 Then, in 1876, he played one game for the National League's Boston Red Caps.He was also manager of the Nationals for the last eight games of the 1875 season, guiding them to a record of 1–7 after they had gone 4–16 under teammate Holly Hollingshead.In 16 games as a pitcher he was 4–8 with 9 complete games in 11 starts and an earned run average of 4.18.