1871 Update - Forest City Still Leads on June 1

We go from May to June as the first month of National Association base ball is complete, and here are the current standings:

Forest City (Cleveland) 6 wins, 2 losses
Haymaker 4 wins, 2 losses
Boston Red Stockings 4 wins, 3 losses
Olympic 4 wins, 5 losses
Mutual 2 wins, 0 losses
Kekionga 2 wins, 3 losses
Chicago White Stockings 2 wins, 4 losses
Forest City (Rockford) 2 wins, 6 losses
Athletic 0 wins, 1 loss

Individually, the top players thus far have been the aforementioned Ezra Sutton (18 runs, 18 hits, .429 batting average), Rockford shortstop Chick Fulmer (12 runs, 19 hits, .487 batting average), and Boston infielder Ross Barnes (12 runs, 18 hits, .474 batting average).

Forest City of Cleveland has four Association games scheduled this month as part of an east coast swing, so some of the other contenders may have a chance to gain some ground. Athletic and Mutual, two clubs that should be competitive, will start playing more games as well, so a cleasr picture of the Association pennant race should emerge soon.