Monday 5/2/1881
Philadelphia 7 St Louis 4
Athletics scores all runs late. Charlie Eden and Jim Gilmore collect two hits.
Wednesday 5/4/1881
St Louis 9 Philadelphia 0
John Ward of the St. Louis Brown Stockings was masterful today, pitching a 5-hit 9-0 shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics and giving his bullpen a rest by going the distance.
Philadelphia at Baltimore
Friday 5/6/1881
Baltimore 10 Philadelphia 2
Fred Dunlap has a 3-4 game. George Derby scatters six hits.
Sunday 5/8/1881
Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 6 (10)
Aaron Clapp and Dan Brouther goes 2-4. Clapp drives in three runs with two triples. Athletics score twice in the tenth on a passed ball and an error.
Wednesday 5/11/1881
Baltimore 12 Philadelphia 4
Fred Dunlap and Arthur Irwin both scores three times and hit three times.
Charlie Eden Sidelined for 2-3 Months
Wednesday, 5/11 1881: Philadelphia fans will be disappointed to learn that Charlie Eden suffered a hamstring strain while making a defensive play in today's game. After the doctor informed the Philadelphia Athletics manager that Eden was expected to miss 2-3 months, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the right fielder could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Saturday 5/14/1881
Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 0
Bill Stearns of the Cleveland Blues blanked Philadelphia 4-0 on a 1-hit complete-game shutout, striking out 4 batters and walking 1.
Sunday 5/15/1881
Philadelphia 10 Cleveland 3
Dan Brouthers hits his second home run of the season. Dan drives in three on three hits. Aaron Clapp goes 3-4. Ed Cogswell drives in three for the Blues on three hits.
Monday 5/16/1881
Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 3
John Richmond has a perfect 2-2, 2 RBI day. Dan Brouthers goes 3-3 for Athletics.
St Louis at Philadelphia
Tuesday 5/17/1881
Philadelphia 6 St Louis 5
Levi Meyerle hits a triple and Aaron Clapp continues to drives in runs with 2.
Thursday 5/19/1881
St Louis 14 Philadelphia 5
Ten run sixth lifts Brown Stockings. Jerry Denny drives in three with a triple. Buck Ewing drives in a pair.
Monday 5/23/1881
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4
Lee Richmond scatters seven hits and Jack Remsen hits his second home run.
Baltimore at Philadelphia
Wednesday 5/25/1881
Philadelphia 10 Baltimore 4
Jack Farrell and Levi Meyerle drive in three. Levi hit a three run home run in the eighth inning.
Cleveland RF Richmond Suspended
Wednesday, May 25th, 1881: John Richmond didn't like the strike call, turned around and had some angry words with the home plate umpire. Apparently he went too far. The result is a 6-game suspension by the league office. The league cited his failure to leave the dugout after the ejection was the reason for the suspension.
Friday 5/27/1881
Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 2
Arthur Irwin drives in three with a triple and a double going 3-5.
Saturday 5/28/1881
Philadelphia 12 Baltimore 3
Tom Burns has a nice outing going 3-5 with a double and three runs driven in. Dan Brouthers drives in two with a 3-5 game.
Kennedy 5-6 Against Chicago
Sunday, May 29th, 1881: It was a great day for him at Lake Front Park I, but not a good day for his team. Doc Kennedy of the Atlantics was unstoppable in today's 7-6 loss to the Chicago White Stockings.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Tuesday 5/31/1881
Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 2 (11)
Mike McGeary goes 3-6. Blues scores three time sin the 11th on two errors and a BB.
Derby Struts Stuff in St. Louis Win
Tuesday, May 31st, 1881: George Derby was in command in his outing against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. He hurled the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-0 shutout victory, yielded 3 hits and chalked up 4 strikeouts and 1 walk.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Baltimore Orioles | 15 | 13 | .536 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 14 | .500 | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Blues | 14 | 14 | .500 | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 13 | 15 | .464 | 2.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 16 | 11 | .593 | - |
| Chicago White Stockings | 14 | 13 | .519 | 2.0 |
| Boston Red Caps | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.0 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 11 | 16 | .407 | 5.0 |
Leaders
Batting
Average: Ed Swartwood .374
HR: 3 Tied 2
2B: Martin Mullen 11
3B: Mike Mansell 6
RBI: 2 Tied 23
Pitching
Wins: 3 Tied 9
K: Lee Richmond 90
E.R.A: Fred Corey 1.29
SHO: Bill Stearns 2