losses to the Chicago White Stockings 3-13 and 7-9

The team face 9 games and the All Star break in July. We will bring you all the news of this next month.

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1st July 1874

While the fans of most of the MLB clubs are enjoying a season of tight and tough pennant races, the fans of the Brooklyn Atlantics are hiding away in shame. The reason for this is the ineffectiveness that their side has shown this year. The team managed a 2-8 month in June to leave them last in the NL and adrift of the rest 12 games behind.

The poor run of results the side has seen this season has seen the owner decide to make changes.

Manager Pat Brown was the first to be shown the door at the end of the month. Chris English has been signed as his replacement. English was previously the pitching coach for the St. Louis Brown Stockings single A minor league team.

The GM Gabriel Morgan was the next to see the door. The team have yet to name his replacement.



The batting scored a low 56 runs. The only bright spark in what was a poor batting performance was the form of Third Baseman Bill Boyd. Boyd managed to gain an average of .341 with 15 hits from 44 at bats. He also claimed 9 runs and 5 RBI's

The pitching was changed in June to try and see if that would change things. John Greason was given 9 of the starts in June and he pitched 67.2 innings to give up 92 hits and 29 earned runs. This earned him an ERA of 3.86. The other game was started by previous starter Ed Stratton. The team gave up 91 runs in total.

Full pitching stats in June


Full batting stats in June


The Atlantics played 10 games in June
They started with a win and a loss against the Cincinnati Reds. The scores were 4-6 and 8-7
The next series saw the team lose 1-2 against the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 12-6, 1-14 and 4-7
They were swept in the next series 0-3 against the Boston Red Stockings. The scores were 5-7, 9-12 and 5-10
The final 2 games saw them lose 1-16 and 5-6 to the Cincinnati Reds

The team will play 9 games and have the All Star break during July. We will bring you a full report of this next month

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1st July 1874

The fans of the White Stockings are gripped by the pennant race they are in against both the Red Stockings and the Reds. The team lies joint 1st in the NL table and posted a good record of 7-3 in the month of June.



The Chicago pitching had an excellent month in June as Jim Britt produced the goods again. He pitched all 10 games with a work load of 87 innings. He gave up only 77 hits and 10 earned runs over this period. This gave him an ERA of 1.03. These figures earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month award for June. The team gave up a total of 50 runs.

The batting was solid as they scored 86 runs. The batting was led by Second Baseman Jack Burdock. Burdock started 9 games and had 48 at bats. This work gave him 20 hits, 14 runs and 7 RBI's. This led to him having an average of .417 for the month.

Steve Brady had a good month as he played 8 games with 6 starts for an average of .200. This earned him the NL Rookie of the Month award.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The White Stockings played 10 games in June
They started with a win and a loss against the Boston Red Stockings. The scores were 4-7 and 9-1
The next series saw the team beat the Brooklyn Atlantics 2-1. The scores were 6-12, 14-1 and 7-4
The series against the Cincinnati Reds also ended up being a 2-1 win. The scores were 3-2, 17-5 and 4-8
The team finished the month with 2 wins against the Boston Reds Stockings 13-3 and 9-7

The team will play 9 games in July and also take the All Star break. All the news from these games will be bought to you next month.

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1st July 1874

The fans of the Reds are experiencing a season of excitement and worry both as their team finds themselves trying to stay in the tight NL pennant race. The team picked up an average record of 5-5 for the month of June to leave them second in the NL 2 games behind the joint leaders.



The batting was the solid last month with 76 runs scored. The star of the show was Centre Fielder Cal McVey. McVey started all 10 games and faced 46 at bats in those games. These at bats saw him claim 20 hits, 8 runs and 14 RBI's including a home run. This gave him an average of .435 for the month. These figures earned him the NL Batter of the Month award.

The pitching of Bill Stearns continues to be solid as he pitched 79.2 innings in 10 games starts. He gave up 88 hits and 21 earned runs for an ERA of 2.37 on the month. The team gave up a total of 68 runs during the month.

Bob Addy went down late in the month with back soreness. He will miss 1-2 weeks.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Reds played 10 games in June
They started with a win and a loss to the Brooklyn Atlantics. 6-4 and 7-8 were the scores.
The next series of the month saw the team lose 1-2 against the Boston Reds Stockings. The scores were 11-9, 10-11 and 5-6
The second full series of the month saw the team lose again 1-2 against the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 2-3, 5-17 and 8-4
The team finished with 2 wins 16-1 and 6-5 against the Brooklyn Atlantics.

The team will play 9 games and also have the All Star Break in July. We will give you a full update next month.

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1st July 1874

The fans of the Blues saw their team drop off the pace a little in June as they fell back to last place in the AL table 5 games behind the leaders. The team picked up a poor month as they went 2-8 in June.



The batting struggled a little in June scoring only 39 runs. The best of a poor performance was Short Stop Dickey Pearce. Pearce faced 31 at bats in 9 games, of which he started 8. This produced 12 hits for an average of .387. What is a worry is he only gained 3 runs and 1 RBI from these hits.

Cy Bentley continued his solid pitching for the team but couldn't get the wins against the teams poor batting. He started all 10 games and pitched 63.2 innings. This work saw him give up 89 hits and 19 earned runs for an ERA of 2.69. The team gave up a total of 90 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Blues played 10 games in June
They started with 2 losses to the St. Louis Brown Stockings 4-5 and 3-4.
The next series saw the team lose 1-2 against the Philadelphia Athletics. The scores were 6-4, 1-15 and 6-10
The series against the Baltimore Canaries was also lost 1-2. The scores were 4-13, 11-4 and 0-21
The final 2 games were lost to the St. Louis Brown Stockings 3-12 and 1-2

The team will face 9 games and the All Star Break in July. A full report will be bought to you next month

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1st July 1874

The fans of the Athletics enjoyed a wonderful month in June. The team produced a record of 7-3 in June to see them move back to being joint top in the AL along side the Baltimore Canaries in a tight pennant race.



The batting had a wonderful month as they scored 99 runs. The best of these was Left Fielder John Glenn. Glenn started 8 games and had 37 at bats. These at bats produced an average of .459 as he claimed 17 hits, 12 runs and 6 RBI's. These figures earned hom the Batter of the Month award in the AL.

The pitching of Dick McBride was again in excellent form. He pitched 79 innings in 10 game starts. These innings saw him give up 87 hits and 15 earned runs for an ERA of 1.71. This earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award. The team gave up a total of 58 runs.

The team completed the clean sweep of awards for the month as Rookie John Peters picked up the Rookie of the Month award for the AL with an average of .283 from 10 game starts.

The team lost Fred Treacey mid month with shoulder inflammation. He is expected to be out for 6 weeks.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Athletics played 10 games in June
They started with 2 wins against the Baltimore Canaries 9-7 and 10-3
The series against the Cleveland Blues was won 2-1. The scores were 4-6, 15-1 and 10-6
The next series saw the team win 2-1 against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The scores were 14-3, 4-9 and 12-2
They finished with a win and a loss against the Baltimore Canaries 14-15 and 7-6

The team will play 9 games in June and also take the All Star Break. We will bring you a full report of this next month.