1st May 1883
The fans of the Americans have had an average start to the season to cheer from their team. The team managed to pick up 12 wins and 12 losses during April. This has moved them into the joint 4th spot in the AL table, 7 games behind the leaders. The fans are hoping the teams form will go up rather than down from this average start.
The team started the month by sharing a 4 games home series against the Washington Nationals 2-2. They then managed to pick up a 2-1 road trip win against the Louisville Eclipse before again sharing a 4 game home series 2-2, this time against the Detroit Wolverines. The team were swept 0-3 by the Philadelphia Athletics on the road before bagging another 2-1 home series win, this time against the Cleveland Blues. The road trip to the Baltimore Orioles was lost 1-2 before the next home series to the Chicago White Sox was won 2-1. The final game of the month saw the team win the first game of a road trip to the Washington Nationals.
The team suffered a setback to their season as Catcher Jackie Hayes was ruled out for 2 weeks with a Strained Oblique towards the end of the month.
There was a big change in roster line ups as the club tried to address their pitching issues. The claimed Pitchers Pidgey Morgan, Tom Poorman and Terry Larkin from the Baltimore Orioles. The team lost Third Baseman Henry Kohler and Right Fielder Oscar Bielaski to the Philadelphia Quakers and First Baseman Joe Miller and Short Stop Denny Clare to the Louisville Eclipse.
The best performer for the Americans during April was Left Fielder Dave Rowe. Rowe started 23 games and put up 33 hits in 99 at bats. He picked up 12 runs and 12 RBI's for an average of .333 during the month.
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