| Kansas City Pitcher Racks Up NA Award Monday, September 1st , 1884 Last month Tom Bell beguiled and intimidated National Alliance teams and put up 8 victories. Today the Kansas City hurler was awarded the league's Rookie of the Month trophy. He was acclaimed for his outstanding performance during the month of August.
Bell breezed through the NA with 8 wins and 5 losses in 13 starts and a 0.85 ERA as he struck out 120 in 127 innings and held his opposition to a .191 batting average.
This season, Bell has compiled a 33-20 record with a 1.53 ERA. | | |