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 #72
Thursday, July 17, 1890
WASHINGTON PARK
Alleghenys Stage Late Inning Victory
Pittsburgh gained an early lead in the second, but George Pinkney's two-run home run highlighted Brooklyn's four-run rally in the third. The Alleghenys scored once in the fourth, then bunched together five hits in the sixth, resulting in three runs and a 5-4 lead. Starter Adonis Terry aided his cause by knocking in the tying run in the home sixth. But Pittsburgh promptly retook the lead in the seventh, and first baseman Peek-A-Boo Veach homered in the eighth, giving the Alleghenys a 7-5 margin of victory over the Bridegrooms. Pinkney accounted for three of Brooklyn's six hits. Adonis Terry suffers his tenth loss against seven wins. Pittsburgh's victory pushes Brooklyn back into second place.
- FINAL: PITT 7; BKN 5
- RECORD: 46-26 (.639); 2nd place, 1.0 GB of Philadelphia Phillies
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