1st May 1889
The fans of the Orioles were fairly happy with the way the teams defence of the AL pennant has started this year. The team managed to pick up a record of 16-12 during April to move themselves into 4th place in the AL table. This leaves them 3 games behind the leaders.
Series Results
3-1 on the road to the Detroit Tigers
1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
2-1 at home to the Boston Americans
3-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 at home to the Cleveland Spiders
3-0 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
1-2 on the road to the Boston Americans
Lost first 2 games of a road trip to the Cleveland Spiders
The team suffered 2 injuries during the month. They lost Catcher Joe Visner for between 6 and 7 weeks with a strained medial collateral ligament and Short Stop Pop Smith for 4 weeks with a hamstring strain.
Lost Short Stop Tom McLaughlin to the Louisville Colonels and Left Fielder Bill Krieg To the Detroit Tigers via waivers.
King Kelly was the star of the show for the Orioles in April. He picked up 43 hits from 108 at bats during his 27 games. He scored 25 runs with 23 RBI's for an average of .398. This work was good enough to earn him the AL Batter of the Month award.
Pitching
Batting
