1st June 1884
While the fans are pleased the Red Stockings continues to show a strong performance during May they worry they might be starting to slip out of the pennant race as they lose a little ground to the leaders. The team managed to win 17 games from the 29 games played during the month. This has seen them fall back to 3rd place in the NL table, 3.5 games behind the leaders.
The teams form was up and down all month as they struggled to find consistency. They went 2-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys before gaining a 2-0 road trip win against the Philadelphia Quakers. The inconsistency continued with a 2-2 road trip to the St Louis Browns and a 1-2 loss at home to the New York Gothams. Up next came a 3-1 home series win against the Brooklyn Atlantics before the team went 1-2 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters and 2-2 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings. The month finished with a 2-1 home series win against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys and a 2-0 home series win against the Boston Beaneaters.
The star with the bat for the Red Stockings was First Baseman John Morrill. Morrill picked up 37 hits from his 111 at bats in the 28 games played. He scored 16 runs and 17 RBI's for an average of .333.
The team suffered 3 big blows during the month as they lost Third Baseman George Pinkney for 4 weeks with a fractured thumb, Second Baseman Fred Dunlap for 3 weeks with a hamstring strain and Pitcher Hank O'Day for between 3 and 4 weeks with a sprained ankle.
The team also traded 23 year old Centre Fielder Charlie Berry to the washington Nationals in exchange for 28 year old Pitcher John Valentine. The fans are looking forward to seeing Valentine pitch for the team.
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