1st May 1888
The nationals have given their fans a worrying start to watch for the 1888 season. The team managed to pick up only 9 wins from the 26 games they played during April. The team are sitting bottom of the AL table, 9 games behind the leaders.
Series Results
game against the philadelphia athletics postponed
1-3 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
0-3 on the road to the Boston Americans
2-1 at home to the Louisville Colonels
3-1 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
0-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics (1 game to be re-arranged due to bad weather)
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
0-3 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
2-1 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
lost first game of a road trip to the Chicago White Sox
The team claimed Third Baseman Jimmy Say from the Philadelphia Quakers via the waiver wire.
The team also lost Short Stop Buster Hoover for 2 weeks with Acromioclavicular joint irritation.
In a struggling month their were no real performers for the team. We will not be highlighting a player this month because of this.
Pitching
Batting
