OOTP historic rerun.

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1st May 1875

The fans of the Blues are experiencing some deja vu with this seasons start. The reason being that the AL is very similar in scores and make up to last year. The Blues posted a 4-5 record for April which sees them in joint second in the AL table only 1 game behind the leaders. This though is in a league where all teams are only separated by 1 game.



The batting played well in patches during the month on its way to 65 runs scored. The player that showed the best form was catcher Frank Fleet. Fleet had 40 at bats in 9 game starts to produce an average of .350. He also picked up 7 runs and 7 RBI's for the month.

John Dailey was another bright spark as he picked up the AL Rookie of the Month award for April.

The pitching was all over the place for the Blues during April. The first 3 games were started by Rookie pitcher Trickey Nichols who picked up an ERA of 1.73 from those 3 games. After the 3 games Nichols was optioned to the minors and Cy Bentley was bought back in as the starting pitcher. Bentley pitched the final 6 games of the month and had an overall ERA for the month of 2.32. Going forward their could still be confusion as Nichols has been recalled from the minors today and is slated to start the next game. The team has given up 67 runs in total.

Full pitching stats for April


Full batting stats for April



The Blues played 9 games in April
They started by losing 1-2 against the Baltimore Orioles. 5-6, 7-4 and 8-9
The next series saw them beat the St. Louis Brown Stockings 2-1. 11-13, 6-4 and 7-4
They lost the final series 1-2 against the Philadelphia Athletics. 11-3, 3-16 and 7-8

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

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1st May 1875

The fans of the Athletics are in a happy mood as their team has started the season with a winning record. The team picked up 5 wins and only 4 losses during April to put them joint 1st in the AL. The AL is tight with all teams within a game of each other but if the team continue to build on the good start then perhaps they have a chance.



The batting had ups and downs during the month as they scored 72 runs. The star with the bat was Second Baseman John Peters. Peters, last seasons AL rookie of the year, has continued with his excellent form as he hit an average of .405 for the month. He did this from 17 hits in 42 at bats. He also scored 9 runs and had 12 RBI's.

Dick McBride continues to be the starter that the team relies on. He started all 9 games and produced another excellent display of ball control. He pitched 72.1 innings to give up 88 hits and 21 earned runs for an ERA of 2.61. He earned another AL Pitcher of the Month award with this performance. The team gave up a total of 60 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 loss against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 13-1, 1-8 and 4-5
The next series saw the team win 2-1 against the Baltimore Orioles. 5-7, 12-3 and 10-6
The final series of the month was another 2-1 win against the Cleveland Blues. 3-11, 16-3 and 8-7

The team will be in action 10 times in May. A full report on those games will be bought to you next month.

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1st May 1875

The season has again started slowly for the Brown Stockings and the fans are hoping this is not a sign of things to come. The team picked up 4 wins and 5 losses in April to sit joint second in the very tight AL. One game covers all the teams in the AL



Looking at the batting stats it seems that the stars are failing to fire with the bat again as the team scored 56 runs. The only star to play well was Left Fielder George Hall. In 37 at bats from 9 games Hall hit 15 times for an average of .405. He also scored 10 runs and 8 RBI's. These figures saw him voted the Batter of the month in the AL for April

The pitching of George Zettlein is sometimes the only good news from the games played. In April though even he struggled slightly as he produced an ERA of 3.11 from 9 game starts and 63.2 innings pitched. He gave up 72 hits and 22 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 65 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for April


Full batting stats for April


The Brown Stockings played 9 games in April
They started with a 2-1 series win against the Philadelphia Athletics. 10-13, 8-1 and 5-4
The next series was lost 1-2 against the Cleveland Blues. 13-11, 4-6 and 4-7
The final series of the month was lost 1-2 against the Baltimore Orioles. 4-12, 4-2 and 4-9

Next month sees the team playing another 10 games. We hopefully will be able to bring you a slightly more upbeat report on them.

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Standing after the May games

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1st June 1875

The fans of the Orioles are very worried about the way their season has turned. The month of May was terrible for the team as they managed to pick up only 2 wins while losing 8 games. This has left them bottom of the AL table 5 games behind the leading Philadelphia Athletics. If the team wish to retain the pennant they will need to improve substantially.



The batting for the Orioles is still in flux this season as they struggle to find a set line up. The team scored a low 51 runs in May. The best of the batting came from First Baseman Art Allison. Allison started 6 games for 25 at bats. He connected 10 times in these at bats for an average of .400. He also scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI's. The best batter that started all 10 games was Lip Pike with a low average of .268.

The pitching also had its ups and downs during the month. Cherokee Fisher started 9 games and pitched 69.2 innings. He gave up 83 hits and 28 earned runs during those games for an ERA of 3.62. Jack Manning started the other game. His ERA from 5 games played was 2.29. The team gave up 76 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Orioles played 10 games in May
They started with a 1-2 series loss against the Cleveland Blues. 7-16, 5-15 and 18-5
The next series saw the team swept 0-3 by the Philadelphia Athletics. 1-3, 3-8 and 4-9
The next series saw the team lose 1-2 against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 5-4, 2-7 and 5-7
The final game of the month saw a 1-2 loss against the Cleveland Blues

The team will be facing another tough month in June with another 10 games to be played. We will bring you a full update next month.

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1st June 1875

The fans of the Red Stockings saw their team fall away in the NL pennant race in the month of May. The team only won 4 games while losing the other 6 played in May. This has left them 5 games behind the leading Chicago White Stockings but still in second place in the table. Hopefully their will be an improvement next month.



The batting scored a solid 74 runs during the month. The best of the batters was First Baseman Tim Murnane. Murnane put up 13 hits from 37 at bats in the 10 games played. This gave him an average of .35. He also scored 10 runs and 3 RBI's.

The pitching continues to show solid form. Bobby Mathews pitched 78.1 innings in 9 game starts giving up 100 hits and 20 earned runs. This gave him an ERA of 2.30. The other game was pitched by Hugh Campbell who did not give a single earned run up and ended with a 0.00 ERA for 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 Cincinnati Reds. 7-4, 4-7 and 4-6
The next series was another 1-2 series loss, this time against the Chicago White Stockings. 4-5, 13-7 and 4-5
The third series of the month saw the team lose 1-2 again against the Brooklyn Atlantics. 6-7, 13-7 and 7-8
The final game of the month saw a win 12-6 against the Cincinnati Reds

The team will face a further 10 games in June. We will give you a full report next month.

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1st June 1875

The fans of the Atlantics are happier after the month of May. The team gave them 6 solid wins against 4 losses for the month. This left them in 3rd place in the NL table,7 games of the leading White Stockings team.



The batting continued to struggle scoring only 56 runs during the month. The batter that showed he was in form when others failed to show up was Second Baseman Bill Boyd. Boyd started 9 of the 10 games he played and had 41 plate appearances. These tries saw him connect 13 times to produce 5 runs and 5 RBI's for an average of .317.

Bill Harbridge picked up the NL Rookie of the Month award again after 4 at bats in the month with 1 hit for a .250 average.

The pitching struggled a little during the month and saw the team give up 81 runs. Starter Joe Blong started 9 games and pitched 61.2 innings. He gave up 84 hits and 19 earned runs for an ERA of 2.77 from these games. Ed Stratton pitched the other game and ended with an ERA of 2.55 from 5 games played.

John McMullin returned from his injury at the end of the month.

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 Chicago White Stockings. 3-2, 5-16 and 5-17
The next series saw the team get a 3-0 sweep against the Cincinnati Reds. 8-5, 5-3 and 3-2
The third series of the month was a 2-1 win against the Boston Red Stockings. 7-6, 7-13 and 8-7
The final game was a 5-10 loss against the Chicago White Stockings.

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

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1st June 1875

The White Stockings hot start to the season continued in May as they won another 7 games while only losing 3. This has left them 5 games clear of the rest of the NL in first place. The fans are hoping the team can keep this up for the rest of the season.



The batting had a wonderful month as they scored 86 runs. The batting of Right Fielder Clipper Flynn was the pick of the month. He started all 10 games and claimed 16 hits from 44 plate appearances. This gave him an average of .364. He also scored 11 runs and had 6 RBI's. These figures managed to get him noticed by the NL voters and he picked up the NL Batter of the Month award.

Jim Britt continued his excellent season as he pitched 9 of the 10 games in May. These 9 games saw him throw 75.2 innings and give up 86 hits and 18 earned runs for an ERA of 2.14. These figures got the NL voters excited enough to award him the NL Pitcher of the Month award. The team gave up only 49 runs during the month.

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 Brooklyn Atlantics. 2-3, 16-5 and 17-5
The next series was another 2-1 win, this time against the Boston Red Stockings. 5-4, 7-13 and 5-4
The third series of the month was won 2-1 again. This time against the Cincinnati Reds. 9-6, 14-1 and 1-3
The final game of the month was a 10-5 win against the Brooklyn Atlantics.

The team will be playing another 10 games in June. A full round up will be bought to you next month.

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1st June 1875

The month of June saw the Reds fans feel very down in the dumps as their team managed a poor 3 wins and 7 losses. This has left the team languishing in last place in the NL table, 10 games behind the leaders.

The poor performances of the team so far this season has seen the team sack manager Tony Gutierrez. Gutierrez managed 37 wins and 39 losses while in charge of the Reds but never finished higher than 3rd in the NL table and thus failed to keep his job. The new Manager is Ken Fletcher. Fletcher was manager at the Cleveland Blues last season where he finished 24-36. Hopefully he has a better time with the Reds.



The batting was really poor during the month with only 43 runs scored. The best of this poor show came from Catcher John Clapp. Clapp started all 10 games and connected 14 times from 41 at bats. This gave him an average of .341 with 7 runs and 6 RBI's.

The pitching tried its best but with very few runs to work with it was never going to be enough. Bill Stearns produced solid form before he injured himself towards the end of the month. He pitched 73.1 innings in 9 games giving up 79 hits and 21 earned runs. This saw his ERA as 2.58. The team gave up a total of 67 runs.

Stearns injury is still under assessment and we will give you the news of this next month.

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 Boston Red Stockings. 4-7, 7-4 and 6-4
The next series saw the team swept 0-3 against the Brooklyn Atlantics. 5-8, 3-5 and 2-3
The third series of the month saw a 1-2 loss against the Chicago White Stockings. 6-9, 1-14 and 3-1
The final game of the month saw a 6-12 loss to the Boston Red Stockings.

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

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1st June 1875

The fans of the Blues are starting to be given the blues by the team again as they struggled during May. The team picked up 4 wins and 6 losses. This has left them in 3rd place in the AL table 4 games behind the leaders.



The batting had an up and down month to score 69 runs. It is difficult to say who had the best month with the bat as the regular starters all struggled. The best of the intermittent starters was Short Stop Ed Duffy. Duffy played 8 games, starting 7 with 33 at bats. He picked up 14 hits, 9 runs and 7 RBI's for an average of .424.

Rookie Joe Dailey had a good month as well as he picked up the AL Rookie of the Month award from 8 game starts with an average of .333 from 13 hits in 39 at bats.

The Blues finally decided to go with Tricky Nichols as their starter of choice in May. Nichols started all 10 games, pitching 72 innings for an ERA of 3.50. He gave up 94 hits and 28 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 82 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May



The Blues played 10 games in May
They started with a 2-1 series win against the Baltimore Orioles. 16-7, 15-5 and 5-8
The next series was a 1-2 loss to the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 7-13, 4-1 and 3-10
The third series saw the team swept 0-3 by the Philadelphia Athletics. 3-7, 4-8 and 10-12
The team won the final game of the month 2-1

The team will be playing 10 games in June and we will give you all the news of these next month.

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1st June 1875

The fans of the Athletics are starting to see the team produce the baseball they want to see. The team had a very good month in May as they won 7 games and only lost 3. This has put them top of the AL table 1 game clear of their nearest rivals.



The team posted a solid 78 runs in May. The best batter during that time was Catcher Doug Allison. Allison started all 10 games and had 44 at bats. He claimed 14 hits from these at bats to earn an average of .318. He also scored 6 runs and had 7 RBI's.

Dick McBride had another excellent month on the mound. He started 8 of the 10 games and pitched 56.1 innings. He gave up 66 hits and 11 earned runs for an ERA of 1.76. The team gave up a total of 64 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Athletics played 10 games in May
They started by being swept 0-3 by the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 2-7, 11-14 and 6-12
The next series saw the team sweep the Baltimore Orioles by 3 games to 0. 3-1, 8-3 and 9-4
The third series of the month saw the team pick up another 3-0 sweep, this time of the Cleveland Blues. 7-3, 8-4 and 12-10
The final game of the month was won 12-6 against the St. Louis Brown Stockings

The team will be facing another 10 games in June. We will give you a full run down of these next month

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1st June 1875

After the first month of the season the fans of the Brown Stockings weren't sure how the team would play this year. The second month of the season has given them hope that they may have a shot at the AL pennant. The team won 7 games in May while only losing 3. This has left them second in the AL table only 1 game behind the Philadelphia Athletics.



The batting saw a strong month with 81 runs scored. The batter with the hot bat in May was Tom Carey. Carey played in all 10 games, starting 9, for 42 plate appearances. This work saw him connect 15 times for an average of .381. He also scored 12 runs and had 9 RBI's. These figures got him noticed by the AL voters as he was awarded the Batter of the Month award for the AL.

The form of George Zettlein came back in May as he pitched 78.1 innings in 9 game starts. These innings saw him give up 77 hits and 20 earned runs for an ERA of 2.30. These figures saw him voted the AL Pitcher of the Month for the AL. The team gave up a total of 57 runs.

Right Fielder Ed Pinkham went down mid month with an injury. He was diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis which will sideline him for 6 weeks.

Full pitching stats for May


Full batting stats for May


The Brown Stockings played 10 games in May
They started the month with a 3-0 sweep of the Philadelphia Athletics. 7-2, 14-11 and 12-6
The next series saw the team win 2-1 against the Cleveland Blues. 13-7, 1-4 and 10-3
The third series was also won 2-1 against the Baltimore Orioles. 4-5, 7-2 and 7-5
The final game was lost 6-12 against the Philadelphia Athletics.

The team will be playing another 10 games in June. We will give you all the news from these games next month.

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Standings after June games

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1st July 1875

The fans of the Orioles are slightly happier as the team showed a little improvement during the month. The team managed to pick up four wins to 6 losses during the month. This lifted them to joint 3rd in the AL table a long 8 games behind the leaders.

The Orioles traded 25 year old Centre Fielder Charley Jones to the Boston Red Stockings in exchange for 25 year old Left Fielder Farley Rogers and 23 year old minor league Catcher Mike Ledwith. This trade sees fans not sure who got the better of the deal as they gained solid outfielder Farley Rogers but lost highly rated rookie outfield prospect Charley Jones.



The batting continued to struggle during the month of June. The team scored 55 runs during the month. The best of this misfiring batting line up was Second Baseman Eddie Booth. Booth started 8 games during the month that saw him hit 9 times in his 29 at bats. This gave him an average of .310 along with 3 runs and 0 RBI's.

The pitching of Cherokee Fisher showed he still has the ability to win games. He started all 10 games and pitched 84 innings. He gave away 92 hits and 18 earned runs for an ERA of 1.93. the team gave up a total of 55 runs.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Orioles played 10 games in June
They started with a win and a loss against the Cleveland Blues 8-3 and 4-5
The first full series of the month saw the team lose 1-2 against the Philadelphia Athletics. 4-6, 3-9 and 6-4
The next series saw the team lose 1-2 against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 12-7, 2-3 and 1-5
The final 2 games of the month saw the team lose 1 and win 1 against the Cleveland Blues 8-5 and 7-8

The team will face 9 games in July as well as take the all star break and we will give you the full run down next month.

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1st July 1875

The fans of the Red Stockings saw their team have a poor month in their chase of the leading White Stockings. The team picked up only 4 wins and gave away 6 losses. This record has left them in second place in the NL table but they are now 9 games behind the leading White Stockings.

The Red Stockings traded 27 year old Catcher Scott Hastings to the Clevlend Blues in exchange for 27 year old Centre Fielder Count Sensenderfer and 24 year old Minor League Right Fielder Billy Arnold

The Red Stockings traded 25 year old Left Fielder Farley Rogers and 23 year old minor league Catcher Mike Ledwith to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for 25 year old Centre Fielder Charley Jones.

These 2 trades have left the fans feeling that the team has been slightly weakend. The loss of both the starting catcher Hasting and the starting left fielder Rogers has left a gap that in the line up that others will now need to fill. The fans just hope that prospect Charley Jones is up to the task.



The team picked up a solid 77 runs during the month. The star with the bat in June was Second Baseman Joe Battin. Battin started all the 10 games played and had 46 plate appearances. These appearances saw him connect 16 times to gain an average of .348. He also scored 8 runs and 13 RBI's

Charley Jones also had a good month both for Boston and Baltimore which saw him earn the NL Rookie of the Month award.

The pitching of Bobby Mathews continues to be solid as he posted an ERA of 2.94 from the 10 game starts that he had. In 64.1 innings pitched he gave up 98 hits and 21 earned runs. The team gave up 90 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Red Stockings played 10 games in June
The team started with 2 wins against the Cincinnati Reds 12-9 and 17-16
The next series saw the team swept 0-3 against the Chicago White Stockings. 4-10, 6-9 and 7-9
The second full series of the month saw the team win 2-1 against the Brooklyn Atlantics. 6-5, 4-14 and 11-2
The final 2 games saw the team lose twice to the Cincinnati Reds 7-8 and 3-8

The team will be playing 9 games in July and also be taking the all star break. We will give you a fuyll review next month.

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1st July 1875

The fans of the Atlantics looked on enviously at other teams as they saw them trying to improve with trades and player movement. The Atlantics on the other hand did very little during the month both on the field or behind the scenes. The team picked up only 3 wins and saw 7 losses to leave them 3rd in the NL table 12 games behind the White Stockings.



The team scored a solid 69 runs in the month. Right Fielder John McMullin showed that his injury in May did not affect his form as he managed an average of .405 for June. He claimed 17 hits from 42 at bats in the 10 games played. He also scored 4 runs and 5 RBI's.

Rookie starting pitcher Joe Blong continued to learn the ups and downs of the professional leagues as he started all 10 games. These games saw him give up 87 hits and 29 earned runs for an ERA of 3.76. The team gave up a total of 80 runs.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Atlantics played 10 games in June
They started the month with a win and a loss against the Chicago White Stockings. 6-5 and 4-5
The first full series of the month saw a 1-2 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. 11-12, 14-7 and 8-13
The next series saw the team go 1-2 again against the Boston Red Stockings. 5-6, 14-4 and 2-11
They finished the month with 2 losses against the Chicago White Stockings. 1-7 and 4-10

The team will play 9 games in July along with the all star break. A full update will be bought to you next month.

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1st July 1875

The fans of the White Stockings cannot believe how far the team has stretched the lead in the NL. They are now starting to get worried that this might make the team complacent. The team didnt show any complacency in June as they went 8-2 again to leave them 9 games clear at the top of the NL table.



The batting was solid during the month with 70 runs scored. The best of the batting came in the form of Short Stop Ross Barnes. Barnes produced an excellent average of .450 during the month as he claimed 18 hits from 40 at bats. He also scored 10 runs and 11 RBI's. These figures saw him pick up the NL Batter of the Month award.

Jim Britt's pitching continues to dazzle all opposition batters and fans alike. He pitched 9 games and hurled 76.2 innings. This work saw him give up 83 hits and 19 earned runs for an ERA of 2.23. This was enough for the voters to award him the NL Pitcher of the Month award.

Bill Kelly picked up a strained Oblique early in the month and missed 3 weeks of July while gaining treatment.

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 Brooklyn Atlantics. 5-6, 5-4
The first full series of the month saw a 3-0 sweep of the Boston Red Stockings. 10-4, 9-6 and 9-7
The next series saw they team win 2-1 against the Cincinnati Reds. 7-6, 4-2 and 4-9
They finished with 2 wins against the Brooklyn Atlantics 7-1 and 10-4

The team face 9 games in July along with the all star break. A full update will be given next month.

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1st July 1875

The reds continue to prop up the NL table after anb average month of 5-5. The fans can see that this is getting them closer to their rivals and hope that this is they way things will improve going forawrd.

The Reds traded 32 year old First Baseman Joe Start to the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for 25 year old Right Fielder Gat Stires and 24 year old minor league Third Baseman Al Nevin.

This trade upset the fans as they saw star First Baseman Joe Start leave. He has been the leader of the batting for a few months now and he will be missed. The gaining of Gat Stires, while bringing in a strong outfielder, may not be enough to replace Joe Start.



The batting scored a wonderful 90 runs during the month. The star of this show was Chick Fulmer. Fulmer saw 8 starts in 10 games played for 41 at bats. These at bats converted into 15 hits for an average of .366. He also scored 10 runs and 9 RBI's.

The pitching continued behind the arm of Bill Stearns after his injury was diagnosed as only minor for a 1 week lay off. Stearns started 7 games during the month and posted an ERA of 2.09. He also gave up 60 hits and 12 earned runs in 51.2 innings pitched. The other starter was Lon Knight who played 5 games for an ERA of 4.57. the team gave up 87 runs in total.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Reds played 10 games in June
The team started with 2 losses against the Boston Red Stockings 9-12 and 16-17
The next series saw the team win 2-1 against the Brooklyn Atlantics. 12-11, 7-14 and 13-8
The second full series the team lost 1-2 against the Chicago White Stockings. 6-7, 2-4 and 9-4
They finished the month with 2 wins against the Boston Red Stockings 8-7 and 8-3

The team will be playing 9 games in July along with the all star break. A full news round up will be bought to you next month.

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1st July 1875

The fans of the Blues saw their team fall away again in the month of June. The team picked up only 3 wins and 7 losses during the month. This has left them joint 3rd in the AL a long 8 games behind the leaders.

The Blues traded 27 year old Centre Fielder Count Sensenderfer and 24 year old Minor League Right Fielder Billy Arnold to the Boston Red Stockings in exchange for 27 year old Catcher Scott Hastings.

The fans of the Blues are excited by the acquisition of Catcher Scott Hastings as they can see the upgrade it brings to the team.



The batting scored a low 48 runs during the month. The bright spark in this mire was Right Fielder Dick Hunt. Hunt played, and started, only 6 games during the month but produced the best average of the main starters at .333. He did this with 8 hits from 24 at bats along with 5 runs and 1 RBI. The best of the 10 game starters was John Dailey who posted an average of .268

The pitching of Tricky Nichols is improving the more he pitches. He started 10 games in June and pitched 64.1 innings. This saw him give up 75 hits and 20 earned runs for an ERA of 2.80. The team gave up a total of 72 runs.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Blues played 10 games in June
They started with a win and a loss against the Baltimore Orioles 3-8 and 5-4
They lost the next series 1-2 against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 0-5, 7-5 and 7-10
The next series was a 0-3 lost sweep against the Philadelphia Athletics. 3-4, 3-11 and 7-10
They finished the month with a win and a loss against the Baltimore Orioles 5-8 and 8-7

The team will be playing 9 games in July along as taking the all star break. A full report will be bought to you next month

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1st July 1875

The fans of the Athletics are starting to think about a possible run at the pennant this year. The team picked up another solid month at 7-3 to extend their lead in the AL to 2 games over the St. Louis Brown Stockings.

The Athletics traded 25 year old Right Fielder Gat Stires and 24 year old minor league Third Baseman Al Nevin to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for 32 year old First Baseman Joe Start.

The fans are delighted by the trade to strengthen the batting line up with First Baseman Joe Start. They hope this will give them the boost to win the pennant.



The batting scored a solid 76 runs in the month. The star of the show was Jim O'Rourke. O'Rourke started all 10 games and collected 15 hits in 43 at bats. This gave him an average of .349 along with 16 runs and 10 RBI's. These figures saw him voted the AL Batter of the Month

The pitching of Dick McBride continues to wow the fans of the Athletics. He shows up every game and gives them a show. In June he played 10 games and pitched 85.2 innings for an ERA of 1.79. He also gave up 86 hits and 17 earned runs. The AL voters decided these were the best figures for the month and awarded him the Pitcher of the Month.

Full pitching stats for June


Full batting stats for June


The Athletics played 10 games in June
They started with 2 losses against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 7-9 and 6-7
The first full series of the month saw the team win 2-1 against the Baltimore Orioles. 6-4, 9-3 and 4-6
The next series saw the team pick up a 3-0 sweep over the Cleveland Blues. 4-3, 11-3 and 10-7
The team finished the month with 2 wins against the St. Louis Brown Stockings 14-8 and 5-1

The team will play 9 games in July along with taking the all star break. We will bring you all the news next month.