The CHICAGO CUBS- a complete history

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

November 1877

1877 Season Awards

National League MVP

Levi Meyerle Cincinnati Reds
.360 1 HR 32 RBI


National League Outstanding Pitcher

Cy Bentley Boston Red Caps
27-28 2.39 ERA 102 K
6 Time winner of Award!!!

National Laegue Rookie of the Year


Buttercup Dickerson Brooklyn Atlantics
.381 7 2B 16 RBI

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American League MVP


Jimmy Hallilan Baltimore Orioles
.315 9 3B 36 RBI

American League Outstanding Pitcher


George "Grin" Bradely Cleveland Blues
32-24 1.96 ERA 117 K
2 time winner

Amercan League Rookie of the Year


Jim McCormick Philadelphia Athletics
14-18 2.29 ERA 119 K

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Chicago White Stockings Final Stats 1877

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Al Spalding 44 44 26 16 0 2.35 1.18 Rested Starter R Terry Larkin 13 13 6 5 0 2.23 1.07 Rested Middle Reliever R Cherokee Fisher 6 2 2 1 0 1.13 1.17 Rested Setup Reliever L John Cassidy 4 0 2 0 0 0.69 1.08 Rested Closer R Hugh Campbell 9 1 2 0 2 0.53 0.65 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 75 R Doc Bushong C 5 16 2 0 2 1 0 4 .125 .118 .125 19 R Dave Pierson C 56 220 64 0 45 37 5 12 .291 .307 .350

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 56 R Ham Allen SS 21 78 16 0 8 4 0 2 .205 .205 .269 59 R Ned Williamson 3B 35 147 42 0 25 28 5 19 .286 .309 .361 93 R Cap Anson 3B 60 266 92 1 37 35 5 8 .346 .350 .421 73 R Mike McGeary SS 52 227 78 0 29 40 2 7 .344 .353 .383 69 R Charlie Sweasy 2B 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 40 R Joe Quest 2B 48 207 65 1 31 40 4 13 .314 .332 .377 74 R Jim Devlin 1B 25 101 26 0 12 15 2 9 .257 .272 .327 84 R Bob Reach SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 20 R Bill French 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 70 R Cherokee Fisher RF 8 12 3 0 3 3 0 1 .250 .214 .333 83 R Nat Hicks LF 6 22 5 0 3 2 1 1 .227 .261 .227 87 R Steve King LF 54 252 76 0 28 46 12 16 .302 .332 .345 28 R Mike Dorgan RF 60 259 83 0 31 52 12 12 .320 .355 .405 11 R George Heubel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 99 R Count Sensenderfer CF 41 192 52 0 30 27 3 11 .271 .282 .292 17 R Tom Berry RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 23 R Joe Barrett LF 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 98 R Frank McCarton CF 21 82 21 0 9 10 0 2 .256 .259 .329 60 R Joe Eland RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Lineup vs RHP

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Lg	LgAvg	LgERA	Champion	Year	Champion	LgERA	LgAvg	Lg
AL	.238	1.98	Philadelphia Athletics	1871	Boston Red Stockings	3.82	.284	E
AL	.267	2.44	Philadelphia Athletics	1872	Chicago White Stockings	3.02	.288	E
AL	.290	2.82	St. Louis Brown Stockings	1873	Boston Red Stockings	3.53	.313	E
AL	.258	2.19	St. Louis Brown Stockings	1874	Boston Red Stockings	2.68	.279	E
AL	.243	1.77	Philadelphia Athletics	1875	Boston Red Stockings	1.98	.263	E
AL	.254	2.06	St. Louis Brown Stockings	1876	Cincinnati Reds	2.63	.278	E
AL	.243	2.00	Baltimore Orioles	1877	Chicago White Stockings	2.45	.280	E

Single Season Batting Career Batting 186 PA required for season rate statistics. 372 PA required for career rate statistics. Player Value Year Board Stat Board Value Player Cal McVey .414 1873 Season Batting Average Career .362 Ross Barnes Deacon White .430 1874 Season On-Base Pct Career .390 Ross Barnes Lip Pike .579 1872 Season Slugging Pct Career .489 Ross Barnes Levi Meyerle .970 1872 Season On-Base plus Slugging Pct Career .879 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 34.2 1875 Season VORP Career 148.8 Ross Barnes George Wright 60 1877 Season Games Career 370 Cap Anson Count Gedney 287 1874 Season At-Bats Career 1602 Cap Anson John McMullin 58 1874 Season Runs Career 296 Ross Barnes Deacon White 106 1874 Season Hits Career 547 Cap Anson Ross Barnes 143 1875 Season Total Bases Career 729 Ross Barnes Deacon White 94 1874 Season Singles Career 467 Cap Anson Ross Barnes 21 1875 Season Doubles Career 83 Ross Barnes Jimmy Hallinan 9 1877 Season Triples Career 44 Ross Barnes Lip Pike 8 1872 Season Home Runs Career 16 Lip Pike Clipper Flynn 58 1876 Season RBIs Career 268 Deacon White Tom Barlow 24 1873 Season Stolen Bases Career 110 Tom Barlow Andy Leonard 25 1874 Season Caught Stealing Career 101 Tom Barlow Ross Barnes 18 1873 Season Walks Career 69 Ross Barnes John Morrill 45 1877 Season Strikeouts Career 76 John Morrill

Single Season Pitching Career Pitching 60 IP required for season rate statistics. 120 IP required for career rate statistics. Player Value Year Board Stat Board Value Player Harry Arundel 0.74 1875 Season Earned Run Average Career 1.82 Bill Stearns Cy Bentley 34 1874 Season Wins Career 177 Cy Bentley Al Pratt 33 1876 Season Losses Career 156 Al Spalding Cherokee Fisher .786 1871 Season Winning Percentage Career .667 John Greason Joe Barrett 4 1871 Season Saves Career 14 Ed Stratton Candy Cummings 57 1875 Season Games Career 340 Al Spalding Al Pratt 57 1875 Season Games Started Career 340 Al Spalding George Bradley 50 1876 Season Complete Games Career 267 Al Spalding George Bradley 6 1877 Season Shutouts Career 17 Al Spalding Al Spalding 510.0 1875 Season Innings Pitched Career 2929.2 Al Spalding Len Lovett 595 1873 Season Hits Allowed Career 3152 Al Spalding Dick McBride 12 1872 Season Home Runs Allowed Career 42 Al Spalding Al Spalding 185 1871 Season Strikeouts Career 493 Al Spalding Len Lovett 63 1873 Season Bases on Balls Career 200 Al Pratt Harry Arundel 0.15 1875 Season Bases on Balls / 9 IP Career 0.27 Bill Stearns George Zettlein 6.95 1871 Season Hits Allowed / 9 IP Career 8.03 George Bradley Dick McBride 6.12 1871 Season Strikeouts / 9 IP Career 3.84 Jim McCormick George Bradley 87.4 1876 Season VORP Career 417.1 George Zettlein George Zettlein 0.86 1871 Season Walks + Hits / IP Career 0.95 George Bradley George Zettlein .216 1871 Season Opponents AVG Career .234 George Bradley Cy Bentley .234 1875 Season Opponents OBP Career .248 George Bradley Harry Arundel .257 1875 Season Opponents SLG Career .293 George Bradley Cy Bentley .497 1875 Season Opponents OPS Career .542 George Bradley

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

March 1878

Friends Hope To Finally Win

The Chicago White Stockings opened camp again after a long offseason. The taste of coming so close to a championship remains with the team as they were one game away from their first title. Still there remains optimism as the team did end with the best record in baseball and most of their roster coming ack for a repeat performance.

In the midst of it all quite a friendship has developed between two of the stars not only of the team but also of the entire league. Al Spalding and Cap Anson are almost inseperable these days and share laughs and a smoke whenever they get the chance. The 27 year old star pitcher wants nothing more then a world championship and is leaning on the expertise of his manager and friend to get it. Anson is in charge ofthe club, but remains a players manager and keeps a loose and generous atmosphere around the dugout. Spalding hasnt been silent about his ambitions to manage a team someday but for now is happy to take a backseat, "this is Caps team" he says with a smile, "he is the General, i just take orders"

Anson is more then happy to have such an arm that won 27 games last season and has one question going into the year, "How hard would it be to win the world title, the MVP, and the outstanding pitcher of the year?"

In fact neither player would like nothing better as there is no doubt their strong relationship sets the tone for this team. But to answer Anson's question Spalding but it simple, "forget the last two, lets just win"

Most fans in Chicago say amen to that.

The White Stockings did make a couple of roster changes going into the new season. The team parted ways with your and popular outfielder Frank McCarton, who had played 7 seasons with the team. McCarton had lost his job as a starter late last season, and is now part of the makeup of the St. Louis Browns.

The only major addition the team made was to add strength up the middle. Paul Hines will be a part of the outfield as the center fielder signed with the team from St. Lous and bring some more speed to the team. Hines batter .255 last season with 19 RBI and 8 steals.

In other notes for the team two former players for Chicago called it a career and retired in the offseason. Fergy Malone the former standout catcher for the team had enough pro ball and returned to his native Ireland. Frank Fleet, another member of the original team also retired after an average career batting .248, Fleet pitched and also played in 109 games for the team.
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LEAGUES TOP PLAYERS PER THE SCOUTS

Batters # Name Team Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense Level AVG HR RBI 1 King Kelly Brooklyn 20 C 12 2 4 6 20 ML .000 0 0 2 Levi Meyerle Cincinnati 32 RF 20 3 3 9 16 ML .000 0 0 3 Ross Barnes Boston 27 2B 16 2 5 12 20 ML .000 0 0 4 Deacon White Boston 30 C 14 1 3 12 8 ML .000 0 0 5 Bill Craver Philadelphia 33 2B 11 1 3 15 14 ML .000 0 0 6 George Wright Baltimore 31 SS 16 3 3 12 17 ML .000 0 0 7 Mike Dorgan Chicago 24 RF 17 2 8 10 15 ML .000 0 0 8 Buttercup Dickerson Brooklyn 19 LF 12 1 1 7 11 ML .000 0 0 9 Abner Dalrymple Cincinnati 20 LF 14 1 2 7 12 ML .000 0 0 10 Cap Anson Chicago 25 3B 20 1 5 13 13 ML .000 0 0 11 George Hall Baltimore 29 CF 14 3 2 10 13 ML .000 0 0 12 Jimmy Hallinan Baltimore 28 3B 16 3 4 10 9 ML .000 0 0 13 Lip Pike Cincinnati 32 SS 16 4 2 13 6 ML .000 0 0 14 Dick Higham Baltimore 26 RF 16 2 2 12 2 ML .000 0 0 15 Mart King Boston 28 CF 17 3 6 9 13 ML .000 0 0 16 Steve King Chicago 35 LF 14 1 3 13 8 ML .000 0 0 17 Ezra Sutton Baltimore 27 2B 13 1 2 15 9 ML .000 0 0 18 Joe Quest Chicago 25 2B 10 1 5 9 8 ML .000 0 0 19 Cal McVey Cleveland 28 C 18 2 2 9 6 ML .000 0 0 20 Charley Jones Philadelphia 27 CF 11 5 6 8 20 ML .000 0 0 Pitchers # Name Team Age Role Stuff Control Movement Level Rec ERA IP HA BB K 1 Bill Stearns St. Louis 25 SP 5 20 18 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 2 Tom Healey St. Louis 24 CL 6 20 17 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 3 Candy Cummings Brooklyn 29 SP 3 17 17 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 4 Jim McCormick Philadelphia 21 SP 6 17 15 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 5 George Bradley Cleveland 25 SP 4 20 17 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 6 Joe Borden Baltimore 23 MR 3 15 15 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 7 Al Spalding Chicago 27 SP 4 20 17 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 8 The Only Nolan Baltimore 20 SP 5 17 19 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 9 Terry Larkin Chicago 23 MR 3 19 14 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 10 Tricky Nichols Cincinnati 27 MR 4 15 16 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 11 Jim Britt Cleveland 22 SP 4 19 14 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 12 Bobby Mitchell Cincinnati 22 SP 6 15 14 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 13 Cy Bentley Boston 27 SP 3 17 16 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 14 George Zettlein Brooklyn 33 MR 4 10 16 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 15 Hugh Campbell Chicago 31 MR 4 17 14 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 16 Mike Golden Baltimore 26 CL 4 17 16 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 17 Foghorn Bradley Cleveland 22 CL 3 18 18 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 18 Sam Weaver Cincinnati 22 CL 7 20 18 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 19 John Ward St. Louis 18 MR 7 19 15 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 20 Ed Stratton Philadelphia 26 CL 5 20 16 ML 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0

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Offseason news

• The biggest news of the league was the injury to star pitcher George Bailey of the Cleveland Blues. Baily tore his ulnar collatoral ligament and will be out at least 11 months. The player would be fortunate just to thorw a ball again someday. Bradley won 32 games last seaon and was one of the biggest stars in the game.
• Major league stars stayed with the same teams as many cities were worried about losing their stars and put down the money to keep them. Cal McVey of the Blues, Ross Barnes of Boston, and Ezra Sutton reupped with champion Baltimore.
• Clipper Flynn cashed in to a huge deal with the Baltimore Orioles. Flynn is a .291 career hitter and batted .355 last season. Flynn had played his entire career with Brooklyn.
• Star Davy Force changed teams and will be playing first base for the Cincinnati Reds. Force was injured most of last season but remains a career .313 hitter at the age of 28.
• Brooklyn, Boston, and St. Louis all start the new season with new managers.
• The league has adopted a new modfield ball. The ball is said to be much more lively and uniform throughout the league.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

April 1878

Quest Leads Chicago In Opening Month

The Chicago White Stockings opened the first month of the season tied for first place with a 6-3 record. The team ended the month on a high with a 5 game winning streak.



The team is getting quite a performance out of its twenty five year old second baseman Johnny Quest. Quest is batting .400 and leads the entire league in runs batted in with 13. In a 12-7 Reds win over the Reds, Quest went 4-5 and drove in four runs.

Along with Quest, Count Sensenderfer is contributing as well. The Count has always been a streaky hitter but seems to have committed himself this season so far, as his starting position has been under attack by new signing Paul Hines. Sensenderfer has played in 5 of the nine games and has 12 hits in 21 atbats for a .571 clip! Sensenderfer has also drove in 6 runs and as always is playing well with the glove. Will manager Anson stick with Sensenderfer o a daily basis or is he under pressure to play Hines because of the amount of money the team is payng him? Quest was named batter of the month.

Al Spalding on the other hand had a difficult start to the season. Spalding has been a traditional slow starter and this season went 1-3 in his first four starts with a 4.57 ERA. As the month went on however Spalding sparkled again and evened out his record at 8-8.

Its appears to be all Chicago and Boston early in the year in the National League.
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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	7	2	.778	-
Philadelphia Athletics	5	4	.556	2.0
Cleveland Blues	3	6	.333	4.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	3	6	.333	4.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Caps	6	3	.667	-
Chicago White Stockings	6	3	.667	-
Brooklyn Atlantics	4	5	.444	2.0
Cincinnati Reds	2	7	.222	4.0

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League Tidbits

• John McMullin, pitcher of the Brooklyn Atlantics was injured in the second game of the season. McMullin strained his hip and will miss up to 6 weeks.
• Chicago young third baseman Ned Williamson seems to have hit a sophmore jinx. The player leads the league in strikeouts (10) and is hitting only .116, 5 for 43. Many are wondering if Willamson spent much of the offseason at a local pub and not focusing on his game.
• Ross Barnes seems to be enjoying his new contract. Barnes has hit in 20 straught games and is batting .450.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

May 1878

Chicago No Hits, Still Win!

Candy Cummings of the Brooklyn had it all working on the mound against the Chicago White Stockings on May 22nd. Cummings pitched one of the most dominant games in the history of baseball as he didnt allow a single hit and didnt walk a single man. Still for Cummings one problem remained, he lost the game.

Throwing only the second no hitter in league history, Cummings was given no support on offense and his defense also turned his back on him committing 4 errors. Al Spalding of the Whites was alsmost as sharp on this day and matched Cmmings inning for inning.

The Whites did get a run in the 5th inning when Cap Anson got on second after a 2 base error. Cummings then threw a wild pitch as Anson clearly was trying to rattle the pitcher. On the next pitch catcher Tom Barlow let the ball get past him and Anson crossed the plate without a hit.

Spalding in revigored confidence closed the game out and Chicago got the win despite being no hit in one of baseball's oddities. Cummings was obviously frustrated with the loss and his teams effort behind him after the game. "I cant believe I lost the game!" said Cummings, "go figuire, what are the odds of something like this happening?"

The Whites overall stayed in the race with a 6-4 month. With a 12-7 overall record Chicago is a single game behind Boston, the Whites did suffer a sweep at the hands of the Red Caps earlier in the month.



Ned Williamson the young third baseman of the Whites who had such a promising season last year is a amjor concern. The young man just cant seem to get out of his current slump, and many wonder if he will even finish the year with the club. Williamson is hitting .158 after the two months and is a big liability in the lineup. Will Anson keep putting him in the lineup.

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 75 R Doc Bushong C 3 13 5 0 2 1 0 1 .385 .385 .385 19 R Dave Pierson C 16 59 12 0 9 4 2 4 .203 .238 .288

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 59 R Ned Williamson 3B 17 76 12 0 9 11 0 15 .158 .158 .184 93 R Cap Anson 3B 19 79 27 0 6 19 6 4 .342 .388 .392 78 L John Haldeman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 20 R Bill French 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 73 R Mike McGeary SS 19 79 17 0 10 12 1 2 .215 .232 .253 98 R Joe Gavern 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 40 R Joe Quest 2B 19 82 29 0 24 11 1 9 .354 .361 .451 24 R T.E. Newell SS 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .800 74 R Jim Devlin 1B 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .200 .200 71 R Joe Quinlan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 84 R Bob Reach SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 3 R Paul Hines CF 5 21 6 0 2 3 0 1 .286 .286 .286 70 R Cherokee Fisher RF 4 18 7 0 3 3 0 1 .389 .389 .500 83 R Nat Hicks LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 87 R Steve King LF 19 88 21 0 5 14 1 1 .239 .244 .273 28 R Mike Dorgan RF 18 74 18 0 16 14 3 12 .243 .269 .338 99 R Count Sensenderfer CF 11 45 17 0 7 6 1 2 .378 .391 .444 23 R Joe Barrett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 16 R John Hayes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Lineup vs RHP

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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	13	6	.684	-
Philadelphia Athletics	12	7	.632	1.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	9	10	.474	4.0
Cleveland Blues	4	15	.211	9.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Caps	13	6	.684	-
Chicago White Stockings	12	7	.632	1.0
Cincinnati Reds	8	11	.421	5.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	5	14	.263	8.0

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[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

June 1877

Chicago Red Hot In First

Fans in Chicago are really going to enjoy this summer it appears as the Chicago White Stockings are playing the best ball in the National League, with a record of 21-8. The White Stockings lead the division by 3 games.

Chicago went 9-1 in the month of June including winning 8 in a row. The team is led by Al Spalding who had a maginificent month and won the pitcher of the month award for an incredible 12th time. Spalding has a 17-8 record with a 1.84 ERA. On top of all this, Spalding is making a diffrence with the bat, the pitcher is hitting .324, good enough for 8th in the league. The reason behind the hitting success? "Cap has given me some good tips" says Spalding with a smile.

The White Stockings also were quite busy off the field. The team resigned a number of their players including Al Spalding. Also inking new deals were Count Sensenderfer and Johnny Quest. Players left out in the cold appear to include long time star Steve King, King is 36 years old and is showing some signs of his age batting .242 for the season, a career low.



Other players like Mike McGeary and Cherokee Fisher are still hoping for new deals.
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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	17	12	.586	-
Philadelphia Athletics	16	13	.552	1.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	15	14	.517	2.0
Cleveland Blues	10	19	.345	7.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago White Stockings	21	8	.724	-
Boston Red Caps	18	11	.621	3.0
Cincinnati Reds	13	16	.448	8.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	6	23	.207	15.0

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1877 Amatuer Draft
The top picks in the recent draft were as follows:

1. Dan Brouthers 1B - Brooklyn Atlantics
Big Dan was the top pick in the draft by the worst team in the league. Batting from the left side of the plate some scouts have called him a "genius" at the plate. Few expect this 20 year old from Michigan to miss. He has been inserted in the Atlantics linrup from day 1.

2. Lee Richmond P - Philadelphia Athletics
Out of Sheffield Alabama, Richmond is a great prospect that has a great delivery from the left side. His personaity is even bigger then his game according to some. His stories off the field rival those on the field. A very hard thrower who can strike out his share, Richmond has jumped right into the A's rotation.

3. Harry McCormick P - St. Louis Browns
Quite a dropoff from McCormick to Richmond. This right hander had variable stuff and many are not predicting he is a star at the next level. Out of Syracuse Harry is said to lack a bit in confidence and could struggle against the league's better hitters. He started his Browns career in the minor leagues.

4. John O'Rourke OF - Boston Red Caps
ORourke has a good glove and will provide depth for the talented Boston lineup. A tall capable hitter ORourke does seem to have a loop in his swing and one scout says they doubt he will be able to hit .240. Still with the track record Boston has of making stars, he is worth keeping an eye on.

5. George Gore OF - Cincinnati Reds
How he dropped to #5 many are wondering. His nickname of "Piano legs" speaks for itself. Gore has his troubles with some coordination and defensive duties, but one thing Gore can do without a doubt is hit. He is a fine contact hitter and many are saying the Reds have a made a steal with this pick.

6. Hardy Richardson 3B - Cleveland Blues
Old True Blue Hardy brings some grit to the Cleveland team and steps right into the starting 3rd base job. Still very inconsistent on both the offensive and defensive end scouts are reminded that Richardson picked up baseball rather late in his youth. There are glimpses of true talent here.

7. Jack Glasscock 2B - Boston Red Caps
This little know infielder from Wheeling Illinois has his work cut out for him. Many scouts are predicting a mediocore career at best but there seems to be much heart and desire in this player, something that fits in very well with 2 time champion Boston.

8. Pete Hotaling OF - Chicago White Stockings
Many have said Pete can run and move like a "monkey", take that as it may he has potential and a chance to replace Steve King as a mainstay in the outfield. Hotaling is a pure linedrive hitter but many wonder as scouts if he can handle big league pitching. Hotaling is from the big city of New York and may be able to handle city pressure.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

July 1878

Cy Bentley Sets Standard

For the first time in the history of the game a player has pitched and won a total of 200 games. Who else but to accomplish this feat then Cy Bentley of the Boston Red Caps? Bentley beat the Cincinnati Reds on July 28th and has proved to be the best pitcher the league has known.

Bentley is out of East Haven and pitching close to home in Boston allowed him a confort and confidecne level early in his career. The right hander has won alsmost every award in his career including the pitcher of the year award 6 times.
And the 27 year old doesnt seem to be slowing down.

He has amassed a career record of 201-142 in over 3000 innings pitched and 361 games started. Bentley 445 men and has an ERA of 2.33. Coming into the league few scouts thought he would be this good as he was described as having less then good stuff, but his command on the mound can be undenied as he pitches as much with his brain then he does with his arm.

No doubt however what Bentley is most proud of. "Winning two championships in Boston is what means the most" No doubt at his age Bentley will be looking to win 200 more games and win more trophies.
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Chicago Still in First; Anson player of the month

The player/manager for the Chicago White Stockings is leading the way as he always does. Chicago has the best record in the league at 26-12 but is in a division with another powerhouse, the 24-14 Boston Red Caps. Chicago only leads the race by 2 games and with 2 full months left to play fans are anticipating the best National League pennant race they have ever seen.

Anson batting .362, second in the league ans has driven in 25 runs while scoring a league leading 33. When some players like Steve King (.220), Dave Pierson (.217) and Ned Williamson (.171) not carrying their weight, Anson has been better then ever, batting .353 with runners in scoring position.

Rookie Pete Hotaling has made his debut and already has 6 hits in 14 atbats.
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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	22	16	.579	-
St. Louis Brown Stockings	22	16	.579	-
Baltimore Orioles	20	18	.526	2.0
Cleveland Blues	12	26	.316	10.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago White Stockings	26	12	.684	-
Boston Red Caps	24	14	.632	2.0
Cincinnati Reds	14	24	.368	12.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	12	26	.316	14.0

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League Tidbits

• A trade was completed in the league as Philadelphia gets Charlie Gould from Cleveland. Gould is a .283 career hitter and one of the better first baseman in the game. In exchange Cleveland recieve Chick Fulmer who is said to be very unhappy about the deal.
• Chick Fulmer wants out of Cleveland. The 27 year old shortstop is said to be tired of losing and wants a chance or a team that is really committed to winning.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

August 1878

Whites In a Financial Pickle?

A whale of a pennant race continues in the National League as the Chicago White Stockings lead the Boston Red Caps by 2 games as both teams are sporting the best records of the year.

On another front however the Chicago team caould be in some peril. The team is built to win now and know if they dont pull the trick this season, they can be a very diffrent team next season.

The team is hooked on a number of big contracts including those of Cap Anson, Count Sensenderfer, Johnny Quest and Al Spalding. This however means that much of the money has run out for securing some of their other stars that will be demanding more money. The services of Mike McGeary, Hugh Campbell, Cherokee Fisher, and Paul Hines are all very much in doubt as rumor has it the team is in no position to shell out anymore money.

Management was remaining focus on the current chances of the team. "We arnt worried about next year's team. We plan on winning next season"

Fans are bracing for a good finish in both leagues as in the American side Philadelphia, Baltimore and St. Louis are all seperated by 2 games. The baseball finish this season may be the best one we have seen.
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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	27	21	.563	-
Baltimore Orioles	26	22	.542	1.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	25	23	.521	2.0
Cleveland Blues	18	30	.375	9.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago White Stockings	32	16	.667	-
Boston Red Caps	30	18	.625	2.0
Cincinnati Reds	18	30	.375	14.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	16	32	.333	16.0

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League Tidbits

• The St. Louis Browns recieved the worst possible news this month in regards to their pennant chances. Ace pitcher Bill Stearns will be shelved for the remainder of the season after painfull bonespurs were diagnosed in his elbow. Stearns had an incredible 1.70 ERA so far this season.
• Cincinnati with 18-30 record are going to be led by another skipper. The Reds let their manager go after posting one of the worst records in league history.

League Leaders AVG L. Meyerle - CN1 .357 2 D. White BSN .356 3 J. Farrow SL3 .339 4 C. Anson CHN .337 5 R. Barnes BSN .327	League Leaders HR 3 tied with 2 1 G. Hall BL2 2 1 J. Peters CL2 2 1 L. Pike CN1 2 4 16 tied with 1	League Leaders RBI J. Quest - CHN 36 2 C. Anson CHN 31 3 J. Farrow SL3 30 3 M. McGeary CHN 30 3 J. O'Rourke BR3 30
League Leaders W C. Bentley - BSN 29 2 A. Spalding CHN 25 3 J. Britt CL2 18 4 B. Stearns SL3 17 5 B. Mitchell CN1 16	League Leaders ERA J. Borden - BL2 1.59 2 B. Stearns SL3 1.70 3 T. Nolan BL2 1.75 4 J. Britt CL2 1.78 5 2 tied with 2.00	League Leaders K J. Britt - CL2 170 2 B. Stearns SL3 156 3 B. Mitchell CN1 148 4 C. Bentley BSN 115 5 T. Nolan BL2 89

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

September 1878

Incredible Heartbreak for Chicago

Players were counting down the magic number, fans were already planning for their World Series trips to Philadelphia as the Chicago White Stockings were one game away from the National League pennant with 5 games to play.

Having just beat Boston 4-2, Chicago had two more with the Red Caps and three more in Cincinnati. All they needed was one win to at least insure a one game playoff.

Ladies and Gentlemen the White Stockings lost them all. And the Boston Red Caps won them all, to take the National League pennant by a single game, overturining the team that lead the league for the duration of the season.

No one in Chicago could believe it. However with every loss the pressure mounted. Al Spalding lost his stuff, pitching with a 5.09 ERA in his last four starts, and clearly feeling the pressure as a player who has never won the big one. Suicide watches were on alert late night in Chicago as the team dropped their last game of the season to the Reds 8-6, while Boston just couldnt be stopped. Never has the game seen such a late season collapse, and a late season run.

Manager Cap Anson also wasnt much help over the last few games. The player manager batted .176 in the last 5 games, definately not leading by example.

"Its hard to describe the pain we feel right now" said Pops Anson as many of his other players avoided the media all together, "Its going to be the longest winter of our lives."

So its Boston, yes Boston and not Chicago, who are going on to the World Series. The Red Caps will meet the Philadelphia Athletics, and will look for revenge from their 1876 loss.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Al Spalding 50 50 29 20 0 2.29 1.07 Rested Starter R Terry Larkin 9 9 5 1 0 3.71 1.32 Rested Spot Starter R Cherokee Fisher 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 1.00 Rested Middle Reliever L Curry Foley 4 0 1 0 1 4.50 2.38 Rested Setup Reliever L John Cassidy 4 0 0 0 3 2.25 1.88 Rested Setup Reliever L Curry Foley 4 0 1 0 1 4.50 2.38 Rested Closer R Hugh Campbell 10 0 1 2 6 1.93 1.02 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 75 R Doc Bushong C 25 96 22 0 9 13 3 11 .229 .255 .229 19 R Dave Pierson C 35 132 29 0 14 11 2 6 .220 .235 .273

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 59 R Ned Williamson 3B 40 160 28 0 20 19 8 22 .175 .218 .188 93 R Cap Anson 3B 60 245 76 1 39 41 21 8 .310 .359 .355 78 L John Haldeman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 20 R Bill French 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 73 R Mike McGeary SS 60 256 70 0 35 36 2 14 .273 .282 .305 40 R Joe Quest 2B 59 241 69 0 39 29 2 22 .286 .293 .373 21 R Mike Burke SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 74 R Jim Devlin 1B 22 83 27 0 10 11 2 4 .325 .337 .361 71 R Joe Quinlan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 84 R Bob Reach SS 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .250 .333

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 70 R Cherokee Fisher RF 9 36 8 0 4 5 0 2 .222 .216 .278 83 R Nat Hicks LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 28 R Mike Dorgan RF 56 232 65 0 32 32 10 32 .280 .307 .336 99 R Count Sensenderfer CF 43 188 66 0 21 32 2 4 .351 .361 .388 23 R Joe Barrett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 95 L Pete Hotaling CF 15 64 23 0 9 9 1 2 .359 .379 .453

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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	37	23	.617	-
Baltimore Orioles	34	26	.567	3.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	29	31	.483	8.0
Cleveland Blues	20	40	.333	17.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Caps	38	22	.633	-
Chicago White Stockings	37	23	.617	1.0
Cincinnati Reds	25	35	.417	13.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	20	40	.333	18.0

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League News

83/233 .356
Deacon White has won his second batting title. White of the Boston Red Caps was part of the miracle winning team batting .356. White is also a favorite for league MVP.

Reds Fire Manager and GM
The Cincinnati Reds and their fans have seen enough. Finishing the season 25-35 the Reds have cleaned house in the front office and let go their manager and general manager. The Reds have one of the more talented rosters in the league but have only managed one pennant in the 8 year league history.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTLY

October 1878

Athletics win 4th Title

The Philadelphia Athletics proved once again they know how to win the big one. They frustrated the Boston Red Caps and the National League once again by winning the World Series 4 games to 2. The A's won all three of their games at home giving them their 4th world championship, the most in baseball history.

A recap of the series:

Game 1

Tuesday, October 8th, 1878
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia Athletics	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	14	3
Boston Red Caps	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	3

WP: Lee Richmond
LP: John Greason

Young Charley Jones goes 3-5 driving in 3 runs and Lee Richmond goes the distance for the A's.

Game 2

Wednesday, October 9th, 1878
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia Athletics	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	8	11	3
Boston Red Caps	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	11	4

WP: Jim McCormick
LP: Cy Bentley

The A's beat Bentley and depend on another solid outing by a pitcher, this time Jim McCormick. A three run 8th inning broke the game open and the four Boston errors came at the worse time.

Game 3

Friday, October 11th, 1878
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Boston Red Caps	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	14	2
Philadelphia Athletics	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	11	6

WP: Flip Lafferty
LP: Lee Richmond

A great game as Charlie Pabor ties the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. In the 11th inning an error by short stop Jack Burdock allowed the go ahead run to score and the Red Caps get their first win.

Game 4

Saturday, October 12th, 1878
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Caps	2	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	8	14	0
Philadelphia Athletics	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	10	4

WP: John Greason
LP: Jim Mckormick

Boston is able to tie the series as John ORourke sets a World Series and modern day record by driving in 7 runs in a single game. ORourke also hit the first grand slam in World Series history.

Game 5

Sunday, October 13th, 1878
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Caps	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	3
Philadelphia Athletics	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	X	4	12	1

WP: Bobby Mathews
LP: Martin Malone

A four run 5th inning does the trick for the A's as they leave home with a win. A John Hatfield triple with two men on is the diffrence.

Game 6

Tuesday, October 15th, 1878
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia Athletics	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	0
Boston Red Caps	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	1

WP: Lee Richmond
LP: John Greason

Behimd Lee Richmond the A's win their championship. With two runs in the eighth inning and shutting down Boston with the tying run on 2nd base in the ninth was the storyline. Charley Jones could be considered the MVP of the series batting .440 in the six games with 2 home runs and 5 RBI.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

November 1878

1878 Baseball Awards

NL MVP AWARD


Levi Meyerle Cincinnati Reds
.355 36 RBI 14 2B
2 time winner

NL OUTSTANDING PITCHER AWARD


Cy Bentley Boston Red Sox
36-18 2.05 ERA 144 K
7 time winner!!!

NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


Abner Dalrymble Cincinnati Reds
.320 39 RBI .400 SLG

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AL MVP AWARD


John Farrow St. Louis Browns
.327 1 HR 33 RBI

AL OUTSTANDING PITCHER AWARD


Jim Britt Cleveland Blues
20-35 2.04 ERA 201 K

AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


Lee Richmond Philadelphia A's
20-10 2.27 ERA 107 K

[Nick Soulis]

Lg	LgAvg	LgERA	Champion	Year	Champion	LgERA	LgAvg	Lg
AL	.238	1.98	Philadelphia Athletics	1871	Boston Red Stockings	3.82	.284	NL
AL	.267	2.44	Philadelphia Athletics	1872	Chicago White Stockings	3.02	.288	NL
AL	.290	2.82	St. Louis Brown Stockings	1873	Boston Red Stockings	3.53	.313	NL
AL	.258	2.19	St. Louis Brown Stockings	1874	Boston Red Stockings	2.68	.279	NL
AL	.243	1.77	Philadelphia Athletics	1875	Boston Red Stockings	1.98	.263	NL
AL	.254	2.06	St. Louis Brown Stockings	1876	Cincinnati Reds	2.63	.278	NL
AL	.243	2.00	Baltimore Orioles	1877	Chicago White Stockings	2.45	.280	NL
AL	.245	2.03	Philadelphia Athletics	1878	Boston Red Caps	2.56	.275	NL

Single Season Batting Career Batting 260 PA required for season rate statistics. 586 PA required for career rate statistics. Player Value Year Board Stat Board Value Player Deacon White .400 1874 Season Batting Average Career .358 Ross Barnes Deacon White .430 1874 Season On-Base Pct Career .387 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes .540 1875 Season Slugging Pct Career .479 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes .952 1875 Season On-Base plus Slugging Pct Career .866 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 34.2 1875 Season VORP Career 164.5 Ross Barnes Levi Meyerle 60 1877 Season Games Career 430 Cap Anson Count Gedney 287 1874 Season At-Bats Career 1847 Cap Anson John McMullin 58 1874 Season Runs Career 342 Ross Barnes Deacon White 106 1874 Season Hits Career 626 Levi Meyerle Ross Barnes 143 1875 Season Total Bases Career 836 Ross Barnes Deacon White 94 1874 Season Singles Career 536 Cap Anson Ross Barnes 21 1875 Season Doubles Career 93 Ross Barnes Jimmy Hallinan 9 1877 Season Triples Career 50 Ross Barnes Lip Pike 8 1872 Season Home Runs Career 18 Lip Pike Clipper Flynn 58 1876 Season RBIs Career 291 Deacon White Tom Barlow 31 1878 Season Stolen Bases Career 141 Tom Barlow Andy Leonard 25 1874 Season Caught Stealing Career 124 Tom Barlow Cap Anson 21 1878 Season Walks Career 83 Cap Anson John Morrill 45 1877 Season Strikeouts Career 111 John Morrill Single Season Pitching Career Pitching 84 IP required for season rate statistics. 189 IP required for career rate statistics. Player Value Year Board Stat Board Value Player Cy Bentley 1.10 1875 Season Earned Run Average Career 1.66 The Only Nolan Cy Bentley 36 1878 Season Wins Career 213 Cy Bentley Jim Britt 35 1878 Season Losses Career 176 Al Spalding Cherokee Fisher .786 1871 Season Winning Percentage Career .667 Lee Richmond Hugh Campbell 4 1875 Season Saves Career 18 Hugh Campbell Bobby Mitchell 57 1878 Season Games Career 390 Al Spalding Cy Bentley 57 1874 Season Games Started Career 390 Al Spalding Cy Bentley 52 1878 Season Complete Games Career 308 Al Spalding George Bradley 6 1877 Season Shutouts Career 20 Al Spalding Al Spalding 510.0 1875 Season Innings Pitched Career 3358.1 Al Spalding Len Lovett 595 1873 Season Hits Allowed Career 3581 Al Spalding Dick McBride 12 1872 Season Home Runs Allowed Career 42 Al Spalding Jim Britt 201 1878 Season Strikeouts Career 605 Al Spalding Len Lovett 63 1873 Season Bases on Balls Career 250 George Zettlein Bill Stearns 0.18 1878 Season Bases on Balls / 9 IP Career 0.25 Bill Stearns George Zettlein 6.95 1871 Season Hits Allowed / 9 IP Career 8.03 George Bradley Dick McBride 6.12 1871 Season Strikeouts / 9 IP Career 4.49 The Only Nolan George Bradley 87.4 1876 Season VORP Career 410.6 Cy Bentley George Zettlein 0.86 1871 Season Walks + Hits / IP Career 0.95 George Bradley Joe Borden .209 1878 Season Opponents AVG Career .234 George Bradley Joe Borden .227 1878 Season Opponents OBP Career .248 George Bradley Joe Borden .259 1878 Season Opponents SLG Career .287 The Only Nolan Joe Borden .486 1878 Season Opponents OPS Career .542 George Bradley

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

March 1879

Whites Say Goodbye to King

Recovering from the heartbreak of last season the Chicago White Stockings are looking to the new season with optimism and hope. The team did retool over the offseason mostly to balance their financial sheets.

In the process the Whites had to make some tough decisions. The team let go short stop Mike McGeary and outfielder Paul Hines who were both high earners and spent only one year with the team. These changes did not cut as deep however as the loss of outfielder and fan favorite Steve King, who was let go by the team after he batted only .227 last season. King who turned 36 years old did catch on with a new team, the Baltimore Orioles.

"We really wish Steve the best" said Cap Anson, "he had been here since the first White Stockings game was played, and he meant alot to this team and city. But that is baseball."

For his career King won the 1872 MVP award and also was rookie of the year in 1871. King is a .314 career hitter 27 triples and 221 RBI. King also was the franchise leader in runs scored.

King was greeted at Union Station before leaving for Baltimore by numerous fans and well wishers. Thanks were given for his 8 years in Chicago.

The team did resign pitching arms Hugh Campbell and Cherokee Fisher. The only major free agent signing was 25 year old first baseman Jack Manning. Manning will platoon with Jim Devlin at first base.

With spring training in full swing the team also suffered two significant injuries. Joe Quest (thumb) and Terry Larkin (bicep) are both expected to miss opening day.
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League Changes Schedule

The longest season in baseball history awaits as teams agreed to an expanded and balanced 84 game schedule. The jump is up from a 60 game season that was the norm for the last 6 years. The increase in games will increase league revenue greatly due to many more attended games. Many league records will obviously fall with the expanded schedule.

Teams are also trying to compensate for fatigue, especially on the pitching mound with the extra games.

The World Series will remain the same.
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Off season tidbits

• Mike McGeary, star short stop will continue his career with the Boston Red Caps. Boston overtook Chicago as the team with the highest payroll in the league (13,349$).
• George Zettlein of the Brooklyn Atlantics will miss all of the 1879 season as the veteran pitcher tore his labrum and although doctors say he may pitch again, the hurler will be out 12 months.
• Frank Buttery will also be missing most of the year. The St. Louis third baseman who batted .291 last season broke his kneecap and will miss 8 full months.
• Candy Cummings, the free agent pitcher who won the pitcher of the year award in 1872, had ligament surgery and will miss the 1879 season. Cummings also is expected to make a full recovery.
• According to scouts the best hitter in the league is George Gore of the Cincinnati Reds.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

April 1879

Cubs 8-5 Start; Spalding Wins 200

The Chicago White Stockings and their new look opened the season in the thick of the competition, pacing themselves to an 8-5 record good enough for second place in the National League.

The talk of the league however are the Cincinnati Reds and their star hitter George Gore. The Reds are finally living up to some potential and have an 11-2 start. Gore has been dominating the league in hitting in his second season. "Piano Legs" may not be the fastest man in the league but he is great with the bat. Gore has 30 hits in 56 atbats and is hitting .536. The White Stockings and the rest of the national league may have a long season with this 21 year old center fielder, who is already a star.

How dominant of an April have the Reds had? As a team are batting an incredible .339 as a team and have scored 85 runs, 40 better then what they have allowed.



With the Whites only three games back, their was a nice moment early in the month as Al Spalding became the second pitcher in baseball history to win 200 games. Spalding who has started the most games and thrown the most innings in league history, earned his historic win on April 9th in a 9-4 win over Brooklyn.
Although quite an ackmomplishment, there is no dounbt that the motivating factor for the 28 year old pitcher is to finally win a championship, something he hasnt achieved yet in his 8 seasons.

Other players that have stepped up this month for the Whites include Mike Morgan who had a 21 game hitting streak broken dating back to last season. Also Cherokee Fisher has rekindled his glory days with a good month on the mound starting 4 games and compliling a 1.08 ERA. Jim Devlin is also batting .362 for the month.
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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	8	5	.615	-
Cleveland Blues	6	7	.462	2.0
Philadelphia Athletics	6	7	.462	2.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	6	7	.462	2.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	11	2	.846	-
Chicago White Stockings	8	5	.615	3.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	4	9	.308	7.0
Boston Red Caps	3	10	.231	8.0

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League Tidbits

• The defending National League pennant winners have started out of the gate with a thud going 3-10. Paul Hines their new center fielder is only batting .136.
• Despite their rough month, the Red Caps did sign one of their players to a long term deal. Count Gedney their left fielder signed a 4 year contract that is said to be worth around $5692 dollars.
• The Only Nolan of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a 4 hit shutout against the St. Louis Browns on April 16th. Nolan did this despite showing obvious discomfort on the mound. Team representatives are saying the player was suffering from back spasms, but many wonder if this was the truth, or if Nolan had a blood alcohol issue. Regardless he was sharp again.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

May 1879

Pitching Wavers With Team

With spot starter specialist Terry Larkin out until late May the White Stockings and manager Cap Anson had to make due with patchwork for a second starter. The plan worked in April but came apart in May, as the Whites went 4-10 for the month and fell 5 games behind the division leading Reds.


Cherokee Fisher was roughed up in the month of May and his inspirational run was over early in May. Fisher had opponents scorch him to a .328 clip and an ERA of 4.71. Fisher lost all three of his starts including allowing 10 earned runs in a loss to Brooklyn on May 16th. Larkin was able to return at the end of the month, most likely ending any other starts for Fisher short of another emergency.

Al Spalding also ended the month on a low with a three game losing streak. The team ERA is at 2.78, third in the National League.

The real surge of the month came from the Boston Red Caps who were tired about hearing their slump in April. Boston went an incredible 13-1 in the month, a new record, and jumped right back into the race, one game behind the Reds who due in large part to Boston, ended the month 6-8. Mart King and Deacon White were well over .500 in their last 12 games and the great Cy Bentley is back to his old dominant self.

Chicago did get a performance out of an unexpected sourse in outfielder Art Croft. Croft batted .353 and is keen on earning a spot in a crowded outfield that includes top draft pick Pete Hotaling who is batting .290. Doc Bushong has won the starting catching job as Dave Pierson just cant get consistent with the bat, hitting only .247 on the season. Ned Williamson seems as though he may never get hot again as the young infielder lost his job and is batting only .200.


In the upcoming June draft the White Stockings are said to be in the market for a catcher or starting pitcher. The focus remains on the recent slump and the season, as another poor month will bury their chances in 1879.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Al Spalding 18 18 8 9 0 2.57 1.35 Rested Starter R Terry Larkin 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 0.86 Rested Spot Starter R Cherokee Fisher 7 7 2 4 0 4.71 1.57 Rested Middle Reliever L Curry Foley 5 0 1 0 1 1.50 1.25 Rested Middle Reliever R Hugh Campbell 6 1 0 2 1 1.89 1.32 Rested Setup Reliever L John Cassidy 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.22 Rested Setup Reliever L Curry Foley 5 0 1 0 1 1.50 1.25 Rested Closer R Hugh Campbell 6 1 0 2 1 1.89 1.32 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 50 R Charlie Reilley C 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 75 R Doc Bushong C 6 22 6 0 4 3 1 0 .273 .292 .364 19 R Dave Pierson C 21 77 19 1 14 9 1 0 .247 .253 .351

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 98 R Joe Gavern 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 24 R T.E. Newell SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 59 R Ned Williamson 3B 8 35 7 0 6 7 0 2 .200 .200 .286 93 R Cap Anson 3B 27 113 34 0 15 18 1 6 .301 .310 .345 40 R Joe Quest 2B 22 87 22 0 11 8 2 7 .253 .267 .356 20 R Bill French 1B 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 21 R Mike Burke SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 74 R Jim Devlin 1B 18 75 24 0 9 6 0 3 .320 .320 .360 71 R Joe Quinlan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 55 R Jack Manning 1B 25 106 32 0 10 16 0 9 .302 .302 .368

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 70 R Cherokee Fisher RF 7 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 .063 .063 .063 22 R Bill McGunnigle RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 28 R Mike Dorgan RF 27 115 36 0 7 17 2 7 .313 .331 .391 2 R Count Sensenderfer CF 17 71 18 0 9 11 0 3 .254 .247 .296 27 R Art Croft LF 9 34 12 0 3 6 0 4 .353 .371 .412 95 L Pete Hotaling CF 23 93 27 0 11 13 1 6 .290 .302 .344 60 R Joe Eland RF 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111

Lineup vs RHP

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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	16	12	.571	-
Philadelphia Athletics	15	13	.536	1.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	15	13	.536	1.0
Cleveland Blues	10	18	.357	6.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	17	10	.630	-
Boston Red Caps	16	11	.593	1.0
Chicago White Stockings	12	15	.444	5.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	9	18	.333	8.0

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League Tidbits

• Boston just cant help it, they keep producing stars. The newest addition is the left handed Jack Rowe who in his first season is batting .333 and playing a great right field. Rowe was both the batter and the rookie of the month for May.
• Mike Brannock of the Cincinnati Reds is having a career year. The 27 year old 1st base man leads the league in RBI (22) and is batting .330. Brannock has been in the league 8 years and is a career .260 hitter.
• Cy Bentley won the pitcher of the month award for the 24th time. Maybe they shoud rename the award.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

June 1879

Anson Signs 2 Year Extension

Chicago management reached into their pockets this month and secured the services of their team's most popular player both on and off the field as well as their leader, Cap Anson.



Anson signed an extension as rumors of ongoing negotiations had been circulating, some saying Anson may have wanted the chance to try his luck elsewhere. In the end all was well however as Cap will be with the team for at least 2 more seasons. The deal is for a hefty $5900 over 2 seasons, making Anson the higest paid player in the league again, over $300 dollars more then Ross Barnes of the Red Caps.

Anson has played the most games in the league and has been incredibly versatile, avoiding injury almost exclusively. The 27 year old player manager in fact has only missed one game in his career, and keeps himself in top shape.

For his career Anson is a .336 career hitter and driven in 267 runs. Cap has improved his play greatly in the field, as his first two years he led the league in errors. For many it is very simple, when Anson playes well the Whites play well.

"Its time to concetrate on baseball only now" said Cap before a recent game, "obviously I wanted to continue my career here in Chicago and Im glad to do so."

CHICAGO ADDS HELP IN DRAFT

The White Stockings took six players in the recent amatuer draft and some of the prospects have already contributed and have many in the organization excited. Here is a draft recap for Chicago.

Round 1
Fred Dunlap - 2nd Base
Freddy "Sure Shot" Dunlap is a player Chicago is very happy to get and in fact many think would never fall to the 6th pick where the Whites got him. The 20 year old man from Philly fills a major void right out in the Chicago lineup and has the scouts raving about his ability with the bat. Dunlap is sure to be a Chicago fixture at the position for many years, as close to a sure thing as you can get, but havent we heard these things before? For the sake of their scouting reputation, this time Chicago has to get it right.

Round 2
John Reily - 1st Base
The 20 year old giant from Cincinnati was someone the Whites couldnt pass on. His 6 ft 3 frame make him a huge target at first base and the team is hoping his bat will eventually catch up to his defenive ability. With Jim Devlin in his last of a contract, Raily may be the man made for the job.

Round 3
Frank Mountain - P
The 20 year old right hander has electric stuff and again Chicago is thrilled someone with such talent dropped to them. Chicago is in need for more pitching as Cherokee Fisher and his struggles this season show. Mountain is a bright young kid who will benefit the club straight out.

Round 4
Sam Trott - C
Trott a 20 year old backstop from Rochester New York is hoping to make a contribution. The Whites are still very disapointed with Dave Pierson and are looking for answers behind the dish. Scouts are skeptical.
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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	23	18	.561	-
Philadelphia Athletics	23	18	.561	-
St. Louis Brown Stockings	22	19	.537	1.0
Cleveland Blues	14	27	.341	9.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Caps	25	16	.610	-
Cincinnati Reds	20	21	.488	5.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	19	22	.463	6.0
Chicago White Stockings	18	23	.439	7.0

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League Tidbits

• Andy Leonard of the Cincinnati is demanding a trade. The 33 year old right fielder has been battling injuries of late but has only seen 16 at bats and limited playing time.
• Dan Brouthers of the Brooklyn Atlantics will mis four weeks after suffering a hamstring strain. Brouthers is still a very highly touted prospect and one of the most popular players in New York.
• The St. Louis Browns made a trade with the Boston Red Caps. St. Louis sent sent Jim Holdsworth to Boston in a swap of shot stops and get Mike McGeary. Although talented McGeary hasnt seemed to find a home as the Red Caps just signed hm from Chicago last seasom. Some are questioning McGeary and his influence as a teamate.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

July 1879

Analysis; Pitching resides in American League

With the league growing in popularityb in its 8th season there is still a distinctive divide and diffrence between the two sub leagues that make up pro baseball.

In regards to championships the Amercian League leads the waywinning 6 to the National's two. The American side has also won the last four. This is an overall suprize as many thought the National League was much stronger upon the leagues inception with the likes of Chicago and Boston. Of course the biggest diffrence maker has been the Philadelphia Athletics who have won 4 championships and are a class organization from top to bottom, the A's have yet to lose in the World Series.

Playing styles between the two leagues have also taken diffrent directions. The American League by a large margin is a better pitching side and doesnt have the big stars with the bat, in truth most of the big stars in general reside in the National League, names like Anson, Bentely, and Barnes. The American League has an average ERA per season of 2.39. On the contrary the National League ERA resides around 3.15, an exceptional diffrence.

The big hitters in the National League obviously make it the better hitting side. Averages comparing the two leagues show a .253 average in the American League and a .282 in the National.

Overall of course league play has increased greatly and improved as has attendence. The errors are down from the first two seasons considerably ad new talent from the youth of cities is making diffrence, as is better and more refined equipment.

The games future looks very bright indeed.
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White Stockings 11 out

Chicago continues a very disapointing season as they are well behind the division leading Boston Red Caps by 11 games. The Boston side is running away with the division with an 9 game lead going into August.

The big question in Chicago is the contract status of pitcher Al Spalding. Salding is having one of his weakest season's ever (13-16, 2.90) but still remains one of the better pitchers in the game. Mum is the word as Spalding's contract is running out this fall. Many feel with the money spent to resign Cap Anson, the team may not have the rescourses to meet the star pitchers demands. More of course to come on this later.

WHITE STOCKINGS STATS

Who's Hot? Who's Not? LF Art Croft .095, 0 HR Last 6 games

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Al Spalding 34 34 13 16 0 2.90 1.31 Rested Starter R Terry Larkin 9 8 2 5 1 3.40 1.26 Rested Spot Starter R Cherokee Fisher 9 7 2 4 0 4.89 1.57 Rested Middle Reliever L Curry Foley 9 0 1 2 1 1.93 2.09 Rested Middle Reliever R Hugh Campbell 13 4 4 3 3 1.62 1.16 Rested Setup Reliever L John Cassidy 5 0 0 0 0 3.21 1.07 Rested Setup Reliever L Curry Foley 9 0 1 2 1 1.93 2.09 Rested Setup Reliever R Frank Mountain 3 0 1 0 1 1.80 1.00 Rested Closer R Frank Mountain 3 0 1 0 1 1.80 1.00 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 42 L Sam Trott C 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 75 R Doc Bushong C 7 26 7 0 4 4 1 0 .269 .286 .346 19 R Dave Pierson C 46 170 36 1 27 21 1 10 .212 .217 .271

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 96 R Fred Dunlap 2B 19 73 21 0 6 12 3 6 .288 .325 .370 24 R T.E. Newell SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 59 R Ned Williamson 3B 12 44 9 0 7 8 0 4 .205 .205 .273 93 R Cap Anson 3B 53 218 65 0 29 33 3 13 .298 .311 .344 40 R Joe Quest 2B 47 185 45 0 19 17 4 17 .243 .257 .319 20 R Bill French 1B 2 10 4 0 0 2 0 1 .400 .400 .500 74 R Jim Devlin 1B 26 109 31 0 11 10 0 8 .284 .284 .321 71 R Joe Quinlan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 55 R Jack Manning 1B 51 217 59 0 19 31 0 15 .272 .272 .323

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 70 R Cherokee Fisher RF 9 18 1 0 0 1 0 0 .056 .056 .056 28 R Mike Dorgan RF 53 225 69 0 20 34 6 12 .307 .328 .396 27 R Art Croft LF 28 105 34 0 7 12 0 12 .324 .336 .362 16 R John Hayes LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 95 L Pete Hotaling CF 46 185 52 0 25 21 4 16 .281 .301 .346 60 R Joe Eland RF 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 2 .077 .077 .077

Lineup vs RHP

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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	31	22	.585	-
Philadelphia Athletics	28	25	.528	3.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	28	25	.528	3.0
Cleveland Blues	19	34	.358	12.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Caps	34	19	.642	-
Cincinnati Reds	25	28	.472	9.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	24	29	.453	10.0
Chicago White Stockings	23	30	.434	11.0

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League Tidbits

• The Boston Red Caps made another trade this month to bolster their division leading side. They trades second baseman John Hatfield to the St. Louis Browns along with a minor league player for relief pitcher Joe McDoolan. Hatfield was batting only .209 this season.
• Dickie Flowers of the Brooklyn Atlantics is a very unhappy man. The 29 year old short stop wants to play for a winner and wants out of the big city.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

August 1879

Fists Fly As American Race Heats Up

Over the years competition in this relatively young league has reached a fever pitch and the rules of winning seem to include an anything goes attitude. The intensity couldnt be any higher in the American League as the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Athletics are tied in first place with a month of the season remaining.

Boston has all but wrapped up the National League for weeks now.

Things boiled completely over in a recent game in on August 16th in the intense heat of Newington Park in Baltimore. In a tight game between the Orioles and the Cleveland Blues George Bradley plunked Oriole third baseman Jimmy Halinan and after exchanging some words, the Oriole batter charged the mound. With little control and one of the ugliest incidents in league history, both benches and some fans cleared the and a free for all insued. It took a good 20 minutes for order to be restroed and the game to continue.

The league had to react accordingly and suspended both Halinan and Bradley for 2 games each. Players on the Oriole team were sure that Cleveland was working for Philadelphia and trying to injure one of their players.

The season now boils to the limit as both teams go forward and the two teams will meet 6 more times including the final three games of the season.
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CHICAGO HAS GOOD MONTH

The White Stockings got back on track a bit and went 10-4 in the month. Chicago is only one game under .500 and has refused to quit even though the season may be lost.

Al Spalding may not be a White for very long because of his contract, but he is sure making a good case to stay. Spalding was pitcher of the month and pitched two shutouts, including one against the Boston Red Caps. Fred Dunlap is also coming around, the rookie was named rookie of the month and is batting .311 in his first season.
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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	37	30	.552	-
Philadelphia Athletics	37	30	.552	-
St. Louis Brown Stockings	35	32	.522	2.0
Cleveland Blues	25	42	.373	12.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Caps	43	24	.642	-
Chicago White Stockings	33	34	.493	10.0
Cincinnati Reds	33	34	.493	10.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	25	42	.373	18.0

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League Tidbits

• Cal McVey suffered an injury for the Cleveland Blues. Mcvey will likely miss the rest of the season with a strained obliques. McVey was having an outstanding season batting .320.
• Cincinnati has had quite a fall since their dominant early season effort. The Reds who started the season 11-2 have gone 22-32 the rest of the way.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTLY

September 1879

Orioles Take Their Second Pennant

The race to the end of the 1879 Baseball season was cleared at the finish line with some distance by the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Caps who will meet in the 9th addition of the World Series.

The Rec Caps of course culminated a dominant season and took home their 6th National League pennant. The Red Caps under the rules of the extended season won the most games in history at 57 wins and 27 losses, 20 games over .500. Keeping in mind that the team started 3-10 this season. The Red Caps are led by the strongest lineup in the league and the best pitcher the game has ever seen in Cy Bentley. Bentley had maybe his best season ever, going 28-12 with a 1.85 ERA.

The higher drama was in the American league but there the Baltimore Orioles did their business and ended the race sooner then expected. Baltimore ended three games better then the Athleticis and wrapped up the series by winning 5 out of 6 against their rivals who seemed to be slowing down as the season came to a close. Baltimore was led by their star pitcher as well, The Only Nolan, who was 22-15 with a 1.44 ERA. Nolan also threw a record 8 shutouts this season, proving that when he is disciplined and on, he can be untouchable.

So the World Series is set with high expectations. Here in Chicago the White Stockings ended the season 40-44 and in third place. Al Spalding may have pitched his final game for the club and capped a fine season winning 25 games. The team is said not to have the money that Spalding is asking for, and he as well as Jim Devlin and Cherokee Fisher have likely played their last games in Chicago.
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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	48	36	.571	-
Philadelphia Athletics	45	39	.536	3.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	40	44	.476	8.0
Cleveland Blues	35	49	.417	13.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Caps	57	27	.679	-
Cincinnati Reds	41	43	.488	16.0
Chicago White Stockings	40	44	.476	17.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	30	54	.357	27.0

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Barnes Wins Another
141/362 .390
Ross Barnes of the Red Caps won his third batting title and flirted with .400 all season long. Barnes has proven time and time again that he is aong the elite of the league and is the engine behind the best team in baseball.

99/305 .325
Cal McVey takes home a batting title for the 2nd time in his career. McVey has found his stroke again and is proving that even on a bad team, stars can shine.

[Nick Soulis]

BASEBALL MONTHLY

October 1879
World Series Edition

Baltimore Take Home Crown

The American League won its 5th straight World Series over the National league in another upset. The Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4 games to 2 leaving the New England team only 2-4 in its World Series appearances.

A breakdown of the series and a closer look:

Game 1

Wednesday, October 8th, 1879
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
Boston Red Caps	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	X	5	10	1

WP: Cy Bentley
LP: Joe Borden

Cy Bentley at his best had his way with the Orioles. When Cy is on, no one can touch him and he shut down the Orioles allowing only six hits in the complete game. Ross Barnes drove in two as the Red Caps played like true favorites today.

Game 2

Thursday, October 9th, 1879
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore Orioles	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	11	2
Boston Red Caps	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	X	8	9	0

WP: John Greason
LP: The Only Nolan
S: Harry Arundel

Both starters got in trouble early and let up 4 run first innings. The Red Caps with their big stars came out on top in the end again. Denny Mack came through with a big hit and people were beginning to think sweep as Boston left home up 2 games to none.

Game 3

Saturday, October 11th, 1879
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Caps	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	7	6
Baltimore Orioles	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	X	8	9	6

WP: Joe Borden
LP: Cy Bentley

This was a very ugly game in a rain storm as both teams made 6 errors. Cy Bentley was openly frustrated with his team that couldnt play their game. Baltimore got three in a sixth inning that gave them a comfortable lead, Clipper Flynn made two crucial errors.

Game 4

Sunday, October 12th, 1879
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Caps	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	7	2
Baltimore Orioles	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	4	6	1

WP: The Only Nolan
LP: John Greason

A George Bechtel double cleared the bases in the first inning and the Orioles took the early lead they needed behind Nolan. Nolan stayed strong before the Red Caps made a late rally. Nolan bared down and ended the game with the tying run 90 feet away. This close game tied the series and seemed to shift the momentum.

Game 5

Monday, October 13th, 1879
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Caps	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	2
Baltimore Orioles	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	X	5	10	4

WP: Joe Borden
LP: Cy Bentley

George Hall went 3 for 3 and drove in two as the Orioles took the crucial game of the series in front of a full house at Newington Park. With the slim lead against Cy Bently the Orioles behind Joe Borden did the job under pressure squashing rally after rally. Baltimore stunned the Red Caps with three straight wins at home and Boston was on the brink going back home.

Game 6

Wednesday, October 15th, 1879
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore Orioles	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	5	8	3
Boston Red Caps	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	1

WP: The Only Nolan
LP: Cy Bentley

Down 3-1 in the 7th inning against the best pitcher in the game on the road, the Baltimore Orioles showed their class. George Hall became a legend, he hit a home run in the inning and brought his team back and gave it confidence. In the 8th the Orioles brought it home, as Hall smacked a 2 run double to give the home team a 5-3 lead. The Only Nolan closed it out on the mound just as he did 2 years ago against Chicago. Baltimore are world champions taking the series 4 games to 2.

SERIES MVP
George Hall
.429 1 HR 7 RBI