Philadelphia (32-18) at Detroit (22-29)
3 game series
Monday 6/1
Philadelphia 6 Detroit 4: Fred Dunlap 2-3, 3 RBIs. Dan Brouthers 2-3.
Tuesday 6/2
Philadelphia 6 Detroit 3: Jesse Burkett 2-5, 3 RBIs. Fred Dunlap HR (1)
Wednesday 6/3
Philadelphia 15 Detroit 4: Mike Griffin 3-4, 6 RBIs, HR (3). Dan Brouthers 3-4, HR (4), 2 RBIs. Denny Lyons 3-5.
Louisville (28-26) at Philadelphia (35-18)
4 game series
Thursday 6/4
Philadelphia 8 Louisville 2: Bid McPhee HR (1), 3 runs, 2 RBIs.
Friday 6/5
Louisville 6 Philadelphia 4 (10): Mike Griffin HR (4). Colonels scores twice in the 10th.
Saturday 6/6
Philadelphia 6 Louisville 2: Fred Dunlap HR (2), 3 RBIs. Dave Oldfield 3-4, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 6/7
Louisville 9 Philadelphia 0: Mike Gaule HR (2), 2 RBIs.
Baltimore (34-23) at Philadelphia (37-20)
3 game series
Monday 6/8
Philadelphia 4 Baltimore 3: Jesse Burkett 2-3, RBI. Lee Richmond (10-6) allows five hits.
Tuesday 6/9
Philadelphia 9 Baltimore 2: Mike Griffin 2 RBIs, 2-4. Orioles mange two runs on HRs by Jimmy Ryan (1) and Tom Daly (2).
Wednesday 6/10
Philadelphia 1 Baltimore 0: Denny Lyons 2-4, RBI.
Philadelphia (40-20) at Chicago (23-37)
3 game series
Friday 6/12
Chicago 6 Philadelphia 3: Heinie Kappel 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 6/13
Philadelphia 7 Chicago 3: Denny Lyons 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Sunday 6/14
Philadelphia 9 Chicago 3: Denny Lyons 2-5, 4 RBIs. Jesse Burkett 3 runs, 3-5.
Philadelphia (42-21) at Washington ( 35-28)
4 game series
Monday 6/15
Philadelphia 11 Washington 1: Jesse Burkett 5-6, 4 RBIs. Tom Brown 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Tuesday 6/16
Philadelphia 5 Washington 4: Jesse Burkett 4-4, 2 runs. Mike Griffin 3-4.
Wednesday 6/17
Philadelphia 4 Washington 3: Tom Brown and Jack Darragh score in the ninth.
Thursday 6/18
Washington 13 Philadelphia 3: Otto Schomberg 5-5, HR (1), 5 RBIs.
Philadelphia (45-22) at Boston (30-36)
3 game series
Friday 6/19
Boston 11 Philadelphia 8: Denny Lyons HR (9), 3 RBIs. Eddie Burke HR (4), 2 RBIs. Lew Whistler HR (5), 3 RBIs.
Saturday 6/20
Boston 7 Philadelphia 5: Lew Whistler HR (6), 4 RBIs. Lew Brown HR (2), 2 RBIs.
Sunday 6/21
Philadelphia 9 Boston 2: Jesse Burkett HR (3), 4-5, 3 RBIs. Ed Sales HR (3), 4 RBIs.
Shut outs
6/1 Bill Vinton (Louisville) 1-0 over White Sox.
6/5 Charlie Ferguson (Washington) 3-0 over Detroit.
6/6 Greg Haddock (Beaneaters) 6-0 over Phillies.
6/7 Bill Vinton (Louisville) 9-0 over Athletics.
6/7 Bill Sowders (Phillies) 3-0 over Beaneaters.
6/10 Park Swartzel (Athletics) 1-0 over Baltimore.
6/11 Adonis Terry (NY Giants) 2-0 over Brooklyn.
6/13 Bill Stearns (Cleveland) 7-0 over Washington.
6/13 Frank Knauss (Detroit) 3-0 over Americans.
6/14 Al Mays (Washington) 10-0 over Cleveland.
6/16 Bill Wise (St Louis) 5-0 over Beaneaters.
6/17 Sadie McMahon (NY Giants) 2-0 over Pirates.
6/18 John Healy (NY Giants) 2-0 over Pirates.
Injuries
6/2 Ed Swartwood (Beaneaters) 4-5 weeks with intercostal strain.
6/3 Billy Schindle (Detroit) 8 months with torn posterior cruciate ligament.
6/
5 or more hits
6/7 George Gore (Baltimore) 5-5 against Americans.
6/15 Jesse Burkett (Athletics) 5-6 against Washington.
6/18 Otto Schomberg (Washington) 5-5 against Athletics.
News
Richardson, Wagenhorst Swap Teams
Tuesday, June 2nd, 1891: The Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles have put the finishing touches on a deal that was weeks in the making. Chicago will part with 28-year-old second baseman Danny Richardson, while the Orioles have dealt 27-year-old third baseman Woody Wagenhorst. "This one took a while to figure out," said the Chicago general manager. "We must have gone back to the drawing board five or six times over the past few weeks. I'm glad we finally got the deal done. I think it is a good one for both clubs."
Richardson is presently hitting at a .351 pace with no home runs, 8 RBIs and has scored 6 times.
Thus far in 1891 Wagenhorst is hitting .167 with no home runs, 0 RBIs, 1 run scored and has compiled a .286 OBP.
Colonels Swap Schriver to Beaneaters for Williamson
Tuesday, June 2nd, 1891: The Louisville Colonels swapped 25-year-old catcher Pop Schriver and 19-year-old third baseman Will Smalley for 33-year-old third baseman Ned Williamson of the Beaneaters after what Boston officials would only characterize as "difficult" negotiations.
In his season totals, Schriver has no home runs, .261 BA, .307 OBP, 18 RBIs and 11 runs scored. He has played in 35 games.
This year Williamson has no home runs and a .077 batting average.
Athletics Deal Boyle to Colts for Young
Thursday, June 4th, 1891: The Athletics and Colts confirmed this afternoon that a trade had been agreed upon. In the deal, Philadelphia will get 24-year-old starting pitcher Cy Young, while Chicago will receive 25-year-old catcher Jack Boyle.
In his career Boyle has hit .226 with 122 hits, 20 doubles, 4 triples and 4 home runs. His totals also include 52 RBIs and 76 runs scored.
Weyhing 'Dealing with Personal Issues', Leaves Team Indefinitely
Friday, June 5th, 1891: Boston starting pitcher Gus Weyhing will miss an indefinite period of time to tend to "personal issues". Weyhing refused to elaborate on what exactly the issues were, but added that they were "more important than baseball, that's for sure". Americans manager Arturo García commented that they will "expect to be without Weyhing for quite some time and that we'll have to plan long-term to be without him".
Star Crossed: Daly, Crawford Switch Teams
Saturday, June 6th, 1891: BNN is reporting a big deal in the making between Detroit and the Baltimore Orioles. Reliable sources inside the Tigers camp told them a trade was imminent and would be announced today. According to BNN, Detroit would send 25-year-old catcher Tom Daly and 22-year-old reliever Jeremiah Reardon to Baltimore and in return would get 28-year-old shortstop George Crawford. The players involved in the swap were contacted and told BNN it was news to them. One player said, "Sorry, I couldn't help... I haven't heard a thing... We are usually the last ones to know."
This year Daly is hitting .227 with 1 home run.
In 29 games this season Crawford is batting .256 with 21 hits and 1 home run. He has scored 10 runs and driven in 13.
Tidbits
BNN Stats: Career Pitching Leaders
Monday, June 22nd, 1891: Which pitchers are leading the North American BaseBall League in career ERA?
Hugh Daily, -, 1.76
Harry Arundel, -, 1.84
John Ward, Louisville, 1.85
Stump Wiedman, Boston, 1.89
Ed Cushman, Cleveland, 1.91
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 24 | .657 | - |
| Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 29 | .586 | 5.0 |
| Washington Statesmen | 37 | 33 | .529 | 9.0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 37 | 33 | .529 | 9.0 |
| Boston Americans | 32 | 37 | .464 | 13.5 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 31 | 39 | .443 | 15.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 28 | 42 | .400 | 18.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 27 | 42 | .391 | 18.5 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| St. Louis Browns | 45 | 24 | .652 | - |
| New York Giants | 44 | 26 | .629 | 1.5 |
| Chicago Colts | 41 | 29 | .586 | 4.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 33 | .529 | 8.5 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 37 | 33 | .529 | 8.5 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 29 | 41 | .414 | 16.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 44 | .362 | 20.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | 49 | .300 | 24.5 |
Leaders
AL Average
Jerry McCormick 9Cleveland0 .378
Denny Lyons (Athletics) .373
Jesse Burkett (Athletics) .356
NL Average
Sam Johnson (Colts) .362
Bug Holliday (Boston) .324
George Van Haltren (Colts) .323
HR
Count Campau (Louisville) 10
Denny Lyons (Athletics) 9
Mike Tiernan (NY Giants) 9