Cincinnati Reds’ Billy Hamilton has become an offensive force in May after slow April start

Billy Hamilton was in danger of losing his lead-off spot for the Cincinnati Reds before the calendar turned to May.

After an April that saw Billy Hamilton get on base at a rate below.300 for the Cincinnati Reds, something needed to happen. Hamilton was doing his usual great job of stealing bases, but he wasn’t getting on base frequently enough to score the runs that the Reds needed. When the calendar turned to May, Hamilton was suddenly a new man.

In the first fourteen games of May, Hamilton batted .328 leading to 16 runs scored. Hamilton also had 20 hits and walked five times. Getting one base almost twice per game allowed Hamilton to steal nine bases, in the first six games prior to…