8th October 1879
The fans of the Red Caps have had that gloomy look of losers all year. Their team put up a poor showing on the year to finish in joint 3rd place in the NL table. They did get closer to the winning White Stockings than was expected earlier in the year at 8.5 games but it was still not what the fans wanted or expected from their team after the previous seasons near miss for the pennant. It seems that the team started in poor form and this never really improved until August and September when it was to late to matter.
The team finished the year poorly as well as they lost all 4 games in October. They went down 4-5 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics before being swept 0-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings 3-6, 6-12 and 4-7
The pitching was a mixed bag all season for the team. The best came in the form of Starter Tommy Bond. Bond has been with the club 6 years now and has been a starter for the last 3. This year he started 42 of the 84 games and picked up 22 wins. He pitched 364.1 innings to give up 417 hits and 109 earned runs for an ERA of 2.69
The batting also had up and down form all year. The best of the starters was Centre Fielder Charley Jones. Jones, a 5 year veteran, started all 84 games during the season. This saw him bat 350 times to hit 100 balls into open play. He scored 52 runs and had 40 RBI's for an average of .314.
Full pitching stats for the season
Full batting stats for the season
We will bring you a full off season round up once the First Year Draft has been completed.