BEFORE the BUMS 7/7/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Open Series With Victory Over Cleveland Spiders

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.

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), Tuesday, July 8, 1890

GAME #63

Monday, July 7, 1890

Cleveland Spiders vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Win Fifth Straight

The Bridegrooms marked Cleveland's arrival in Brooklyn with a victory in Monday's series opener.  Two-time forty game winner Bob Caruthers held the Spiders to a pair of runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts for the win.  Facing Cleveland southpaw Ed Beatin, catcher Tom Daly singled and scored in the third.  But the Spiders, after being held scoreless through the fourth, tied the game in the fifth and took a one run lead in the sixth.  Still filling in for Darby O'Brien in left field, Adonis Terry's double in the sixth tied the game at two.  Caruthers singled in the seventh and went to third on Hub Collins's base hit.  An errant throw on the play allowed Caruthers to score and George Pinkney then delivered home Collins giving the Bridegrooms a 4-2 final margin of victory.  With the return of Darby O'Brien not expected for another five to six weeks, Mr. Byrnes signed outfielder Patsy Donovan who was released by the Boston Beaneaters.

• FINAL: CLE 2; BKN 4
• RECORD: 39-24 (.619); 2nd place, 3.5 GB of Cincinnati Reds