Season #7
April Recap
STANDINGS
Awards
Batter of the month: Barry Larkin - 95 Reds (.404, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 25 R, .483 OBP in April)
Pitcher of the month: Don Sutton - 73 Dodgers (6-1, 2.67 ERA, 60.2 IP, 27 K in April)
Injuries
Pug Cavet - 15 Tigers (Out for season)
Jack Quinn - 10 Highlanders (2 months)
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Team News
1973 LA Dodgers - Flying out of the gates the Dodgers have taken early control of the pace. The Dodgers are batting .326 as a team with Steve Garvey leading the way with a .432 average. Jim Brewer out of the pen has five saves and has not allowed a run 9 innings of work. The Dodgers could not have dreamed for a better start.
1944 St. Louis Cardinals - Walker Cooper has driven in 19 runs as the Cardinals and their balanced lineup hit .3-4 for the month and wont concede any outs. The weakness has been on the pitching side thus far with the staff not showing much beyond Max Lanier. Red Munger has been good out of the pen as the Cardinals have won 8 of 10 one run games.
1915 Detroit Tigers - Ty Cobb has his average over .400 again and also showed off a 20 game hitting streak to open the season. The Tigers are even with wins and losses and have struggled on the road at 6-11. The team has hit only two home runs but has stole 40 bases keeping the trend alive that small ball is the way to play. Not sure what direction this team will take.
1995 Cincinnati Reds - Stuck in the middle with a number of teams are the Reds who are being lead by Barry Larkin who has shined both with the bat and the glove; Larkin has an outstanding 21 RBI from the leadoff spot. The Reds lack depth on the mound with the likes of David Wells who is showing a 6.64 ERA likely to lose his job to veteran Jose Rijo. The Reds do lead the league in home runs wth 31.
1910 New York Highlanders - Almost 60 stolen bases for the Highlanders lead by Hal Chase who has 13; Chase has alot to prove and is playing like he means it with a .358 average in April. The loss of Jack Quinn has hurt the rotation but Tom Hughes has pitched well behind ace Hippo Vaughn who has 4 wins. The Highlanders are playing the worse defense in the league.
1896 Chicago White Stockings - The schedule makers hated the White Stockings giving them a 14 game road trip to start the season, the Sox did not do well and lost 7 of their first 8 games. Chicago i fighting well with a three man rotation and did turn their month around scrapping out 12 wins. The Sox are not beyond using some position players to pitch if need be, should be interesting.
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates - Doc Ellis has been fun to watch on the mound as the Pirates pitching has been steady and competitive. The Pirates have had trouble getting on base and only two men have their averages over .300 lead by Willie Stargell. The Pirates were swept at home against the Reds this month in four straight putting their April in a tailspin losing 7 of their last 8 games.
1962 New York Yankees - Yet another champion can not find their ground. Mickey Mantle has been average at best with only 4 home runs and Whitey Ford is 0-5 for the month as both men may be showing their age. The weakest link however has been Roger Maris who slumped all through April with a .185 average and not a single long ball. There is nothing dominant right now about these Bronx Bombers.