1st May 1888
The fans of the Wolverines were a little disappointed that their teams start was as poor as it was. The team managed to win 9 games from the 26 they played. This has seen them position themselves in 7th place in the AL table, 9 games behind the leaders.
Series Results
1-2 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox
0-3 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
1-3 at home to the Washington Nationals
1-2 at home to the Boston Americans
2-1 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
0-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
won first game of the home series against the Louisville Colonels
The team picked up Left Fielder Joe Strauss from the Baltimore Orioles via waivers.
The injury news during the month was not good for the Wolverines. They lost Centre Fielder Charlie Dougherty for 3 weeks with fractured ribs before seeing a major blow to their rotation as they lost Pitcher Frank Meinke for 4 months with a bone chip in his elbow.
The top Wolverines player to start the year is Second Baseman Charles Bassett. Bassett played 25 games and picked up 28 hits from 92 at bats. He scored 15 runs with 5 RBI's for an average of .304.
Pitching
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