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May Draws To A Close

June 1, 1875

After an outstanding April, the Philadelphia Keystones fall to 2nd with a 3-5 record for the month. The New York Mutuals surge into first with a 6-2 record for the month.

Standings through May 31, 1875

Team                        W     L       PCT      GB
New York Mutuals           12     5      .706      -
Philadelphia Keystones     11     6      .647     1.0
Cincinnati Reds            10     7      .588     2.0
Boston Red Stockings        9     8      .529     3.0
Chicago White Stockings     7    10      .412     5.0
Washington Nationals        7    10      .412     5.0
Brooklyn Superbas           6    11      .353     6.0
Baltimore Canaries          6    11      .353     6.0

Pitcher of the Month
SP Kris Evans - Boston Red Stockings

Evans was 4-0 in May with a 0.77 ERA.

Batter of the Month
CF Lloyd Drew - Cincinnati Reds

This young Cincinnati Red hit .450 with 7 RBIs and scored 8 runs to earn Batter of the Month honors.

Rookie of the Month
1B Arthur King - Boston Red Stockings

In May, this Boston hitter managed to collect 14 hits, a .412 batting average with 5 RBIs.

Webster is ABC's Wins Leader

On May 14, Chicago SP Walton Webster tied Cincinnati's Red Bishop to lead the ABC's all time wins list at 50. Then, on May 28, he won his 51st game to become the ABC's winningest pitcher. Since Bishop is longer serving as a SP, Webster has a chance to put some distance between himself and 2nd on that list.

Webster and Bishop