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.
GAME #16
Wednesday, May 14, 1890
WASHINGTON PARK
Make-Up 5/6/1890
Giants Late Rally Foils the Bridegrooms
The Bridegrooms and New York Giants resumed their inter-city rivalry at Washington Park. In a make-up game from May 6, youngster Amos Rusie stepped into the box in opposition against Adonis Terry for the Bridegrooms. First baseman Dude Esterbrook delivered home the Giants' first run of the game, who followed with two more tallies in the second for a prompt 3-0 lead. Amos Rusie held Brooklyn scoreless until the Bridegrooms broke through with a trio of runs in the fifth on hits from Darby O'Brien and Oyster Burns and an error by Jack Glasscock at short. In Brooklyn's next at-bat, center fielder Pop Corkhill singled, stole second, and scored on Adonis Terry's base hit for a 4-3 Bridegroom lead. But it would not last. The New Yorkers bunched together three runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by Artie Clarke's triple as the rain began to fall. Bridegrooms' first baseman Dave Foutz opened the home ninth with a double but was picked off on a fine throw from catcher Dick Buckley, and so ended Brooklyn's threat. The Giants pulled even in their season series with Brooklyn at two wins apiece with the victory.
- FINAL: NYG 6; BKN 4
- RECORD: 8-8 (.500); 4th place, 2.5 GB of Philadelphia Phillies
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