1st May 1888
The title holders have started their defence in solid form to give the fans the first signs they will be able to repeat this year. The team put together a run of 14 wins and 11 losses during April. This has seen them move into 2nd place in the AL table, 3.5 games behind the leaders.
Series Results
2-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
2-1 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
1-2 on the road to the Boston Americans
3-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
3-0 at home to the Washington Nationals
1-2 at home to the Boston Americans
lost first game of a road trip to the Baltimore Orioles
Third Baseman Jerry Denny saw a pause to his season during April after he strained his biceps. He will be out of the line-up for 6 weeks.
First Baseman Roger Connor has started the season in the same excellent form he showed last season. He sytarted 25 games and picked up 29 hits from 89 at bats. He scored 16 runs with 13 RBI's for an average of .326.
Pitching
Batting
