Philadelphia (8-8) at Washington (8-8)
3 game series
Friday 4/24
Washington 5 Philadelphia 4: Bill Colver singles in Phil Baker in the bottom of the ninth.
Saturday 4/25
Washington 8 Philadelphia 5: Dummy Hoy and Emmett Serry 2 RBIs each.
Sunday 4/26
Washington 11 Philadelphia 1: Yank Robinson HR (1), 2-3, 2 RBIs. Billy Nash 4-4, 3 runs.
Philadelphia (8-11) at Baltimore (13-5)
3 game series
Monday 4/27
Baltimore 10 Philadelphia 6: Harry Stovey 2 HR (3), 4 RBIs. Walt Wilmot HR (1), 3 RBIs.
Tuesday 4/28
Philadelphia 11 Baltimore 3: Harry Stovey HR (4), 2 RBIs. Will Calihan (1-2) first career win. Charlie Hamburg 5 RBIs. Jesse Burkett HR (1).
Wednesday 4/29
Philadelphia 4 Baltimore 2: Con Daily 2-5, RBI. Denny Lyons 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia (10-12) at Cleveland (9-15)
3 game series
Friday 5/1
Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 4: Cap Anson drives in Jerry McCormick in the bottom of the ninth. King Kelly HR (2). Tom Brown HR (1) tied the game in the top of the ninth with his home run.
Saturday 5/2
Philadelphia 3 Cleveland 2: Ed Sales 3-4. Paul Radford HR (1).
Sunday 5/3
Philadelphia 8 Cleveland 2: Denny Lyons HR (2), 3-5, 3 RBIs.
Washington (17-9) at Philadelphia (12-13)
3 game series
Monday 5/4
Philadelphia 7 Washington 6: Denny Lyons HR (3), 3 RBIs. Con Daily 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Tuesday 5/5
Philadelphia 7 Washington 2: Denny Lyons HR (4), 3 RBIs again.
Wednesday 5/6
Philadelphia 5 Washington 3: Denny Lyons 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Baltimore Orioles | 19 | 8 | .704 | - |
| Washington Statesmen | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 16 | 13 | .552 | 4.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4.5 |
| Boston Americans | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 12 | 17 | .414 | 8.0 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 12 | 18 | .400 | 8.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 9 | 20 | .310 | 11.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Chicago Colts | 20 | 9 | .690 | - |
| St. Louis Browns | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.0 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.0 |
| New York Giants | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 15 | .483 | 6.0 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 11 | 19 | .367 | 9.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 19 | .345 | 10.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 21 | .276 | 12.0 |
Shut Outs
4/24 Bill Wise (St Louis) 6-0 over Boston.
5/2 Scott Stratton (Colts) 8-0 over Pirates.
5 or more hits.
4/24 Billy Sunday (Cincinnati) 5-6 against Colts.
4/24 Harry Stovey (Baltimore) 5-7 against White Sox.
News
Campau Hittin' on All Cylinders
Thursday, April 23rd, 1891: Count Campau had a banner day at the plate today, stringing together all four legs of the cycle as the Colonels beat the Orioles 12-8. Campau drilled 4 hits in 5 trips to the plate, collecting 5 RBI and scoring 5 runs to capture the win for Louisville.
Count Campau flied out in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Alex Voss in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and hit a two-run triple in the 8th.
For the year Campau is batting .309 with 21 hits and 3 home runs. He has scored 13 times and driven in 11.
Swartwood Goes Cycling
Monday, April 27th, 1891: Boston's Ed Swartwood accomplished what few others have been able to do -- he hit for the cycle. In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle."
For the day he finished 4-5 with 2 runs batted in and 3 runs scored and helped his Beaneaters knock off the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 at South End Grounds II. In the post game press conference he said, "I didn't even know I had hit for the cycle until after the game."
Ed Swartwood hit a solo-shot off Hank Gastright in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 5th, tripled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.
This year Swartwood is hitting .307 with 2 home runs and 8 RBIs in 20 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .361 with 5 walks and 12 runs scored.
Philadelphia, Cincinnati Deal Made
Monday, May 4th, 1891: Philadelphia and Cincinnati made a trade today. In this move, the Athletics shipped 24-year-old second baseman Jim Gill, 26-year-old shortstop Dennis Fitzgerald, 25-year-old first baseman Jerry Kane, 27-year-old starting pitcher Henry Gruber, 26-year-old reliever Ted Kennedy and 33-year-old reliever Milo Lockwood to the Reds for 31-year-old second baseman Fred Dunlap. The Philadelphia GM told reporters, "I think this trade is beneficial to everyone involved, including the players."
In his career Lockwood has made 103 relief appearances and converted 9 saves. His record stands at 11-and-5 with a 2.41 ERA.
A look at his season totals shows Dunlap with no home runs, .286 BA, .286 OBP, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored.
Career Over -- Bill Stearns Retires
Thursday, May 7th, 1891: Sources in Cleveland close to Bill Stearns report that the reliever will retire once the season is over.
Since he broke in, Stearns has picked up 284 wins and 267 losses with 4 saves. He has posted a 2.57 ERA and recorded 834 strikeouts in 4835 innings.
Tidbits
BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Monday, April 27th, 1891: Who holds the single season record in the North American BaseBall League for total bases?
Mike Tiernan, NY Giants, 353, 1890
Jake Beckley, NY Giants, 306, 1890
Jim Brown, Chicago, 306, 1888
Denny Lyons, athletics, 302, 1890
Jimmy Ryan, Baltimore, 298, 1889