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 #119
Saturday, September 13, 1890
POLO GROUNDS
Brooklyn Takes Season Series From New York Giants
With both teams returning from a two-day break, the rivalry between the Bridegrooms and Giants resumed this day at the Polo Grounds. The docket called for two games, but Jupiter Pluvius thought differently. Shortly after 2:00 pm, the Giants staked Amos Rusie to a 2-0 lead with a pair of hits against
Adonis Terry and an error by Germany Smith at short. Afterwhich, rain delayed the start of the second inning and continued beyond the half-hour time limit. Umpire Lynch canceled the game in hopes game two would start at 4:00 pm. The call to play ball was made, and Amos Rusie and Adonis Terry returned to the box. This time, the Bridegrooms seized a 6-1 lead in the first inning on five hits and an error by Jack Glasscock at short. Brooklyn led 8-3 through the sixth. But after New York scored a run in the seventh, Jupiter Pluvius ended play for the day. Adonis Terry limited the Giants to three hits and two walks with three strikeouts for his twentieth win this season. Third baseman George Pinkney and Bob Caruthers each wielded two hits and batted in a run. Brooklyn takes the season series from New York, ten games to eight.
- FINAL: BKN 8; NYG 4
- RECORD: 78-41 (.655); 1st place, 4.5 GA of Boston Beaneaters
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