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28 games to 63 against the western clubs, but only 26 to 32 against the five eastern teams. The club's record in full for 1893 appears on page 27.

The Baltimore club began the season of 1893 on April 27th, at Washington, with their special rivals of that city, and in their first two games there they had to succumb to the "Senators," and the good start for the latter put their

stock up in the local market. On the return game at Baltimore, however, the home team won; but they had to close their brief April campaign as occupants of tenth place in the race, with percentage figures of .333 only, while Washington was among the leaders with .667. The club did not pan out well in May, as the end of that month's campaign saw them still in tenth position, though with the better percentage figures of .448. In June they got among the leaders for the first time, and by June 5th they had jumped up to