THE MAY CAMPAIGN RECORD.
The following is the complete record of the campaign of May, which proved to be a very interesting one:
THE MAY RECORD. —————————————————————————————————————- Date. Contesting Clubs. City. Pitchers. Score. —————————————————————————————————————- May 1 New York vs. Baltimore New York Meekin McMahon 7-4 " 1 Brooklyn vs. Washington Washington Sharrott Stephens[3] 2-1 " 1 Boston vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Lovett Carsey 7-3 " 1 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati Cincinnati Killen Parrott 7-6 " 1 Cleveland vs. St. Louis St. Louis Clarkson Gleason 7-0 " 2 Washington vs. Boston Washington Maul Stivetts 6-4 " 2 Baltimore vs. Brooklyn Baltimore Brown Stein 8-2 " 2 Philadelphia vs. New York New York Taylor Rusie 7-5 " 3 Boston vs. Washington Washington Nichols Esper 10-8 " 3 Philadelphia vs. New York New York Weyh'g Westervelt 7-4 " 3 Baltimore vs. Brookyln Baltimore Mullane Gastright 8-3 " 3 Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis Pittsburgh Gumbert Breit'nst'n 6-2 " 3 Cleveland vs. Louisville Cleveland Young Menafee 7-2 " 4 Boston vs. Washington Washington Stivetts Stephens 15-5 " 4 New York vs. Philadelphia New York Rusie Haddock 6-4 " 4 Baltimore vs. Brooklyn Baltimore McMahon Sharrott 12-8 " 4 Cleveland vs. Louisville Cleveland Cuppy Hemming 8-4 " 4 Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis Pittsburgh Nicol A. Clarkson 10-9 " 4 Chicago vs. Cincinnati Chicago McGill Dwyer 6-3 " 5 New York vs. Boston New York Westervelt Lovett 5-2 " 5 Brooklyn vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Daub Carsey 4-3 " 5 Baltimore vs. Washington Washington Brown Mercer 9-2 " 5 Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis St. Louis Killen Hawley 6-5 " 6 Cincinnati vs. Chicago Chicago Chamberlain Camp 6-6 " 7 Boston vs. New York New York Nichols Rusie 1-0 " 7 Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn Philadelphia Weyhing Gastright 7-5 " 7 Baltimore vs. Washington Washington Mullane Maul 17-0 " 7 Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Parrott Gumbert 17-6 " 7 St. Louis vs. Louisville Louisville Breitenst'n Stratton 8-6 " 7 Cleveland vs. Chicago Cleveland Young McGill 7-1 " 8 New York vs. Boston New York Meekin Stivetts 16-7 " 8 Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn Philadelphia Haddock Daub 18-5 " 8 Baltimore vs. Washington Baltimore Inks Petty 11-5 " 8 Cleveland vs. Chicago Cleveland Cuppy Camp 18-3 " 8 St. Louis vs. Louisville Louisville Hawley Menafee 5-4 " 8 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati Pittsburgh Ehret Dwyer 6-5 " 9 Brooklyn vs. Boston Brooklyn Kennedy Lovett 7-3 " 9 Baltimore vs. Washington Washington McMahon Stockdale 12-6 " 9 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati Pittsburgh Gumbert Chambl'n 11-3 " 9 Cleveland vs. Chicago Cleveland Clarkson McGill 4-1 " 9 Louisville vs. St. Louis Louisville Hemming Gleason 6-3 " 10 New York vs. Washington New York Rusie Mercer 6-2 " 10 Boston vs. Brooklyn Boston Nichols Stein 7-1 " 10 Philadelphia vs. Baltimore Baltimore Taylor Mullane 9-3 " 10 Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Young Killen 2-1 " 10 Cincinnati vs. St. Louis Cincinnati Parrott Hawley 18-9 " 11 New York vs. Washington Washington Westervelt Petty 5-4 " 11 Philadelphia vs. Baltimore Baltimore Carsey Horner 12-7 " 11 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Pittsburgh Ehret Cuppy 7-6 " 11 Chicago vs. Louisville Chicago Griffith Stratton 4-2 " 12 New York vs. Washington New York Meekin Stockdale 5-2 " 12 Brooklyn vs. Boston Boston Kennedy Stivetts 8-2 " 12 Baltimore vs. Philadelphia Baltimore Brown Callahan 8-3 " 12 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Pittsburgh Killen Clarkson 8-5 " 12 Cincinnati vs. St. Louis Cincinnati Parrott Breitenstein 5-0 " 12 Chicago vs. Louisville Chicago Hutchinson Hemming 6-5 " 13 Chicago vs. Louisville Chicago McGill Kilroy 14-12 " 13 Cincinnati vs. St. Louis Cincinnati Dwyer Gleason 7-3 " 14 Philadelphia vs. New York Philadelphia Carsey Rusie[2] 5-4 " 14 Brooklyn vs. Washington Brooklyn Gastright Mercer 14-7 " 14 Baltimore vs. Boston Boston McMahon Nichols 16-5 " 14 Pittsburgh vs. Chicago Pittsburgh Gumbert Abbey 6-3 " 14 Cincinnati vs. Louisville Cincinnati Parrott Whitrock 12-7 " 14 Cleveland vs. St. Louis Cleveland Young Breitenstein 7-3 " 15 Baltimore vs. Boston Boston Stopped by fire(3in) 3-3 " 15 Philadelphia vs. New York Philadelphia Taylor Westervelt 10-4 " 15 Brooklyn vs. Washington Brooklyn Stein Petty 16-7 " 15 Cleveland vs. St. Louis Cleveland Cuppy A. Clarkson 7-0 " 15 Chicago vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Griffith Ehret 6-2 " 16 Boston vs. Baltimore Boston Lovett Mullane 10-8 " 16 Philadelphia vs. New York Philadelphia Haddock Meekin 10-1 " 16 Brooklyn vs. Washington Brooklyn Daub Mercer[1] 3-2 " 16 Pittsburgh vs. Chicago Pittsburgh Killen McGill 2-0 " 16 Cleveland vs. St. Louis Cleveland Clarkson Gleason 5-0 " 16 Louisville vs. Cincinnati Cincinnati Hemming Dwyer 9-7 " 17 New York vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Rusie Kennedy 6-4 " 17 Boston vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Nichols Carsey 4-3 " 17 Baltimore vs. Washington Baltimore Hawke Petty 10-2 " 18 Brooklyn vs. New York New York Stein German 16-7 " 18 Philadelphia vs. Boston Philadelphia Taylor Stivetts[1] 5-4 " 19 New York vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Meekin Daub[1] 3-3 " 19 Philadelphia vs. Boston Philadelphia Haddock Staley 8-7 " 19 Baltimore vs. Washington Baltimore McMahon Mercer 7-5 " 19 St. Louis vs. Cincinnati St. Louis Breitenstein Parrott 5-2 " 19 Cleveland vs. Chicago Chicago Young Griffith 9-5 " 20 St. Louis vs. Cincinnati St. Louis Hawley Chamberlain[1] 4-3 " 20 Cincinnati vs. St. Louis St. Louis Dwyer A. Clarkson 7-1 " 21 Boston vs. New York Boston Nichols Westervelt 3-0 " 21 Pittsburgh vs. Chicago Chicago Killen McGill 11-10 " 21 Cincinnati vs. Cleveland Cleveland Parrott Young 2-1 " 22 Boston vs. New York Boston Lovett Rusie 3-2 " 22 Chicago vs. Pittsburgh Chicago Griffith Ehret 7-6 " 22 St. Louis vs. Louisville St. Louis Gleason Kilroy 6-4 " 23 New York vs. Boston Boston Meekin Staley 12-4 " 23 Brooklyn vs. Baltimore Baltimore Kennedy Mullane 5-1 " 23 Pittsburgh vs. Chicago Chicago Gumbert Hutchinson[3] 10-9 " 23 Louisville vs. St. Louis St. Louis Hemming Hawley 4-3 " 24 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Cleveland Ehret Young 6-5 " 24 Louisville vs. Cincinnati Louisville Menafee Parrott 6-0 " 24 Chicago vs. St. Louis Chicago Hutchinson Breit'st'n 3-1 " 25 New York vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Rusie Kennedy 12-6 " 25 Boston vs. Washington Boston Nichols Maul 10-2 " 25 Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh Cleveland Clarkson Killen 5-2 " 26 New York vs. Brooklyn New York Meekin Stein 8-7 " 26 Boston vs. Washington Boston Lovett Mercer 10-8 " 26 Baltimore vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Inks Taylor 5-5 " 26 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Cleveland Ehret Cuppy[3] 12-3 " 26 St. Louis vs. Chicago Chicago Breitenstein Griffith 9-8 " 26 Louisville vs. Cincinnati Louisville Knell Parrott 5-2 " 27 St. Louis vs. Chicago St. Louis Hawley McGill 3-2 " 27 Louisville vs. Cincinnati Cincinnati Hemming Dwyer 6-5 " 28 Boston vs. Washington Boston Staley Petty 18-12 " 28 Pittsburgh vs. Louisville Pittsburgh Gumbert Menafee 4-2 " 28 Pittsburgh vs. Louisville Pittsburgh Killen Stratton 11-6 " 29 New York vs. Cleveland New York Meekin Young 2-0 " 29 Philadelphia vs. Chicago Philadelphia Taylor Hutchinson 14-7 " 29 Washington vs. Louisville Washington Mercer Hemming 12-2 " 29 St. Louis vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Breit'stein Kennedy 9-8 " 29 Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore Pittsburgh Ehret McMahon 3-2 " 30 New York vs. Cleveland New York Rusie Cuppy 2-1 " 30 Brooklyn vs. St. Louis Brooklyn Stein A. Clarkson 6-2 " 30 Washington vs. Louisville Washington Petty Knell 7-3 " 30 Boston vs. Cincinnati Boston Lovett Parrott 13-10 " 30 Chicago vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia McGill Haddock 12-4 " 30 Boston vs. Cincinnati Boston Nichols Chamberlain 20-11 " 30 Washington vs. Louisville Washington Maul Kilroy 14-9 " 30 Brooklyn vs. St. Louis Brooklyn Daub Hawley 5-2 " 30 Chicago vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Griffith Weyhing 12-6 " 30 Cleveland vs. New York New York Clarkson German[2] 3-2 " 31 Baltimore vs. Cincinnati Baltimore Mullane Dwyer 7-1 " 31 Brooklyn vs. Chicago Brooklyn Kennedy Terry 5-3 " 31 Pittsburgh vs. Washington Washington Killen Esper 15-4 " 31 St. Louis vs. New York New York Breit'stein West'velt 6-2
[Footnote 1: Ten innings.]
[Footnote 2: Eleven innings.]
[Footnote 3: Forfeited.]
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During the May campaign the first home-and-home series was completed, and the first West vs. East series commenced.
The record showing the relative positions of the twelve clubs up to the close of the May campaign, as also the number of games won and lost by each club during May, is as follows:
THE MAY PENNANT RACE RECORD.
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Pittsburgh 22 9 31 .710 Brooklyn 15 15 30 .500
Cleveland 19 9 28 .679 St. Louis 15 18 33 .455
Baltimore 17 9 26 .651 Cincinnati 11 17 28 .393
Boston 20 11 31 .645 Louisville 10 19 29 .345
Philadelphia 18 10 28 .643 Chicago 10 20 30 .333
New York 16 16 32 .500 Washington 6 26 32 .188
Three games were drawn during May; one was forfeited; one protested; and one stopped by fire. ———————————————————————————————
During May the Pittsburghs pulled up to the head of the first division, with the percentage figures of .710, Cleveland being second with .679, and Baltimore third with .654; Boston, Philadelphia and New York following in order—Brooklyn being tied with New York for sixth place. Baltimore had pulled up ahead of Boston, while Philadelphia fell off, as did St. Louis and Cincinnati, both of the latter clubs retiring to the second division, while Washington allowed the April tail-enders to push them into the last ditch, and it was not until August 23d that they got out of it.