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1st September 1879

The Reds had another solid month in August to consolidate their lead at the top of the NL Table. The fans are starting to think that this may just be their year. The team won 8 games during August while allowing 6 losses. They now sit 6 games clear at the top of the NL Table.



The batting was solid during the month to score 73 runs. The star with the hot bat during the month was Third Baseman Mike Dorgan. Dorgan started 13 games with 51 at bats. These at bats saw him gain an average of .431 after hitting the ball 22 times. He also scored 5 runs with 9 RBI's. The NL Voters decided that these figures were the best for the month so awarded him the NL Batter of the Month award.

Starting Pitcher Bill Stearns finally earned the job back from Al Pratt. He did this by rolling back the years and producing the form that he had during the 1872-1875 seasons. He started 7 games and won 5. He pitched 63 innings and gave up 63 hits along with 14 earned runs for an ERA of 2.00. He was voted the NL Pitcher of the Month. The team gave up 65 runs in total.

It just isn't Second Baseman Jack Farrell's year. He returned from a fractured finger early to mid August only to be returned to the injury list at the end of the month after fracturing his skull in a collision. His season is now over as he will be out for 6 months.

Catcher Jack Clapp returned from injury mid month.

Catcher Bill Phillips picked up a quadricep strain early in the month. He was diagnosed with a recovery time of 5 weeks.

Full pitching stats for August


Full Batting stats for August


The team played 14 games in August
Won final game of road trip to the Chicago White Stockings 10-6
2-1 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 7-3, 4-3 and 3-4
1-2 at home to the Boston Red Caps 6-7, 1-9 and 8-1
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 3-2, 0-4 and 5-1
2-1 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics 8-7, 5-6 and 6-2
lost first game of road trip to the Boston Red Caps 7-10

The team will be facing 13 games in September. We will bring you a full report next month.

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1st September 1879

The Cleveland Blues continued to hold a steady 3 games lead at the top of the AL table after August's games. This has their fans starting to think about the possibility of a pennant win and their first ever post season games. The team picked up 7 wins from the 14 games they played.



The batting was solid during the month as they scored 70 runs. The starters had a struggle to find the hits with the best being from Short Stop Jim Snyder. Snyder started all 14 games and came to the plate 61 times. He claimed 17 hits in these plate appearances along with 8 runs and 8 RBI's for an average of .279

Starting Pitcher Jim MCCormick had the best form on the mound during August. He started 7 games and pitched 61.2 innings for 4 wins. He gave up 56 hits and 12 earned runs for an ERA of 1.75. The team gave up a total of 67 runs during the month.

Centre Fielder Bill Hawes missed most of August with an Oblique Strain.

Third Baseman Mike Burke returned from injury mid month. While Left Fielder Dave Eggler returned from injury towards the end of the month.

Full pitching stats for August


Full Batting stats for August


The team played 14 games in August
lost final game of home series to the Philadelphia Athletics 3-5
2-1 on the road to the St Louis Brown Stockings 6-4, 9-5 and 2-5
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, 1-8 and 1-2
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics 3-7, 3-7 and 5-2
3-0 at home to the St Louis Brown Stockings 9-3, 9-6 and 7-3
lost first game of the home series against the Baltimore Orioles 6-8

The team will be in action 13 times during September. We will bring you a full news round up next month.

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1st September 1879

The fans of the Athletics are urging their team to try harder as they see the games left disappearing and the gap to the leaders not decreasing. The Athletics managed to win 7 of the 14 games they played in August. This has left them in 2nd place in the AL table. They are still 3 games behind the leading Cleveland Blues.



Starting Pitcher George Bradley continued to push forward with his improvement this season. He pitched 62 innings in 7 games for 4 wins. He gave up 59 hits and 11 earned runs for an ERA of 1.60. The team gave up a total of 59 runs during the month.

The batting was up and down all month scoring 67 runs. Paul Hines continued to be the class act of the batting line-up as he hit the ball 17 times from 53 at bats in 14 game starts. This gave him an average of .321 along with 12 runs and 9 RBI's.

Left Fielder Mike Mansell tore his ankle ligament towards the end of August. His diagnosis is for a 5-6 week recovery period.

Full pitching stats for August


Full Batting stats for August


The team played 14 games in August
Won final game of road trip to Cleveland Blues 5-3
1-2 on road trip to Baltimore Orioles 1-2, 5-9 and 8-7
2-1 at home to the St Louis Brown Stockings 2-4, 15-4 and 4-3
2-1 at home to the Cleveland Blues 7-3, 7-3 and 2-5
0-3 at home to the Baltimore Orioles 2-5, 2-3 and 0-6
won first game of road trip to the St Louis Brown Stockings 7-2

The team will play 13 games in September and we will bring you all the news from these games next month.

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1st September 1879

The Brown Stockings form disappeared during August to leave their fans worrying about finishing last in the AL table now rather than thinking about a pennant run. The team picked up only 4 wins during the month while losing 10. This has left them in last place in the AL 11 games behind the leaders and 3 games off 3rd place.



The batting was hit and miss on its way to scoring 66 runs. The batter that gave the best performance during the month was Left Fielder George Hall. Hall claimed 20 hits from 62 at bats in 14 game starts. These hits saw him score 9 runs with 8 RBI's for an average of .323

The pitching struggled for wins during the month. The best was Sam Weaver. Weaver started 7 games but only claimed 2 wins. He pitched 55.1 innings while giving up 68 hits and 12 earned runs for an ERA of 1.95. The team gave up a total of a high 98 runs during the month.

The Brown Stockings suffered a tough day on the 20th August when they lost both Catcher Pop Snyder and Short Stop Tom Barlow to injury. Snyder has shoulder soreness and will miss 3 weeks while Barlow has an Oblique strain which will require 2-3 weeks recovery time.

Full pitching stats for August


Full Batting stats for August



The team played 14 games in August
won final game of road trip to the Baltimore Orioles 14-6
1-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues 4-6, 5-9 and 5-2
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2, 4-15 and 3-4
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles 7-6, 1-5 and 7-11
0-3 on the road to the Cleveland Blues 3-9, 6-9 and 3-7
lost first game of home series against the Philadelphia Athletics 2-7

The Brown Stockings will be facing 13 opponents during September. We will bring you a full news round up from these games next month.

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Standings after September games

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1st October 1879

The fans of the Orioles finally resigned themselves to giving up the AL pennant this year as the team could only manage an average month in September. The team picked up 7 wins from the 13 games to slip out of play off contention. They now sit 3rd in the AL 7 games behind the leaders and 4 games clear of bottom spot.



The batting went back to its struggles in September as the team scored 53 runs. The best of the batting came in the form of First Baseman Fraley Rogers. Rogers started 11 of the games and claimed 17 hits from 46 at bats. He also scored 7 runs with 8 RBI's for an average of .370

The starting pitching put up some good numbers in Spetember but were not always backed up by the batting. The best came from Hugh O'Neil who started 7 games with 4 win from 59.1 innings pitched. He gave up 54 hits and 13 earned runs for an ERA of 1.97. The team gave up a total of 48 runs during the month.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 13 games in September
Went 1-1 to finish road trip to the Cleveland Blues 2-3 and 5-3
2-1 at home to the St Louis Brown Stockings 3-0, 9-5 and 0-2
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics 2-3, 8-3 and 5-7
1-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues 5-3, 1-2 and 0-9
went 2-0 to start the road trip to the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-1 and 9-7

The team have 4 games left to finish the regular season. We will bring you a full season round up once these games are played.

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1st October 1879

The Red Caps managed to find the form to ease their fans worries over finishing bottom of the NL. The team won 8 of the 13 games played in September. This moved them up to third spot in the NL table 3 games ahead of the bottom placed side but out of contention for the Pennant as they sit 7 games behind the leaders.



The pitching unit was the form unit during the month. Tommy Bond had another excellent month as he won 5 of the 6 games he started. He pitched 56 innings to give up 54 hits and 11 earned runs for an ERA of 1.77. This earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month award for September. The team gave up a total of 50 runs all month.

The batting was up and down during the month on its way to scoring 60 runs. The batter that produced the best figures for the month was Short Stop Ezra Sutton. Sutton started 11 games and had 43 plate appearances for 13 hits. These hits saw him score 9 runs with 4 RBI's and an average of .302 for the month.

Right Fielder Tom Foley Picked up an Oblique Strain mid month. He was diagnosed with a 3-4 week recovery time.

Catcher Lew Brown saw his season finished at the end of the month as he pulled up with a hamstring strain. He will require treatment for 3-4 weeks.

Centre Fielder Leonidas Lee was lost from waivers to the Chicago White Stockings

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 13 games in September
went 2-0 to finish the home series against the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 and 6-5
1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 5-8, 5-0 and 3-5
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 4-3, 4-3 and 3-5
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Reds 3-4, 3-1 and 4-7
went 2-0 to start the home series against the Brooklyn Atlantics 7-4 and 6-0

The team will be facing their final 4 regular season games at the start of October. We will bring a full season round up once these games have been played.

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1st October 1879

The angry faces in the crowd told the whole story as they watched their sides end of season slump continue in September. The team could only manage 3 wins during September while losing 10. This has seen them fall to dead last in the NL table a full 10 games behind the leaders and 3 games behind third place. It looks like the team could be occupying the bottom spot for the seventh time in ten seasons.

The Owner didn't waste time once the team reached this point and fired Manager Aaron Compton. The side have still to appoint a new Manager but we will let you know who that is once it has been confirmed by the team.



The batting was poor in September,scoring only 52 runs during the month. The star with the hot bat was First Baseman Oscar Walker. Walker started 12 of the 13 games he played with 50 at bats. These at bats saw him claim 19 hits to score 9 runs with 7 RBI's. His average during the month was .380.

The workload of the season finally caught up with the pitching staff as they had a horrible month. The best of the starters was The Only Nolan. He won 2 of the 7 games he started and pitched 61.2 innings. These innings saw him give up 62 hits and 21 earned runs for an ERA of 3.06

Left Fielder Joe Hornung missed the second half of the month with a sore shoulder. He was diagnosed with a 2-3 weeks recovery time.

The Atlantics made a roster move during the month to try and find players to help the ailing team next season. They traded 22 year old minor league Centre Fielder John Magner and 22 year old Centre Fielder Tom Loftus to the St Louis Brown Stockings in exchange for 31 year old First Baseman Jim Foran. Foran is a solid starter and can still put up the numbers but the fans are unsure the team should be going for experience as he is the wrong side of 30 and will only get worse as he ages.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September



The team played 13 games in September
Lost final 2 games of the road trip to the Chicago White Stockings 4-5 and 4-8
2-1 at home to the Boston Red Caps 8-5, 0-5 and 5-3
1-2 at home to the Cincinnati Reds 11-10, 4-5 and 5-12
0-3 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 2-7, 4-5 and 1-5
lost first 2 games of road trip to the Boston Red Caps 4-7 and 0-6

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games.We will bring you a full season round up once these games are complete.

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1st October 1879

Well the fans got what they were hoping for from their team in September. The team managed to win 9 of the 13 games to put pressure on the leaders. The team now sit only 3 games behind the leading Cincinnati Reds with 4 games to play. This is the same position as last season where they went on to win the pennant. Can they do it for a second season running. We will wait and see.



A big part of this strong second half of the season has been the form of starter Jim Britt. This can be seen by the fact that September saw him extend his record breaking win total up to 250 games. He now has 53 more wins than any other pitcher active or retired and he doesn't seem to be slowing down at all. September saw him pitch 6 games for 4 wins. This included giving up 55 hits and 10 earned runs for an ERA of 1.69. The team gave up 63 runs during the month.

The batting put up a solid performance in September to score 74 runs. While the team scored a lot of runs the hits were harder to come by. The best figures came from rookie Centre Fielder Pete Hotaling. He started all 13 games and claimed 17 hits from 58 at bats. This gave him an average of .293 along with 8 runs scored and 8 RBI's. He claimed the NL Rookie of the Month award with these figures.

Claimed Leonidas Lee off of waivers from the Boston Red Caps

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 13 games in September
Won final 2 games of the home series against the Brooklyn Atlantics 5-4 and 8-4
1-2 at home to the Cincinnati Reds 4-16, 9-16 and 7-2
1-2 on the road at the Boston Red Caps 3-4, 3-4 and 5-3
3-0 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 7-2, 5-4 and 5-1
won first 2 games of road trip to the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 and 5-0

The team will be finishing the regular season with 4 more games. We will bring you a full season round up once these have been played.

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1st October 1879

The month of September saw the fans starting to look over their shoulders as they saw the rival White Stockings team put in their usual strong month. The Reds could only manage to win 6 of the 13 games during the month to allow the White Stockings to close the gap to 3 games. The Reds need to win 2 of their last 4 games to secure the pennant. The fans are hopeful they can do this.



The batting was on fire for most of the month as they scored 86 runs. The star of the show was Third Baseman Cal McVey. McVey started all 13 games and claimed 23 hits from 55 at bats. He also scored 14 runs with 15 RBI's for an average of .418 on the month. This earned him the plaudits in the NL as the Batter of the Month for September.

The pitching on the other hand was a struggle again as they lost their second starter to injury. The best came from Al Pratt who started 7 games and won 3 of them. He pitched 60.1 innings to give up 60 hits and 25 earned runs for an ERA of 3.73. The team gave up a total of 76 runs.

Catcher Bill Phillips returned from injury mid month.

The Reds pitching staff suffered another blow as they lost starter Monte Ward mid month for the season. He picked up an Elbow Strain that will require a 3 month recovery period.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September



The team played 13 games in September
lost final 2 games of road trip to the Boston Red Caps 5-7 and 5-6
2-1 on road trip to the Chicago White Stockings 16-4, 16-9 and 2-7
2-1 on road trip to the Brooklyn Atlantics 10-1, 5-4 and 12-5
2-1 at home to the Boston Red Caps 4-3, 1-3 and 7-4
lost first 2 games of home series against the Chicago White Stockings 3-8 and 0-5

The team will be finishing the regular season with 4 crucial games. We will bring you a full season round up once they have been played.

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1st October 1879

The Blues fans are still hoping for their first AL pennant as the team slowly creeps towards the title. The team had a slightly below average month with 6 wins and 7 losses. They are still in 1st place in the AL table but lead by only 2 games now. They need to win 3 of the remain 4 to be sure of post season play for the first time in their history.



The pitching is keeping the team's head above the water in the race for the pennant. The star on the mound was Rookie starter Jim McCormick. McCormick pitched 63 innings in 7 games starts for 4 wins. He gave up 56 hits and 10 earned runs during these games for an ERA of 1.43. This work saw him awarded both the Al Pitcher of the Month and AL Rookie of the Month awards. The team gave up only 48 runs during the month

The batting showed some signs of a worrying dip in form in September as they scored only 52 runs during the month. The best of the batting came from Short Stop Jim Snyder. Snyder played 12 of the 13 games and had 51 at bats. These at bats saw him clip the ball into space 20 times to score 6 runs with 10 RBI's. His average on the month was .392.

First Baseman George Fields missed 2 weeks of the month with a oblique strain.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 13 games in September
went 1-1 to finish the home series against the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 and 3-5
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics 5-6, 2-6 and 6-5
1-2 on a road trip to the St Louis Brown Stockings 7-1, 2-4 and 4-6
2-1 on a road trip to the Baltimore Orioles 3-5, 2-1 and 9-0
went 1-1 to start the road trip to the Philadelphia Athletics 1-5 and 5-2

The team will be playing their final 4 crucial games at the start of October. We will bring you a full season round up once this is complete.

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1st October 1879

The fans of the Athletics are anxious as they saw their team close the gap to the leaders during September. The team moved to within 2 games of the lead after securing 7 wins from the 13 games played. They now require to win all their remaining games and hope the Blues slip up for them to win another AL pennant.



The batting was a little hit and miss during the month, scoring 61 runs. Left Fielder Paul Hines again showed why he is considered the best outfielder with a bat in the league at the moment. He played all 13 games and claimed 24 hits from 56 at bats. This gave him an average of .429 along with 9 runs and 5 RBI's.

The pitching was solid if unspectacular during the month. The best came from George Bradley who started 6 games and won 4 of them. He pitched 50.1 innings to give up 41 hits and 13 earned runs for an ERA of 2.32. The team gave up 70 runs in total.

Rookie Right Fielder Sadie Houck saw his season ended mid month as he went down with a fractured rib during a game. His recovery time will be 6 weeks.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September



The team played 13 games in September
won final 2 games of road trip to the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-1 and 10-8
2-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues 6-5, 6-2 and 5-6
2-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles 3-2, 3-8 and 7-5
0-3 at home to the St Louis Brown Stockings 7-8, 2-8 and 1-11
went 1-1 to start the home series against the Cleveland Blues 5-1 and 2-5

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

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1st October 1879

The fans of the Brown Stockings have resigned themselves to finish bottom of the AL table this year after some poor performances. September was no different as the team won 6 out of 13 games. They now sit 4 games behind 3rd place in the AL table.



The batting was up and down all month while scoring 62 runs. The star with the bat was Catcher Pop Snyder. Snyder started 5 of the 6 games he played once returning from injury. He claimed 13 hits from the 24 at bats in these games to score 7 runs and 9 RBI's for an average of .542. This earned him the AL Batter of the Month award.

Sam Weaver was again the best of a mixed bag on the mound. He started 7 games and picked up 4 wins with 64 innings pitched. He gave up 48 hits and 10 earned runs for an ERA of 1.41. The team gave up a total of 62 runs.

The team decided that they needed fresh blood in the side and placed 31 year old First Baseman Jim Foran on waivers. This led to him being traded to the Brooklyn Atlantics in exchange for 22 year old minor league Centre Fielder John Magner and 22 year old Centre Fielder Tom Loftus. The fans are not sure how this will work for the team but hope these 2 prospect can turn into future stars for the team.

Short Stop Tom Barlow and Catcher Pop Snyder both returned from injury during the month.

Second Baseman Tom Carey will finish the season on the treatment table as he strained his back at the end of the month and will miss 2 weeks.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September



The team played 13 games in September
Lost final 2 games of home series to the Philadelphia Athletics1-4 and 8-10
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles 03-, 5-9 and 2-0
2-1 at home to the Cleveland Blues 1-7, 4-2 and 6-4
3-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics 8-7, 8-2 and 11-1
lost first 2 games of the home series to the Baltimore Orioles 1-4 and 7-9

The team will be finishing the season with 4 more games. A full season round up will be bought to you once these are completed

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Standing at the completion of the regular season

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8th October 1879

The fans of the Orioles never saw their team in contention to retain their AL pennant this year. The team struggled early in the season to get going. They were well behind come the All Star Break and it was only strong months in July and August that pulled them up to the position of 3rd in the AL table. The fans will be looking for a better start to the season next year if the team are to move back to the top of the standings.

The final four games of the season saw them lose 2-5 against the St Louid Brown Stockings followed by a 1-2 series loss on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics 3-4, 2-4 and 4-1. Jack Manning tore a hip flexor tendon during these games and will be on the treatment table for between 5 and 6 weeks.

The pitching this year was steady for the most part with solid ERA's. The best of the starters was Frank Hankinson. Hankinson, who is in his second year in the league, started 39 of the 84 games and pitched 330.2 innings for 18 wins. He gave up 331 hits and 100 earned runs for an ERA of 2.72

The batting had its good and bad months during the year as they struggled to find consistent form. It is difficult to find a player that shone with the bat during the whole season. If we had to select someone it would probably be Short Stop Jacob Doyle. Doyle joined the club in Early July through a trade with the Brooklyn Atlantics. His time in an Orioles Jersey saw him start 35 games and claim 33 hits from 113 at bats. This gave him an average of .292 for the time with the Orioles. Slightly below his season average of .299. He also scored 17 runs and 8 RBI's for the Orioles.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



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

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8th October 1879

The fans of the Red Caps have had that gloomy look of losers all year. Their team put up a poor showing on the year to finish in joint 3rd place in the NL table. They did get closer to the winning White Stockings than was expected earlier in the year at 8.5 games but it was still not what the fans wanted or expected from their team after the previous seasons near miss for the pennant. It seems that the team started in poor form and this never really improved until August and September when it was to late to matter.

The team finished the year poorly as well as they lost all 4 games in October. They went down 4-5 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics before being swept 0-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings 3-6, 6-12 and 4-7

The pitching was a mixed bag all season for the team. The best came in the form of Starter Tommy Bond. Bond has been with the club 6 years now and has been a starter for the last 3. This year he started 42 of the 84 games and picked up 22 wins. He pitched 364.1 innings to give up 417 hits and 109 earned runs for an ERA of 2.69

The batting also had up and down form all year. The best of the starters was Centre Fielder Charley Jones. Jones, a 5 year veteran, started all 84 games during the season. This saw him bat 350 times to hit 100 balls into open play. He scored 52 runs and had 40 RBI's for an average of .314.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



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

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8th October 1879

The fans of the Atlantics are again showing their frustrations and anger at not getting above the last place in the NL table. The team started the season in good form and gave the fans some hope that it was going to be a better year than normal. This then unravelled in August and September as they picked up only 8 wins during the 2 months. This poor second half of the season saw the team finish joint 3rd 8.5 games off the eventual winners. The fans will again hope the off season will bring a change in fortunes for their team.

One change that did happen was the signing of Manager Coy Garrison. Garrison has spent the whole of his career as a minor league manager and the fans will hope he can bring a spark to the team.

If October's 4 games are anything to go by then he may just do that. The team won 3 out of the 4 including a 5-4 road trip win at the Boston Red Caps and 2-1 road trip win at the Cincinnati Reds 10-2, 13-15 and 9-3

The pitching for the year was at best average during the season. The best of the starters was The Only Nolan. Nolan, who is a second year veteran, had a solid year as hit pitched 350.2 innings in 41 starts for 20 wins. He gave up 345 hits and 93 earned runs for an ERA of 2.39

The batting was a real struggle all season as the hits were tough to come by. The batter that had the best form during the season was First Baseman Oscar Walker. Walker, who is in his 3rd year on the Atlantics roster, started 70 of the 75 games he played. This led him to have 303 at bats in which he gleaned 89 hits for 39 runs and 33 RBI's His average for the year was .294.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



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

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8th October 1879

The fans of the White Stockings are celebrating again as their team managed another successful late pennant charge. The team won its 6th pennant in 8 years after a 1 game play off against the Cincinnati Reds. The season was panning out to be a solid year without troubling the pennant race until they had their now usual surge of wins from late August to the end of the season. The team won 15 of their last 19 games to clinch the top spot in the NL and book a date to play in the MLB Championship Series against the Al's Cleveland Blues.

The team finished the season with 5 wins in October. They started the month by beating the Cincinnati Reds 10-9 on the road. This was followed by a 3-0 sweep of the Boston Red Caps at home 6-3, 12-6 and 7-4. They then won the NL play off game 9-1 at home to the Cincinnati Reds.

While both starters contributed to the White Stockings wins column there is only 1 star in the rotation. That star is Jim Britt. Britt, now an 8 year veteran at only 23, had another season he can be proud of. He started 43 games and pitched 392 innings to pick up 20 wins. He gave up 415 hits and 86 earned runs for an ERA of 1.97. The wins this year saw him pass the 250 mark in his career. This is by far the best in the MLB and will probably see him into the hall of fame once he retires.

The batting didn't come to life until towards the end of the season. The best from the major starters was Short Stop Jack Glasscock. Rookie Glasscock forced his way into the line up during the season to start 58 games of the 64 he played. He claimed 75 hits from the 261 at bats he had. This led him to score 44 runs with 30 RBI's and an average of .287.

Even saying this Glasscock is likely to miss most if not all of the MLB Championship Series after picking up an injury in the final games that will keep him out for 2 weeks.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



The team will now face the AL's Cleveland Blues is the best of 7 MLB Championship Series. We will bring you all the news from this once played. We will also bring you a full off season round up once the First Year Draft has been completed.

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8th October 1879

The Reds fans are ruing the bad form the team showed at the end of the season as they saw their team miss out on the NL pennant and a play off place by the slimmest of margins. The team lost the NL pennant in a 1 game play off against the Chicago White Stockings after failing to win the needed games in October. Over all their season was one of excellent play as they led the division from the start. It was only their late loss of form and the White Stockings sudden surge of wins that denied them the title.

The team played their final games in October and only managed a solitary win. They lost 9-10 at home to the Chicago White Stockings. This was followed by a 1-2 series loss at home to the Broooklyn Atlantics 2-10, 15-13 and 3-9. They then finished the month by losing the play off game 1-9 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings.

The pitching during the year has been spread around 4 players as both starters on the opening day saw time on the treatment table. The best starter during the season was Monte Ward. Ward, a second year veteran, started 37 games and pitched 282 innings on his way to 14 wins. He gave up 314 hits and 77 earned runs for an ERA of 2.46

The batting was probably the stronger of the 2 units during the season and was the reason the Reds got so close to the pennant. The batter who gained the best figures during the year was First Baseman John Clapp. Clapp has been with the team for 8 years and had his best season for some time. He started 79 of the games and came to the plate 358 times. He claimed 116 hits from these at bats to score 56 runs and 33 RBI's for an average of .324

This .324 batting average earned Clapp the NL batting title for 1879.

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



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

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8th October 1879

What a difference a successful team can make to the mood of a city. Cleveland has been all smiles and cheers all year as the Blues forgot the last 8 years of indifferent ball play and put on a show for their fans this year. This play was good enough all year to see the team clinch its first AL pennnant in 9 attempts. The pennant was won early in the season as the team got off to a fast start. April and May saw the team lose only 9 out of 28 games. After this the team played just above average ball which was enough to see them win the AL title and progress to their first MLB Championship Series. They will face the NL's Chicago White Stockings in that Championship Series.

The October games saw the team win 6-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics followed by a 2-1 series win against the St Louis Brown Stockings 6-3, 4-3 and 10-12

The pitching put up a solid showing all season as both starters managed to record 20 win seasons. The best of the 2 starters was 3rd year starter Will White. White started 42 games and pitched 361.1 innings for 25 wins. He gave up 346 hits and 86 earned runs for an ERA of 2.14

While the pitching played solidly the batting still had its ups and down during the season. This year it just managed more ups than downs. The best came in the form of Third Baseman Mike Burke. Rookie Burke managed to force his way into the managers thoughts as he played 47 games with 45 as starter. He had 177 at bats that produced 53 hits along with 23 runs and 23 RBI's for an average of .299

Full pitching stats for the season


Full batting stats for the season



The team will now face the NL's Chicago White Stockings is the best of 7 MLB Championship Series. We will bring you all the news from this once played. We will also bring you a full off season round up once the First Year Draft has been completed.