1st May 1889
The fans of the Tigers are a little shocked as well as having big smiles on their faces after they saw a month from their team that they could only dream of in previous seasons. The team managed to win 17 of their 29 games and have moved into the top half of the table in 3rd place, 2.5 games behind the leaders.
Series Results
1-3 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
3-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals
4-0 at home to the Chicago White Sox
0-3 on the road to the Boston Americans
2-1 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-2 on the road to the Cleveland Spiders
1-2 at home to the Washington Nationals
went 2-0 to start a home series against the Louisville Colonels
The team picked up Left Fielder Bill Krieg from the Baltimore Orioles via waivers.
The pitching finally clicked in April and this helped the team to its good start. Frank Meinke was the top starter during April picking up 7 wins from 10 starts. He pitched 84.2 innings to give up 68 hits and 20 earned runs for an ERA of 2.13. He was also voted the AL Pitcher of the Month due to these figures.
Pitching
Batting
