1st June 1888
The fans of the Nationals were surprised at the way the teams form picked up during May. The team managed to win 16 of the 28 games they played during the month. This has seen them improve their position in the AL table to 5th, 9 games behind the leaders.
Series results
went 1-1 to finish road trip to the Chicago White Sox
2-1 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
2-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
3-0 on the road to the Boston Americans
2-0 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
0-3 at home to the Cleveland Blues
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
2-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 at home to the Boston Americans
won first game of road trip to the Detroit Wolverines
Their was good news for the team during the month as Second Baseman Buster Hoover returned from injury mid month.
The team surprised everybody with their form in May. The leader of the team during the month was Catcher Fatty Briody. Briody played 25 games and collected 30 hits from his 87 at bats. He scored 13 runs with 14 RBI's for an average of .345.
Pitching
Batting
