1st May 1880
After last seasons near miss the fans are a little disappointed with the way their team has started this year. They are hoping the team can find more than the 6-7 record they picked up in April to push forward again. The team sit joint second in the NL 3 games behind the leading White Stockings.
The Reds batting was up and down during the month on its way to 57 runs. Short Stop Arthur Irwin put up the best performance during the month. He had 50 at bats from his 13 game starts. This saw him hit the ball 15 times to score 6 runs and 7 RBI's for an average of .300
Pitcher Monte Ward showed that he has successfully recovered from last years late season injury. He started 7 games and picked up 5 wins from 58.2 innings pitched. He gave up 43 hits and 11 earned runs for an ERA of 1.69. The team gave up 59 runs during the month.
Received Catcher Doc Bushong back from the Baltimore Orioles
Full pitching stats for April
Full batting stats for April
The team played 13 games in April
1-2 on the road to the Boston Red Caps 3-9, 5-7 and 4-3
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Stockings 3-4, 3-1 and 2-5
2-1 on road to the Brooklyn Atlantics 9-2, 1-2 and 9-5
2-1 at home to the Boston Red Caps 3-7, 7-0 and 6-5
lost first game of road trip to the Chicago White Stockings 4-9
The team will be in action 14 times during the month of May. We will bring you a full news report from these games next month.