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1st September 1878

The Athletics fans are still hoping their team can push the Orioles for the pennant but they would need to see more than the steady month they got in August. The team picked up 6 wins while losing 4. This has left them 4 games behind the leading Orioles in second place in the AL Table.



The batting had a tough month with only 34 runs scored during the month. While the runs were down the hits were up as the batter with the hot bat was Second Baseman Paul Hines. Hines picked up a average of .432 from 10 game starts with 44 at bats. He also scored 7 runs and 7 RBI's in the month. This saw him voted the AL Batter of the Month for August. An honourable mention is needed for Andy Leonard as he also put up an average of .439 from 10 game starts.

George Bradley continued his strong pitching this month as he put up an ERA of 1.55 from 9 games in which he pitched 75.1 innings. He gave up 69 hits and 13 earned runs. The team saw 34 runs go against them.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The Athletics played 10 games in August
The first game of the month was a 1-7 loss against the Baltimore Orioles
The first full series was a 2-1 win against the St Louis Brown Stockings 5-1, 6-7 and 6-3
The next series saw a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Blues. 1-4, 6-4 and 7-0
The final series of the month saw a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles

The team will be in action in 8 times in September. We will bring you a full round up from these games next month.

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1st September 1878

The fans of the Brown Stockings are angrily writing letters to this paper and also the owner of the club as they saw their team's season fall apart in August. The team managed to pick up only 2 wins during the month while losing 8. This saw them drop to joint third in the AL table 8 games behind the leaders.



The batting struggled to 39 runs during August. The batter that showed the best form was Third Baseman Billy Redmond. Redmond started 7 games and played 8 for 33 at bats. He clipped the ball into space 9 times for an average of .273 along with 5 runs and 1 RBI.

The pitching also struggled during the month. The starter Sam Weaver played all 10 games and pitched 83.2 innings. This work saw him give up 95 hits and 29 earned runs for an ERA of 3.12. The team gave up a total of 56 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The Brown Stockings played 10 games in August
They started by 3-8 against the Cleveland Blues
The first full series of the month was a 1-2 loss against the Philadelphia Athletics 1-5, 7-6 and 3-6
The next series was a 1-2 loss against the Baltimore Orioles 3-11, 4-5 and 8-1
The final series of the month saw them swept 0-3 by the Cleveland Blues 7-8, 3-4 and 0-2

The team will play 9 games in September and we will give you a full round up of these games next month.

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Standings after the September games

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1st October 1878

The fans of the Orioles saw their team pick up another steady month in September to push them close to the AL Pennant. The team won 4 and lost 4 games in September as they stayed top of the AL Table with a 3 games lead over the Philadelphia Athletics. The team will need to win at least 2 of their remaining 4 games to be assured of the pennant.



The batting saw hits a struggle to come by but the runs were scored to win the games with 30 during the month. The starters all struggled for hits with the best being Third Baseman Frank Hankinson. Hankinson started all 8 games and had 32 at bats. These at bats saw him hit the ball 8 times for 6 runs and 3 RBI's. His average from this was .250.

The pitching was strong as starter Hugh O'Neill played 7 games and pitched 60 innings. This work saw him give up 53 hits and 12 earned runs for an ERA of 1.80. The team gave up only 24 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The Orioles played 8 games in September
The month started with a 1-2 series loss against the Cleveland Blues. 8-1, 4-5 and 0-1
The next series saw the team lose 1-2 against the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-5, 3-8 and 5-1
They finished the month with 2 wins against the Philadelphia Athletics 2-0 and 4-3

There are 4 games left of the season and we will bring you a full season round up once these games are played.

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1st October 1878

The Red Caps fans were relieved to see some of their teams form return for the race to the pennant just when they needed it. The team managed to pick up 4 wins and 4 losses in September to stretch out a 1 and a half game lead over the White Stockings. They still need to finish the job and need to win at least 3 of their final 4 games to be assured of the pennant this season.



The batting was in steady form as they scored 34 runs for the month. The hits were a struggle for the starters as the best was Centre Fielder Charley Jones who gained an average of .281 from his 8 game starts. He came to the plate 32 times and scored 4 runs and had 6 RBI's.

Tommy Bonds pitching saw a steady month as he started all 8 games. He pitched 70.2 innings to give up 79 hits and 20 earned runs for an ERA of 2.55. The team gave up a total of 38 runs

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The Red Caps played 8 games in September
The team started with a 3-0 sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. 3-2, 4-3 and 2-1
The next series was a 1-2 loss against the Chicago White Stockings. 3-9, 5-6 and 13-7
The final 2 games were both losses against the Brooklyn Atlantics. 0-2 and 4-8

The team will be in action 4 more times in October and a full season round up will be bought to you once the games are complete.

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1st October 1878

The fans of the Atlantics suddenly saw an up tick in form from their struggling team as they near the end of the season. Their is renewed hope that they may not finish last this year. The team picked up 6 wins during September and lost only 2 as they moved back to third place in the NL table with a half game advantage over the Cincinnati Reds.



The Batting was strong all month as they scored 41 runs. Centre Fielder John McMullin had an excellent month as he picked up 11 hits from his 28 at bats in 8 game starts. He gained 4 runs and had 2 RBI's for an average of .393 for the month.

The pitching was shared during the month due to injury. Joe Blong started 4 games and pitched 39 innings for 35 hits and 7 earned runs and an ERA of 1.62. The Only Nolan started the month with 3 game starts before his injury. He pitched 24.1 innings for 18 hits and 2 earned runs against him. His ERA of .74 saw him voted the NL Rookie of the Month.

The Only Nolan picked up an Oblique strain mid month and meant he missed 2 weeks of the month. He returned at the end of the month.

Charlie Eden returned from injury towards the end of the month.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The Atlantics played 8 games in September
They started the month with a 3-0 sweep of the Chicago White Stockings. 6-5, 3-0 and 6-5
The next series was a 1-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. 3-6, 9-2 and 4-9
The final 2 games saw wins against the Boston Red Caps 2-0 and 8-4

There are a final 4 regular season games in October. We will bring you a full season review once these games are completed.

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1st October 1878

The White Stockings fans are not happy about how their team has let the Red Caps get away from them again in the NL pennant race. He team had a poor month in September picking up only 3 wins while losing 6. This has left them in second place in the NL Table 1 and a half games behind the team from Boston. To win the pennant it looks like they will need to win their remaining 3 games and also hope the Red Caps lose at least 3 of their last 4.



The batting had an up and down month as they scored 40 runs. The star with the best form was Third Baseman Ned Williamson. Williamson clipped the ball into space 15 times from his 40 at bats as he had 9 game starts. These hits helped him claim 7 runs and 4 RBI's for an average of .375. The NL voters decided this performance was worthy of gaining the NL Batter of the Month award.

Jim Britt's form went off during the month of September as he gave up an ERA of 3.40 from his 9 game starts. This ERA was earned from 79.1 innings pitched with 98 hits and 30 earned runs against him. The team gave up 56 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The White Stockings played 9 games in September
The started by being swept 0-3 by the Brooklyn Atlantics 5-6, 0-3 and 5-6
The next series was a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Caps 9-3, 6-5 and 7-13
The final series saw the team lose 1-2 against the Cincinnati Reds 2-8, 4-3 and 2-9

The team will play their final 3 games in October and we will bring you a season review once these are complete.

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1st October 1878

The Reds had a tough September and raised the possibility that they may still finish last in the NL table. Their fans are not to enamoured by this prospect and hope for better. The team managed 4 wins during the month while giving up 5 losses. This saw them sink to the bottom of the NL table half a game behind the Brooklyn Atlantics.



Monte Ward had another excellent month from the mound in September. He started all 9 games and pitched 81 innings. He gave up 84 hits and 15 earned runs during the month for an ERA of 1.67. These figures saw him win the NL Pitcher of the Month award. The team gave up a total of 33 runs during the month.

The batting was up and down on its way to 43 runs. First Baseman John Morrill showed the best form during the month as he hit 14 balls from 39 at bats. These at bats gave him 4 runs and 1 RBI for an average of .359.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September



The Reds played 9 games in September
They started by being swept 0-3 by the Boston Red Caps. 2-3, 3-4 and 1-2
They then won a series 2-1 against the Brooklyn Atlantics. 6-3, 2-9 and 9-4
The final series was a 2-1 win against the Chicago White Stockings. 8-2, 3-4 and 9-2

The final 3 games will be played at the start of October and a full season review will be bought to you after these have been played.

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1st October 1878

The fans of the Blues saw the good form from August disappear again in September as their team sunk back to bottom of the AL table. The team managed to pick up only 3 wins from the 9 games they played while losing 6. This leaves them 2 games behind 3rd placed St Louis with only 3 games to play.



The batting was up and down all month as they scored 40 runs. The hot bat for the month was in the hands of Left Fielder Dave Eggler. Eggler started all 9 games and had 37 at bats. These at bats were used by him to hit the ball 12 times. He scored 4 runs with 7 RBI's for an average of .324.

Charlie Bennett was voted AL Rookie of the month after picking up an average of .263 from 9 game starts.

Will White had a tough month from the mound in September. He started 8 games and pitched 62.1 innings. He gave up 77 hits and 24 earned runs for an ERA of 3.47. The team gave up a total of 69 runs.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The Blues played 9 games in September
The team started with a 2-1 series win against the Baltimore Orioles 1-8, 5-4 and 1-0
The next series saw them lose 1-2 against the Philadelphia Athletics 7-13, 8-6 and 10-11
The final series saw the team swept 0-3 against the St Louis Brown Stockings 2-14, 5-6 and 1-7

The team will finish the season with a final 3 game series in October. We will bring you a full season round up after these games.

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1st October 1878

The Athletics failed to capitalise on the indifferent form of the leading Orioles and could only close the gap to the leaders by 1 game. The team won 5 games during September while losing 3. This has left them 3 games behind the Baltimore Orioles with 4 to play. To win the pennant this year they will need to win all 4 of their remaining games and hope the Orioles manage to lose all theirs.



The batting put up some good games and some bad games during the month to score 49 runs. The batter in the best form in September was Second Baseman Paul Hines. Hines started all 8 games for 39 at bats. These at bats saw him claim 15 hits along with 7 runs and 9 RBI's for an average of .385. He picked up the AL Batter of the Month for these figures.

George Bradley had a steady month from the mound as he put up an ERA of 2.34 from 8 game starts. He pitched 69.1 innings to give up 58 hits and 18 earned runs. The team gave up 40 runs during the month

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The Athletics played 8 games in September
The team started by getting a 3-0 sweep of the St Louis Brown Stockings. 4-3, 9-4 and 3-2
The next series saw the team win 2-1 against the Cleveland Blues. 13-7, 6-8 and 11-10
The final 2 games of the series were lost against the Baltimore Orioles 0-2, 3-4

The team will be in action in the final 4 games of the regular season in October. We will bring you a full season round up after these have been played.

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1st October 1878

The Brown Stockings found some form again in September as they managed to have a steady month. The team won 5 of the 9 games they played while losing 4. This moved them back up to 3rd place in the AL table 2 games ahead of bottom placed Cleveland. This gives the fans hope they will not finish last.



The pitching was strong as George Zettlein putting up a good performance. He started 6 games and played 8 as he pitched 58.1 innings. He gave up 45 hits and 7 earned runs for an ERA of 1.08. This saw him pick up the AL Pitcher of the month. The team gave up a total of 36 runs during the month.

The batting was up and down as they picked up 50 runs. The batter that showed the best form was First Baseman Jim Foran. Foran had 35 plate appearances from 8 game starts. These appearances saw him hit the ball 10 times for 6 runs and 7 RBI's. His average for the month was .286

Starting Pitcher Sam Weaver was injured mid month with an elbow strain. He will be out for four weeks which means his season is over.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The Brown Stockings played 9 games in September
They started by being swept 0-3 against the Philadelphia Athletics. 3-4, 4-9 and 2-3
The next series was a 2-1 win against the Baltimore Orioles. 5-4, 8-3 and 1-5
The final series of the month was a 3-0 sweep of the Cleveland Blues. 14-2, 6-5 and 7-1

The team will play their final 3 games in October. We will give you a full season round up once these games have been played.

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Standings at the end of the regular season

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7th October 1878

The Orioles fans are happily celebrating pennant number 4 for their team. This is the team's first pennant since 1874 as they managed to fight their way back to the top of the AL table. The season saw a steady performance from the Orioles all year with 1 excellent month in June. This was enough to see the team always in front by enough to keep their fans from worrying too much. Up next for the Orioles is the MLB Championship Series where they will face old rivals the Chicago White Stockings for the 3rd time. It currently stands as 1 win a piece.

The regular season ended with a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Athletics followed by a 2-1 series win against the Cleveland Blues 5-2, 4-6 and 3-2

The batting was always doing just enough for the wins during the season. The best batter on the season was Veteran Second Baseman Lip Pike. Pike has been an ever present starter when fit since the league began. This year he started all 60 games and had 240 at bats. These at bats saw him claim 70 hits for an average of .292. This also included 42 runs and 20 RBI's for the year.

The main starter for the pitching this season was Hugh O'Neill. O'Neill has been with the team for three season's but this is the first he was the main starter after winning the job from Cherokee Fisher. He started 49 games during the season and pitched 414.1 innings. During these innings he gave up 387 hits and 79 earned runs for an ERA of 1.72. This could see him at the awards dinner but we will have to see what the voters think.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season


The team will now face the White Stockings in the MLB Championship Series. We will bring you a full report from this series once played. We will also bring you the usual off season news once the First Year Draft has been completed.

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7th October 1878

The fans of the Red Caps are crying today as they saw their team throw away the NL pennant in the last game of the season. The team could not find the 3 wins in October to take them back to the MLB Championship Series this year as they were overhauled by the Chicago White Stockings in the final game. While they lost out on the pennant by 1 game, the team had another solid season with 33 wins in total. They had a good early part of the season with strong months in May and June but were let down by a poor August and finish in October.

The team finished the regular season by losing 2-3 against the Brooklyn Atlantics followed by a 1-2 series loss to the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, 1-3 and 1-3

The teams batting was steady during the year with some months better than others. The star with the bat for the year was Rookie Left Fielder Buttercup Dickerson. Dickerson belied his young age as he played like a veteran all year to produce an average of .325 from 60 game starts with 271 at bats. These at bats saw him hit the ball 88 times and claim 46 runs and 22 RBI's.

Five year veteran and second year starter Tommy Bond was the starter of choice this season again. He started 54 of the games played during the season and pitched 462.2 innings. He gave up 446 hits and 100 earned runs while working on the mound as he put up an ERA of 1.95 for the season.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



The fans will be looking forward to the First Year Draft to see if the final piece to push back to the top of the table can be found. We will give you a full off season review once the first year draft has been completed.

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7th October 1878

The fans of the Atlantics have had another frustrating season as they saw their team finish last in the NL table again. This though hides an improvement as the team managed to get closer the pennant winners than in previous years. The teams best month came in August but this was only a blip in a fairly poor season. The fans will hope that the team can find the right formula again in the off season but do not hold out to much hope.

The team finished the season with a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Caps followed by being swept 0-3 by the Chicago White Stockings 6-7, 0-7 and 11-16

The batting was a struggle during the year but a bright spark with the bat was a combination of Right Fielders Charlie Eden and Dick Higham. Between them they started 59 games and had 259 at bats. These at bats produced 80 hits for the pair as they scored 33 runs and 36 RBI's. The average for the two of them was .308.

Rookie pitcher The Only Nolan was picked as the starter for this season. He pitched 416.1 innings in his 52 game starts. This work load saw him give up 458 hits and 119 earned runs for an ERA of 2.57 for the year.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



We will bring you a full news round up from the off season once the First Year Draft process has been completed.

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7th October 1878

The fans of the White Stockings are over the moon and celebrating hard as they saw their favourites pick up a 5th NL pennant in 7 years. This was their toughest to win as it was not confirmed until after the last games had been played. They pipped the Boston Red Caps by 1 game after a wonderful August and strong run in over late September and October. The team now face another contest in the MLB Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles. They are currently on 1 win apiece.

The team finished the regular season with a 3-0 sweep over the Brooklyn Atlantics 7-6, 7-0 and 16-11

The batting was strong all season. The hot bat for the season was Rookie Third Baseman Ned Williamson. Williamson played the season like he had been in the Major Leagues for ten years instead of it being his first. Wiilliamson started all 60 games and hit the ball 89 times in 255 at bats. This work saw him claim 41 runs and 39 RBI's for an average of .349. This earned him a surprise batting crown as he was the player with the best average for the year.

Jim Britt was again the starting pitcher for the Chicago White Stockings. He had his worst season since 1872 as his ERA dipped down to 2.77 for the season. This ERA came from 58 game starts where he pitched 481.1 innings and gave up 561 hits and 148 earned runs.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



The team will face the MLB Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles.We will bring you the news from this series once played. We will also bring you all the off season moves once the First Year Draft is complete.

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7th October 1878

The fans of the Reds have suffered a frustrating season in which their favourite players flattered to deceive. They managed a couple of good months on their way to third place in the NL but also had months where the form was not good. The fans will hope that the team can find more form next year. This will hopefully start with a good first year player draft.

The team finished the season by winning their final series 2-1 against the Boston Red Caps 4-7, 3-1 and 3-1

The batting was solid all month but couldn't always get enough runs. The star of the batting unit was 8 year veteran Catcher Cal McVey. McVey started 49 games and played in all 60 for 221 at bats. He clipped the ball into space 69 times to score 28 runs and 32 RBI's. His average for the month was .312 which is about his current career normal.

The pitching was put into the arm of Rookie starter Monte Ward. Ward had a solid first season on the mound. He pitched 476.2 innings in his 57 game starts. This work saw him give up 470 hits and 113 earned runs for an ERA of 2.13.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



We will bring you a full off season report once the First Year Draft has been completed.

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7th October 1878

The fans of the Blues saw their team again finish last in the AL table this year. The team had an excellent start to the year once again but then frustrated their fans by doing their normal mid to end of season form dip. The fans are just hoping for a season where they can see this form dip not happen. The team did manage 25 wins during the season but they were still 4 games behind third place.

The team finished the regular season with a 1-2 series loss against the Baltimore Orioles 2-5, 6-4 and 2-3

The batting had a tough year as they struggled for both hits and runs. The best of the starters was 4 year veteran Third Baseman Bill Hague. Hague started all 60 games and faced 254 pitchers. This plate work saw him claim 74 hits to score 32 runs and 18 hits. His average for the year was .291 which is his best while being a starter.

Will White had a solid first season as the starter for the Cleveland Blues. He started 57 games and pitched 486 innings. He gave up 515 hits and 132 earned runs during this work on the mound during the year. His ERA from this work was 2.44.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



A full off season round up will be bought to you once the First Year Player draft has been completed

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7th October 1878

The fans of the Athletics are unhappy that their team gave up their AL pennant. What pleased them was it wasn't given up without a fight as they pushed the winning Orioles as hard as they could after the poor start to the season they had. They finished the season poorly which meant they finished 6 games behind the winners. The fans are hoping that the team can get over this pennant loss and play next season with the form they had during the second half of this season.

The final four games of the season saw the team give up the title without a fight as they lost 4-5 against the Baltimore Orioles followed by being swept 0-3 by the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-9, 2-5 and 2-3

The batting was the best in the AL during the whole season. This can be seen by the way that 7 year veteran Second Baseman Paul Hines played during the year. His season had 60 game starts that saw him walk to the plate 266 times. During these plate appearances he hit the ball 88 times for 42 runs and 34 RBI's. His average for the season was .331 which is his second best year of his career after the .338 from last season. What was a surprise to him and also to all Philadelphia Athletics fans was that his form saw him not just win the batting crown for the AL but also pick up the batting triple crown as he also led the home run, 2 scored, and RBI numbers as well.

George Bradley's third season as starter was his worst with the ball since he became starter. This though can be tempered by the fact that most pitchers would love to have a bad season like he had. In the 57 games he started he pitched 472.1 innings while giving up 464 hits and 133 earned runs for an ERA of 2.53

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



The fans are hoping that the First Year Draft will bring the missing pieces. We will let you know how the team gets on once this draft is complete.