1st September 1888
The fans of the Alleghenys are are disappointed in the way their favourite's have lost form in the last month or 2. The team managed a record of 13 wins and 15 losses during the month. This has seen them fall back to 5th place in the NL table, 13.5 games behind the leaders.
Series results
won final game of a road trip to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
0-3 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
3-1 on the road to the New York Giants
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
0-3 on the road to the St Louis Browns
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-2 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
3-0 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
won the first game of a home series against the New York Giants
The injury news was mixed for the team as they lost Centre Fielder Paul Radford for 3 weeks mid month due to a fractured foot. The very next day the good news was that they managed to get Second Baseman Lou Bierbauer fit again.
The Alleghenys struggles continue to be down to the batters. The pitching on the other hand had some high points. The top pitcher was Gus Krock. Krock picked up 7 wins from 10 starts. He pitched 92.1 innings to give up 87 hits and 26 earned runs for an ERA of 2.53.
Pitching
Batting
