June 1879
As spring turned to summer Liverpool Dockers went on a hot streak, winning 10 of their 12 games allowing them to take 1st place and hold it as the month came to a close. Cavendish also enjoyed June winning 9, their hurler Fanahan Harrison playing a huge part in this success, winning his 4 starts, making 18 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.14.
Standings 1st of July
Despite Edge Hill’s poor season so far, their players still stand tall in the statistics tables. Alfred Wilcox and Dennis Hughes lead batting average with .384 and .370 respectively. They are notably absent however from the RBI table. Alistair Evans of Cavendish leads with 17, followed by Bodin and Hudds of Moss Lane Base Ball Club with 16.
Edge Hill’s hurler Ross Mackie is top of the ERA table with 1.11, followed by Moore of Cavendish with 1.29. The Cavendish hurlers also lead in wins, Moore with 8 and Harrison with 6. New boy Cowie of Belle Vue still leads strikeouts with 32.