1st June 1888
The fans of the White Stockings were all smiles during May as they saw their team put in a strong performance. The team had 17 wins and 10 losses during the month. This has seen them move into contention in the NL table as they now sit in 2nd place only half a game behind the leaders.
Series results
Lost final 2 games of road trip to the St Louis Browns
2-1 on the road to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
3-0 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-2 at home to the New York Giants
1-1 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
3-0 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
3-1 on the road to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
1-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
2-1 on the road to the New York Giants
The teams strong May form showed that they team can work well together when they put their minds to it. The player to lead this team performance is Short Stop Jack Glasscock. Glasscock managed to find some form as he put bat to ball 34 times from 107 attempts in his 27 games. He scored 19 runs with 12 RBI's for an average of .318.
Pitching
Batting
