1st May 1889
The fans of the Quakers are alarmed at the way the form at the start of this season has dropped away from the previous few years. The team managed a record of only 10-15 during April. This leaves them bottom of the NL table, 6.5 games behind the leaders The fans will hope this can be turned around.
Series Results
2-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
2-1 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
0-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
1-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
0-3 at home to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
2-1at home to the St Louis Browns
1-1 on the road to the New York Giants (1 game to be re-arranged due to bad weather)
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
went 1-1 on the road to the St Louis Browns
Starting Pitcher Gus Shallix suffered a blow to his season towards the end of the month as he tore his triceps. He will be in the treatment room for 2 months of the season.
The team lost Left Fielder Walt Goldsby to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys via waivers.
Despite the tough starts Short Stop Lefty Marr had a good month to start the season. He collected 32 hits from 103 at bats in 25 starts. He scored 17 runs with 9 RBI's for an average of .311
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