Baltimore at Philadelphia
Sunday May 3rd 1874
Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 3
Athletics end 3 game skid. Herman Dehlman goes 3-3 and Rynie Wolters drives in a pair of runs.
Thursday May 7th 1874
Philadelphia 9 Baltimore 8 (10)
Rynie Woltes scores on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th and Ross Barnes goes 3-5.
Saturday May 9th 1874
Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 3
Bill Stearns scatters six hits and Paul Hines has three hits.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Wednesday May 13th 1874
Philadelphia 11 Cleveland 4
Jim Battin goes 4-5 and Herman Dehlman continues his hot hitting going 2-3.
Carey Batters St. Louis for 5 Hits
Wednesday, May 13th, 1874: It wasn't poetic justice.
Tom Carey of the Canaries had a terrific 5-hit game today, really socking it to the St. Louis Brown Stockings, but his team didn't win the game.
O'Rourke Hits in 20 Straight Games
Wednesday, May 13th, 1874: Today at Union Grounds Brooklyn lost to Chicago 7-1, but Jim O'Rourke kept his consecutive-game hitting streak alive with 1 hit. The Atlantics catcher has now delivered hits in 20 straight games.
Friday May 15th 1874
Philadelphia 9 Cleveland 8 (16)
Dave Lenz singles in Charlie Gould in the 16th for the win. Bill Boyd goes 5-8 while Ross Barnes and Lip Pike both go 3-8.
Boyd 5-8 Against Blues
Friday, May 15th, 1874: Thanks to Bill Boyd and his big bat, the Athletics derailed the Cleveland Blues 9-8 today at Jefferson Street Grounds. The Philadelphia third baseman had a standout game with 5 hits in 8 at-bats.
Saturday May 16th 1874
Philadelphia 15 Cleveland 12
Martin Mullen drives in three and Bill Boyd (3-5) continues his hot hitting and also scoring three times.
York Has Hot Hand, Bangs 5 hits
Saturday, May 16th, 1874: No matter what Brooklyn pitchers threw him today Tom York hit it. The 23-year-old Chicago left fielder racked up 5 hits in 5 at-bats today against them at Union Grounds and spearheaded the White Stockings to a 8-7 victory.
Consecutive-Game Hit Streak Continues for Wood
Saturday, May 16th, 1874: Chalk up another one for Cleveland second baseman Jimmy Wood. He now has hit in 20 straight games. Wood went 2-for-6 today's game at Jefferson Street Grounds. However, his club was defeated 15-12 by Philadelphia.
Jones Bashes 5 Base Hits
Sunday, May 17th, 1874: On top of the Cleveland hit parade today was Joe Jones. He went to the plate 7 times and marched away with 5 hits, sparking the Blues to a 23-10 victory over the Baltimore Canaries.
St Louis at Philadelphia
Monday May 18th 1874
Philadelphia 7 St Louis 6
Lip Pike and Martin Mullen go 3-5. Holly Hollingshead drives in a pair.
Wednesday May 20th 1874
Philadelphia 12 St Louis 4
Lip Pike drives in four runs and martin Mullen goes 3-5 and has 3 RBIs. Athletics win 5th straight game.
Sunday May 24th 1874
Philadelphia 4 St Louis 2
Dave Lenz drives in two as Athletics sweep Brown Stockings for 6th straight win.
O'Rourke's Hit Streak Soars to 25 Games
Tuesday, May 26th, 1874: Atlantics catcher Jim O'Rourke has extended his hitting streak to 25 games. He went 2-5 in today's game against the Boston Red Stockings. Brooklyn won the ball game 12-2.
Philadelphia at Baltimore
Saturday May 30th 1874
Philadelphia 11 Baltimore 7 (10)
Bill Boyd drills two home runs and Rynie Wolters wins his 10th game of the season.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 12 | 7 | .632 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 12 | 7 | .632 | - |
| Cleveland Blues | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.0 |
| Baltimore Canaries | 5 | 14 | .263 | 7.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Chicago White Stockings | 12 | 7 | .632 | - |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.0 |
| Boston Red Stockings | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5.0 |