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 #82
Wednesday, July 30, 1890
LEAGUE PARK (series moved to Indianapolis)
Bridegrooms Crush Spiders; Take Series 2-1
The Bridegrooms picked up where they left off on Tuesday, wracking up another eighteen hits in a resounding 15-5 victory at Indianapolis. Third baseman George Pinkney led the charge with a double and home run, starting pitcher Adonis Terry aided his cause with four hits, including two doubles and a home run, and Dave Foutz tripled to center. A confounded Hub Collins was the lone Bridegroom without a hit and to not score a run. Brooklyn promptly posted eight runs in the first two innings, added three more in the fourth, then later tallied another four times in the ninth for good measure. Adonis Terry limited the Spiders to six hits and struck out four to notch his seventh win this season. Despite the victory, Brooklyn failed to gain ground on the Phillies, who defeated the Colts in Chicago.
- FINAL: BKN 15; CLE 5
- RECORD: 53-29 (.646); 2nd place, 2.0 GB of Philadelphia Phillies
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