1st July 1888
The fans of the Americans are a little concerned at the way their teams form seems to be going up and down as the season progresses. June produced a down month as the team picked up 12 wins with 14 losses. This saw them drop down the table to 4th place in the AL table, 9 games behind the leaders.
Series Results
game against cleveland postponed
2-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
2-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox
1-1 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
0-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues (1 game to be re-arranged due to bad weather)
Went 1-2 to start a home series against the Detroit Wolverines
Their was good news on the injury front for the Americans. They managed to get both Short Stop's Bill White and Hub Collins fit during the month.
They also managed to pick up Right Fielder Orator Shafer via waivers from the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
Even though the teams form was only average their was one bright spark on the mound. The top pitcher during the month was Bill Sweeney. Sweeney started 9 games and picked up 7 wins. He pitched 79 innings to give up 60 hits and 14 earned runs for an ERA of 1.59. These figures earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award.
Pitching
Batting
