1884 News and Notes
May
4 New York Gothams RHP Al Maul will miss 7 months - partially torn ulnar collateral ligament.
9 St. Louis Browns sign 29yo FA RHP James 'Big Red' Strickland to a 1yr deal.
13 Ft Wayne Kekiongas RHP Frederick Walker will miss 10 months - partially torn ulnar collateral ligament.
18 Baltimore Marylands SP Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg beat the St. Louis Red Stockings 4-0 on just 5 hits. He struck out 6 on the day.
18 Baltimore Monumentals SP Keith 'Hands' Lawson tossed a NO HITTER, beating the Boston Reds 3-0. He faced 31 batters, walking 6 but piling up 13 Ks.
19 Troy Haymakers RHP Marvin Lambert will miss 4-5 months - torn labrum.
19 Brooklyn Eckfords RHP Alex Page will miss 11 months - ruptured ulnar collateral ligament.
20 Ft Wayne has traded 26yo C Tom Hammonds and 21yo SS Patrick Crowley to Kansas City for 27yo 3b Troy Phillips.
24 Milwaukee Brewers RHP Bob Jackson will miss 10 months - stretched elbow ligament.
25 The Altoona Mountain Citys have traded 26yo LF Manuel Teume and 20yo 2b Gabriel Gonzalez to the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds for 30yo RF Rob MacKinley.
26 THe Toledo Blue Stockings have traded 29yo 2b Felipe Dominguez to the Keokuk Westerns for 32yo 3b Mike Brannock.
31 Baltimore Marylands SS Joes Negrete will miss 5 months - fractured elbow.
1884 NL May Standings
1884 NA May Standings
1884 AA May Standings
1884 UA May Standings
May finds the NL in a bit of a blow out mode as the Boston Beaneaters have put the pedal to the metal and took off on the rest of the league. They have a 9 game lead over the Quakers and it doesnt look good.
The NA has shown no such desire to get things clear. In League 1, the Olympics are out in front but Rockford, the Whites and Middletown are all close and in the hunt. In League 2, New Haven is in front but the Marylands, Centenniels and Eckfords are all in the hunt as well.
The AA is taking a little better shape, but still it is a three team race. The Browns are in first with the Eclipse and Nationals right behind them.
In the New UA, the Eastern League is pretty much a 5 team race, only the Altoona team is over 6 games back, but under the right conditions they could even be in it. The Generals are on top for now. In the Western League, Milwaukee leads but again, it is so close, St Paul and St Louis are only a half game back and even the slow to start Cowboys could be back in the race. Very interesting diversity in the UA, should be fun to watch.