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 Lose Three Straight For First Time This Season; Drop Six Game Out of First
It was the battle for first place that wasn't, as Cincinnati won their third straight against the Bridegrooms, taking the series three games to one. Brooklyn opened with a run in the first, but Cincinnati countered with four in the bottom half, then scored the game's decisive runs in the third. They added a run in the fifth and scored twice more in the eighth for good measure. Bridegroom starter Tom Lovett yielded nine runs on eleven hits, including a home run by John Reilly in a losing effort. Brooklyn's surged late with two runs in the fifth, one in the eighth, and another pair in the ninth but still fell short by a margin of three. Home runs by Hub Collins and Adonis Terry went for naught. Third baseman George Pinkney finished 3 for 5 with two runs scored. Brooklyn departs Cincinnati a season-high six games out of first place.
- FINAL: BKN 6; CIN 9
- RECORD: 34-24 (.586); 3rd place, 6.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds
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