OOTP historic rerun.

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1st August 1871

The Atlantics continued their slow progress through the season as they produced another average month with a 2-2 record in July. This was enough to raise them to 2nd place in the NL table by half a game over Boston.



Left Fielder Gene Kimball produced the best performance with the bat in July. He managed to gain an average of .429 for the month from 14 at bats. He had 6 hits, 5 runs and 3 RBI's. The team produced 28 runs in the 4 games.

The pitching saw John McMullin pitch all 4 games. He gathered an ERA of 3.60 from these games. He pitched 35 innings to give up 49 hits and 14 earned runs. The team gave up 31 runs in total for the month.

The players selected in the NL team for all star game were Pitcher John McMullin, Catcher Fred Waterman and Third Baseman Davey Force.

All three were starters in the 2-8 loss for the NL.

Full pitching stats for July are below


Full batting stats for July are below


Full games scores for July are below
Brooklyn Atlantics 8 Chicago White Stockings 6
Brooklyn Atlantics 7 Chicago White Stockings 4
Brooklyn Atlantics 8 Chicago White Stockings 12
Cincinnati Reds 9 Brooklyn Atlantics 5

Up next for the Atlantics is the completion of the Reds series followed by a 3 game trip to Boston.

We will bring you the reports from these games next month.

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1st August 1871

The Chicago fans have seen a slight improvement in their teams fortunes. They managed to get a 2-3 record in July but still sit bottom of the table.

Part of this slight improvement was the hiring of new GM Bill Murphy. This 53 year old has lots of experience and will really help the team. The also hired Pat Brown as manager.



The batting managed to score 42 runs in July which is an improvement over previous months. The best came from catcher Deacon White. White had an average of .440 from 25 at bats. He gained 11 hits, 6 runs and 6 RBI's. They lost replacement catcher Paddy Quinn to a fractured knee mid July. His season is over as he will be out for 5 months.

The pitching continued to struggle a little as pitcher Al Spalding posted an ERA of 4.31 in the month. This was from 39.2 innings pitched with 67 hits and 19 earned runs against him. The team gave up 44 runs in total.

The players gaining recognition with all star call ups in the NL squad were Pitcher Al Spalding, Catcher Deacon White, Second Baseman Willy Goldsmith, Third Baseman Ezra Sutton, Short Stop Ross Barnes, Short Stop John Bass, Left Fielder Tom York, Centre Fielder Bill Kelly and Right Fielder Charlie Mills. We here at the Times don't get why they were all called up after the season they have had but hey who are we to argue with the voters.

The players that started for the NL in the 2-8 loss were Ross Barnes at second base and Tom York.

The full pitching stats for July are below


The full batting stats for July are below


The full game scores for July are below
Brooklyn Atlantics 8 Chicago White Stocking 6
Brooklyn Atlantics 7 Chicago White Stockings 4
Brooklyn Atlantics 8 Chicago White Stockings 12
Boston Red Stockings 9 Chicago White Stockings 1
Boston Red Stockings 12 Chicago White Stockings 19

Up next for the White Stockings is the completion of the Red Stockings series followed by a 3 game home series against Cicinnati.

We will give you the full update from these games next month.

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1st August 1871

Cincinnati fans continue to enjoy a strong season from the Reds as they posted another winning month in July with a record of 3-1. this moved them further clear at the top of the NL table so that they now have a 2 game lead.



The batting was lead by second baseman Bob Addy. Addy had an outstanding month in July to post an average of .545 with 12 hits from 22 at bats. He scored 8 runs and had 4 RBI's. This form managed to get him noticed by the voters as he picked up the NL Batter of the Month award.

The Cincinnati pitching also continued to post strong numbers in the form of Al Pratt. Pratt posted an ERA of 1.59 for the month of July with 31 hits and 6 earned runs against him. The team gave up only 18 runs in total. This form managed to get Pratt the Pitcher of the Month award and Rookie of the Month award for the NL in July.

The players selected in the NL team for the all star game were Pitcher Al Pratt, Catchers Bob Ferguson and Cal McVey, First Baseman Joe Start, Second Baseman Bob Addy, Short Stop John Radcliff, Left Fielder Charlie Pabor, Centre Fielder Harry Burroughs and Right Fielder Robert Armstrong.

The players starting for the NL team in a 2-8 loss were Cal McVey and Joe Start.

The full pitching stats for July are below


The full batting stats for July are below


The full game scores for July are below
Boston Red Stockings 6 Cincinnati Reds 0
Boston Red Stockings 7 Cincinnati Reds 18
Boston Red Stockings 0 Cincinnati Reds 17
Cincinnati Reds 9 Brooklyn Atlantics 5

Up next for the Reds is the final 2 games of the Brooklyn series followed by a 3 game trip to Chicago.

We will bring you the full details of these games next month.

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1st August 1871

The Cleveland Forest City fans saw their teams improvement continue in July to move up to third in the AL table. They had 3 wins and 2 loses. This doubled their win total to 6.



The batting continued to struggle for hits but improved their run scoring rate during the month with the best of them being third baseman Ed Duffy who posted a .333 average. He managed 7 hits from 21 at bats with 4 runs and 3 RBI's. The team in total managed to score 47 runs.

Rynie Wolters saw his ERA slip slightly in July to 3.20. He pitched all 45 innings for 49 hits and 16 earned runs against him. The team let a total of 36 runs go.

The AL all star team included the following Cleveland players. Pitcher Rynie Wolters, Catcher Steve King, First Baseman Al Reach, Second Baseman Tom Carey and Caleb Johnson, Left Fielder Ned Cuthbert, Centre Fielder Dave Eggler and Count Sensenderfer.

Of these Dave Eggler and Al Reach started in the 8-2 AL win.

Full pitching stats for July are below


Full batting stats for July are below


Full game scores for July are below
St. Louis Brown Stockings 8 Cleveland Forest City's 18
Cleveland Forest City's 2 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Cleveland Forest City's 12 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Cleveland Forest City's 8 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Cleveland Forest City's 7 Baltimore Canaries 16

Up next for Cleveland is the completion of the Baltimore series followed by a 3 game home series against St. Louis.

We will keep you abreast of all the scores next month.

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1st August 1871

The Athletics fans saw the team continue its struggles as they recorded a 1-3 win loss record in July. This also saw them slip to the bottom of the AL table.



The batting continued to post a poor run total as they managed only 22 runs in july. The best batter in that time was Right Fielder Gat Stires. Stires posted a .400 average in the month with 6 hits from 15 at bats. He scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI's.

The pitching continued to post good numbers with Dick McBride posting an ERA of 1.91 for the month. He gave up 44 hits and 7 earned runs in 33 innings pitched. The team continued to struggle in the field as they gave up a total of 37 runs.

The players picked for the AL all star team included Pitcher Dick McBride, Catcher Doug Allison, First Baseman Everett Mills, Third Baseman Pete Donnelly and Andy Leonard and Right Fielder Gat Stires.

The players starting for the AL team in the 8-2 win was Andy Leonard and Doug Allison.

Full pitching stats for July are below


Full batting stats for July are below


Full game scores for July are below
Cleveland Forest City's 2 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Cleveland Forest City's 12 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Cleveland Forest City's 8 Phildelphia Athletics 1
St. Louis Brown Stockings 15 Philadelphia Athletics 10

August will see the completion of the St. Louis series followed by a 3 game home series against Baltimore

We will bring you all the news from these games next month.

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1st August 1871

Just when the Brown Stockings fans thought everything was rosy in their garden, a massive thunder storm called Baltimore turned up to put a damper on things. The St. louis Brown Stockings saw a poor month by the teams standards record only a 1-4 record in July. This caused them to lose the lead in the AL to Baltimore and they now sit 2 games behind in second place.



The batting let things go in July as they struggled to find the form of the previous months. What was worse was that the best of the was pitcher George Zettlein. He posted an average of .462 with 6 hits from 13 at bats and 2 runs and 5 RBI's.

This excellent batting from Zettlein really affected his pitching during the month as his ERA slipped to 5.67. He gave up 55 hits and 21 earned runs in 33.1 innings pitched. The team gave up a total of 59 runs which really hurt.

The players selected for the AL all star team included Pitcher George Zettlein, Reliever Frank Fleet, catcher Charlie Hodes, Second Baseman Cap Anson and the injured Charlie Sweasy, Centre Fielder George Hall and Right Fielder Ed Pinkham.

The starters from this list were Cap Anson and George Zettlein who helped the AL to an 8-2 win.

Full pitching stats for July are below


Full batting stats for July are below


Full game scores for July are below
St. Louis Brown Stockings 8 Cleveland Forest City's 18
Baltimore Canaries 13 St. Louis Brown Stockings 5
Baltimore Canaries 8 St. Louis Brown Stockings 6
Baltimore Canaries 11 St. Louis Brown Stockings 10
St. Louis Brown Stockings 15 Philadelphia Athletics 10

Up next for the Brown Stockings is a completion of the Philadelphia series followed by a 3 game trip to Cleveland

We will hopefully bring you better news of these games next month.

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Standing after August games

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1st September 1871

The fans of the Canaries are starting to hope and think that their team have what it takes to gain the AL pennant. The team had another strong month as they went 4-1 in August.



This strong month was built behind the outstanding pitching that is coming from Cherokee Fisher. Fisher pitched 46.1 innings in the five games played for an ERA of 1.75. He gave up 49 hits and 9 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 30 runs in all five games. This performance was good enough to again win him the Pitcher of the Month and the Rookie of the Month award for August.

The batting did enough during the month to back up the pitching from Fisher. The best was Right Fielder George Bird. Bird played in 4 games, 3 as a starter, and managed 6 hits from 15 at bats to gain an average of .400. He scored 5 runs and made 3 RBI's. He replaced John Hatfield who was injured in the second game of the month.

Hatfield's diagnosis is not good and will miss the rest of this season and probably the start of the next season as well. He has torn his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and will be out for 8 months.

Full pitching stats for the month of August


Full batting stats for the month of August


Full game scores for the month of August
Cleveland Forest City's 7 Baltimore Canaries 14
Cleveland Forest City's 1 Baltimore Canaries 16
Philadelphia Athletics 9 Baltimore Canaries 8
Philadelphia Athletics 6 Baltimore Canaries 7
Philadelphia Athletics 7 Baltimore Canaries 8

The Canaries will have 5 games in September. They will play a 3 game series in St. Louis which will probably decide the pennant race and the first 2 games of a 3 game series at home to Cleveland.

We will bring you the news of these games next month.

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1st September 1871

The fans of the Red Stockings can still hope for the chance of the NL pennant as they remain only 2 games behind the NL leaders. They managed to get a 2-2 record in August to keep their hopes alive.



This record was built on a very strong batting performance for the month. The best of this strong batting was second baseman Scott Hastings. Hastings blasted a wonderful average of .556 from the 4 games. He did this with 10 hits from 18 at bats. He scored 6 runs and had 5 RBI's.

Bobby Mathews got over his blip in July with a better August performance. He posted an ERA of 2.45 from 33 innings pitched. He let 43 hits go and had 9 earned runs against him. A total of 30 runs were given up by the team.

Full pitching stats for the month of August


Full batting stats for the month of August


Full game scores for the month of August
Boston Red Stockings 13 Chicago White Stockings 9
Boston Red Stockings 14 Brooklyn Atlantics 5
Boston Red Stockings 2 Brooklyn Atlantics 5
Boston Red Stockings 9 Brooklyn Atlantics 11

Coming up in September for the Red Stockings is a three game trip to Cincinnati and then the first 2 games of a trip to Chicago. The trip to Cincinnati will let us know if the Red Stockings are good enough for the pennant race.

We will bring you the round up from these games next month.

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1st September 1871

The Brooklyn fans have seen their teams improvements all season help them to this months rise to joint first place in the NL. The Atlantics did this on a month where they went 4-1. They now are in a very tight race for the NL pennant with Cincinnati and Boston.



Short Stop Dickie Flowers had the hot bat in the month of August. He claimed 12 hits from 23 at bats in the 5 games played to get an average of .522. He also scored 8 runs and had 4 RBI's. This performance was good enough to earn him the Batter of the Month award for the NL.

Pitcher John McMullin had another solid month as he posted an ERA of 2.49 from 43.1 innings pitched. He gave up 45 hits and 12 earned runs in the 5 games. This performance was wenough to earn him the Pitcher of the Month award and also the Rookie of the Month award for the NL. The team gave up 27 runs in total.

Tommy Beals picked up an injury early in the month. He will be out 4 weeks with a separated shoulder.

Full pitching stats for the month of August


Full batting stats for the month of August


Full game scores for the month of August
Cincinnati Reds 1 Brooklyn Atlantics 3
Cincinnati Reds 1 Brooklyn Atlantics 12
Boston Red Stockings 14 Brooklyn Atlantics 5
Boston Red Stockings 2 Brooklyn Atlantics 5
Boston Red Stockings 9 Brooklyn Atlantics 11

Up next for Brooklyn will be a 3 game trip to Chicago followed by the first 2 games of the possible crunch series at home to the Cincinnati Reds Stockings.

We will bring you all the news from these games next month.

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1st September 1871

The White Stockings continued to flounder in the season as they posted another 1-3 month. This leaves them bottom 6 games behind the leaders. While this means they can still win the NL pennant it is a highly unlikely probability.



Short Stop Ross Barnes again produced the best batting performance for the month. This included 8 hits, 6 runs and 4 RBI's from 19 at bats to give him an average of .421. Pitcher Al Spalding managed to get an ERA of .444 for the month.

Talking of Spalding, It seems that this pitching performance may have hurt his pitching stats as he posted only a 4.51 ERA in the 4 games played. He gave up 42 hits and 12 earned runs in 26 innings pitched. The team gave up a total of 42 runs.

Full pitching stats for the month of August


Full batting stats for the month of August


Full game scores for the month of August
Boston Red Stockings 13 Chicago White Stockings 9
Chicago White Stockings 7 Cincinnati Reds 5
Chicago White Stockings 10 Cincinnati Reds 14
Chicago White Stockings 5 Cincinnati Reds 10

Up next for the White Stockings is a 3 game home series against Brooklyn and the the first 2 games of the home series against Boston.

We will bring you all the news from these games next month.

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1st September 1871

Cincinnati Reds fans are starting to worry that their team will not manage to earn the NL pennant this year. The team went 2-3 for the month of August which saw them joined at the top of the NL table by Brooklyn.

It was a poor month for both pitching and batting alike.



The batting's best was Catcher Cal McVey who posted an average of .391. He did this from 23 at bats gaining 9 hits, 3 runs and 4 RBI's. First baseman Joe Start also posted a .391 average.

Chick Fulmer returned from injury after a 1 game rehab at the AAA Louisville Bats.

The pitching had a horrible August as Al Pratt struggled to an ERA of 6.32 for the month. He pitched 37 innings to give up 57 hits and 26 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 37 runs.

Full pitching stats for the month of August


Full batting stats for the month of August


Full game scores for the month of August
Cincinnati Reds 1 Brooklyn Atlantics 3
Cincinnati Reds 1 Brooklyn Atlantics 12
Chicago White Stockings 7 Cincinnati Reds 5
Chicago White Stockings 10 Cincinnati Reds 14
Chicago White Stockings 5 Cincinnati Reds 10

Coming up in September for the Reds is a 3 game home series against Boston followed by the first 2 games of the possible title deciding series at Brooklyn.

We will keep you abreast of all these scores next month.

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1st September 1871

We hope the fans of the Cleveland Forest City's team have other plans for October, as they wont be watching baseball as, their team fell out of the AL pennant race with a 0-5 month in August.



The batting was a complete disaster in the month as they could only score 21 runs in the 5 games. The best of the batting was pitcher Rynie Wolters with an average of .450. he had 9 hits from 20 at bats with 4 runs and 1 RBI. This should embarrass the real batters as the next best was first baseman Al Reach with an average of .300.

This batting performance detracted from Wolters poor performance on the mound as he had an ERA of 4.80. He pitched 45 innings giving up 66 hits and 24 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 67 runs in the month.

The full pitching stats for the month of August


The full batting stats for the month of August


The full game scores for the month of August
Cleveland Forest City's 7 Baltimore Canaries 14
Cleveland Forest City's 1 Baltimore Canaries 16
Cleveland Forest City's 5 St. Louis Brown Stockings 13
Cleveland Forest City's 2 St. Louis Brown Stockings 10
Cleveland Forest City's 6 St. Louis Brown Stockings 14

Up next for Cleveland is a trip to Philadelphia for 3 games followed by the first 2 games of a series at Baltimore.

We will bring you a round up of these games next month.

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1st September 1871

The Athletics fans saw a spark in their teams August performance that they will hopefully have a better season next year as they went 3-2 for the month. They moved up to third in the AL table but are no longer in the pennant race.



The batting was solid as it gained 46 runs in August. For the second month running the star was Right Fielder Gat Stires. He had an average of .478 from 23 at bats. This gave him 11 hits, 8 runs and 2 RBI's.

The pitching of Dickie McBride was slightly poorer in the month of August as he posted an ERA of 4.02. He pitched 47 innings in the 5 games and gave up 56 hits and 21 earned runs. The team gave up 28 runs in total.

Everett Mills was placed on waivers mid month but had no takers so stayed with the club.

The full pitching stats for the month of August


The full batting stats for the month of August


The full game scores for the month of August
St. Louis Brown Stockings 1 Philadelphia Athletics 10
St. Louis Brown Stockings 4 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Philadelphia Athletics 9 Baltimore Canaries 8
Philadelphia Athletics 6 Baltimore Canaries 7
Philadelphia Athletics 7 Baltimore Canaries 8

Up next for the Athletics is a home series against Cleveland and then the first 2 games of a home game against St. Louis.

We will give you the round up from these games next month.

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St. Louis fans will be hoping that their team can still win the AL pennant as we go into the last month of the season. They managed a 3-2 month in August which saw them fall behind Baltimore by 3 games. King also picked up the Batter of the Month award for the AL.



The best of the regular batters was Short Stop Marshall King. He averaged .429 on the month. He had 9 hits from 21 at bats and gained 6 runs and 10 RBI's. George Zettlein had another excellent month with the bat even though he is a pitcher.

His pitching though still struggled a little as he posted an ERA of 3.38. He did this from 40 innings pitched where he gave up 49 hits and 15 earned runs. The team gave up 37 runs in total.

Bill Barrett and George Ewell were put on waivers mid month but neither were claimed by any other team.

The full pitching stats for the month of August


The full batting stats for the month of August


The full game scores for the month of August
St. Louis Brown Stockings 1 Philadelphia Athletics 10
St. Louis Brown Stockings 4 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Cleveland Forest City's 5 St. Louis Brown Stockings 13
Cleveland Forest City's 2 St. Louis Brown Stockings 10
Cleveland Forest City's 6 St. Louis Brown Stockings 14

Up next for the Brown Stockings is a crucial 3 game home series against Baltimore which will decide the pennant race. This will be followed by the first 2 games of a trip to Philadelphia.

We will bring you all the news of these games next month.

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Standing after September's Games

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1st October 1871

The fans of the Canaries have something wonderful and unknown to look forward to this coming October. They will be heading into uncharted territory as they make their first appearance in the MLB Championship Game. They have managed to take the title in the AL league. Their 3-2 record in September was enough to win the title as their close rivals St. Louis faltered.

The batting had a superb month in September as they scored 61 runs. The hot bat in September was Short Stop George Wright. He picked up an average of .429 on the month. This included 11 hits, 6 runs and 5 RBI's.

Cherokee Fisher continued his excellent season as he posted a 2.20 ERA from 5 games. He pitched 45 innings and gave up 58 hits and 11 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 51 runs in the month.

Full pitching stats for September are below


Full batting stats for September are below


Full games scores are below
St. Louis Brown Stockings 9 Baltimore Canaries 20
St. Louis Brown Stockings 6 Baltimore Canaries 11
St. Louis Brown Stockings 16 Baltimore Canaries 7
Baltimore Canaries 9 Cleveland Forest City's 11
Baltimore Canaries 14 Cleveland Forest City's 9

Up next in October is the final game of the series against Cleveland.

We will bring you the report of this game plus a full regular season round up once both play off teams have been decided.

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1st October 1871

The Red Stockings have given themselves a chance in the race for the NL pennant after going 4-1 in the month of September. This leaves them in second place 1 game behind Brooklyn and with only 1 game left to play.

The excellent month was built on the back of good play from both sides of the team.

The batting managed to score 62 runs in the month. The best of these was Catcher Mike McGeary. He posted a .444 average over the 5 games played. He had 12 hits, 9 runs and 3 RBI's from 27 at bats.

The pitching of Bobby Mathews continued to show good form as he posted an ERA of 3.57 in the 5 games he started. He pitched 40.1 innings giving up 44 hits and 16 earned runs. The team gave up 38 runs in total. Mathews did enough in the month to be awarded the Pitcher of the Month award for the NL.

Scott Hastings missed three games with a strained oblique which is keeping him out for 4 weeks.

The Red Stockings put Joe McDermott, Joe Battin and Frank Abercrombie on waivers during the month but there were notakers so they are still with the club.

Full pitching stats for September below


Full batting stats for September below


Full game scores for the month below
Cincinnati Reds 4 Boston Red Stockings 11
Cincinnati Reds 6 Boston Red Stockings 9
Cincinnati Reds 13 Boston Red Stockings 25
Chicago White Stockings 9 Boston Red Stockings 8
Chicago White Stockings 6 Boston Red Stockings 9

The Red Stockings finish with a crucial final game against the White Stockings at the start of October. If they win and Brooklyn lose their last game it will be followed by a play off to decide who goes into the MLB Championship series.

We will bring you all the news of this game and where the Red Stockings finish next month along with the full regular season round up.

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1st October 1871

The Brooklyn Atlantics are so close to the pennant that the fans can almost feel and taste it. All they need to do is win their last game in October and they will be there. In September they went 3-2 to leave them in first place 1 game of the title.



The batting managed to score 42 runs during the month. The best of the batting came in the form of Right Fielder George Bechtel. He averaged .478 in the month from 23 at bats. He had 11 hits, 3 runs and 8 RBI's

John McMullin continued to produce with the ball. He had an ERA of 3.40 from 45 innings pitched. He had 44 hits and 17 earned runs posted against him. The team gave up a total of 35 runs during the month.

Tommy Beals returned from the DL during the month but they lost second baseman Sam Jackson for 5 months due to a fractured knee.

Full pitching stats for September below


Full batting stats for September below


Full game scores listed below
Chicago White Stockings 6 Brooklyn Atlantics 14
Chicago White Stockings 5 Brooklyn Atlantics 7
Chicago White Stockings 11 Brooklyn Atlantics 7
Cincinnati Reds 8 Brooklyn Atlantics 7
Cincinnati Reds 5 Brooklyn Atlantics 7

The Atlantics will finish in October with the crucial game against the Reds. If they win this then they will make the play offs. Even if they lose they may still make it if Boston lose. Even if Boston win then a play off game for the pennant will be played an Brooklyn can make it in via that route.

We will bring you the full round up of all the details and the regular season round up once the game has been played.

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1st October 1871

The White Stockings continued their season long struggles as they went 2-3 in September. This pushed them out of the play off picture for good and the fans are now hoping next season will be an improvement.



The batting in September managed 37 runs. The best of these was Third Baseman Ezra Sutton. Suttons average on the month was .435. He managed 10 hits, 7 runs, 4 RBI's and 2 home runs from 23 at bats. This was good enough to earn him the Rookie of the Month award for the NL but not the Batting award as that went to Right Fielder John Bass.

The pitching of Al Spalding continued to struggle as he posted an ERA of 5.40. He gave up 65 hits and 22 earned runs from 36.2 innings pitched. The team as a whole gave up 45 runs.

The full pitching stats in September were


The full batting stats in September were


Full game score for the month
Chicago White Stockings 6 Brooklyn Atlantics 14
Chicago White Stockings 5 Brooklyn Atlantics 7
Chicago White Stockings 11 Brooklyn Atlantics 7
Chicago White Stockings 9 Boston Red Stockings 8
Chicago White Stockings 6 Boston Red Stockings 9

The White Stockings will finish their season at home to Boston.

We will bring you this score plus a full season round up at the end of the regular season.