1st September 1888
The fans of the Nationals were again disappointed with their teams performance during August. The team managed to pick up only 11 wins from the 26 games they played. The team sit 6th in the AL table, 20 games behind the leaders.
Series results
won a game against the Chicago White Sox 1 game to be re-arranged due to bad weather
2-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
1-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues
0-3 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
2-1 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
1-2 at home to the Louisville Colonels
1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 on the road to the Boston Americans
won the first game of a road trip to the Cleveland Blues.
The team lost Second Baseman Buster Hoover for the season late in the month after he tore a thumb ligament. He will be out for 2 months.
While the teams overall performance struggled during August one player had an excellent month. That player was pitcher Ice Box Chamberlin. Chamberlin managed to win 8 out of his 9 games. He pitched 80 innings to give up 72 hits and 25 earned runs for an ERA of 2.81. This earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award.
Pitching
Batting
