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1st August 1887

The fans of the Athletics had the smiles put back on their faces in July after the teams form picked up again. They are not sure it will be enough for the Pennant but are looking forward to a strong finish to the year. The team went 16-11 in July and moved to 2nd place in the AL table, 11 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
3-0 at home to the Washington Nationals
1-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
1-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
3-0 on the road to the Boston Americans
3-0 on the road to the Washington Nationals
1-2 at home to the Louisville Colonels

The injury news was very mixed for the team during the month. The player that had the most mixed news was First Baseman Paul Hines. Hines returned from injury mid month only to find himself back on the sidelines at the end of the month after picking up a shoulder strain. He will be out for 2 weeks. Centre Fielder Fred Mann saw his season ended after he fractured his hand. He will be out for 2 months. Catcher Pat Dealy also returned from injury during the month.

The Athletics improved form in July came on the back of some excellent pitching. The best of the starters was Silver King who won 6 of his 9 starts. He pitched 80.2 innings to give up 93 hits and 29 earned runs for an ERA of 3.24.

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1st August 1887

The fans of the Quakers are starting to look over their shoulders at the chasing pack after their team put in only a slightly above average month in July. The team picked up 13 wins and 11 losses during the month. They still sit top of the NL table but by only 1.5 games.

Series Results
0-3 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
3-0 at home to the Boston Americans
2-1 on the road to the St Louis Browns
3-0 at home to the New York Giants
1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
1-2 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings

Right Fielder Sam Thompson showed why he is the fans favourite during July. He picked up 43 hits from 100 at bats during his 24 games. He scored 26 runs with 23 RBI's for an average of .430. This earned him the NL Batter of the Month Award.

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1st August 1887

The Alleghenys had an excellent July to put the smiles back onto their fans faces. The team managed to win 17 games from the 27 they played during the month. They are now 3rd in the NL table, 7.5 games behind the leaders.

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

Right Fielder Cliff Carroll's season went form bad to worse in July. No sooner was he back from a 2 month injury than he managed to sideline himself again. His new injury is a strained posterior cruciate ligament that will keep him out for 4 weeks.

The improvement in form for the Alleghenys was helped by the pitching finding a groove. The best pitcher during the month was Charlie Buffinton who picked up 8 wins from his 9 starts. He pitched 79.1 innings to give up 72 hits and 25 earned runs for an ERA of 2.84. This earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.

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1st August 1887

The fans of the Browns are lowering their expectations again for the season after they saw an average month from their favourites. The team picked up a record of 12-13 during the month. They are now sitting 8.5 games behind the leaders in 4th place in the NL table.

Series Results
2-1 on the road to the New York Giants
1-1 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
2-0 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-2 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-1 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
1-2 at home to the New York Giants
1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings

The team lost Short Stop Billy Otterson late in the month for 2 weeks with mild shoulder inflammation.

Centre Fielder Pete Browning once again showed why he is the teams leaders. He claimed 33 hits from 83 at bats in his 20 games. He scored 17 runs with 29 RBI's for an average of .398.

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1st August 1887

The fans of the Nationals were showing their anger at their team toward the end of July after the team put together another poor month. The team picked up only 8 wins from their 24 games played during the month. They are still in 7th place in the AL table, 19.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
0-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
0-3 on the road to the Boston Americans
1-2 at home to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
0-3 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
3-0 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
0-3 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Sox

Nobody shone for the Nationals during July so we wont be mentioning any players this month.

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Standings after the August Games

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1st September 1887

The team found their form again in August to put the smiles back onto their fans faces. The team managed to pick up 16 wins from their 27 games during the month. This has left the team in 6th place in the AL, 15 games behind the leaders and without a pennant for another season.

Series Results
1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
2-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 at home to the Louisville Colonels
3-0 at home to the Washington Nationals
2-1 on the road to the Boston Americans
1-2 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
0-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
3-0 to start home series to the Detroit Wolverines

The Orioles suffered 2 injuries that could see both players out for the rest of the season. Catcher Bill Krieg picked up a hip strain mid month which has him sidelined for 3 weeks. He might be back in time for the last few games in September. Right Fielder King Kelly is definitely out for the rest of the season after his strained rib cage injury was diagnosed for a 4 weeks lay-off mid month.

Left Fielder Tip O'Neill put together another excellent month in August. He managed to pick up 46 hits from 111 at bats from his 27 games. He scored 22 runs and 29 RBI's for an average of .414. This earned him the AL Batter of the Month award.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the Americans have had to settle with another season of what could have beens after their team fell out of the pennant race during August. The team put up a solid record during the month with a 14-12 record. This sees them in 3rd place in the AL table, 11.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
3-0 at home to the Washington Nationals
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 at home to the Cleveland Blues
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
1-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
1-2 at home to the Louisville Colonels
3-0 on the road to the Chicago White Sox

Third Baseman Oyster Burns has seen his season ended early after he picked up a strained oblique mid month. He will be on the treatment table for between 4 and 5 weeks.

Second Baseman Dick Phelan put together continued his strong second half of the season in August. He picked up 33hits from 96 at bats in 26 games. He scored 10 runs with 15 RBI's for an average of .344.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the Beaneaters spent most of August calling for changes at the club after seeing their team give another lacklustre performance. The team picked up 11 wins from the 26 games played during the month. This sees them sitting bottom of the NL table again, 31 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
0-3 on the road to the New York Giants
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
2-1 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
2-1 at home to the St Louis Browns
2-1 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-2 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
0-2 to start the road trip to the Philadelphia Quakers

The team saw the loss of Left Fielder Emmet Seery for the season during August. He picked up rotator cuff tendinitis and will be out for between 3 and 4 weeks.

First Baseman John Reilly continued to lead the team in batting stats for the year. His August saw him pick up 36 hits from 111 at bats in 26 games. He scored 23 runs with 17 RBI's for an average of .324.

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1st September 1887

The fans are still hoping their team has enough to take the NL pennant in a very close race. The team managed 15 wins from the 27 games played in the month of August. They are now sitting 1 game behind the leaders in the NL table with 4 games left to play.

Series Results
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-1 at home to the St Louis Browns
1-2 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-2 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
3-0 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
3-0 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
1-2 on the road to the New York Giants
1-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
2-1 to start road trip to the St Louis Browns

It was tough for the NL voters to select their batter of the month award in August. They decided to give the award to Brooklyns Hardy Richardson over his team mate Podge Weihe. Richardson managed to pick up 39 hits from 113 at bats in 27 games played. He scored 27 runs with 23 RBI's for an average of .345.

There was also good news for Otto Schomberg whose .343 average saw him pick up the NL Rookie of the month award.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the White Sox are pleased their team managed to put in a good performance in August even if they finally surrendered their AL pennant. The team picked up a record of 15-11 during the month. The team are sitting in 2nd place in the AL table, 9.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
2-1 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
2-1 on the road to the Boston Americans
0-3 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
3-0 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-0 at home to the Cleveland Blues
2-1 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 at home to the Washington Nationals
2-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
0-3 at home to the Boston Americans

Their was good news for the White Sox during the month as they saw the return of Starting Pitcher Charlie Geggus early in the month.

First Baseman Jocko Milligan had another excellent month with the bat. He picked up 40 hits in 109 at bats during his 26 games. He scored 21 runs with 37 RBI's for an average of .367.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the White Stockings are starting to think that they might need changes at the club after the team continued to struggle to make .500 for the season. The team won 14 of the 26 games played during the month. They are now in 5th place in the NL table, 14.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
0-3 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
2-1 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-1 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
3-0 at home to the New York Giants
2-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
0-3 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
1-1 at home to the St Louis Browns
1-2 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
3-0 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings

It was a mixed month for injuries in the White Stockings club house. The team managed to get third baseman Jumbo Davis fit early in the month only to see Second Baseman Mike Muldoon go down with a twisted ankle late in the month. He will be out for between 1 and 2 weeks and may not return to the field this year.

First Baseman Ezra Sutton continues to be the strength in the batting line up. He picked up 38 hits from 100 at bats during his 26 games. He scored 25 runs with 13 RBI's for an average of .380 on the month.

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1st September 1887

The season finally fell apart for the fans of the Red Stockings as their team gave up the ghost on any chance of the pennant in August. They managed to win 10 games during the month while losing 16. They are now sitting in 6th place in the NL table, 19.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
2-1 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
3-0 on the road to the St Louis Browns
0-3 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-1 at home to the New York Giants
1-2 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
0-3 at home to the St Louis Browns
0-3 at home to the Chicago White Stockings

Right Fielder Bobby Wheelock saw his season ended early at the end of the month. He fractured his ankle during a game and will be sidelined for between 4 and 5 months. He will be hoping to be fit for the start of spring training next season.

Third Baseman George Pinkney was the star with the bat in August. He collected 35 hits from 107 at bats during his 26 games. He scored 20 runs with 11 RBI's for an average of .327.

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1st September 1887

While the fans of the Blues had only an average month to watch in August, it was enough to get them excited about their 3rd visit to the MLB Championship Series in 5 years. They are hoping that this year can be just as productive as the last two times were. The team managed a 13-12 record during the month of August. They sit top of the AL table 9.5 games in front of any of their rivals.

Series Results
2-1 at home to the Louisville Colonels
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals
1-2 on the road to the Boston Americans
0-2 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
2-1 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
3-0 at home to the Washington Nationals
1-1 to start road trip to the Philadelphia Athletics

The team managed to get Right Fielder Ed Daily fit towards the end of the month ready for the up coming playoffs.

The star during August came from the pitching unit. This star on the mound was Jim McCormick. McCormick picked up 7 wins in the 9 games he started. He pitched 80 innings and gave up 72 hits and 16 earned runs on his way to an ERA of 1.80. This work earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the Wolverines had given up any hope of a pennant months ago but it was finally confirmed after another poor month in August. The team won only 11 of their 27 games during the month. They are still sitting bottom of the AL table, 26 games behind the leaders and 4 behind their closest rival.

Series Results
3-1 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
3-0 at home to the Chicago White Sox
0-3 on the road to the Washington Nationals
0-3 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
1-1 on the road to the Boston Americans
1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
0-3 to start the home series against the Baltimore Orioles

Third Baseman Jerry McCormick returned to action mid month to give the team a boost.

Centre Fielder Mike Tiernan again put in an excellent showing in August. He picked up 34 hits from 101 at bats in his 26 games. He scored 18 runs with 18 RBI's for an average of .337. This earned him the AL Rookie of the Month award.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the Colonels were encouraged by their team getting back to .500 for the season after another solid month in August. The team picked up 14 wins from their 26 games during the month. They are now in joint 4th in the AL table, 14 games behind the leaders and out of the pennant race.

Series Results
1-2 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
0-3 at home to the Washington Nationals
2-1 at home to the Boston Americans
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
3-0 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
3-0 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 on the road to the Boston Americans
went 1-1 to start road trip to the Washington Nationals

Left Fielder Henry Moore made strong plays during the month of August. He picked up 31 hits from the 90 at bats he had in his 25 games. He scored 18 runs with 13 RBI's for an average of .344.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the giants were not surprised when it was finally confirmed that their team could no longer win the pennant in early August. They are just hoping to see improvements from the up coming off season after another tough year. The team managed as 12-13 record during the month. They are now sitting in 7th place in the NL table, 30 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
3-0 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
3-0 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
0-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
1-1 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-1 at home to the St Louis Browns
2-1 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
0-3 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
went 0-2 to start road trip to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys

Centre Fielder Ed Andrews was the unexpected star with the bat in August. He picked up 37 hits from his 104 at bats in 25 games. He scored 16 runs with 17 RBI's for an average of .356.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the Athletics had to struggle through another down month in a season of ups and downs as their favourites again failed in August. The team managed to pick up 11 wins with 16 losses during the month. They are now in joint 4th place in the AL table, 14 games behind the leaders with the pennant gone for another year.

Series Results
1-3 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
2-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
0-3 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
2-1 on the road to the Boston Americans
1-2 at home to the Washington Nationals
0-3 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
3-0 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
went 1-1 to start home series against the Cleveland Blues

The team had good and bad news on the injury front during August. They saw Centre Fielder Paul Hines return from injury mid month. They lost the services of Short Stop John Richmond for most of the month after he was sidelined for 3weeks with a strained rib cage.

Second Baseman Henry Larkin put up some solid numbers in August. He claimed 41 hits from 117 at bats during his 27 games. He scored 17 runs with 21 RBI's for an average of .350.

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1st September 1887

The fans of the Quakers are still hoping for their team's first chance at the MLB Championship Series after they managed to put up a solid enough month to keep them in the hunt. The team went 14-12 during August. This sees them sitting top of the NL table and clear by 1 game with 4 left to play in the tight NL pennant chase.

Series Results
3-0 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
2-1 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
2-1 at home to the New York Giants
0-3 at home to the St Louis Browns
0-3 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
1-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
3-0 on the road to the New York Giants
went 2-0 to start home series against the Boston Beaneaters

The team had to play most of August without the services of Starting Pitcher Jersey Bakley after he was sidelined for 4 weeks with elbow inflammation. He returned at the end of the month.

Third Baseman Billy Nash was the best batter during August. He picked up 29 hits from89 at bats in his 24 games. He scored 16 runs with 20 RBI's for an average of .326.

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1st September 1887

The Alleghenys just made their run to late to get into the shake up at the end of the season which has left their fans frustrated. The team had a very good month in August by picking up 17 wins from the 27 games they played. This was good enough to close the gap on the leaders but not enough to keep them in the play off hunt. They are now in 3rd place in the NL table, 5 games behind the leaders.

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

The team managed to get right fielder Cliff Carroll back from the treatment table mid month. This good news was tempered by the news that First Baseman Mike Dorgan sprained a finger to be sidelined for between 1 and 2 weeks.

Starter John Clarkson was the star on the mound this month. He picked up 7 wins in the 9 games he played. He pitched 79.1 innings to give up 79 hits and 18 earned runs for an ERA of 2.04. This earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month for August

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