1st May 1889
The Athletics have put together a steady start to the season which their fans are hoping will lead to better things in the coming months. The team went 13-13 during the month to move into 5th place in the AL table, 5 games behind the leaders.
Series Results
2-1 on the road to the Boston Americans
0-3 at home to the Detroit Tigers
0-3 at home to the Cleveland Spiders
2-1 at home to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
3-0 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 at home to the Washington Nationals
2-1 on the road to the Cleveland Spiders
went 1-1 to start a home series against the Chicago White Sox
The setting of the squad hurt the team a little this year as they lost Pitcher Milo Lockwood to the Boston Americans, Short Stop Nin Alexander to the Washington Nationals and Right Fielder Frank Whitney to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys via waivers.
Second Baseman Cupid Childs was excelllent in his first month of big time baseball. He collected 33 hits from 98 at bats during 25 games. He scored 18 runs with 13 RBI's for an average of .337.
Pitching
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