1st May 1880
The fans of the Red Caps have seen their teams start to the season be steady if a little below what they expect. The team managed to win 6 of the 13 games played in April. This has left them in joint second place in the NL table alongside the Cincinnati Reds and 3 games behind the leading Chicago White Stockings.
The batting was steady during the month as they picked up 58 runs. The star with the bat was Left Fielder Charley Jones. Jones started all 13 games and made 55 plate appearances. These plate appearances saw him collect 18 hits along with 10 runs and 10 RBI's. His average for the month was .327. These figures were enough to earn him the NL Batter of the Month award.
The pitching had its struggles during the month. The best player on the mound was Tommy Bond. Bond started 7 games and pitched 56.2 innings to claim 3 wins. He gave up 68 hits and 15 earned runs for an ERA of 2.38. The team gave up a total of 72 runs.
Full pitching stats for April
Full batting stats for April
The team played 13 games in April
2-1 at home to the Cincinnati Reds 9-3, 7-5 and 3-4
1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics 5-1, 3-9 and 3-15
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings 5-0, 2-4 and 7-6
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, 0-7 and 5-6
lost first game of road trip to the Brooklyn Atlantics 2-9
The team will be in action in 14 games during May and we will give you a full round up from these games next month