1st May 1888
The Red Stockings has managed to get off to a quick start in April to give their fans big smiles. The team put together a month with 16 wins and 8 losses. This has moved them into the top spot in the NL table, 1 game ahead of the chasing pack.
Series Results
1-2 on the road to the New York Giants
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
2-0 at home to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1 game to be re-arranged due to bad weather)
2-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
2-1 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
3-0 on the road to the St Louis Browns
2-1 on the road to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
won first game of a home series against the Boston Beaneaters
The strong team performance was led by the pitching staff. The top arm during April was Alex Voss. Voss started 8 games and picked up 6 wins. He pitched 68 innings to give up 58 hits and 12 earned runs for an ERA of 1.59. This earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month award.
Their was also the Rookie of the Month award for Right Fielder Hugh Duffy as he collected a .297 average for his first month in the Major leagues.
Pitching
Batting
