Boston (14-13) at Philadelphia (15-13)
4 game series
Thursday 5/7
Philadelphia 10 Boston 9: Ed Sales' homer (1) ties the game in the bottom of the ninth and Denny Lyons' RBI single wins it. Denny Lyons HR (5), 4-6, 3 RBI. Lee Richmond HR (1).
Friday 5/8
Philadelphia 9 Boston 4: Denny Lyons is on a tear, 3-5, 4 RBIs. Dan Brouthers 3-4.
Saturday 5/9
Boston 9 Philadelphia 5: Jack Crooks 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 5/10
Philadelphia 2 Boston 1: Dan Brouthers 3-3, RBI.
Chicago (11-21) at Philadelphia (18-14)
3 game series
Monday 5/11
Philadelphia 9 Chicago 3: Jesse Burkett 3-4, 3 RBIs. Ed Sales 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Tuesday 5/12
Philadelphia 6 Chicago 5: Denny Lyons 4-4. Fred Dunlap 2-3, RBI.
Wednesday 5/13
Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2 (10): Tom Brown triples and Ed Sales drives him in in the bottom of the tenth.
Detroit (14-21) at Philadelphia (21-14)
4 game series
Thursday 5/14
Philadelphia 10 Detroit 1: Dan Brouthers 4-4, 3 doubles, 3 RBIs. Mike Griffin 3-4, 3 RBIs.
Friday 5/15
Detroit 10 Philadelphia 6: Jack Clements HR (2), 4 RBIs, 3-5. Jake Virtue 3-4, RBI.
Saturday 5/16
Philadelphia 7 Detroit 2: Denny Lyons 2-4, RBI. Con Daily 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 5/17
Philadelphia 7 Detroit 6: Bid McPhee hits a bases loaded double in the bottom of the ninth as Athletics come from behind to win. Athletics were down 6-0 after 7.5 inning.
Philadelphia (24-15) at Louisville (22-17)
2 game series
Tuesday 5/19
Louisville 7 Philadelphia 4: Roger Connor 3-4. HR (1), 3 RBIs.
Wednesday 5/20
Philadelphia 5 Louisville 1: Denny Lyons 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia (25-16) at Baltimore (25-16)
3 game series
Friday 5/22
Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 3: Mike Griffin 4-4, HR (2). Fred Dunlap 3-4.
Saturday 5/23
Philadelphia 12 Baltimore 11 (11): Walt Wilmot 5 RBIs, 3-6. Jack Darragh 3-6, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 5/24
Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 1: Denny Lyons (6), 2 RBIs. Ed Sales 2-4, HR (2), 2 RBIs.
Boston (23-21) at Philadelphia (27-17)
3 game series
Tuesday 5/26
Philadelphia 6 Boston 2: Jesse Burkett 2-3, 2 RBIs. Con Daily 3-5, RBI.
Wednesday 5/27
Philadelphia 5 Boston 3: Denny Lyons 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Thursday 5/28
Boston 4 Philadelphia 0: Bill "Wild Bill" Hutchison first career shut out.
Cleveland (21-28) at Philadelphia (29-18)
3 game series
Friday 5/29
Philadelphia 11 Cleveland 1: Dan Brouthers 3-5, HR (4), 2 RBIs. Denny Lyons HR (7), 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 5/30
Philadelphia 7 Cleveland 5: Denny Lyons GRAND SLAM (8). Mike Griffin 3 RBIs.
Sunday 5/31
Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 3 (11): Dave Oldfield singles home Henry Porter (9-4) in the bottom of the 11th. Jesse Burkett HR (2)
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 32 | 18 | .640 | - |
| Washington Statesmen | 30 | 21 | .588 | 2.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 29 | 21 | .580 | 3.0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 26 | 25 | .510 | 6.5 |
| Boston Americans | 25 | 25 | .500 | 7.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 22 | 29 | .431 | 10.5 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 21 | 31 | .404 | 12.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 18 | 33 | .353 | 14.5 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| St. Louis Browns | 34 | 16 | .680 | - |
| New York Giants | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3.0 |
| Chicago Colts | 30 | 21 | .588 | 4.5 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 29 | 21 | .580 | 5.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 24 | .529 | 7.5 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 20 | 32 | .385 | 15.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 32 | .373 | 15.5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | 38 | .255 | 21.5 |
Shut outs
5/8 Mickey Welch (Cincinnati) 5-0 over Phillies.
5/8 Pete Meegan (Baltimore) 4-0 over Washington.
5/9 Bill Vinton (Louisville) 1-0 over Cleveland.
5/9 Charlie Ferguson (Washington) 3-0 over Baltimore.
5/10 Dan Casey (Brooklyn) 7-0 over Pirates.
5/11 Silver King (Detroit) 5-0 over Americans.
5/11 Phil Knell (Louisville) 6-0 over Orioles.
5/13 Bill Wise (St Louis) 14-0 over Reds.
5/17 Mark Baldwin (Phillies) 3-0 over Colts.
5/20 Bill Wise (St Louis) 10-0 over Brooklyn.
5/23 Bill Vinton (Louisville) 2-0 over Americans.
5/24 Bob Emslie (St Louis) 5-0 over Colts.
5/26 Hank Gastright (Cincinnati) 7-0 over Phillies.
5/26 Denny Driscoll (St Louis) 6-0 over Giants.
5/27 Jack Stivetts (Colts) 4-0 over Beaneaters.
5/28 Bill Hutchison (Americans) 4-0 over Athletics.
5/31 Al Mays (Washington) 9-0 over Louisville.
5/31 Harry Staley (Pittsburg) 8-0 over Colts.
5 or more hits
5/23 Sy Suttcliffe (Washington) 5-6 against White Sox.
5/24 Lew Brown (Americans) 5-6 against Louisville.
5/29 George Davis (Baltimore) 5-5 against Detroit.
Injuries
5/15 Tim O'Rourke (Washington) 5 weeks with hamstring strain.
5/16 Bill Whitrock (St Louis) 4-5 months with torn labrum.
5/25 Buster Hoover (Washington) 5 weeks with sprained ankle.
Major News
Anson Gets Number 2000
Tuesday, May 19th, 1891: Cleveland's Cap Anson collected his 2000th career base hit, but Chicago collected the win. The White Sox ruined his special day by knocking off the Spiders 5-4. The 39-year-old first baseman reached the milestone by going 1-for-5 in the game.
Anson is hitting .280 lifetime with 2000 hits, 281 doubles, 109 triples, 35 home runs and 955 RBIs to date. He has scored 1160 runs, walked 412 times and has a .319 OBP.
Tidbits
BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Monday, May 11th, 1891: Who holds the single season record in the North American BaseBall League for stolen bases?
Bid McPhee, Athletics, 78, 1888
Billy Sunday, Cincinnati, 71, 1888
George Van Haltren, Colts, 59, 1887
Billy Hamilton, Cleveland, 56, 1888
Jim Fogarty, Cincinnati, 54, 1888
BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Monday, May 18th, 1891: Who holds the single season record in the North American BaseBall League for runs?
Billy Nash, Washington, 135, 1888
Mike Tiernan, NY Giants, 132, 1890
Mike Griffin, Athletics, 131, 1888
Mike Tiernan, NY Giants, 129, 1887
Cupid Childs, Brooklyn, 126, 1888
BNN Stats: Career Pitching Leaders
Monday, May 25th, 1891: Which pitchers are leading the North American BaseBall League in career shutouts?
Bill Wise, St Louis, 36
Ed Cushman, Cleveland, 24
George Derby, Boston, 23
John Ward, Louisville, 21
John Clarkson, Chicago, 18