1st June 1889
The fans of the Americans enjoyed their teams play during May and they are hoping this can be maintained. The team put together an excellent 20-7 record during the month. The moved up a place in the AL table to 2nd and kept tabs on the leaders by being only 3 games behind.
Series results
Lost the final game of a road trip to the Washington Nationals
3-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
3-1 on the road to the Detroit Tigers
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
1-1 at home to the Cleveland Spiders
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
3-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
4-0 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
2-1 at home to the Louisville Colonels
won the first game of a home series against the Cleveland Spiders
First Baseman Jake Beckley continues to show that even at his young age he know exactly how to play big time ball. May saw him pick up 36 hits from 94 at bats during his 22 games. He scored 21 runs with 26 RBI's for an average of .381. These figures saw him voted the AL Rookie of the Month.
Pitching
Batting
