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1st August 1885

The fans of the Giants saw an excellent month in July but it was to late for a run at the pennant. The team picked up 19 wins from their 28 games played during the month. The team have moved into 4th place in the NL table. They are 8 games behind the leaders but with only 8 games left they are unlikely to win the pennant.

Series results
3-1 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-0 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
1-1 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
3-0 at home to the St Louis Browns
1-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
4-0 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
2-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
2-2 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-1 at home to the St Louis Browns
lost first 2 games of a home series against the Brooklyn Grays.

This months star is pitcher James Burke. Burke managed to pick up 10 wins from his 14 games played. He pitched 136.1 innings and gave up 129 hits and 32 earned runs for an ERA of 2.11. This earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month award.

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1st August 1885

The fans of the Athletics finally had to accept they will not be winning the pennant this year after an average July. The team managed to win 14 of their 29 games during the month. The team are now in 4th place in the AL table, 15 games behind the leaders.

Series results
won final game of home series against the Detroit Wolverines
4-0 at home to the Louisville Colonels
1-1 at home to the Boston Americans
1-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
2-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
1-1 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
0-4 at home to the Washington Nationals
0-2 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
3-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
0-3 at home to the Cleveland Blues
1-1 to start the home series against the Boston Americans

Centre Fielder Paul Hines put the best month together. He claimed 35 hits from 106 at bats in 28 games. He scored 19 runs and 19 RBI's for an average of .330.

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1st August 1885

The fans of the Quakers continued to suffer through their teams poor season. The team managed to pick up another 11 wins and 18 losses during July. They are in joint 6th place in the NL table, 18 games behind the leaders.

Series results
2-2 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
1-1 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-1 at home to the New York Giants
1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
0-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
1-2 on the road to the St Louis Browns
2-2 on the road to the New York Giants
2-1 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
lost first 2 games of home series against the Cincinnati Red Stockings

The injury news for the Quakers was up and down during the month. They managed to get Pitcher Will White back from injury.

The team lost Left Fielder Lou Sylvester for the season after he fractured his ankle. He will miss between 4 and 5 months.

They also lost pitcher Jersey Bakley for the season after he was diagnosed with bicep tendinitis. He will miss 3 months.

Right Fielder Sam Thompson put together an excellent month during July. He claimed 45 hits from his 116 at bats in 27 games. He scored 21 runs and 19 RBI's to gain an average of .388. These figures made the NL voters make him the NL Rookie of the Month.

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1st August 1885

The fans of the Alleghenys are still hoping their team can be the first exapnsion team to take a pennant. The team are only 3 games off the lead in second place in the NL table. This is due to another solid month in July where the team managed to win 15 and lose 13.

Series results
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
2-0 at home to the St Louis Browns
1-1 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-2 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
2-0 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
3-1 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
1-2 on the road to the New York Giants
1-3 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-2 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
went 1-1 on the road to start the St Louis Brown Series

Catcher Sam Trott returned from injury

The team also released Short Stop George Fair after a career ending injury. He picked up a torn labrum which ends his career. He never made an appearance in the big leagues. (real life stats 1 game 4 at bats, 0 hits and 0 runs etc. for a 0 average)

This month the highlight falls on the pitching staff. The best of them was starter Charlie Buffinton. Buffinton managed to gain 9 wins from his 14 games started. He gave up 107 hits and 27 earned runs while pitching 122 innings. He gained an ERA of 1.99.

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1st August 1885

The fans have written this season off and are just waiting for it to finish. The team put up another poor performance in July as they won 11 games and lost 16. They now sit rock bottom of the NL table 5 games behind 7th and 23 behind first.

The owner decided that action was needed to try and resolve the bad play of the team. With this in mind he fired manager Charlie Pabor early in the month and then hired Dwight Patton. Patton is taking his first manager position but has spent 13 years as a coach in the league. This includes 2 MLB Championship's. The fans are hoping a spark can be gained from this change.

Series results
1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
0-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
0-3 on the road to the New York Giants
1-1 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
4-0 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
1-1 on the road to the New York Giants
went 1-1 to start home series against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys

The team lost Short Stop Tom Forster for the season at the end of the month. He picked up a hamstring strain and will be out for 5 weeks.

Third Baseman Pete Browning continued his good year as he picked up another solid month. He had 42 hits from 105 at bats in 26 games. He scored 14 runs and 22 RBI's for an average of .400.

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1st August 1885

While the fans of the Nationals had to accept another year without the pennant, the team did give them some cheer during the month. The team picked up 16 wins and 13 losses during July. The team are now in 3rd place in the AL table, 10 games behind the leaders.

Series results
lost final game of home series against the Cleveland Blues
3-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
1-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
0-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox
2-0 on the road to the Boston Americans
4-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues
1-3 at home to the Louisville Colonels
0-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
won first 2 games of home series against the Baltimore Orioles

Left Fielder Joe Hornung's month was horrible in July. He firstly had an oblique strain early in the month that put him out for 2 weeks. He then was out for 3 days with dehydration before his season was ended by re-straining his oblique which meant another 4 weeks out.

The pitching was the strong suit for the team during July. Both starters picked up 8 wins from their starts but the better of the 2 was Charlie Ferguson who did it in 14. He pitched 122.2 innings and gave up 110 hits and 26 earned runs for an ERA of 1.91.

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End of Season Standings

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Orioles saw their season end with a whimper from their favourite team. The Orioles managed to pick up only 2 wins from the final 8 games of the season. This left them with a record of 44-68 for the season and 7th place in the AL. The fans will look at this as another wasted season for the team and will hope for a better performance from the team next season.

Series Results
went 1-1 in remaining games of road trip to the Washington Nationals
1-1 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
0-4 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines

The one bright light during the season was the fact that star first baseman Dan Brouthers still managed to pick up the AL batting crown even though he played in only 79 games. His record was for 100 hits from 308 at bats. He scored 63 runs and 56RBI's for an average of .325

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Americans are looking to the owner for answers to a lot of questions after the teams disaster of a season. August saw the team's tough season go right to the end as they managed 3 wins and 5 losses during the month. This left the team with a record of 36 and 76 for the season and last place in the AL table. Their will hopefully be a major shake up over the off season or the fans will be looking at another very tough year next year.

Series Results
Lost the final 2 games of a road trip against the Philadelphia Athletics
2-0 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
1-3 on the road to the Washington Nationals

After the poor season from the team there is nobody we wish to highlight as the star of the season.

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10th August 1885

The Beaneater fans will tell you they are happy that their team made an improvement this year compared to the last but secretly we know they were hoping for better. The team managed a 4-4 record in August to close the season out. This meant the team finished the season in joint 6th place in the NL table with a 49-63 record. We feel that if the team can improve in certain areas then there is hope for the progress to continue forward next season.

Series Results
1-1 to finish home series against the Chicago White Stockings
1-1 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
2-2 at home to the St Louis Browns

The team made another player change in August as they swapped 27 year old Left Fielder Abner Dalrymple with 31 year old third baseman Jack Gleason and 24 year old minor league left fielder Pat Scanlon of the Cleveland Blues.

The best player this season for the Beaneaters turned out to be Catcher Amos Cross. Cross managed to gain 141 hits from 433 at bats in 99 games played. He scored 88 runs and 49 RBI's for an average of .326

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Grays saw a month of play in August that summed up their teams play all year. The team managed 4 wins and 4 losses during the month. This meant they finished in 5th place in the NL table with a record of 56-56. The fans will be hoping that the owner and his front room staff can find the improvements needed to move the team back into the top half of the table during the off season.

Series Results
the team finished the road trip to the New York Giants 1-1
1-1 on the road to the St Louis Browns
2-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings

First Baseman Dave Orr proved to be the star of the Brooklyn Show all year. He managed to pick up 156 hits from 467 at bats during his 111 starts. He scored 88 runs and 75 RBI's leading to an average of .330.

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10th August 1885

The fans of the White Sox had an up and down season while following their team. The month of August proved no different for the team on their way to a 4-4 finish to the season. After a strong early start in April and May the team fell away to finish the year with a 57-55 record. This left them in 5th place in the AL table. The fans saw this as an improvement over previous seasons and are hoping that next year can bring further improvements to the team's performances.

Series Results
1-1 to finish home series against the Cleveland Blues
1-1 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
2-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics

Pitcher Bob Emslie returned from injury early in August

A major reason for the turn around in the fortunes of the White Sox is the strength of their pitching. The star on the mound this year was Charlie Geggus. Geggus managed to win 30 of his 56 starts while pitching 492.1 innings. He gave up 370 hits and 92 earned runs for an ERA of 1.68

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10th August 1885

The fans of the White Stockings were pleased that their team was once again in the picture for the NL pennant, even if they did drop away towards the end of the chase. The team finished the season with a 5-3 run in August to end up in 3rd place in the NL table. They finished with a final record of 61-51 for the season. The fans will hope the front office will be able to find the extra pieces to turn the side back into NL pennant winners during the off season.

Series Results
1-1 to finish road trip to the Boston Beaneaters
1-1 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
3-1 on the road to the New York Giants

The star player all season was Short Stop Jack Glasscock. Glasscock managed to claim 173 hits in 475 at bats during 109 games. He scored 104 runs and 69 at bats for an average of .364. This earned him the NL batting crown for 1885.

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Red Stockings are celebrating their team winning the NL pennant for 1885. The team managed to win 4 of their remaining 8 games to take the title by 3 games. Their final record stood at 67-45. The team and fans are now readying themselves for the MLB Championship Series against the AL's Cleveland Blues.

Series Results
went 1-1 to finish road trip to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-1 at home to the New York Giants
2-2 at home to the Brooklyn Grays

The star of the regular season turned out to be on the pitching side after they helped the team to the pennant. The star on the mound was pitcher Alex Voss. Voss started 55 games and took 32 wins while pitching 478 innings. He gave up 482 hits and 134 earned runs for an ERA of 2.52

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Blues are relieved that their team managed to win the pennant early in August after what turned out to be a poor month. The team managed to pick up the win they required to take the pennant while losing the 7 others played. They finished with a 2 game lead over the second placed team in the AL table with a record of 70-42. Up next for the Blues are the NL's Cincinnati Red Stockings.

Series Results
finished 1-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
0-2 at home to the Boston Americans
0-4 on the road to the Louisville Colonels

The team traded 31 year old third baseman Jack Gleason and 24 year old minor league left fielder Pat Scanlon to the Boston Beaneaters in exchange for 27 year old left fielder Abner Dalrymple

The pitching staff was the reason the team made the play offs this year. The star on the mound was the Bobby Mathews. Mathews picked up 33 wins from his 54 games. He pitched 453 innings and gave up 378 hits and 99 earned runs for an ERA of 1.97

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Wolverines are just happy their team managed to finish higher than last in the AL table this year. Even so they will be hoping that next year brings a better return in the wins column. The month of August saw the team pick up 4 wins and 4 losses to finish in 6th place in the AL table. They had a final record of 49-63.

Series Results
went 0-2 to finish road trip to the Louisville Colonels
0-2 at home to the Washington Nationals
4-0 at home to the Baltimore Orioles

It is always difficult to find a star from a team that seems to under perform all season. We did see one player put together a decent season. That player was Catcher Jim Keenan. Keenan picked up 104 hits from 347 at bats in 100 games. He scored 41 runs and 37 RBI's for an average of .300

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Louisville Colonels are disappointed today after seeing their team go close to claiming the AL pennant. The team picked up 7 wins during August from the 8 games played. This left them 2 games behind the winners of the AL. The second place they gained saw them finish with a record of 68-44. The fans will hope this is a step towards a pennant run next season once the off season brings in the extra players required.

Series Results
2-0 to finish the home series against the Detroit Wolverines
1-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
4-0 at home to the Cleveland Blues

This excellent record was built on the back of a strong pitching performance. The top pitcher on the team was Old Hoss Radbourn. Radbourn picked up 32 wins from his 56 games while pitching 469.1 innings. He gave up 458 hits and 146 earned runs for an ERA of 2.80

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Giants saw their team improve over the course of the season. That gives them some hope that next year will be better than the one just gone. The team finished the year with 3 wins and 5 losses in August to end up 4th in the NL table with a record of 58-54. The fans will be looking towards the owner and front office to make the necessary improvements during the off season to push forward again.

Series Results
went 1-1 to finish home series against the Brooklyn Grays
1-1 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-3 at home to the Chicago White Stockings

The strength of the team is in the pitching department this year. The best here was Bill Wise.Wise managed to win 28 games from his 52 starts while pitching 444.2 innings. He gave up 404 hits and 99 earned runs for an ERA of 2.00

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10th August 1885

The fans of the Athletics have had a disappointing season as their team failed to retain their AL pennant. The team went 5-3 in August to finish what tiurned out to be an average season. They wound up finishing in 4th place in the AL table with a record of 59-53. The fans will hope the front office can find the needed improvements in playing staff to push back towards the top of the AL table next year.

Series Results
2-0 to finish the home series against the Boston Americans
1-1 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox

With the pitching being stronger than the batting in the league this year it is no surprise when we say that the Athletics best player this year worked from the pitchers mound. The best on the mound was Pud Galvin. Galvin managed to gain 26 wins from his 55 starts while pitching 468 innings. He gave up 449 hits and 125 earned runs for an ERA of 2.40

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10th August 1885

After another season of mediocre play from their team, the fans of the Quakers are starting to ask some serious questions of the owner and front office staff. The team managed to show some form in August as they claimed 4 wins from the 8 games played. The team finished in 7th place in the NL with a record of 49-63. The fans will want to see a reaction from the club to this with improvements made all round the club.

Series Results
finished the home series against the Cincinnati Reds 1-1
1-1 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
2-2 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys

The star for the Quakers this year is right fielder Sam Thompson. Thompson managed to pick up 157 hits from 463 at bats in 110 starts. He scored 84 runs and 70 RBI's for an average of .339

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