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 the New York Giants second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last campaign as an AA member club. The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut where they remain to this day. Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.
GAME #81
Tuesday, July 29, 1890
LEAGUE PARK (series moved to Indianapolis)
Bridegrooms Impress Indianapolis Crowd
The Bridegrooms broke out the heavy sticks again, wielding nine hits, four for extra bases, and generated twelve runs to even their series against the Spiders. Brooklyn promptly seized a 4-1 lead in the first and never looked back. Cleveland tallied once in the third, but two Spider errors and three hits resulted in a five-run fifth for the Bridegrooms. Not yet done, Brooklyn added a run in the sixth and two more in the eighth as part of a 12-3 victory at Indianapolis. Right-hander Tom Lovett allowed seven hits and five walks with three strikeouts for his seventeenth victory this season.
- FINAL: BKN 12; CLE 3
- RECORD: 52-29 (.642); 2nd place, 2.0 GB of Philadelphia Phillies
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