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1st May 1884

The fans of the Orioles are not happy with the way their team has started the new season. The team managed to pick up 6 wins from the 21 games played. This has left them in joint 7th place in the AL, 9.5 games behind the leaders.

The month started with the team splitting a 2 games series 1-1 against the Philadelphia Athletics on the road. The team then went 3-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals before being swept 0-3 at home to the Boston Americans. They were then swept 0-3 at home to the Cleveland Blues before splitting a 2 game series 1-1 on the road to the Louisville Eclipse. The team went 0-2 on the road to the Chicago White Sox before being swept 0-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics. The team finished the month by splitting a 2 games home series against the Detroit Wolverines 1-1.

The player in the best form during April was First Baseman Dan Brouthers. Brouthers managed 36 hits in 88 at bats during his 21 games. He scored 22 runs and 20 RBI's for an average of .409. These figures saw him pick up the AL Batter of the month award.

Sam Barkley also picked up the AL Rookie of the month award.

The team made 2 free agency signings early in April to add to their squad. They picked up un-drafted free agents Centre Fielder Charlie Dougherty and Left Fielder Willie Murphy

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Americans have enjoyed a good start to the season from their team. The Americans picked up 13 wins from their 21 games they have played. This has seen them move into 3rd place in the AL table. They sit 2.5 games behind the leaders.

The team started the month by losing a 2 game home series to the Louisville Eclipse 0-2. The team then went 3-1 on the road to the Chicago White Sox before sweeping the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on the road. The form dipped as they went 2-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals before splitting a 2 game series 1-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues. They also split a 2 game road series 1-1 against the Detroit Wolverines before sweeping the Louisville Eclipse 3-0 on the road. The team lost the final series of the month 0-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics.

The player to put up the best performances during these games was Short Stop Dave Rowe. Rowe managed to pick up 27 hits from 87 at bats in 20 games. This led him to score 12 runs and 16 RBI's for an average of .310

The team signed 2 more un-drafted free agents in early April. These players were Short Stop John Deasley and Second Baseman Chub Collins.

The team also claimed Catcher Jake Knowdell from the Washington Nationals and Right Fielder Henry Kessler from the Chicago White Sox via waivers. The team also lost Left Fielder Fred Cone and Centre Fielder Spike Brady to the Cincinnati Red Stockings via waivers.

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1st May 1884

The Boston Beaneaters have started the defence of their NL pennant in terrible form and have upset their fans at the same time. The team went 5-16 during the April games to fall to the bottom of the NL table. They sit 9 games behind the leaders.

The team lost 8 of their first 9 games as they went 0-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys and 0-4 on the road to the St Louis Browns before getting a 1-2 loss at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics. The form didn't improve as they went 1-2 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings and 0-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers. There was a slight pick up in form towards the end of the month as they went 1-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings and 1-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys before finishing the month 1-1 at home to the New York Gothams.

Even though the team overall had a bad month the batting did seem to hold up well. The best form was with Catcher Abner Dalrymple. Dalrymple started 19 games and picked up 29 hits from 81 at bats. He scored 13 runs and 20 RBI's for an average of .358

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Brooklyn Atlantics have enjoyed the start to the new season as their team has put up a good showing. The team won 14 of the 21 games they played. This has moved them to the top of the NL table to sit 1.5 games clear of second place.

The team started the month in good form as they went 2-0 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers before going 3-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings. This good form continued with a 2-1 road trip win at the Boston Beaneaters before going 2-1 at home to the St Louis Browns. They split 2 games series against both the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the New York Gothams 1-1 on the road. They managed a 2-1 road trip win against the Philadelpha Quakers before finishing the month 1-1 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.

The team saw an excellent performance all month from First baseman Dave Orr. Orr picked up 36 hits from his 98 at bats in 21 starts. He scored 16 runs and 22 RBI's for an average of .367. This work saw him awarded the NL batter of the month award.

The team suffered a blow late in the month as Bill Crowley injured himself. Crowley will be sidelined for 6 weeks with a strained oblique.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the White Sox have seen a better start to the season than last year as their team went with a steady start. The team went 11-11 for the month to move into joint 4th place in the AL table. They sit 5 games behind the leaders.

The team started by winning a short series 2-0 on the road to the Washington Nationals before losing 1-3 at home to the Boston Americans. The team split a 4 game series 2-2 at home to the Louisville Eclipse before being swept 0-3 by the Philadelphia Athletics. The teams form picked up with a 1-1 home series against the Detroit Wolverines before winning 2-0 at home to the Baltimore Orioles. They went 2-1 at home to the Washington Nationals before finishing the month 1-1 on the road to the Cleveland Blues.

While the White Sox have had a better start to the month it ended up being a team effort as no player gave a performance that shone above the others.

The team claimed Second Baseman Mike McGeary from the St. Louis Browns via waivers while losing Right Fielder Henry Kessler to the Boston Americans via waivers.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the White Stockings didn't quite get the start to the season they wanted as their team only made a steady start to the year. The team managed to pick up 11 wins and 11 losses during April to move into joint 5th place in the NL table. They sit 3.5 games behind the leaders.

They started the month in poor form with a 0-2 road trip loss to the St Louis Browns before going 1-3 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics. The teams form picked up with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Quakers at home before dropping back in a 1-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. They then went 2-0 at home to the New York Gothams and 1-1 at home to the Boston Beaneaters before sweeping the St Louis Browns 3-0 at home. They finished the month with a 0-2 loss to the Cincinnati Red Stockings on the road.

While the team struggled to push forward beyond average play the batting did produce some good performances. The star with the bat in April was Short Stop Jack Glasscock. Glasscock picked up 38 hits in his 95 at bats from 21 games. He scored 20 runs and 16 RBI's for an average of .400.

The middle of the month saw a major blow to the White Stockings season when star batter Harry Stovey suffered an injury. Stovey pulled up during a game and further investigation showed he had torn his meniscus. This has lead to him being sidelined for between 5 and 6 weeks.

The team signed un-drafted free agent First Baseman Jim Cudworth.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Red Stockings are pleased with the solid start their team has made to the new season. The team picked up 13 wins from the 22 games they played in April. This has seen them move into 2nd place in the NL table, 1.5 games behind the leaders.

The team started steadily as they went 1-1 at home to the New York Gothams and 2-2 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers before sweeping the Pittsburgh Alleghenys 4-0. The good form continued with a 2-1 road trip win against the Boston Beaneaters before going 1-1 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics. The form dipped with a 0-2 home series loss to the St Louis Browns and a 1-2 road trip loss to the New York Gothams. The team finished the month with a 2-0 home win against the Chicago White Stockings.

Fred Dunlap continued to show why he is the star of the Red Stockings show. He picked up 32 hits in 91 at bats from his 21 games. He scored 24 runs and 18 RBI's for an average of .352

The Red Stockings were very active in the Waiver market in April. They claimed Centre Fielder Dave Eggler from the Cleveland Blues and Left Fielder Fred Cone and Centre Fielder Spike Brady from the Boston Americans.

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1st May 1884

The teams defence of their MLB title has started in good form as they went 14-8 during April. This has given the fans a smile on their faces as the team moved into 2nd place in the AL table, 2 games behind the leaders.

The start of the month saw the form up and down as the team went 1-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines before beating the Louisville Eclipse 3-1 at home and then going 2-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics. The form continued its up and down run as the team swept the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on the road before gaining 1-1 series ties at home to both the Boston Americans and the Washington Nationals. The month ended with a 2-1 road trip win against the Detroit Wolverines and a 1-1 home series tie against the Chicago White Sox.

The best play in April came from the mound in the form of Jim McCormick. McCormick managed to pick up 9 wins from his 11 starts while pitching 97 innings. He gave up 77 hits and 17 earned runs for an ERA of 1.58. This work earned him the AL Pitcher of the month award.

The blues signed un-drafted free agent Centre Fielder John Sneed during the month.

The team lost Centre Fielder Dave Eggler to the Cincinnati Red Stockings via waivers.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Wolverines are relieved their team has started the year with a slightly better run of form than last year. The Wolverines picked up 9 wins from the 21 games played. This has left them in 6th place in the AL table 6.5 games behind the leaders.

The month started with the team splitting a 2 game road series 1-1 against the Cleveland Blues. This was followed up by going 1-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics before beating the Washington Nationals 2-1 on the road. They continued on the road with a 1-2 loss to the Louisville Eclipse and a 1-1 split road trip to the Chicago White Sox. The team finally made a home appearance as they split 2 games with the Boston Americans 1-1 before losing 1-2 to the Cleveland Blues at home. They went back on the road against the Baltimore Orioles to finish the month with another split 2 game series 1-1.

The teams struggles failed to produce any star performances in April. If the team is to improve their win count this may need to change going forward.

The Wolverines were without the services of Jack Obrien for 2 weeks of the month due to an oblique strain.

The team signed 2 un-drafted free agents in Left Fielders Ike Benners and Ernie Burch.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Louisville Eclipse are hoping their team will start to show more form in the coming months after watching an average month to start the season. The team went 11-11 for the month to position themselves in joint 4th place in the AL table, 5 games behind the leaders.

The month started with the team picking up 2 wins on the road to the Boston Americans before going 1-3 against the Cleveland Blues on the road. The team then went 2-2 on the road to the Chiacgo White Sox before winning their first home series of the year 2-1 against the Detroit Wolverines. They split 2 game home series against both the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Athletics 1-1 before being swept 0-3 at home to the Boston Americans. They finished the month by winning 2-0 on the road to the Washington Nationals.

The average month for the team saw the team struggle for stars during the month. The best that can be seen was pitcher Bill Mountjoy who managed to pick up 7 wins from his 11 starts while pitching 92 innings. He gave up 108 hits and 34 earned runs for an ERA of 3.33.

The team lost Second Baseman John Shetzline for 2 weeks at the end of the month after he picked up a virus.

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1st May 1884

The New York Gothams team has given their fans lots of reasons to smile at the start of this season as the team began in good form. They managed to pick up 12 wins from the 21 games they played in April. This saw them move into 3rd place in the NL table, only 2 games behind the leaders.

The teams form started mixed for the month as they went 1-1 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings before beating the Pittsburgh Alleghenys 3-1 on the road. This mixed form continued with a 1-2 loss on the road to the St Louis Browns before sweeping the Philadelphia Quakers 3-0 on the road. The team lost 0-2 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings before their first home games saw them split a 2 game series 1-1 against the Brooklyn Atlantics. They managed a 2-1 home series win against the Cincinnati Red Stockings before going 1-1 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters.

The team struggled for stars all month even though they were picking up the wins. The best player was pitcher James Burke. Burke won 7 games from his 10 starts while pitching 88 innings. He gave up 81 hits and 17 earned runs for an ERA of 1.74

The team lost the services of Short Stop Henry Jones for 2 weeks after he strained an oblique.

The team signed un-drafted free agent Left Fielder John Peltz.

The team lost Third Baseman Trick McSorley to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys via waivers.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Athletics are hoping that the form shown in April can be continued and take the team to the pennant. The team managed to pick up 16 wins from their 22 games during the month. This sees them top of the AL table with a 2 game lead over their nearest rivals.

The teams form started mixed with a 1-1 home series against the Baltimore Orioles before winning 3-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines. They shared a 4 game series at home to the Cleveland Blues 2-2 before sweeping the Chicago White Sox 3-0 at home. Their first road trips of the year saw them go 1-1 against both the Washington Nationals and the Louisville Eclipse. They finished the month with a 3-0 sweep of the Baltimore Orioles and a 2-0 series win against the Boston Americans.

Short Stop Pop Smith put up the best performance during April. He managed to pick up 31 hits from his 91 at bats in 21 games. He scored 21 runs and 11 RBI's for an average of .341.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Philadelphia Quakers got a surprise during the month as they managed to see their team move up from bottom place in the table. The teams form was still poor as they managed only 8 wins from the 22 games they played in April. They sit 7th in the NL table 6.5 games behind the leaders.

The month started in poor form as they only won 3 of the first 10 games. They went 0-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics before managing a 2-2 road trip against the Cincinnati Red Stockings. They then went 1-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings before being swept 0-3 by the New York Gothams. The form picked up a little in the second half of the month as they went 2-0 against the Boston Beaneaters at home before getting beaten 0-2 at home by the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. They went 1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Atlantics before finishing with a 2-0 road trip win at the St Louis Browns.

Star of the show during April was rookie Short Stop Frank Fennelly. Fennelly picked up 29 hits from his 88 at bats in 21 starts. He scored 13 runs and 15 RBI's for an average of .330. This earned him the NL Rookie of the Month award.

The team lost the services of Catcher Ed Rowan mid month. The issue was a torn meniscus which will see him sidelined for between 4 and 5 weeks.

The team also lost Centre Fielder Monk Cline to injury for 2 weeks after he sprained a finger.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Alleghenys saw their team make an average start to the season. The team managed to pick up 11 wins and 11 losses during the month. This has left them in joint 5th place in the NL table 3.5 games behind the leaders.

The team started the month with a 2-0 home series win against the Boston Beaneaters and followed that up with a 1-3 home series loss. The team were swept 0-4 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings before they beat the Chicago White Stockings 2-1 at home. The team went 1-1 on the road to the St Louis Browns before beating the Philadelphia Quakers 2-0 on the road. The team finished the month with a 2-1 home series win against the Boston Beaneaters and a 1-1 home series against the Brooklyn Atlantics.

The pitching put up the best show during April. The star on the mound was Charlie Buffinton. Buffinton pitched 88.1 innings in 11 games for 8 wins. He gave up 79 hits and 19 earned runs for an ERA of 1.94. This work earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month award.

The team signed un-drafted free agent Left Fielder Ed Glemn.

The team also claimed Third Baseman Tricky McSorley from the New York Gothams via waivers.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the St Louis Browns have enjoyed a solid start to the season for their team. The team picked up 12 wins and 9 losses during April. This has left them in joint 3rd place in the NL table, 2 games behind the leaders.

The team started the month with a 2-0 home series win against the Chicago White Stockings before sweeping the Boston Beaneaters 4-0 at home. They went 2-1 at home to the New York Gothams before losing 1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics. The second half of the month was poorer in form as they won only 3 of the remaining 9 games. They went 1-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys and 2-0 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings before being swept 0-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings. They finished the month by losing 0-2 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers.

Second Baseman Pete Browning continues to show the skills that he has. He managed to pick up 29 hits in 84 at bats from 20 games. He scored 17 runs and 8 RBI's for an average of .345.

The team lost Second Baseman Mike McGeary to the Chicago White Sox via waivers.

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1st May 1884

The fans of the Washington Nationals are extremely unhappy with the start that their team has made to the season. The Nationals only managed to pick up 6 wins during April while losing 15. This has left them in joint 7th place in the AL table 9.5 games behind the leaders.

The month started badly as the team went down 0-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox before losing 1-3 at home to the Baltimore Orioles. They managed only a 1-2 loss at home to the Detroit Wolverines before their first road trip saw them go down 1-2 to the Boston Americans. They managed a 1-1 series split against both the Philadelphia Athletics at home and the Cleveland Blues on the road. The team lost 1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Sox before going 0-2 at home to the Louisville Eclipse at home to finish the month.

The teams poor form showed in the stats of the players as well as their were no stars on the team for April.

The team got a big boost at the end of April as Pitcher Charlie Sweeney returned from a long term injury.

The team did lose others to injury though as Right Fielder Billy Sunday picked up a herniated disc and will miss 4 weeks of the season. They also lost Second Baseman Bill Boyd who will miss the rest of the season as he fractured his elbow. He is out for 4 months.

The team lost Catcher Jake Knowdell to the Boston Americans via waivers.

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Standings after the May games

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1st June 1884

The fans of the Orioles continue to be upset by the worsening form of their team. They witnessed another poor month in May as the Orioles managed only a 10-18 record for the month. This has left the Orioles in 7th place in the AL table a long 20 games behind the leaders.

The month started badly as the team was swept 0-4 on the road to the Boston Americans before going 1-1 at home to the Washington Nationals. They managed average ball through the next series as they went 2-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox and 1-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics before managing a 2-2 series on the road to the Louisville Eclipse. The form then went very mixed as they went down 0-3 at home to the Cleveland Blues before picking up a 3-1 win on the road to the Detroit Wolverines. They finished the month with a 1-2 home series against the Boston Americans and a 0-2 loss on the road to the Cleveland Blues.

The top Baltimore player continues to be First Baseman Dan Brouthers. Brouthers managed to pick up 37 hits from his 110 at bats in 28 games. He scored 16 runs and 13 RBI's for an average of .336.

The team suffered a blow during the month as they lost Short Stop Tom McLaughlin for the season after he tore his Labrum. He will be out of action for 4 months.

The team decided to make changes to the playing staff after this injury by sending 28 year old Short Stop Jacob Doyle to the Cleveland Blues in exchange for 35 year old Right Fielder John McMullin and 21 year old minor league Left Fielder Tom Ryder. The fans are hoping the McMullin still has the pop in his bat as he suits up in an Orioles uniform.

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1st June 1884

The fans of the Americans saw their team slip back a little in the pennant race to worry them that this will not be their breakthrough year. The team managed to pick up 14 wins from the 29 games played. They now sit 4th in the AL table 9.5 games behind the leaders.

The month started with the team in excellent form as they swept the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 at home but then it dipped as they went 0-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox. They then managed another sweep of the Detroit Wolverines 4-0 but then suffered again as the better teams started to be played. They went 0-3 at home to the Louisville Eclipse and 2-2 on the road to the Cleveland Blues to start a poor run of form. They did manage a 2-1 win on the road to the Washington Nationals but then were swept 0-4 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics. They got another 2-1 win on the road to the Baltimore Orioles before losing their last 2 games of the month at home to the Washington Nationals.

The top star for the Americans during the month was rookie third baseman Oyster Burns. Burns played in 19 games and picked up 22 hits from his 63 at bats. This led to him scoring 15 runs and 17 RBI's for an average of .349. This has earned him the AL Rookie of the Year award.

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1st June 1884

The fans of the Beaneaters are angry at how their team has fallen behind the other teams so quickly after last seasons pennant win. The month of May was horrible to watch for the fans as the team managed only 6 wins from the 28 games played during the month. They sit rock bottom of the NL table 21.5 games behind the leaders and 9 adrift of 7th place.

After the dismal start to the season the Beaneaters have suffered the owner has decided he cannot wait for the off season to make changes. He fired Manager Coy Garrison without hesitation. The team have signed Kenny Butler as his replacement. Butler has made the playoffs 4 times with the Brooklyn and Cleveland sides along with 1 MLB championship with Brooklyn. The fans hope he can find this form with the Beaneaters.

The month saw a 0-4 loss on the road to the Brooklyn Atlantics to start before a 1-1 home series against the St Louis Browns bought a rare bit of sunshine to the fans. The next 2 series were bad as the team went down 0-4 at home to the Chicago White Stockings and 0-2 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The team finally found a little form under their new manager as they went 2-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers and 2-1 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings before slipping back again with a 1-3 loss on the road to the New York Gothams. The team finished the month how they started it with a 0-3 loss to the Brooklyn Atlantics at home before losing both road trip games to the Cincinnati Red Stockings.

This month didn't see any stars for the beaneaters as their form was poor on the mound and also with the bat.

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