1st June 1885
The Beaneaters season took a slight hit during May as their fans saw a below average performance. The team picked up 13 wins during the month while losing 16. This work has seen the team move into 5th place in the NL table.
Series results
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
3-1 at home to the New York Giants
2-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-3 on the road to the St Louis Browns
2-1 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-3 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
0-3 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
The team lost Charley Jones early in the month for 4 weeks with a fractured foot. He returned at the end of the month.
The team also traded 26 year old Third Baseman Buttercup Dickerson and 20 year old minor league Third Baseman Lou Hardie to the New York Giants in exchange for 25 year old Pitcher John Schappert.
The team saw an excellent perfomance from the plate by Catcher Amos Cross. Cross managed to claim 37 hits from 110 at bats in his 25 games played. He scored 22 runs and 10 RBI's for an average of .336
Pitching
Batting
