| September's Best Starter Named in FL Saturday, October 1st , 1887 Bill Poole was on top of the world in September, capping it off with the Federal League Pitcher of the Month honors.
The Detroit starter was superb in 10 starts with 6 wins and 4 losses, 87 innings pitched, 36 strikeouts and a fine 2.07 ERA.
So far this year, Poole has made 53 starts, tossed 477 innings, struck out 214 batters and walked 89. His record is 39-14 with a 2.32 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .221 batting average. | | |