Before the Bums 4/30/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Win Second Straight Against Beaneaters at Washington Park

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 inter-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.

The Boston Globe, Thursday, May 1, 1890

GAME #7

Wednesday, April 30, 1890

Boston Beaneaters vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Outlast Beaneaters; Darby O'Brien Wields Game Winning Hit

Brooklyn's Bob Caruthers climbed the hill at Washington Park, opposed by Boston's John Taber, who was making his first-ever big league start.  The Bridegrooms opened the scoring in the second when Germany Smith delivered home Pop Corkhill, and Caruthers scored on a sacrifice.  Boston shortstop Herman Long tied the game with a two-run hit in the third.  Brooklyn reclaimed the lead in their next at-bat.  Third baseman George Pinkney scored when on a close play at home, Beaneaters catcher Charlie Ganzel failed to cleanly receive the throw and then himself threw errantly to second base, allowing Bob Caruthers to also score.  In the sixth, the Beaneaters scored a single run, then rallied for three runs on four hits to seize a 6-4 lead in the seventh.  But it would not last.  The Bridegrooms loaded the bases in the eighth on a bunt single and two walks.  Afterwhich Darby O'Brien's fly ball to left field was ponderously dropped by Marty Sullivan, allowing Pop Corkhill and Caruthers to score on the misplay and tying the game at six.  Second baseman Hub Collins followed with a hit, scoring O'Brien for a 7-6 Bridegroom lead.  But that didn't last either.  The Beaneaters tied the game at seven in the ninth inning, and into extra innings, they went at Washington Park.  Bob Caruthers set the Beaneaters down quietly in the top of the tenth.  Germany Smith led off the Brooklyn half with a hit through the left side.  After Caruthers advanced the runner with a sacrifice, pitcher to first, Darby O'Brien singled to left, scoring Smith from second with the winning run.

• FINAL: BOS 7; BKN 8 (10 innings)
• RECORD: 4-3 (.571); 2nd place, 0.5 GB of Chicago Colts