1st June 1889
The fans of the Tigers continue to enjoy their teams presence in the top half of the AL table even if the form during May saw a slight dip. The team picked up a winning record during the month of 14 wins and 13 losses. They fell to 3rd in the AL table 9.5 games behind the leaders.
Series results
Won the final game of a home series against the Louisville Colonels
2-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
1-3 at home to the Boston Americans
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 on the road to the Cleveland Spiders
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
3-0 on the road to the Washington Nationals
2-1 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
lost the first game of a home series to the Chicago White Sox
The teams better form is down to the improvements the batting has made. This was the case in the form of Right Fielder Mike Teirnan. Tiernan managed to collect 43 hits from 104 at bats in 27 games. He scored 21 runs with 31 RBI's for an average of .413. These figures earned him the AL batter of the month award.
Pitching
Batting
