BEFORE the BUMS 7/11/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Take Over First Place

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.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Saturday, July 12, 1890

GAME #67

Friday, July 11, 1890

Cincinnati Reds vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Look Who's Number One!

Bridegrooms Win Second Straight Against Cincinnati, Take Over First Place; Extend Win Streak to Nine Games

Batting against familiar foe Cyclone Jim Duryea, second baseman Hub Collins brought the crowd of 2,663 to its feet with a first-inning home run.  The Bridegrooms added pairs of runs in the third and fourth innings and another in the fifth.  By this time, victory seemed a surety.  Cincinnati finally caught up with Tom Lovett's offerings with two runs in the sixth.  They loaded the bases again in the seventh, but Lovett escaped unscathed and then retired the Reds in order in the eighth and ninth innings.  Not yet done, Brooklyn added two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth for a 9-2 final margin of victory.  The triumph marks the Bridegroom's season-high ninth consecutive win and gives them sole possession of first place.  Catcher Tom Daly, George Pinkney, and Oyster Burns delivered home two runs each.  Lovett allowed one earned run on five hits and five walks with six strikeouts for the win.

• FINAL: CIN 2; BKN 9
• RECORD: 43-24 (.642); 1st place, 0.5 GA of Cincinnati Reds