From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS
In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an intra-city rivalry was born. While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club. The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut. Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.
Brooklyn jumped in front with a quick start. Left-fielder Darby O'Brien drew a base on balls leading off the game, and second baseman Hub Collins followed with a double to right field. With Oyster Burns at the plate, O'Brien scored on a wild pitch. Burns would then single through the left side, scoring Collins and giving the Bridegrooms a 2-0 lead. Boston cut the Bridegrooms' lead to one in the third inning. Afterwhich, the score would remain unchanged through the fifth. The Beaneaters caught up to Brooklyn starter Mickey Hughes posting four runs in the sixth, highlighted by shortstop Herman Long's triple to left. After the first inning, Boston starter Kid Nichols pitched eight scoreless innings to close out the game, and give the Beaneaters a season-opening series victory, three games to one. Mr. Henry Chadwick, the father of base ball, made the trip from Brooklyn and called the Boston National League nine one of the cleverest hitting, fielding, and base running teams he had ever seen play ball.
- FINAL: BKN 2; BOS 5
- RECORD: 1-3 (.250); 1 GB of Philadelphia Phillies
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