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 #116
Monday, September 8, 1890
BAKER BOWL/NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK
Phillies Topple Tom Lovett in Ninth Inning
Embarking on a season-ending road trip, Byrne's Bridegrooms were met with defeat upon their arrival in Philadelphia. Recall how the Phillies spent over fifty days earlier this season perched atop the National League standings. On Monday, they served Brooklyn, presently in first place, a City of Brotherly Love reminder that nothing is certain. Right-hander Tom Lovett toed the slab for Brooklyn, opposed by the gamely Tom Vickery twirling for the hosts. In the second inning, Phillie shortstop Bob Allen converted a sensational grab of a line hit into a 6-4-3 rally-killing triple play with Adonis Terry and Tom Daly getting caught too far off base, respectively. After two scoreless frames, Hub Collins reached on a bunt and scored in the third, but Philadelphia promptly tied the game at one. The score remained unchanged through the fifth. Then in the sixth, Oyster Burns and Daly each drove in a run giving the Grooms a 3-1 lead. Tom Lovett kept the Phillies at bay through the eighth but buckled in the final frame, allowing three runs and enduring a gut-wrenching loss. At the Polo grounds, the Giants and Beaneaters battled to a 6-6- draw as the game was called after eleven innings due to darkness.
- FINAL: BKN 3; PHI 4
- RECORD: 77-39 (.664); 1st place, 4.5 GA of Boston Beaneaters
MANAGER
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