1st May 1882
The Boston Red Caps put together a solid month to start the new season. They picked up a total of 12 wins and 9 losses to sit in joint second place in the NL table. This leaves them 7 games behind the surging Cincinnati Red Stockings.
The team started the season badly as they went 1-2 at home to the New York Gotham before losing 0-3 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings. Their form then picked up as they managed to sweep the St Louis Brown Stockings 3-0 on the road before winning 2-1 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. This better form to a slight dip at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics 1-2 before picking back up with a 2-1 home series win against the Philadelphia Quakers. They finished the month in fine form by sweeping the Chicago White Stockings 3-0 at home.
The batting started the season solidly. The best from the plate was Second Baseman Steve Bellan. Bellan started all 21 games and picked up 21 hits from 64 at bats. This gave him an average of .328 allong with 10 runs scored along with 6 RBI's. Even with this he didn't win the NL Batter fo the Month award. That went to his team mate John Reilly who had a slightly worse average at .326 but had more hits, runs scored and RBI's.
For the pitcher that produced the best form, it was a difficult choice. The one we have opted for is Tony Mullane due to his ERA being better. He picked up 6 wins from 10 game starts, pitching 87 innings. He gave up 93 hits and 16 earned runs for an ERA of 1.66
The only real squad move was the loss of First Baseman Jake Goodman to the Chicago White Sox via waivers.
The team will be playing 24 games during May. They will also see the All Star Break. We will bring you all the news from these games next month.
Full Pitching stats for the Month
Full batting stats for the Month
