OOTP historic rerun.

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1st September 1881

The fans of the Atlantics saw their team drift out of the race for the pennant with another poor month of play. The team picked up 6 wins from the 14 played during August. The team now sit 18 games behind the leaders in NL table.



The batting had a steady month during August as it scored 54 runs. Short Stop Jim O'Rourke put up the best figures during the month. He started all 14 games and claimed 21 hits from 59 at bats. He scored 8 runs and 5 RBI's for an average of .356

Whitney Ritterson picked up the NL Rookie of the Month award with an average of .298 from 14 game starts.

The pitching was also steady during the month. The best starter was Mickey Welch. Welch won 4 games from the 7 he started as he pitched 61.2 innings. He gave up 68 hits and 18 earned runs for an ERA of 2.63. The team gave up a total of 71 runs.

The rumours about what the MLB will do at the end of the season have intensified as the consultation period has completed. A spokesman for the MLB said they would have an announcement in due course once all contributions had been assessed and a final decision made.

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 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3-7
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 1-0, 6-13 and 3-11
2-1 at home to the Boston Red Caps 3-4, 7-2 and 4-3
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 3-4, 2-3 and 3-2
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings 0-6, 9-5 and 5-4
lost first game of road trip to the Boston Red Caps 5-7

The team will be playing a further 13 games in September. We will bring you all the details from these games next month.

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1st September 1881

The White Stockings fans have started to give a look over their shoulders as the teams lead was clipped back in August. The team continued its winning ways by picking up 8 of the 14 games played. This though was less than their rivals as their lead at the top of the NL table was cut down to 5 games.



The batting gave a good performance during August for 75 runs scored. The batter with the hot bat was Right Fielder Harry Stovey. Stovey started all 14 games and picked up 23 hits from 63 at bats. These hit saw him score 12 runs and 11 RBI's for an average of .365. He was awarded the NL Batter of the Month award for these figures.

The pitching had a steady month from the mound. The best starter was Harry Salisbury. Salisbury pitched 61 innings to win 4 if the 7 games he started. He gave up 74 hits and 14 earned runs for an ERA of 2.07. The team gave up 54 runs during the month.

Harry Deane returned from injury early in the month

The rumours about what the MLB will do at the end of the season have intensified as the consultation period has completed. A spokesman for the MLB said they would have an announcement in due course once all contributions had been assessed and a final decision made.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The team played 14 games in August
won final game of road trip to Boston Red Caps 5-1
2-1 on road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 0-1, 13-6 and 11-3
1-2 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 2-3, 4-3 and 3-5
3-0 at home to the Boston Red Caps 6-3, 1-0 and 6-5
1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics 6-0, 5-9 and 4-5
lost first game of a road trip to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 9-10

The team will be in action in 13 games during September. We will give you a full round up from these games next month.

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1st September 1881

The fans of the Red Stockings are hoping that the month of August is the start of the teams run at the pennant. The team picked up 11 wins during the month while only giving up 3 losses. They now sit only 5 games behind the White Stockings in the NL table in second place.



The pitching is the reason for the excellent month the team has just had. They managed to keep the run flow down for the wins. The best of these was Bill Stearns. Stearns started 7 of the 8 games he played in and pitched 65.1 innings for all 8 wins. He gave up 59 hits and only 7 earned runs for an ERA of 0.96. These figures saw him unanimously voted the NL Pitcher of the Month. The team gave up a total of only 43 runs.

The batting was steady to help get enough runs for the wins. They scored 68 runs during the month. The batter that had the best month was Centre Fielder Orator Shafer. Shafer started 13 games and picked up 22 hits from 55 at bats. He scored 6 runs and 10 RBI's for an average of .400.

The rumours about what the MLB will do at the end of the season have intensified as the consultation period has completed. A spokesman for the MLB said they would have an announcement in due course once all contributions had been assessed and a final decision made.

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 Brooklyn Atlantics 7-3
2-1 at home to the Boston Red Caps 1-7, 6-0 and 6-1
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings 3-2, 3-4 and 5-3
2-1 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics 4-3, 3-2 and 2-3
3-0 on the road to the Boston Red Caps 4-3, 5-2 and 9-1
won first game of home series to the Chicago White Stockings 10-9

The team will be playing a further 13 games in September and we will bring you all the news from these games next month.

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1st September 1881

The fans of the Blues saw their team continue their push in the race for the AL pennant during August. The team picked up 8 wins from the 14 games they played. They now sit 2 games clear of their closest rival at the top of the AL table.



The pitching had a very good month from the mound as they kept the runs against down to 56. The star on the mound was starter Jim McCormick. McCormick started 7 games and picked up 4 wins from 64.1 innings pitched. He gave up 53 hits and only 8 earned runs for an ERA of 1.12. This earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award.

The batting also put up good numbers during the month to score 73 runs. The batter with the best form was Centre Fielder Roger Connor. Connor started all 14 games and claimed 22 hits from 58 at bats. He scored 15 runs and 10 RBI's for an average of .379. He was awarded the AL Batter of the month award for these figures.

The rumours about what the MLB will do at the end of the season have intensified as the consultation period has completed. A spokesman for the MLB said they would have an announcement in due course once all contributions had been assessed and a final decision made.

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 St Louis Brown Stockings 5-1
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics 4-6, 4-6 and 7-1
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles 3-10, 3-4 and 12-4
3-0 at home to the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-0, 4-3 and 4-3
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics 8-6, 5-6 and 3-4
won first game of home series to the Baltimore Orioles 7-2

The team will be facing another 13 games during September. We will give you a full news round up next month.

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1st September 1881

The athletics again gave their fans a poor month to support. They picked up only 6 wins during the month of August to go with 8 losses. They continue to sit bottom of the AL table and are now 9 games adrift of the leaders.



The batting was up and down all month on its way to 55 runs. The star with the hot bat was Right Fielder Curry Foley. Foley picked up 20 hits from 63 at bats in 14 game starts. He scored 10 runs with 3 RBI's for an average of .317

The batting was also a mixed bag this month as 3 different players started games. The best from the mound was Pud Galvin who picked up 3 wins from 7 starts while pitching 56 innings. He gave up 61 hits and 15 earned runs for an ERA of 2.41. The team gave up a total of 62 runs.

George Derby missed 2 weeks of the month with a finger blister.

The rumours about what the MLB will do at the end of the season have intensified as the consultation period has completed. A spokesman for the MLB said they would have an announcement in due course once all contributions had been assessed and a final decision made.

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 Baltimore Orioles 3-6
2-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues 6-4, 6-4 and 1-7
1-2 on the road to the St Louis Brown Stockings 8-3, 3-6 and 3-5
0-3 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles 0-1, 3-4 and 2-4
2-1 at home to the Cleveland Blues 6-8, 6-5 and 4-3
won first game of home series to the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-2

The team will be facing another tough 13 games next month. We will bring you all the news once these games have been played.

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1st September 1881

The Brown Stockings fans continued to see their favourite team keep the pressure on the leaders in the AL. The team picked up 8 wins during the month while losing 6. This has seen them move up to 2nd place in the AL table 2 games behind the Cleveland Blues.



The batting put up a mixed month in August to score 58 runs. The batter to perform the best was Centre Fielder George Gore. Gore started all 14 games and hit 18 times in 53 at bats.He scored 9 runs and 4 RBI's for an average of .340

The pitching was also a little mixed during the month. The best pitcher on the mound was Sam Weaver. Weaver won 4 of his 7 games starts as he pitched 62.2 innings. He gave up 71 hits and 15 earned runs for an ERA of 2.15. The team gave up a total of 52 runs.

The rumours about what the MLB will do at the end of the season have intensified as the consultation period has completed. A spokesman for the MLB said they would have an announcement in due course once all contributions had been assessed and a final decision made.

What this decision will mean for the owner, who has been making noises about moving the club due to rocketing costs, is anybody's guess.

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 Cleveland Blues 1-5
3-0 at home to the Baltimore Orioles 4-3, 8-4 and 5-4
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics 3-8, 6-3 and 5-3
0-3 on the road to the Cleveland Blues 0-4, 3-4 and 3-4
3-0 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles 10-4, 4-0 and 4-2
lost opening game of road trip to the Philadelphia Athletics 2-4

The team will be playing a further 13 games during September. We will give you a full round of from these games next month.

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Standings after the September games

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1st October 1881

The fans of the Orioles finally gave up their hope for another pennant after their team gave a below average performance in September. The team picked up 6 wins from the 13 games played. This saw them move back to joint second place in the AL table. This though did leave them 5 games behind the leading Celeveland Blues.



The batting had a very up and down month on its way to 67 runs. The best of the batting came from Right Fielder Jake Evans. Evans started all 13 games and claimed 17 hits from 52 at bats. He scored 4 runs and 9 RBI's for an average of .327

The pitching was steady during the month. The best starter was Stump Wiedman. Wiedman won 3 games from his 7 starts as he pitched 54 innings. He gave up 54 hits and 17 earned runs for an ERA of 2.83. The team gave up 69 runs during the month.

Dan Brouthers returned from injury towards the end of the month

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September



The team played 13 games in September
Went 1-1 to finish the road trip to the Cleveland Blues 3-5 and 17-6
2-1 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics 14-7, 2-3 and 7-5
0-3 on the road to the St Louis Brown Stockings 1-2, 0-4 and 4-7
2-1 at home to the Cleveland Blues 6-5, 2-11 and 4-2
went 1-1 to start the home series to the Philadelphia Athletics 5-1 and 2-11

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement.

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1st October 1881

The Red Caps fans saw another poor month as the team again struggled. The team picked up only 5 wins from the 13 games played during the month. They are now routed to the bottom of the NL table with no chance of getting above that position. They are 25 games behind the White Stockings and 9 behind the Atlantics in 3rd place.



The batting was steady all month on its way to 60 runs. The batter with the form during the month was Right Fielder Clipper Flynn. Flynn started 10 of the 12 games he played in. He collected 12 hits from the 36 at bats he had. He scored 5 runs and 3 RBI's for an average of .333.

The pitching was steady during the month. The best starter on the mound during September was Old Hoss Radbourn. Radbourn picked up 3 wins from his 6 game starts with 50.2 innings pitched. He gave up 41 hits and 16 earned runs for an ERA of 2.84. The team gave up 69 runs during the month.

Buttercup Dickerson tore a ligament in his thumb mid month. This has ruled him out for the rest of the season as he will miss 2-3 months.

Joe Battin picked up some shoulder tendinitis toward the end of the month and is diagnosed as out for 3-4 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 Brooklyn Atlantics 0-3 and 2-6
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 7-6, 2-0 and 3-4
2-1 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 1-8, 6-4 and 6-4
1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 9-10, 9-1 and 6-11
lost first 2 games of the road trip to the Chicago White Stockings 4-6 and 5-6

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement.

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1st October 1881

The Atlantics gave their fans a good month to cheer as they made sure they would not finish bottom of the NL table. The team won 9 games and lost only 4 during September. They now sit confirmed in third place for this season 16 games behind the leading White Stockings.



The batting put some good numbers up during September to score 65 runs. Centre Fielder Hardy Richardson put on the best show this month with the bat. He picked up 18 hits from 57 at bats in 13 game starts. He scored 6 runs with 6 RBI's for an average of .316.

Bill Holbert picked up the NL Rookie of the Month award for an average of .289 from 13 game starts.

With the return of Whitney from injury the pitching was spread over three starters in September. The best of these was Mickey Welch. Welch picked up 3 wins from 6 game starts and 43 innings pitched. He gave up 44 hits and 14 earned runs for an ERA of 2.93. The team gave up a total of 60 runs.

Pitcher Jim Whitney returned from injury mid month

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 Boston Red Caps 3-0 and 6-2
2-1 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 6-4, 4-3 and 1-3
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 2-4, 7-6 and 7-2
2-1 at home to the Boston Red Caps 10-9, 1-9 and 11-6
went 1-1 to start road trip to the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 and 0-8

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement.

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1st October 1881

The fans of the White Stockings are again celebrating another NL pennant. It seems to have become an annual holiday in Chicago over the last few years as they pick up pennant number 8 and the fourth on the trot. The team did this with a steady September as they picked up 7 wins from the 13 games played. They now sit top of the NL table 7 games clear of the Red Stockings. The fans will now be making their plans for the play off games as it has been confirmed they will face the Cleveland Blues for a third season running. They currently lead the contest 2-0 and they hope this will continue to 3-0 once the regular season is finished and the play offs have been played.



The pitching was the difference between a winning and a losing month in September. The star on the mound was veteran Jim Britt. Britt picked up 4 wins from his 7 games as he pitched 60 innings. He gave up 76 hits and 24 earned runs for an ERA of 3.60. These figures earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month award. The team gave up 58 runs during the month

The form of the batting dipped a little in September as they scored 53 runs. The batter with the best form was Centre Fielder Pete Hotaling. Hotaling started all 13 games and picked up 16 hits in 55 at bats. He scored 6 runs and 5 RBI's for an average of .291

Gene Kimball returned from injury early in the month.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 13 games in September
Won final 2 games of a road trip to the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 and 4-2
1-2 on the road to the Boston Red Caps 6-7, 0-2 and 4-3
1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 4-2, 6-7 and 2-7
1-2 at home to the Cincinnati Reds 3-2, 1-6 and 4-6
won first 2 games of home series to the Boston Red Caps 6-4 and 6-5

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement. We will also give full coverage of the MLB Championship Series once it has been played.

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1st October 1881

The fans of the Red Stockings saw their teams pennant run crumble during September as their favourites lost all form in September. The team only managed to win 5 of the 13 games played in September. The fans will again have to settle for a second place finish in the NL table after falling to 7 games behind the leading White Stockings.



The batting had a solid month even with so many losses. They scored 59 runs for the month. The hot bat during the month belonged to Second Baseman Fred Dunlap. Dunlap started all 13 games and claimed 24 hits from 54 at bats. He scored 9 runs and 11 RBI's for an average of .444. This work saw him awarded the NL Batter of the Month award.

The pitching also had a solid time of it in September. The best man on the mound was Bill Stearns. Stearns picked up 3 wins from 6 starts while pitching 55 innings. He gave up 61 hits and 13 earned runs for an ERA of 2.13. The team gave up only 50 runs during the month.

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 Chicago White Stockings 5-7 and 2-4
1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 4-6, 3-4 and 3-1
1-2 at home to the Boston Red Caps 8-1, 4-6 and 4-6
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings 2-3, 6-1 and 6-4
went 1-1 to start the home series against the Brooklyn Atlantics 4-7 and 8-0

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement.

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1st October 1881

The fans of the Cleveland Blues are again celebrating a pennant win as the team scooped their third pennant on the trot. The team managed a solid month in September with 8 wins and 5 losses. They are now secured in first place. Their opponents in the play offs have also been confirmed as they will again face the NL's Chicago White Stockings. The fans of the Blues are hoping that their team are making their revenge plans for this series as they currently have a 0-2 record against the White Stockings from the playoffs.



The batting came good in September with 84 runs scored. The hot bat was in the hands of Centre Fielder Roger Connor. Connor started all 13 games and picked up 21 hits from 57 at bats. He scored 14 runs with 11 RBI's for an average of .368. The AL voters decided he was the AL's Batter of the Month for September.

The pitching was far more mixed during the month. The starter with the best figures was Jim McCormick. McCormick picked up 4 wins from 7 game starts as he pitched 49.1 innings. He gave up 58 hits and 20 earned runs for an ERA of 3.65. The team gave up a total of 71 runs.

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 to the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 and 6-17
3-0 on the road to the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-3, 14-7 and 6-0
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3, 5-9 and 9-4
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles 5-6, 11-2 and 2-4
went 1-1 to start the home series against the St Louis Brown Stockings 3-6 and 9-7

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement. We will also bring you all the news from the Play Off games against the Chicago White Stockings

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1st October 1881

The Athletics finally found a winning month in September for their fans to cheer. The team picked up 7 wins from the 13 games played in September. They have now been confirmed as the bottom team in the AL as they are 10 games behind the leaders and 5 behind the other teams.



The pitching had some good days and some bad days in September. The pitcher with the best form during the month was George Derby. Derby who has steadily improved all year managed to win 5 games from 7 starts with 59.1 innings pitched. He gave up 61 hits and 11 earned runs for an ERA of 1.67. These figures earned him the Al Pitcher of the Month and the AL Rookie of the Month awards. The team gave up 72 runs during the month.

The team scored 74 runs in a good month for the batting. The best batter was once again Curry Foley. Foley started all 13 games and picked up 19 hits from 55 at bats. He scored 13 runs with 8 RBI's for an average of .345

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 13 games in September
went 1-1 at home to the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-2 and 3-9
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles 7-14, 3-2 and 5-7
1-2 on the road to the Cleveland Blues 3-5, 9-5 and 4-9
3-0 on the road to the St Louis Brown Stockings 6-4, 4-3 and 14-5
went 1-1 to start road trip to the Baltimore Orioles. 1-5 and 11-2

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement.

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1st October 1881

The Brown Stockings fans plans for the play offs have had to be shelved again as their team finally ran out of steam in the race for the pennant. The team picked up 5 wins and 8 losses during the month of September. The team now sit in joint second place in the AL table 5 games behind the leaders.



The batting has a solid month with 59 runs scored. The star with the bat was new acquisition First Baseman Joe Start. Start showed what he will bring to the team as he picked up 22 hit sfrom 56 at bats in 13 game starts. He scored 7 runs and 3 RBI's for an average of .393

The pitching was mixed all month. The best starter was Larry Corcoran. Corcoran picked up 4 wins from 6 starts in which he pitched 50 innings. He gave up 43 hits and 10 earned runs for an ERA of 1.80. The team gave up a total of 72 runs.

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 Philadelphia Athletics 2-4 and 9-3
0-3 at home to the Cleveland Blues 3-4, 7-14 and 0-6
3-0 at home to the Baltimore Orioles 2-1, 4-0 and 7-4
0-3 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics 4-6, 3-4 and 5-14
went 1-1 to start the road trip to the Cleveland Blues 6-3 and 7-9

The team will finish the regular season with a final 4 games. We will bring you a full season round up once this is done. We will also report on the imminent MLB league announcement.

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3rd October 1881

From the Head Office of the Major League Baseball

To all interested parties

In an extra-ordinary meeting held today at the MLB Head Quarters, the Owners of the 8 current clubs along with the MLB management voted unanimously to extend the league size to 16 clubs.

Along with this increase in size, permission has also been given to Mr Goodridge to move his club from its current position in the city of St Louis. The St Louis Brown Stockings name will be retain as one of the new 8 clubs and the club moving to Louisville will be called the Louisville Eclipse as per Mr Goodridge's request.

The other 7 teams to join the league will be named the Boston Americans, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Wolverines, New York Gothams, Philadelphia Quakers, Pittsburgh Alleghenys and the Washington Nationals

The AL will receive the Boston Americans, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Wolverines and Washington Nationals to go alongside the current 4 clubs of the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Blues, Philadelphia Athletics and the newly moved Louisville Eclipse

The NL will receive the New York Gothams, Philadelphia Quakers, Pittsburgh Alleghenys and the New St Louis Brown Stockings team. These will play against the current Boston Red Caps, Brooklyn Atlantics, Chicago White Stockings and Cincinnati Red Stockings.

Please make every effort to welcome these new clubs to the MLB structure.

The distribution of players from the current clubs has been agreed after extensive negotiations with the current clubs. There will be an Expansion draft held on the 15th of October. The rules for this will be that teams will be able to protect 12 players of their roster, as of that date, that cannot be drafted by the new teams. Also any player with less than 3 years MLB experience is also automatically protected at the club they are with and cannot be drafted. Their will be no limit other than these within this draft.

Albert Atkins
MLB Commissioner

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Final League Standings after all games have been played

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7th October 1881

The fans of the Baltimore Orioles had to sit through another up and down season this year as the team again failed to push to hard for the AL Pennant. Their favourites finished the season with a record of 42 and 42 to claim second place in the AL table 6 behind the eventual winners. This record was compiled by mainly playing average ball all year with only June being an outstanding month with 9 wins.

The team finished the regular season with a 3-7 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics followed by a 2-1 home series win against the St Louis Brown Stockings 4-3, 6-4 and 6-7

The star's of the show this year were First Baseman Dan Brouthers and pitcher Stump Wiedman.

While most of the batting struggled to find any consistent form Brouthers had an excellent season. Brouthers collected 90 hits from 263 at bats in 71 games. He also managed to collect 44 runs and 41 RBI's for an average of .342 for the season.

Wiedman was again solid all season from the mound as he picked up his first 20 win season. He pitched 347.1 innings in 43 games to win 21 of them. He gave up 366 hits and 100 earned runs for an ERA of 2.59 on the year.

Full season pitching stats


Full season batting stats



After the announcement by the MLB that they are extending the league to 16 teams, we will bring you a special report on the expansion draft once it has been completed.

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7th October 1881

The fans of the Red Caps had to suffer through a very bad year for their team as they managed to win less than a third of the games played. The team finished with a record of 27-57 to be the worst in all baseball. The season started off with a winning month at 7-6 in April but then just went down hill from their. Their terrible May and August months with only 3 wins in each summed up how bad the team were.

The regular season finished on a down for the fans as well as they team lost all 4 of their final regular season games. They lost 2-4 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings before losing a home series 0-3 to the Cincinnati Reds 1-3, 2-4 and 1-4

there were not really any stars in the side at all as all the players had their bad periods during the month.

The best batter in a group of bad batters was Left Fielder Buttercup Dickerson. Dickerson started 53 of the 68 games he played prior to injury finishing his season. He picked up 66 hits from 223 at bats to score 19 runs and 16 RBI's for an average of .296

The pitching also had a tough year with neither starter getting above 15 wins. The best pitcher from the starters was Tommy Bond. Bond worked tirelessly through 347 innings in 42 games to pick up 14 wins. He gave up 379 hits and 96 earned runs for an ERA of 2.49

Full season pitching stats


Full season batting stats



After the announcement by the MLB that they are extending the league to 16 teams, we will bring you a special report on the expansion draft once it has been completed.

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7th October 1881

The fans of the Atlantics had to sit through another season of mediocrity from their team as they failed to break .500 for another season. The team finished with a 36-48 season which left them in third place in the NL. The fans will hope for better next year. The team started badly and never really recovered other than having a good month in September with 9 wins.

The final 4 regular season games in October were a 2-5 loss on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings followed by a 0-3 road trip loss to the Chicago White Stockings 4-12, 2-7 and 9-10. Mike Moynahan broke his foot during these games and will miss 4 weeks.

There were very few bright spots in the team during the year. The bright spots that did show up were Centre Fielder Hardy Richardson and Short Stop Jim O'Rourke.

Richardson picked up an average of .315 during the year from 110 hits in 349 at bats. This was compiled in 82 games where he also collected 49 runs and 43 RBI's. O'Rourkes average was slightly lower at .306 with 110 hits from 359 at bats in 84 games played. He collected 48 runs and 44 RBI's.

The pitching didn't have much in the way of bright sparks. This was possibly due to the fact that 3 starters were used over the course of the season. The best was Mickey Welch but even he struggled on the way to 19 wins in 42 games. His ERA was 2.85.

Full season pitching stats


Full season batting stats



After the announcement by the MLB that they are extending the league to 16 teams, we will bring you a special report on the expansion draft once it has been completed.