1st May 1876
The fans of the Orioles cannot believe that for the second season running the team have gotten off to a slow start. This slow start has seen the team win 3 of the 9 games played while 6 have been lost. This has left the team in 3rd place in the AL table, 4 games behind the surprise leaders, the Cleveland Blues.
The batting for the Orioles in April was a real struggle as they scored only 35 runs during the month. The best batter during the month was a shared contribution between Catchers Fergy Malone and Harry Berthrong. The both started 4 of the 9 games for a combined 29 at bats. These at bats produced a combined 11 hits for an average of .380. This also included 0 runs and 4 RBI.s The best of the full time starters was Lip Pike with an average of .289
Ted McGinley showed some of his promise as he picked up the AL Rookie of the Month award.
The pitching will continue to be behind the arm of Cherokee Fisher this season. Fisher pitched all 9 games and got through 73 innings. This work load saw him give up 75 hits and 14 earned runs for a very good ERA of 1.73. The team gave up a total of 52 runs.
Full pitching stats for April
Full batting stats for April
The Orioles played 9 games in April
The team were swept 0-3 in the first series of the season by the Cleveland Blues. 4-15, 3-8 and 1-2
The second series was better with a 1-2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics. 2-3, 2-7 and 2-1
The final series of the month saw a 2-1 win against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 4-3, 11-6 and 6-7
The team will play 10 games in May. We will give you a full report next month