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1st August 1872

The White Stockings fans are starting to dream of the NL title this season as their team keep performing. In July the team posted a 6-1 record to extend their lead at the top of the NL table to 7 games. This month was built on excellent all round play.



The batting also had an excellent month scoring 69 runs. The best of the batting for average was Second Baseman Jack Burdock. He managed an average of .378 for the month. He did this from 37 at bats gaining 14 hits, 7 runs and 7 RBI's. This was not good enough for the Batter of the Month award though. This accolade went to his team mate Tom York who had an average of .343 with 12 hits, 11 runs and 8 RBI's from 35 at bats.

Jim Britt is really showing why the Chicago White Stockings fans are glad the team drafted him. He posted another excellent month's ERA at 1.98. He did this from 59 innings pitched to give up 65 hits and 13 earned runs. The team gave up a very miserly total of 29 runs. These stats earned Britt his third Rookie of the Month award in the NL.

As an extra note to the pitching Britt gained his 22 win of the season. This is a new single season high mark for the MLB and will only grow as the season continues. We will give you the final mark at the end of the season.

The players called up for the All Star game included Pitcher Jim Britt, Catcher Deacon White, Third Baseman Ezra Sutton, Short Stop Ross Barnes, Left Fielder Tom York and Centre Fielder Holly Hillingshead

The players to start for the victorious NL were Tom York, Ross Barnes and Deacon White

Full pitching stats for July


Full batting stats for July


The White Stockings played 7 games in July
They started with 2 games against the Brooklyn Atlantics. They won both these 14-1 and 19-2
They then swept the Boston Red Stockings with scores 11-2, 7-6 and 9-4
They finished with 2 games against the Cincinnati Reds. They lost 1 and won 1 with scores 7-4 and 2-10.

The team will play 9 games in August and we will bring you a full write up next season.

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1st August 1872

The Reds had an excellent month during July posting a 6-1 record. This good month moved them back up to second in the NL table. They are still 7 games behind the leading Chicago White Stockings but are in with a chance.



The team batting fell back slightly in the month only scoring 57 runs. The best of them was Catcher Cal McVey. McVey posted an average of .444 during the month. He did this with 16 hits from 36 at bats. This gave him 5 runs and 8 RBI's as well for the month.

Bill Stearns continued to have a good season as he posted an ERA in July of 2.14. He did this from 63 innings pitched giving up 72 hits and 15 earned runs. This earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month award. The team let an excellent 30 run go during the month.

The players called up for the All Star game included Pitcher Bill Stearns, Catcher Cal McVey, Short Stop John Radcliff, Centre Fielder Jim Clinton and Right Fielder Bob Addy

The players to start for the 6-5 winning NL team were John Radcliff and Cal McVey

Full pitching stats for July


Full batting stats for July


The Reds played 7 games in July
They started with 2 games against the Boston Red Stockings. They won both of them by scores 6-5 and 10-1
The team then played 3 games against Brooklyn Atlantics. They won all 3 by scores 9-2, 8-7 and 10-6
They finished by sharing 2 games against the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 4-7 and 10-2.

The team plays 9 games in August and we will bring you full news of these next month.

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1st August 1872

The Cleveland Forest City's form fell back to the usual in July as they managed a 2-6 record for the month. This was enough to keep them in third place in the AL table but they are now 8 games behind the leaders.



The batting struggled to score only 39 runs during the month. The best was Dickey Pearce. Short Stop Pearce started 6 of the 8 games. He posted an average of .364 from 22 at bats. He gained 8 hits, 5 runs and 6 RBI's. The next best starter was Tom J Carey with an average of .303

Count Sensenderfer has returned from injury

The pitching tried its best but without the batting to back it up they couldn't win the games. Cy Bentley's form slipped back slightly in July. He posted an ERA of 4.88. He pitched 55.1 innings giving up 81 hits and 31 earned runs. The team gave up 68 runs in total.

The players called up for the All Star game included Pitchers Cy Bentley and Candy Cummings, Second Baseman Tom J Carey, Short Stop Dickey Pearce, Left Fielders Ned Cuthbert and Count Gedney, Centre Fielder Dave Eggler and Right Fielder Al Reach

The only starter for the losing AL team was Dave Eggler

Full pitching stats for July


Full batting stats for July


Cleveland Forest City's played 8 games in July
They started with 2 losses to the St Louis Brown Stockings. The scores were 0-10 and 3-8
They then had 1 win and 2 losses to the Philadelphia Athletics. The scores were 11-15, 5-8 and 7-1
They finished with 3 games against the Baltimore Canaries winning 1 and losing 2. The scores were 3-16, 2-7 and 8-3.

The team will play 7 games in August and we will bring you the news next month.

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1st August 1872

The Athletics struggled slightly during the month of July. They posted a record of 4-3 in the month. This was enough to keep them in second place in the AL table but they have slipped back to 1.5 games behind the leading Baltimore Canaries.



The batting scored 49 runs during the month. The best came from Catcher Doug Allison. Allison posted an excellent average of .484 during the month. He managed 15 hits, 5 runs and 7 RBI's from 31 at bats.

Dick McBride has continued to produce from the mound in July. He posted an ERA of 3.39 from the 7 games played. He pitched 61 innings and gave up 76 hits and 23 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 48 runs in the month.

The players called up for the All Star game included Pitcher Dick McBride, Second Baseman Jimmy Wood, Short Stop Jim H O'Rourke and Left Fielder Fred Treacey

The players that started for the losing AL team were Fred Treacey, Jim H O'Rourke and Dick McBride

Full pitching stats in July


Full batting stats in July


The Athletics played 7 games in July
They started with a win and a loss against the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 4-3 and 6-10
They then had 3 games against the Cleveland Forest City's. They won 2 and lost 1. The scores were 15-11, 8-5 and 1-7
They then finished with 2 games against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. They won 1 and lost 1 of these. The scores were 8-2 and 7-10

The team has 9 games in August and we will give you a full report next month.

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1st August 1872

St. Louis showed a spark of form for the new GM and Manager. The team went 4-3 on the month. This means they are still bottom of the AL table but closer to the rest of the league.



The batting scored 52 runs during July. The top batter was Rookie Short Stop Tom Barlow. Barlow posted an average of .429 for the month. This was achieved from 15 hits in 35 at bats. This gave him 9 runs and 7 RBI's. These figures earned him the AL Rookie of the Month award.

George Zettlein produced his best month's figures for a long while. He put up an ERA of 1.78 for the month of July. He did this from 50.2 innings pitched. He gave up 64 hits and 10 earned runs. The team gave up 40 runs in total.

The players selected for the All Star game included Pitchers George Zettlein and Martin Malone, Catchers Cap Anson and Charlie Hodes, First Baseman Jim Foran, Second Baseman Charlie Sweasy, Third Baseman Harry Schafer and Centre Fielder George Hall.

The only player that started for the unsuccessful AL team was Cap Anson.

Full pitching stats for July


Full batting stats for July


The Brown Stocking played 7 games in July
They started with 2 wins against Cleveland 10-0 and 8-3
They then played the Baltimore Canaries 3 times winning 1 and losing 2. The scores were 8-3, 7-8 and 7-11
They finished with 2 games against the Philadelphia Athletics. They shared these games with scores 2-8 and 10-7

The team will play 9 games in August and we will give you a full report next month.

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Standings after the August games

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1st September 1872

The Canaries continue to play average ball as they slowly move towards the AL title. In August they managed to post a 4-3 record. This was good enough to maintain the top position in the AL table and extend their lead over the Philadelphia Athletics to 2.5 games.



The batting seemed to lose some focus in August as they only scored 37 runs in the 7 games played. The best of these was Catcher Fergy Malone. Malone went to the plate 29 times and claimed 11 hits to get an average of .379. He also managed to score 7 runs and 1 RBI.

Cherokee Fisher kept the pitching figures as tight as normal as he pitched all seven games. He posted an ERA of 3.60 from 55 innings pitched. This included giving up 70 hits and 22 earned runs. The team gave up 49 runs in total in August.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The Canaries played 7 games in August
They started with 3 games against the Philadelphia Athletics. They won this series 2-1. The scores were 4-1, 3-4 and 7-5.
They then played a 3 game series against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. This finished 1-2.The scores were 2-9, 9-1 and 4-22.
They finished the month with a game against the Cleveland Forest City's which they won 8-7

The team will play 9 games in September. We will bring you a full report next month

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1st September 1872

The fans of the Boston Red Stockings will not have quite the same exciting finish to the season as they did last year. They saw their team fall out of contention for the NL title with a poor 2-5 month in September. This leaves them 3rd in the NL table 14.5 games behind with only 11 games to play.



Once again the batting was led by Levi Meyerle. He produced as superb month in which he had 14 hits from 31 at bats. This included the end of a 21 game hitting streak. This led to an average of .452. He also managed to score 6 runs and 6 RBI's. This performance earned him his third Batter of the Month award from the NL. This though hides the fact that the team only scored 28 runs in 7 games for August.

The pitching continued to try its best to win the games but against poor batting didn't stand much chance. Bobby Mathews continued to start from the mound and in the seven games pitched 53.1 innings for an ERA of 3.54. He gave up 81 hits and 21 earned runs during these games. The team as a whole gave up 53 runs.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The Red Stockings played 7 games in August
They started with a 3 game series against the Cincinnati Reds. They lost this 1-2. The scores were 3-6, 14-8 and 3-6
The next set saw a 0-3 sweep of them by the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 5-12, 4-10 and 0-4
They finished with a 12-7 win against the Brooklyn Atlantics for the final game.

The team will play 9 games in September. We will bring you all the news from these games next month.

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1st September 1872

Fans of the Brooklyn Atlantics will be glad when this season is over. It is a complete contrast to the previous championship winning one. They now know they will not be retaining their title as they stay rooted to the bottom of the NL table after another poor month. August produced a 1-6 month.



The batting put up its average performance during the month to score 42 runs in the 7 games. Right Fielder Bill Boyd was the best of the starters this month. He had 29 at bats which produced 11 hits, 6 runs and 2 RBI's. This was good enough for an average of .379 for the month.

Catcher Dick Higham went down with a tired arm in late August and will miss 1-2 weeks

The pitching is a real worry for the fans now and they are hoping that the team will look to strengthen this department in the draft come November. John McMullin pitched all 7 games from the mound and posted an ERA of 4.58. In 57 innings of work he gave up 89 hits and 29 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 60 runs for the month.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The Atlantics played 7 games in August
They started by getting swept 0-3 by the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 4-14, 5-7 and 5-7
They then went 1-2 against the Cincinnati Reds in a 3 game series. The scores were 4-5, 5-8 and 12-7
They finished with a final 7-12 loss against the Boston Red Stockings.

September will see the team play 9 games and we will bring you a full report next month.

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1st September 1872

The longer the season goes on the more convinced the White Stocking fans are that this is their season to be number one. They sit atop the NL table by 6 games with only 10 left to play. The month of August was good to them as they gained a solid 6-3 record.



The batting was again solid if unspectacular scoring 66 runs in August. The best of the starters came in the form of Catcher Deacon White. White took to the plate 43 times in 9 games and managed to put bat on ball 14 of these times. This gave him an average of .326. This also garnered him 9 runs and 8 RBI's for the month.

The pitching of young Jim Britt continues to astound and amaze the White Stockings fans if only for the fact that the kid is only 16 years old. He posted another amazing ERA of 1.74 for the month of August. He pitched 77.2 innings giving up 89 hits and 15 earned runs. This earned him his 4th Rookie of the Month award in the NL. The team gave up a total of 54 runs.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The White Stockings played 9 games in August
It started with 4-11 loss to the Cincinnati Reds
This was followed by 3-0 sweep of the Brooklyn Atlantics. Scores were 14-4, 7-5 and 7-5
They then swept the Boston Red Stockings 3-0 with scores 12-5, 10-4 and 4-0
They finished with 2 games against the Cincinnati Reds losing both by scores 5-6 and 3-14

The team will play 7 games in September. We will bring you all the news next month.

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1st September 1872

The fans of the Cincinnati Reds are still hoping their team can overhaul the 6 game lead that the Chicago White Stockings have in the NL. The month of August was good to them as they managed to gain a winning record of 7-2.



The batting managed to score a steady flow of runs all month to help win the games. The total from them was 71. The leading starter in this batting line up was a surprising Pitcher Bill Stearns. Stearns managed to post an average of .419 from 13 hits with 5 runs and 12 RBI's.

His pitching also continued to produce as he posted an ERA of 2.14 for the month. He pitched 84 innings giving up 91 hits and 20 earned runs. This was enough to earn him his 3rd NL Pitcher of the Month award.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The Reds played 9 games in August
They started with an 11-4 win over the Chicago White Stockings
They then played a 3 game series against the Boston Red Stockings winning 2-1. The scores were 6-3, 8-14 and 6-3
They then won a 3 game series, 2-1, against the Brooklyn Atlantics. The scores were 5-4, 8-5 and 7-12
They finished with 2 wins against the Chicago White Stockings 6-5 and 14-3

September sees the team playing 7 games. We will bring you a full report next month.

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1st September 1872

The Cleveland Forest City's team seems to blow hot and cold. In August they decided it was time to blow hotter rather than colder as they went 4-3 for the month. This was good enough to leave them in 3rd place in the AL but 8 games back from the leading Canaries and only a slim outside chance of the title.



The batting during this month scored a reasonable 50 runs. The best of these was the Rookie Catcher David Lenz. Lenz, an undrafted free agent signing, Posted an average of .500 from his seven games. He had 14 hits, 6 runs and 8 RBI's in 28 at bats. This was enough to earn him both the Batter of the Month and Rookie of the Month for the AL.

The pitching continues to sometimes play well and sometimes play badly. In August it played well as Cy Bentley posted an ERA of 1.66 from the 7 games played. He pitched 59.2 innings and gave up 73 hits and 11 earned runs. This earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award. The team gave up a total of 42 runs.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


Cleveland played 7 games in August
They started with a 3 game sweep of the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The scores were 8-7, 13-3 and 10-5
They then lost a series against the Philadelphia Athletics 1-2. The scores were 4-5, 7-6 and 1-8
They finished with a 7-8 loss against the Baltimore Canaries

In September the team will be playing 9 games. We will bring you a full report next month.

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1st September 1872

While the Athletics continue to push the Baltimore Canaries hard for the AL title, they have let it slip slightly in the last month or so. The team produced an average August with a record of 4-5 to leave them 2.5 games behind the leaders.



The batting was solid as it picked up 54 runs on the month. The best of these was Third Baseman Andy Leonard. Leonard had 37 at bats which produced 14 hits for an average of .378. This run included 5 runs and 4 RBI's

The pitching of Dick McBride continues to show solid performance. He pitched all 9 games to produce an ERA of 2.25. In 80 innings of work he gave up 88 hits and 20 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 51 runs.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The Athletics played 9 games in August
They started with a 20-13 win against the St. Louis Brown Stockings
This was followed by a 1-2 series loss to the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 1-4, 4-3 and 5-7
They then won the series against the Cleveland Forest City's 2-1. Scores were 5-4, 6-7 and 8-1
They finished with 2 losses to the St. Louis Brown Stockings 3-9 and 2-3

September sees the team playing 7 games. We will bring you full coverage of this next month.

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1st September 1872

The fans of the St. Louis Brown Stockings have seen their team fall out of contention for the AL title. This was expected after the way they have performed all season. The August month was no different to the rest of the season so far in that they produced a sub par performance with a 4-5 record for the month. This leaves them rooted to the bottom of the AL table.



The batting seemed to be hit and miss on the month where they scored 72 runs but most of those were in 2 or 3 games only. The best of the starting batters was Catcher Cap Anson. He managed to post an average of .385 from 39 at bats. This included 15 hits, 7 runs and 6 RBI's.

The pitching of George Zettlein continues to be solid as he put up an ERA of 3.17 for the month. He pitched 65.1 innings in 9 games to give away 70 hits and 23 earned runs. The team as a total gave up 71 runs.

Full pitching stats for August


Full batting stats for August


The Brown Stockings played 9 games in August
They started with a 13-20 loss against the Philadelphia Athletics
This theme continued as they were swept 0-3 by the Cleveland Forest City's. The scores were 7-8, 3-13 and 5-10.
They then perked up a bit by winning a 3 game series against the Baltimore Canaries 2-1. The scores were 9-2, 1-9 and 22-4.
They finished with 2 wins against the Philadelphia Athletics 9-3 and 3-2

The team will play 7 games in September. We will bring you full details next month.

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The standings after September

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1st October 1872

The Fans of the Baltimore Canaries are on tenterhooks knowing they are almost their. They lead the AL by 2.5 games over the Philadelphia Athletics. The team only needs to win one of its last 2 games and they have won a second consecutive AL Pennant. Even if they lose both games they are still in a play off for the title as the Philadelphia Athletics have 3 games left. In September the team went 6-3.



The batting was as solid as normal in September as they scored 54 runs. The best was George Wright who had 19 hits in 41 at bats. This led to him having a .463 average in September. He also picked up 10 runs and 4 RBI's including 1 home run. This performance won him the AL Batter of the Month award, his second of his career.

Cherokee Fisher continued to keep the scores low on the pitching side as he posted an ERA of 1.62 in September. He pitched 78 innings and gave up 91 hits and 41 earned runs. This performance was enough for his 8th Pitcher of the month award in 2 seasons. The team gave up 45 runs in total.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The Canaries played 9 games in September
They won their first 2 against the Cleveland Forest City's 8-4 and 3-2
They were then swept by the Philadelphia Athletics 0-3. The scores were 9-10, 4-9 and 3-10
The next series against the St. Louis Brown Stockings went better as they swept them 3-0. The scores were 6-0, 6-5 and 5-2.
They finished the month by beating the Cleveland Forest City's 10-3

The team will play 2 games early October before they find out if they win the title and make the play offs to face the NL champions the Chicago White Stockings. We will bring you news of this once the season is over.

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1st October 1872

The Boston Red Stocking fans are hoping that the season is quick in finishing after the month their team has just had. The team played 9 games in September and managed to lose every single one of them. This leaves them in third place in the NL. The only reason they are not bottom is how badly the Brooklyn Atlantics have been playing.

This poor performance has cost the Red Stockings manager, Harry Wright, his job. The new man in charge of the team on the field is manager Kyle Fisher.



The batting scored a solid 53 runs in September. This was led by star Third Baseman Levi Meyerle who continued his good season. He had 15 hits from 40 at bats. This gave him an average in the month of .375. His figures included 8 runs and 8 RBI's.

The pitching and fielding were a major let down during the month as the Season caught up with the team. Bobby Mathews posted an ERA of 3.34 for the month. This was from 56.2 innings where he gave up 88 hits and 21 earned runs. The team gave up 106 runs in total.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 9 games in September losing all of them
They lost 8-9 and 16-32 to the Brooklyn Atlantics
They lost 8-14, 6-7 and 3-6 against the Cincinnati Reds
They lost 2-6, 1-5 and 1-9 to the Chicago White Stockings
They finished by losing 9-18 to the Brooklyn Atlantics

The team has 2 games to finish the season in October. We will bring you a complete season review once these games are complete.

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1st October 1872

The Brooklyn Atlantics had another below average month to keep them rooted to the bottom of the NL. They managed a 4-5 record in the month of September. This wasn't helped by the fact that pitcher John McMullin went down with another 4 week injury in mid September This led to changes in the front office.

GM Kenny Butler found out that there is no sympathy or sentimentality in Baseball. Last season he helped the Atlantics to the championship win but this year they are rooted to the bottom of the table. This has led to him being fired by Mr Diment the owner. The new GM was announced as the ex St. Louis Brown Stockings GM Gabriel Morgan. The fans are hoping he will bring more success to Brooklyn than he did to St. Louis and hope he will fill the issue position of pitcher in the next draft.



The team scored 93 runs in September. This though is skewed by 2 big scoring games. The best of the batting was Dick Higham who played 8 games after his return from injury. He had 40 at bats and gained 20 hits. This gave him an average of .500 along with 11 runs and 10 RBI's. This performance was enough to earn him the NL Batter of the Month award.

The pitching was again hit by injuries. George Bechtel had to stand in again. In 5 games he posted an ERA of 3.60. In the 4 games the John McMullin played he posted an ERA of 4.11. Between them they pitched 65.2 innings and gave up 99 hits and 28 earned runs. The team gave up 111 runs.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 9 games in September
They started with 2 wins against the Boston Red Stockings 9-8 and 32-16.
They were then swept 0-3 by the Chicago White Stockings. The scores were 5-7, 6-18 and 6-14
They then managed a 1-2 series loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The scores were 3-19, 7-6 and 7-14
They finished the month with an 18-9 win against the Boston Red Stockings

The team finish with 2 more games in October. We will bring you a full season review once these games have been played.

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1st October 1872

The fans of the Chicago White Stockings have gladly changed any plans they had in mid to late October. This is due to the fact that their team have easily won the NL pennant race and the title. After the final 3 regular season games in October the team will move onto the 1872 Championship play off series. They will meet either the Baltimore Canaries or the Philadelphia Athletics. September saw the team go 7-0 for the month.



The batting unit seems to be playing extremely well at the moment as the starters produce some fine games. The team scored 69 runs. The best for the month of September was Short Stop Ross Barnes. Barnes posted an average of .433 for the September month. He did this from 30 at bats gaining 13 hits. He also had 10 hits and 9 RBI's including a home run.

Jim Britt continues his excellent Rookie season as he produced another wonderful ERA of 1.43 in September. He pitched 63 innings and gave up 60 hits and 10 earned runs. This earned him his 3rd Pitcher of the Month and 5th Rookie of the Month in the NL.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The team played 7 games in September
They started with a 7-6 win against the Cincinnati Reds
They then swept the Brooklyn Atlantics, 3-0, with scores 7-5, 18-6 and 14-6
They then swept the Boston Red Stockings 3-0. The scores were 6-2, 5-1 and 9-1

The team has 3 regular season games left in October. We will bring you a review of these and the Championship play offs in our next update.

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1st October 1872

The fans of the Cincinnati Reds had to finally give up on their hopes of winning the NL title for 1872 as they saw the Chicago White Stockings pull further away from their team in September. The Reds managed a 5-2 record for the month of September.



The batting for the Reds managed to score 72 runs. The best of these has been split between 2 players. Bob Ferguson and John Radcliff both played 5 games and started 4 for an average of .429. They both had 21 at bats for 9 hits. Ferguson posted 6 runs and 2 RBI's while Radcliff had 5 runs and 4 RBI's.

The pitching of Bill Stearns was as steady as always as he posted an ERA of 3.08. He pitched 61.1 innings giving up 84 hits and 21 earned runs. The team gave up 41 runs in total.

Full pitching stats for September


Full batting stats for September


The Reds played 7 games inSeptember
They started with a loss to the Chicago White Stockings 6-7
They next swept the Boston Red Stockings 3-0. The scores were 14-8, 7-6 and 6-3
The final series saw a 2-1 win against the Brooklyn Atlantics. The scores were 19-3, 6-7 and 14-7

The team finish the regular season in October with 3 games. We will bring you a full season review once these games are complete.