1st May 1873
The St. Louis Brown Stocking fans are relieved that the team has started the season with better form than they had last season. The team picked up 4 wins and 4 losses during April to lie joint 2nd in the AL table. This is omne game behind the leading Cleveland Blues.
The batting produced a 68 runs. Third Baseman Harry Schafer was the best as he started all 8 games. He had 38 at bats that produced 15 hits, 7 runs and 6 RBI's. This gave him an average of .395
The pitching continues to use George Zettlein as the starter. He pitched 63 innings in 8 games during April to earn an ERA of 4.43. He gave up 85 hits and 31 earned runs. The team gave up a total of 57 runs during the month.
Full pitching stats for April
Full batting stats for April
The Brown Stockings played 8 games in April
They started by losing the first series 1-3 against the Cleveland Blues. The scores were 2-8, 4-9, 18-4 and 4-10
The second series was a 2-1 win against the Baltimore Canaries. The scores were 18-4, 7-5 and 5-12
They finished the month with a 10-5 win against the Philadelphia Athletics.
The team will play 8 games in May and we will bring you a full report next month.