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1st June 1887

The White Stockings fans were keeping their own council on their teams slight drop in form during the month. The team picked up a record of 12-12 during May. They now sit in 5th place in the NL table, 7.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
won final game of road trip to the St Louis Browns
0-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
0-3 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
0-2 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
3-0 on the road to the New York Giants
2-1 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
1-1 at home to the St Louis Browns
3-0 at home to the New York Giants
lost first game of road trip to the Brooklyn Grays

Star Short Stop Jack Glasscock missed a couple of weeks of the month after picking up an oblique strain. He was back at the end of the month. Catcher Emil Gross also returned from the disabled list towards the end of the month.

Second Baseman Ezra Sutton continues to show that experience is good for performances. He picked up 28 hits from 91 at bats in the 24 games he played. He scored 11 runs and 4 RBI's for an average of .308.

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Red Stockings were pleased to see their teams form pick up slightly. The team put together an average month with 14 wins and 14 losses during the month. The team now sit in 6th place in the NL table, 9.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
lost final game of home series against the Philadelphia Quakers
1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
3-1 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
2-0 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
3-0 on the road to the New York Giants
1-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
2-1 on the road to the St Louis Browns
0-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-3 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
went 1-1 to start home series against the Boston Beaneaters

The team had mixed news on the injury front during May. They managed to get Right Fielder Bobby Wheelock back from the disabled list only to see star second baseman Fred Dunlap go onto the list. Dunlap picked up a torn thumb ligament which will sideline him for 3 weeks.

Short Stop Jack Rowe had an excellent month with the bat in May. He picked up 40hits from 115 at bats in his 27 games. He scored 20 runs with 16 RBI's for an average of .348.

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Blues are enjoying the season so far after the teams form continued to show good progress. The team picked up 17 wins from the 27 games they played during the month. They are now sitting top of the AL table, 3 games clear of second place.

Series Results
lost final game of home series to the Baltimore Orioles
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
3-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
3-0 at home to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 at home to the Boston Americans
3-0 at home to the Washington Nationals
2-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
1-2 on the road to the Boston Americans
won first game of a road trip to the Detroit Wolverines.

The team got some good news when Pitcher Tom Healy returned from injury.

The team also announced a strengthening of the pitching unit by claiming pitcher The Only Nolan from the Boston Beaneaters via waivers.

After missing much of the end of last season and all of the pre season pitcher Adonis Terry is just enjoying playing the game again. This can be seen in his performances. He won 7 of the 9 games he started. He pitched 81 innings and gave up 20 earned runs and 64 hits for an ERA of 2.22. His excellent play earned him the AL Pitcher of the Month award.

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Wolverines are again starting to fall out of love with their team as the season progresses. The teams 11-15 record for the month of May was a slight improvement. The team still sit bottom of the AL table but are now 10 games of the leaders.

Series Results
lost final game of home series against the Boston Americans
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 at home to the Washington Nationals
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox
0-2 on the road to the Boston Americans
3-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals
lost first game of home series against the Cleveland Blues

The team saw Short Stop Tim Manning return from injury but immediately sent him down to the minors.

The team also traded 20 year old pitcher Pete Conway to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for 23 year old minor league catcher Farmer Vaughn and 22 year old minor league catcher Jumbo Harting.

The extremely poor play from the Wolverines players leads us to a point of not highlighting anyone this month.

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Colonels were pleased to see their team manage to get a record above .500 this month. The teams record was 13-12 for May. This has left them in 5th place in the AL table, 5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
won final game of home series against the Philadelphia Athletics
2-1 at home to the Cleveland Blues
2-2 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
2-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals
2-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
1-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
0-3 at home to the Boston Americans
2-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
went 1-1 to start road trip to the Chicago White Sox

Centre Fielder George Gore continues to show the way from the plate. He picked up 35 hits from 93 at bats during his 24 games. He scored 25 runs with 16 RBI's for an average of .376.

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Giants are saw their teams form go from bad to worse during May. The team picked up a record of 7-20 during the month. The team still sit bottom of the NL table, 19 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
lost final game of home series against the Brooklyn Grays
2-1 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
1-2 on the road to the St Louis Browns
3-0 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
0-3 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
0-3 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
1-2 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
0-4 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
0-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
lost first game of road trip to the St Louis Browns

Left Fielder Charlie Ganzel is not having the happiest of seasons for the Giants. He returned from injury mind month in May only to find himself back on the treatment table towards the end of the month. His new injury is a strained quad injury that will keep him out for 3 weeks.

The Giants front office decided to start their rebuilding early this year.

They traded 25 year old catcher Joe Flynn to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for 28 year old second baseman Sam Barkley and 22 year old minor league centre fielder Mark Creegan

They also traded 18 year old pitcher Nat Hudson to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for 4 minor league players.

With the poor play from the team during the month we will not be highlighting any players this month.

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Athletics were upset by their teams dip in form during May that saw them drop from the top of the table. The team picked up a record of 10 wins and 15 losses during the month. They are now sat in 4th place in the AL table, 4.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
lost final game of road trip to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
1-2 on the road to the Washington Nationals
0-3 at home to the Cleveland Blues
1-2 on the road to the Boston Americans
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
2-1 at home to the Baltimore Orioles
1-3 on the road to the Chicago White Sox
won first 2 games of a road trip to the Washington Nationals

The Athletics rotation suffered a blow early in May as they lost Tim Keefe to injury. Keefe's injury has been diagnosed as a rotator cuff strain which will sideline him for 7 weeks.

As the teams form dropped during the month so did the individual performances. With this case we will not be highlighting any players.

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Quakers are hoping the superb form their team saw in May will be the basis for a strong run at the pennant this year. The team picked up 20 wins from the 28 games they played during the month. They now sit top of the NL table, 1.5 games behind their closest rivals.

Series Results
won final game of road trip to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
3-0 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
2-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
3-0 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
0-3 on the road to the St Louis Browns
2-1 on the road to the New York Giants
3-0 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
3-1 at home to the St Louis Browns
won first 2 games of home series against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys

The team saw their challenge upset slightly towards the end of the month as they lost first baseman Charlie Levis with back soreness. He will be out for between 2 and 3 weeks.

Pitcher Pete Meegan has been enjoying his baseball this year after breaking into the starting rotation. He won 8 games from the 10 he started. He pitched 87 innings and gave up 88 hits and 28 earned runs for an ERA of 2.90. This work earned him the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.

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1st June 1887

After a strong April the fans were upset when the Alleghenys form dropped alarmingly during May. They team picked up only 9 wins from the 24 games they played during the month. They teams dropped back into the chasing pack in 4th place in the NL table, 6.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
won final game of road trip to the Boston Beaneaters
0-2 on the road to the St Louis Browns (1 game to be rearranged due to bad weather)
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
0-3 at home to the New York Giants
1-2 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
2-1 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-2 at home to the Brooklyn Grays
3-1 on the road to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
went 0-2 to start road trip to the Philadelphia Quakers

The Alleghenys rotation took a nasty blow during May as they lost 2 of their starters to injury. The first to go down was John Clarkson who picked up a strained abdominal muscle to sideline him for 3 weeks. The second pitcher they lost was Frank Gilmore who strained a bicep and will miss between 2 and 3 weeks.

Left Fielder George Tebeau continued his good form in May. He picked up 29 hits from 88 at bats in the 24 games he played. He scored 19 runs with 19 RBI's for an average of .330

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Browns were much happier with their teams form during May. The team put together a record of 16-9 during the month. The team moved up to 3rd place in the NL table, 5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
lost final game of home series against the Chicago White Stockings
2-0 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1 game to be rearranged due to bad weather)
2-1 at home to the New York Giants
3-0 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
2-1 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
3-0 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-2 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-1 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
1-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
won first game of home series against the New York Giants.

In a surprise show of form Right Fielder Jimmy Ryan put up the best numbers in May. He picked up 47 hits from 111 at bats during his 25 games. He scored 24 runs with 28 RBI's for an average of .423. This work saw him pick up the NL Batter of the Month award for May.

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1st June 1887

The fans of the Nationals were upset that their teams form dropped back early this year. The team picked up 10 wins from the 28 games they played during the month. The team now sit in 7th place in the AL table, 7.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
lost final game of road trip to the Chicago White Sox
2-1 at home to the Boston Americans
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 at home to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
1-2 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
0-3 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
1-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
1-3 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
lost first 2 games of home series against the Philadelphia Athletics.

Second Baseman Germany Smith will miss some playing time after he picked up a herniated disc in his back. He will be out for 4 weeks.

With a sharp drop in form, many players failed to shine for the Nationals. One that did show some skill was Right Fielder Billy Sunday. Sunday played only 19 games with 16 starts but managed to pick up 25 hits from 65 at bats. He scored 16 runs with 16 RBI's for an average of .385

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Standings after the June games



The All Star game score line

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1st July 1887

The fans of the Orioles are starting to sense that their team will not be in contention for the pennant again this year. The team put up a steady month in June with 11 wins from the 21 games they played. They now sit 6th in the AL table 10 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
1-1 to finish home series to the Boston Americans
2-1 at home to the Washington Nationals
0-2 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
3-0 at home to the Louisville Colonels
1-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues
0-2 on the road to the Washington Nationals

Players to make the All Star Squad
Pitchers Toad Ramsey and Nat Hudson, First Baseman Dan Brouthers, Second Baseman Fred Pfeffer, Left Fielder Tip O'Neill, Centre Fielder Ned Hanlon and Right Fielder King Kelly

The team lost Short Stop Sam Wise early in the month after he fractured his cheekbone. He will be sidelined for 5 weeks.

While Tip O'Neill may not have had the best average during the month, the AL voters decided he was their best for the month. O'Neill picked up 35 hits from 94 at bats in his 21 games. He scored 25 runs with 33 RBI's for an average of .372. He was awarded with the AL Batter of the Month award.

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1st July 1887

The fans of the Americans are still looking towards a pennant run this year after a second strong month of form. The team picked up a record of 14-11 during June to see them continue the hunt. They are still in 2nd place in the AL table but now sit 5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
1-1 to finish road trip to the Baltimore Orioles
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics
2-2 at home to the Chicago White Sox
1-2 on the road to the Washington Nationals
2-1 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
1-2 at home to the Cleveland Blues
3-1 on the road to the Detroit Wolverines
3-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Athletics

Players to make the All Star Squad
Pitchers Ed Dugan and Bill Sweeney, Third Baseman Oyster Burns and Left Fielder Hub Collins

The team made further tweeks to the squad during the month.

They lost First Baseman John Smith to the Cincinnati Red Stockings via waivers.

They also traded 32 year old short stop Dave Rowe to the New York Giants in exchange for 29 year old minor league pitcher George Crosby and 23 year old minor league left fielder Dave Beadle.

The player with the best form during the month was Third Baseman Oyster Burns. Burns claimed 34 hits from 91 at bats in 23 games. He scored 23 runs with 22 RBI's and an average of .374.

The AL voters decided that Pitcher Ed Dugan was the best during the month and awarded him the AL Pitcher award for his 6 wins from 9 games with an ERA of 2.13.

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1st July 1887

The fans of the Beaneaters are not a happy bunch of fans at the moment as they saw another poor month from their team in June. The team managed to pick up 9 wins from the 23 games they played during the month. This has seen them drop to the foot of the NL table, a long 24.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
Lost final game of road trip to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
0-3 on the road to the St Louis Browns
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
2-1 at home to the New York Giants
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Stockings
1-2 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
1-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-2 on the road to the St Louis Browns

Players to make the All Star Squad
Pitcher Tommy Bond and First Baseman John Reilly

The beaneaters took a blow to the line-up during the month after newly signed catcher John Kerins tore his meniscus in his knee. This will side line him for between 4 and 5 weeks.

Even though the teams form was poor, First Baseman John Reilly continues to produce strong performances. He managed to pick up 31 hits from 95 at bats during his 22 games. He scored 18 runs with 11 RBI's for an average of .326.

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1st July 1887

The fans of the Grays are still dreaming of another pennant this year as their favourites continue their steady progress. The team picked up a record of 11-10 during June. This continues to see them lead the chasing pack in 2nd place in the NL but they are now 4.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
2-0 to finish home series to the Chicago White Stockings
0-3 at home to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-1 on the road to the St Louis Browns
1-2 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
2-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
2-1 at home to the Boston Beaneaters
1-2 at home to the New York Giants
2-0 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers

Players to make the All Star Squad
Catcher Jim O'Rourke, First Baseman Otto Schomberg, Second Baseman Hardy Richardson and Centre Fielder Podge Weihe.

Second Baseman Hardy Richardson continues to have a strong month. He managed to pick up 40 hits from 95 at bats in 21 games. He scored 22 runs with 24 RBI's for and average of .421.

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1st July 1887

A steady month for the White Sox in June saw them solidify their position in the table. They picked up 11 wins and 12 losses to keep themselves in third place in the AL table, 7 games behind the leaders. The fans are hoping this solid base will be the start of a pennant push for the rest of the season.

Series Results
Won final game of home series against the Louisville Colonels
0-3 on the road to the Cleveland Blues
2-2 on the road to the Boston Americans
1-2 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
2-1 at home to the Detroit Wolverines
1-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
3-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals
1-2 on the road to the Cleveland Blues

Players to make the All Star Squad
Pitcher Charlie Hodnett, Catcher Jocko Milligan and Third Baseman Denny Lyons

The White Sox saw a blow on the injury front during the month as they lost Left Fielder Frank Olin to shoulder tendinitis. He will be on the treatment table for 5 weeks.

They also lost Right Fielder John Glenn to Louisville via Waivers at the start of the month.

Third Baseman Denny Lyons put up some excellent numbers during June. He picked up 37 hits from 96 at bats in 23 games. He scored 18 runs with 14 RBI's for an average of .385.

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1st July 1887

The fans of the White Stockings are still trying to figure out if their team is on the up or on the down this year. The team put in another steady month of form with 13 wins and 12 losses. This has seen them continue in 5th place in the NL table, 10.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
0-2 to finish road trip to the Brooklyn Grays
2-1 on the road to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
3-1 at home to the Cincinnati Red Stockings
1-2 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-2 on the road to the Boston Beaneaters
2-1 at home to the New York Giants
2-2 on the road to the St Louis Browns
2-1 on the roadto the Pittsburgh Alleghenys

Players to make the All Star Squad
Pitchers Harry Salisbury and Frank Brill, First Baseman Harry Stovey, Second Baseman Jack Glasscock and Centre Fielder Dick Johnston.

The top batter in June was Left Fielder Harry Stovey. Stovey managed to claim 31 hits from 99 at bats in 25 games. He also scored 18 runs with 20 RBI's for an average of .313.

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1st July 1887

The fans of the Red Stockings are starting to sense that this season is another one of those rebuilding years after their team put up a poor month of form in June. The team went 9-14 during the month to depress their fans. They now sit in 6th place in the AL table 15.5 games behind the leaders.

Series Results
won final game of home series against the Boston Beaneaters
2-1 on the road to the New York Giants
1-3 on the road to the Chicago White Stockings
2-1 on the road to the Brooklyn Grays
0-3 at home to the St Louis Browns
1-1 at home to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1-3 on the road to the Philadelphia Quakers
1-2 on the road to the New York Giants

Players to make the All Star Squad
Pitcher Bill Gallagher and Short Stop Jack Rowe.

There was mixed news on the injury front for the Red Stockings. The team were glad to see Fred Dunlap return from injury early in the month but had to suffer through the loss of Pitcher Alex Voss for most of the month due to an abdominal muscle injury and also flu. He will return early next month after the team decided to put him on the 15 day list to fully recover.

The team claimed John Smith from the Boston Americans via waivers.

Centre Fielder Mike Griffin came up with the goods from the plate in June. He picked up 37 hits from 103 at bats in 23 games. He scored 18 runs with 14 RBI's for an average of .359.

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1st July 1887

The fans of the Blues are all still all smiles this year as their team's good form continues. The team picked up an excellent 15 wins from 23 games during June. This sees them extend their lead at the top of the AL table to 5 games.

Series Results
1-1 to finish road trip to the Detroit Wolverines
3-0 at home to the Chicago White Sox
2-1 at home to the Philadelphia Athletics
1-2 on the road to the Louisville Colonels
2-1 on the road to the Washington Nationals
2-1 on the road to the Boston Americans
2-1 on the road to the Baltimore Orioles
2-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox

Players to make the All Star Squad
Pitchers Adonis Terry and Art Hagan, Catcher Charlie Bennett, First Baseman Roger Connor, Third Baseman Jerry Denny, Left Fielder Abner Dalrymple and Centre Fielder Curt Welch.

The team went into the trade market to try and make changes to the squad. They sent 29 year old short stop Arthur Irwin and 20 year old centre fielder Taylor Shafer to the Louisville Colonels in exchange for 26 year old centre fielder Tom Brown.

First Baseman Roger Connor was the star with the best form during the month of June. He managed to pick up 30 hits from 90 at bats in 23 games. He scored 19 runs with 19 RBI's for an average of .333.

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