National League
April Update
Boston Beaneaters (15-7 First Place)
Pete Hotaling (.330, Hr, 9 RBIs), Ezra Sutton (.304, HR, 13 RBIs), Buck Ewing (.375, 12 RBIs), and Buster Hoover (.330 HR, 19 RBIs), lead an action packed offense. Henry Porter (5-2, 10.48 era) and Tony Mullane (5-2, 2.48 era) are the top pitchers.
Cincinnati Red Stockings (14-7 Second place)
Cincinnati is lead by Bill Wise (5-2, 1.34 era) and Adonis Terry (5-2, 1.77 era) and their top batters are Paul Hines (.306, 9 RBIs), John Reilly (.319, HR, 19 RBIs), Ned Williamson (.301, 5 HRs, 14 RBIs) and Davey Force (.307, 7 RBIs).
New York Gothams (14-7 Second Place)
James Burke (4-0, 2.29 era) is perfect so far. Stump Weidman (.400, 9 RBIs) is one of the Leagues'.400 hitters, more on those later. Gothams are 7-1 at home.
Philadelphia Quakers (14-8 Third Place)
Frank McCarton (.404, 7 RBIs) and Joe Gore (.352, 2 HR, 16 RBIs) lead the team. Pud Galvin (6-2, 2.64 era) and Ren Deagle (6-1, 2.03 era) are the Leagues only six game winners so far.
Providence Grays (12-9 Fourth Place)
Rookie Al Atkinson (5-1, 1.38 era) is leading the charge. Jack Glasscock (.362, 5 RBIs) leads the batters. Grays are 6-2 on the road.
Brooklyn Atlantics (9-13 Fifth Place)
Ed Swartwood (.321 12 RBIs) and Fred Dunlap (.389, 4 HR, 23 RBIs) are the top players. Old Hoss Radbourn (4-4, 3.61 era) is struggling
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (5-16 Sixth Place)
The only bright spots on this team are Roger Connor (.430 8 RBIs) and Tommy Bond (5-2, .086 era). Jim Whitney (0-7, 5.18 era) pitched a no hitter last season.
Chicago White Stockings (3-19, Seventh Place)
On par for the worst team since the expansion teams joined in past years. The only player worth mentioning is Dan Brothers (.411, 7 HR, 23 RBIs)