1st June 1889
The Cleveland Spiders are the class of the AL this year but with a long way to go their fans are hoping they can show this all the way to the end of the season. The month of May produced an excellent 20-5 record for the team as they extended their lead at the top of the AL table to 3 games.
Series results
The final game at home to the Baltimore Orioles postponed due to bad weather
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox
2-0 on the road to the Louisville Colonels (a third game suspended in the 10th due to bad weather and will be finished at a later date)
4-0 on the road to the Washington Nationals
1-1 on the road to the Boston Americans
2-1 at home to the Detroit Tigers
3-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox
3-0 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
3-0 at home to the Washington Nationals
lost the first game of a road trip to the Boston Americans
Short Stop Ed McKean continues to have an up and down season. He returned from injury early in the month only to find himself back on the sidelines at the end of the month after he bruised a wrist. He will miss a further 2 weeks of the season through this injury.
The team's strong form was led by the pitching staff and especially starter Adonis Terry. Terry won all 8 of the games he started. He pitched 72 innings to give up 57 hits and 18 earned runs for an ERA of 2.25. These figures earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award.
Pitching
Batting
