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.
Brooklyn's final game of the 1890 regular season was played Friday, October 3, against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys at Washington Park. Playing before 357 dedicated supporters under raining skies and on wet grounds, manager McGunnigle again tasked Dave Foutz with pitching duties, who did not disappoint. After the teams traded runs in the first inning, Byrne's sluggers staked their starter to a 6-2 lead after four. Pittsburgh pushed across two runs in the top of the visitor's sixth, but the Bridegrooms put the game out of reach with four runs in the bottom half of the frame. Dave Foutz took care of the rest, holding the Allegenys scoreless over the final three innings, but not before also wielding a game-high four hits at the plate with two runs batted in. Tallying ten runs against the Alleghenys marks the 30th time the Bridegrooms achieved double-digit runs in a game this season. Their 884 runs scored were the most in the National League, 34 more runs than second-place Chicago. Meanwhile, Brooklyn yielded the second-fewest runs, bested only by Boston, and they concluded the season with six wins consecutively. This makes back-to-back championships for the Bridegrooms, who in 1889 captured the American Association pennant. In the case of Pittsburgh, their 112th loss is the most by any team at any time.
Right-hander Tom Lovett led the team with a stellar 30-11 record for a league-leading .732 win percentage with a 2.78 ERA. Right fielder Oyster Burns led the circuit with 13 home runs and 128 batted in, while third baseman George Pinkney, Darby O'Brien, and Foutz finished batting above the .300 mark.
- FINAL GAME: PITT 4; BKN 10
- FINAL RECORD: 86-43 (.667); FIRST PLACE, 6.5 GA of Chicago Colts
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