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 #104
Wednesday, August 27, 1890
WASHINGTON PARK
Bridegrooms Lead Reduced to One Game
A former perennial 30-game winner in the American Association, Cincinnati's Tony Mullane was at his season's best much to the dismay of the 1,764 fans present at Washington Park. The Ireland native limited the Bridegrooms to a lone run on three hits and four walks with three strikeouts for the win. Second baseman Hub Collins had one of Brooklyn's three hits and scored their only run in the sixth. The Reds tallied eight runs on twelve hits. They knocked starter Adonis Terry out of the box after the third, and Bob Caruthers fared no better pitching in relief. Cincinnati takes the series from Brooklyn and puts the National League pennant up for grabs. The Reds pulled within five games of first place and reduced the Bridegrooms' lead over the Boston Beaneaters to just one game. Philadelphia trails Brooklyn by three. With 25 games remaining on their schedule, the Bridegrooms will welcome the Cleveland Spiders tomorrow.
- FINAL: CIN 8; BKN 1
- RECORD: 68-36 (.654); 1st place, 1.0 GA of Boston Beaneaters
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