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 #48
Saturday, June 21, 1890
NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK
Spiders End Bridegrooms' Win Streak
The game had gotten out of hand when Tom Lovett gathered himself. Cleveland scored two runs in the first and five in the second inning. Afterwhich, Lovett held the Spiders scoreless over the final seven frames. But the damage had been done. The Bridegrooms responded with pairs of runs in the first and second innings and one in the fourth but would tally no more as Cleveland brought Brooklyn's eight-game win streak to an abrupt halt. Third baseman George Pinkney led all batters with three hits, one for extra bases.
- FINAL: BKN 5; CLE 7
- RECORD: 30-18 (.625); 2nd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds
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