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.
Bridegrooms Win Series Against Alleghenys
The Bridegrooms won the rubber game against the Alleghenys to take the series two games against one. Right-hander Bob Caruthers yielded a run in the first inning, then held Pittsburgh scoreless through the fifth. The Alleghenys scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings, but that would be all. Bob Caruthers limited the visitors to five hits and four walks with four strikeouts for his sixteenth victory against seven losses. In the first inning, left fielder Adonis Terry knocked home two runs and scored on Tom Daly's base hit for a 3-1 lead. Caruthers doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the second. Afterwhich, the Bridegroom bats remained quiet till the seventh inning, when they posted four runs, highlighted by George Pinkney's two-run home run. The Bridegrooms posted a stellar 12-2 record against their western competitors during their now concluded fourteen-game homestand while drawing 27,756 fans to Washington Park. However, they gained no ground on the Phillies, who shut out the Chicago Colts at Philadelphia.
- FINAL: PITT 3; BKN 8
- RECORD: 48-26 (.649); 2nd place, 1.0 GB of Philadelphia Phillies
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