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 #44
Tuesday, June 17, 1890
WASHINGTON PARK
Late Rally Clinches Victory Over Phillies
Facing Philadelphia's Kid Gleason, the Bridegrooms opened with a run in the first and added a pair in the third. The Phillies treated Tom Lovett in kind with a run in the fourth and two in the fifth. After a scoreless sixth, the Phillies took their first lead with a run in the seventh. But it did not last. In the bottom of the frame, Hub Collins singled, stole second, and scored on George Pinkney's double. Brooklyn added two more runs on hits by Darby O'Brien, Oyster Burns, and Pop Corkhill for a 6-4 lead and the final margin of victory. This extends the Bridegroom's consecutive win streak to five games, tying a season-high.
- FINAL: PHI 4; BKN 6
- RECORD: 27-17 (.614); 3rd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds
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