The two week home stand did not go quite as well I hoped it would (6-7), but at least we held serve and maintain the 3 game lead. This upcoming week is a big one. After an off day today, we head to New York for a 4-game series with the Gothams, who are playing much better of late. This time next week the Fed standings may look different.
5/11 @ St. Louis, W, 10-6
5/12 vs Washington, L, 12-6
5/13 vs Washington, L, 10-6 (11)
5/14 vs Washington, L, 8-4
5/15 vs Philadelphia, L, 3-0
5/16 vs Philadelphia, W, 2-5
5/17 vs Boston, W, 2-3
5/18 vs Boston, W, 6-8
5/19 vs Boston, L, 7-4
5/20 vs Pittsburgh, W, 0-2
5/21 vs Pittsburgh, W, 7-11
5/22 vs St. Louis, L, 6-4
5/23 vs St. Louis, L, 10-3
5/24 vs St. Louis, W, 3-5
Top Performances:
* Bob Martin: .500/.545/.833, 4 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI
* Tom Bird: .421/.522/.421, 4 R
* Jim Hampton: .429/.448/.500, 4 RBI
* Larry Brown:, 1-0, 0.00 ERA
For the week ending 5/23,
Bob Martin was named the Federal Player of the Week. The runs/game for the Chiefs is still slightly below average--despite the fact that they are 1st in batting average, 2nd in on-base percentage, and 2nd in slugging percentage, they are only 6th in runs scored. If we want to stay in the race this summer, the scoring needs to become more efficient.
Bob Walls is getting knocked around pretty good, and so he is returning to Fort Wayne and
Red Hampton will be recalled to take his place. We need to put our best pitching foot forward in the Gothams series this week.
