BEFORE the BUMS 10/28/1890: Louisville Colonels Defeat Brooklyn Bridegrooms at Cold Washington Park

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.

1890

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME SIX

Monday, October 27, 1890

LOUISVILLE COLONELS

vs.

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS  

FROM

Washington Park

Game One - Rain

GM1 - BKN 9; LOU 0

GM2 -  BKN 5; LOU 3

GM3 - BKN 7; LOU 7*

GM4 - LOU 5; BKN 4

Game Five - Rain

Game Five - Rain

GM5 - BKN 7; LOU 2

The Journal and Tribune (TN), Monday, October 27, 1890

l; Buffalo Courier (NY), Tuesday, October 28, 1890

r; The Montgomery Advertiser (AL), Tuesday, October 28, 1890

On a bitterly cold day, the Bridegrooms and Colonels staged a hotly contested affair at Washington Park.  However, even fewer cranks than Saturday's contest were present to witness and perhaps better off for it.  The offerings of each starting pitcher, Adonis Terry, and Red Ehret, received their share of punishment wielded by the respective lineups.  Despite Brooklyn opening the scoring in the first inning, Louisville mounted a 4-1 lead through the fifth.  They added another in the visitor's sixth, but the Bridegrooms finally answered with four runs in the bottom of the frame to knot the game at five.  Afterwhich, the Colonels would get the better of Terry in the later innings, tallying pairs of runs in the seventh and eighth innings.  Brooklyn would score three in the home eighth but was held scoreless in the ninth.  Adonis Terry yielded 13 hits and four walks in the loss.  Third baseman George Pinkney returned to action with two hits, including a triple, and right fielder Patsy Donovan, who continues to excel off the bench, led the Grooms with three hits.  Brooklyn now leads the series three games against two with one tie.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Tuesday, October 28, 1890

The New York Times, Tuesday, October 28, 1890

Pittsburgh Dispatch (PA), Tuesday, October 28, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 10/20/1890: Game Three of World's Championship Between Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Louisville Ends in Tie

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.

1890

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME FOUR

Monday, October 20, 1890

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS 

vs. 

LOUISVILLE COLONELS 

FROM

Eclipse Park

The Courier-Journal (KY), Monday, October 20, 1890

Louisville staved off defeat with three runs in their final at-bat, but they have still yet to win a game in the World's Championship against Brooklyn.  The third contest at Eclipse Park ended in a seven-all tie, called after the eighth inning because of darkness.  As such, interest appears to be waning as well, and attendance figures bear that out.  After a strong turnout in game one, that number dropped by half for game two, and only half of that was in attendance on Monday.  Facing Louisville right-hander and Brooklyn native George Meakim, the Grooms opened the scoring in the second and staked starter 

Adonis Terry to a 6-2 lead through the fifth.  But Louisville scored five times to the Bridegroom's one over the final three frames to force a stalemate while totaling eleven hits against Terry, with six going for extra bases.  However, following their defensive mishaps in game two, the Association's nine again compromised their own efforts; this time, poor base running was to blame.  The story might otherwise be about a much-needed Louisville victory.  Bridegroom right-hander Bob Caruthers is heading home, leaving the team with two pitchers, and both catchers, Bob Clark and Tom Daly, are dealing with minor injuries and soreness, respectively.  

• FINAL: Brooklyn 7; LOUISVILLE 7  8-innings
• Game Two
• Game One

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tuesday, October 21, 1890

Pittsburgh Daily Post, Tuesday, October 21, 1890

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY), Tuesday, October 21, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 10/19/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Again Defeat Louisville in Second Game of World's Championship

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.

1890

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME THREE

Saturday, October 18, 1890

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS 

vs. 

LOUISVILLE COLONELS 

FROM

Eclipse Park

Pittsburgh Dispatch (PA), Sunday, October 19, 1890

Germany Smith Wields Decisive Hit; Tom Lovett Earns the Win

The disgust of the 2,800 cranks present at Eclipse Park was palpable.  Starter Ed Daily pitched well, limiting the Bridegrooms to five hits.  But were it not for five errors - most costly by the third baseman 

Harry Raymond - perhaps Louisville would have won.  The home team opened the scoring in the first on Farmer Weaver's clean hit, but Brooklyn moved ahead in the second when George Pinkney scurried home on an errant throw, and Adonis Terry scored on a wild pitch.  Farmer Weaver came through again with a base hit in the third, tying the game at two.  Afterwhich, Harry Raymond's error in the fourth inning proved decisive as shortstop Germany Smith singled to center field, driving in two unearned runs for a 4-2 Brooklyn lead.  The Bridegrooms scored yet another unearned run in the sixth.  Starter Tom Lovett held Louisville scoreless for five innings until surrendering one last run in the ninth.  Lovett yielded six hits and four walks with seven strikeouts for the win.  Germany Smith accounted for two of Brooklyn's five hits, including a triple.  Umpire McQuaide's call in the fourth was also a source of local fan consternation.

• FINAL: Brooklyn 5; LOUISVILLE 3
• GAME ONE

l; St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Sunday, October 19, 1890-(BOX)

r; The Saint Paul Globe, Sunday, October 19, 1890

The Brooklyn Citizen, Sunday, October 19, 1890

The Saint Paul Globe, Sunday, October 19, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 10/18/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Shut Out Louisville in World's Championship Opener

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.

1890

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME TWO

Friday, October 17, 1890

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS 

vs. 

LOUISVILLE COLONELS 

FROM

Eclipse Park

Hartford Courant (CN), Saturday, October 18, 1890

The Salt Lake Herald (UT), Saturday, October 18, 1890

In front of 5,563 baseball cranks at Eclipse Park, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms dominated the first game against the American Association's Louisville Cyclones.  The visiting Grooms were treated to a fine reception.  As a Louisville native, second baseman Hub Collins received a particularly warm welcome from the crowd.  He also led off the game for Brooklyn against 34-game winner Scott Stratton with a base hit to center field and scored along with two others giving the Bridegrooms a 3-0 lead in the first.  Starter Adonis Terry made it stand.  He limited the "Cyclones" to no runs on a pair of hits and three walks with five strikeouts for the shutout victory.  Brooklyn added three more runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by catcher Bob Clark's triple and an Oyster Burns double.  Hub Collins then singled home a run and scored on George Pinkney's triple as part of a three-run seventh inning.  The game was called after the eighth on account of darkness.  Shortstop Phil Tomney and catcher Farmer Weaver wielded the only hits for Louisville.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Saturday, October 18, 1890-(box)

The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa), Saturday, October 18, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 10/16/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms to Face Louisville Colonels in Baseball's World Series

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.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, October 12, 1890

Los Angeles Times, Sunday, October 12, 1890

1890

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS 

vs.  LOUISVILLE COLONELS

Upon the conclusion of their regular season and securing their first-ever National League championship, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms traveled to Kansas City, where they played the champion of the Western League - a minor league circuit founded in 1885 by Ban Johnson and that at the turn of the century would become the American League of baseball known today.  The weather in Kansas City was damp and field conditions were slippery throughout.  On Friday, October 10, Byrne's sluggers took the opening contest as Brooklyn's 26-game winner Adonis Terry claimed the victory.  In the second game played on October 12, Kansas City mustered an 8-7 win against 30-game winner Tom Lovett.  The Bridegrooms clinched the series the following day on the arm of Bob Caruthers in a similar 8-7 affair.  Although the Grooms were looking to stay clear of injuries prior to their showdown against Louisville, second baseman Hub Collins wreched his knee very badly.  On Wednesday, October 15, the Bridegrooms defeated right-hander Joe Neale and the American Association St. Louis Browns - who, after the 1891 season, would join the National League and eventually be known as the Cardinals.  Meanwhile, the World's Series matchup scheduled against Louisville was already being plagued by predictions of little interest.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Thursday, October 16, 1890

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), Thursday, October 16, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 10/2/1890: Fans Give Brooklyn Bridegrooms Hearty Greeting at Washington Park

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.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday, October 2, 1890

GAME #128

Thursday, October 2, 1890

Pittsburgh Alleghenys vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Champions Arrive at Washington Park

Over one thousand rooters gathered at Washington Park to welcome their National League champions and were given the heartiest reception when they appeared on the field.  In return, the home team scored early and often against Pittsburgh, rallying for two runs in the first, two in the second, and three in the third.  Starting pitcher Adonis Terry helped with three of Brooklyn's ten hits at the plate.  Otherwise, he allowed seven hits and an unearned run in the fifth before exiting after the sixth.  Manager McGunnigle summoned Dave Foutz, who hurled three scoreless innings while allowing the Alleghenys only one hit.  With Tom Daly shifted to first base, Bob Clark filled in behind the plate and wielded three hits.  The team's top slugger Oyster Burns did not play due to an injured finger sustained on the train ride home.  Thursday's defeat marks Pittsburgh's 112th loss this season, the most ever by any team.  Friday's upcoming game is the last of the 1890 regular season and Byrne's Bridegrooms' first as a National League member club.

• FINAL: PITT 1; BKN 9
• RECORD: 85-43 (.664); *FIRST PLACE, 6.5 GA of Chicago Colts

MANAGER

BEFORE the BUMS 9/27/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Secure Top Billing at Cleveland

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.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, September 28, 1890

The Brooklyn Citizen, Sunday, September 28, 1890

GAME #125

Saturday, September 27, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CLEVELAND SPIDERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK

National League Suits Byrne's Bridegrooms Just Fine 

The Bridegrooms cannot be overcome.  Despite five games remaining on the schedule, the 1890 championship loop is made.  Brooklyn shall officially take possession of the National League flag upon the season's conclusion.  After a rain-compromised series at Cincinnati, the Bridegrooms arrived in chilly Cleveland and posted two runs during their first at-bat.  The locals quickly tied the game against 

Adonis Terry with single runs in the home first and second.  Terry then walked and scored on a passed ball in the fourth, and the Bridegrooms tallied again in the fifth.  Cleveland closed within a run in the seventh, but the Bridegrooms settled this affair with three runs on three hits in the final frame.  The victory gives Brooklyn a 6.5-game lead ahead of Philadelphia and Chicago, who are now left to battle for second place rights.

• FINAL: BKN 7; CLE 4
• RECORD: 82-43 (.656); *First Place, 6.5 GA of Philadelphia Phillies; Chicago Colts

The Brooklyn Citizen, Sunday, September 28, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 9/24/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms One Step Closer to Securing Pennant

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. 

 

The Brooklyn Citizen, Thursday, September 25, 1890

GAME #124

Wednesday, September 24, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CINCINNATI REDS

LEAGUE PARK

National League Pennant a Near Certainty

The National League pennant was all but settled this day at Cincinnati.  A tightly contested affair unfolded in front of 1,948 patrons at League Park.  Facing Reds' right-hander Jesse Duryea, Brooklyn opened with a run in the first and added another in the third.  After being held scoreless through the fifth, Cincinnati tallied once against Adonis Terry in the sixth but would score no more.  Terry limited the Reds to seven hits and three walks with eight strikeouts for his 21st victory this season.  The Grooms sealed Cincinnati's fate with three unearned runs in the eighth.  Over in Chicago, the Colts were defeated by the Phillies.  However, Philadelphia's efforts seem to have gone for naught as Brooklyn's victory all but mathematically eliminated them from the pennant chase.  The Bridegrooms now own a six-game circuit lead ahead of the Colts, each with just over six games left to play.

• FINAL: BKN 5; CHI 1
• RECORD: 81-43 (.653); 1st place, 6.0 GA of Chicago Colts

BEFORE the BUMS 9/20/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Even Series With Chicago Colts

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.

Chicago Tribune, Sunday, September 20, 1890

GAME #122

Saturday, September 20, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CHICAGO COLTS

WEST SIDE PARK

Tom Lovett Hurls Bridegrooms Closer to the Pennant

Like the Bridegrooms themselves, right-hander Tom Lovett continues winnings games at a circuit-leading rate.  In response to Friday's loss upon arrival to West Side Park, the Groom's ace held the Colts to a mere four hits - including an 0 for 4 performance from first baseman and team captain Cap Anson - while issuing four walks and striking out four through nine scoreless innings for the shutout victory, his 28th this season against eight losses.  Colt starter Bill Hutchison - leading the league in wins and innings pitched - had his offerings swatted to various parts of the field.  Second baseman Hub Collins led Brooklyn's ten-hit charge going 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored, and shortstop 

Germany Smith stroked two hits and crossed home three times.  Lovett and Adonis Terry joined the hit parade with two apiece.  Meanwhile, formerly second-place Boston lost both games of a twin bill at Cleveland and now trails the Colts by one-half game.  Whereas Byrne's sluggers now own a six-game lead ahead of Chicago with seven left to play.  The Bridegrooms and Colts will play their rubber game on Monday.  Afterwhich, Brooklyn will move on to Cincinnati, Cleveland, and end the season at Pittsburgh.

• FINAL: BKN 9; CHI 0
• RECORD: 80-42 (.656); 1st place, 6.0 GA of Chicago Colts

BEFORE the BUMS 9/19/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Lose Series Opener at Chicago

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.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Saturday, September 20, 1890

GAME #121

Friday, September 19, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CHICAGO COLTS

WEST SIDE PARK

Adonis Terry Gets Pounded; Bridegrooms Lose Sixth Out of Last Eight Games

The Bridegrooms arrived at a chilly reception in Chicago.  On a cold day at West Side Park, Anson's Colts sprinted to a 7-0 lead against Adonis Terry by the fourth.  They tallied another in the sixth and twice more in the eighth.  Despite seven strikeouts, Chicago pounded Terry for five earned runs on fourteen hits and scored five other times because of seven Brooklyn errors led by second baseman Hub Collins and shortstop Germany Smith responsible for four.  After being held scoreless through the fourth, the Bridegrooms mustered four runs on three hits in the fifth, and Colts' rookie pitcher Pat Luby would yield one more in the eighth.  Third baseman George Pinkney and Bob Caruthers accounted for themselves with two hits each.  The game was suspended after the eighth inning due to darkness.  Brooklyn's circuit lead over idle Boston is reduced to five with eight games left to play.

• FINAL: CHI 10; BKN 5
• RECORD: 79-42 (.653); 1st place, 5.0 GA of Boston Beaneaters

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Saturday, September 20, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 9/13/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Defeat New York Giants With Help from Jupiter Pluvius

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.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sunday, September 14, 1890

GAME #119

Saturday, September 13, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. NEW YORK GIANTS

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