Philadelphia (65-67) at Chicago (61-71)
3 game series
Friday 9/5
Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4: Denny Lyons HR (18). Jesse Burkett HR (12).
Saturday 9/6
Philadelphia 2 Chicago 0: Denny Lyons 2-3, RBI.
Sunday 9/7
Philadelphia 10 Chicago 4 (10): Tom Brown 2-6, 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia (67-68) at Boston (69-66)
4 game series
Monday 9/8
Philadelphia 10 Boston 1: Denny Lyons 9th inning GRAND SLAM HR (19)
Tuesday 9/9
Philadelphia 4 Boston 2: Jesse Burkett HR (13). Buster Hoover 3-4, 2 RBIs.
Wednesday 9/10
Boston 4 Philadelphia 3 (12). Tom Brown HR (5). Eddie Burke 3-6, 2 RBIs and drives in the winning run.
Thursday 9/11
Boston 5 Philadelphia 1: Dan Brouthers HR (11). Buster Hoover and Lew Brown 3-4.
Philadelphia (69-70) at Detroit (68-70)
3 game series
Friday 9/12
Philadelphia 2 Detroit 0: Park Swartzel allows eight hits.
Saturday 9/13
Detroit 6 Philadelphia 1: Tom Daly GRAND SLAM HR (6).
Sunday 9/14
Detroit 8 Philadelphia 2: Jake Virtue 3-5, 2 RBIs. Charlie Reising HR (4).
Washington (51-90) at Philadelphia (70-72)
3 game series
Tuesday 9/16
Philadelphia 11 Washington 7: Denny Lyons HR (20), 4 RBIs.
Wednesday 9/17
Philadelphia 4 Washington 1: Jesse Burkett HR (14), 3 RBIs.
Thursday 9/18
Washington 7 Philadelphia 5: Dummy Hoy HR (2). Sy Suttcliffe 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia (72-73) at Louisville (81-63)
3 game series
Friday 9/19
Philadelphia 5 Louisville 1: Dan Brouthers HR (12), 4 RBIs. Jesse Burkett 3 RBIs.
Saturday 9/20
Louisville 8 Philadelphia 1: Danny Richardson 3-4. hugh Duffy 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 9/21
Louisville 8 Philadelphia 6: Ed Hutchinson 3 RBIs. Mike Gaule 3-4, 2 RBIs. Count Campau HR (11), 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia (73-75) at Baltimore (80-67)
3 game series
Monday 9/22
Baltimore 9 Philadelphia 6: Hardy Richardson 2-3, 3 RBIs. Walt Wilmot 4-4, 2 RBIs.
Tuesday 9/23
Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 4: Orioles score three time sin the bottom of the ninth. Dan Brouthers HR (13)
Wednesday 9/24
Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 6: Denny Lyons 2 RBIs.
Cleveland (84-67) at Philadelphia (74-77)
3 game series
Friday 9/26
Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 3: Duke Farrell 3-4.
Saturday 9/27
Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 3 (11): Dan Brouthers' fly out lifts Athletics in 11th.
Sunday 9/28
Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 1: Denny Lyons HR (21)
Final Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Louisville Colonels | 88 | 66 | .571 | - |
| Cleveland Spiders | 85 | 69 | .552 | 3.0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 69 | .552 | 3.0 |
| Boston Americans | 80 | 74 | .519 | 8.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 10.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 76 | 78 | .494 | 12.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 19.0 |
| Washington Statesmen | 55 | 99 | .357 | 33.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Pittsburg Alleghenys | 83 | 71 | .539 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 72 | .532 | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 81 | 73 | .526 | 2.0 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 81 | 73 | .526 | 2.0 |
| Chicago Colts | 79 | 75 | .513 | 4.0 |
| New York Giants | 73 | 81 | .474 | 10.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 84 | .455 | 13.0 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 67 | 87 | .435 | 16.0 |
Mike Tiernan's .349 Average Tops in NL
Monday, September 29th, 1890: The 1890 National League batting title went to Mike Tiernan. A key contributor for New York this year, he hit .349. His 219 hits included 54 doubles, 7 triples and 22 home runs. The Giants right fielder also scored 132 runs and knocked in 110 while playing in 150 games.
1890 AL Batting Title to Irv Ray
Monday, September 29th, 1890: Irv Ray of the Boston Americans was this year's best hitter in the American League. The 26-year-old shortstop collected the batting title with a .355 average. Playing in 148 games, the AL champ racked up 210 hits in 591 at-bats with 5 home runs and 95 RBIs.
NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, September 29th, 1890: With the playoffs mere hours away, each of the contenders are putting their game faces on. It's time for ballplayers to leave it all on the field. In the North American BaseBall League playoffs, miracles do happen, but most often it's simply the team that plays better baseball that goes home with the prize -- the much-coveted Round 1 championship. The Round 1 starts today with these games:
Pittsburg Alleghenys versus Louisville Colonels.
5 or more hits
9/5 Ecky Stearns (Phillies) 5-8 against Cincinnati.
Shut outs
9/6 Park Swartzel (Athletics) 2-0 over White Sox.
9/11 John Clarkson (Baltimore) 6-0 over Louisville.
9/12 Park Swartzel (Athletics) 2-0 over Detroit.
9/16 Pete Meegan (Brooklyn) 4-0 over Cincinnati.
9/17 Phil Knell (Louisville) 12-0 over Cleveland.
9/19 Red Ehret (Detroit) 2-0 over Baltimore.
9/19 George Derby (Beaneaters) 11-0 over Cincinnati.
9/22 Scott Stratton (Colts) 8-0 over Cincinnati.
9/26 Elton Chamberlain (St Louis) 6-0 over Brooklyn.
Tidbits
BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Monday, September 8th, 1890: Who holds the single season record in the North American BaseBall League for on-base percentage?
Bob Caruthers, Baltimore, .4783, 1887
Mike Tiernan, NY Giants, .4582, 1887
Ed Swartwood, St Louis, .4524, 1886
Bob Caruthers, Baltimore, .4442, 1886
Lefty Marr, Boston, .4401, 1887
BNN Stats: Career Batting Leaders
Monday, September 15th, 1890: So, who is the leader in the North American BaseBall League in career triples?
Fred Mann, Phillies, 115
Dan Brouthers, Athletics, 113
Cal Broughton, Phillies, 111
King Kelly, Cleveland, 110
Cap Anson, Cleveland, 107
BNN Stats: Career Batting Leaders
Monday, September 22nd, 1890: So, who is the leader in the North American BaseBall League in career extra base hits?
Dan Brouthers, Athletics, 462
King Kelly, Cleveland, 442
Cap Anson, Cleveland, 413
Roger Connor, Louisville, 404
Lew Brown, Boston, 385
BNN Stats: Active Career Pitching Leaders
Monday, September 29th, 1890: Which active pitchers are leading the North American BaseBall League in career ERA?
Harry Arundel, -, 1.84
John Ward, Louisville, 1.85
Ed Cushman, Cleveland, 1.89
Stump Wiedman, Boston, 1.89
Sam Weaver, -, 1.91