BEFORE the BUMS 10/29/1890: World's Championship Postponed Due to Cold; Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Louisville Colonels Series Ends in a Draw

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 SEVEN

Tuesday, October 28, 1890

LOUISVILLE COLONELS

vs.

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS  

FROM

Washington Park

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Wednesday, October 29, 1890

Louisville's young right-hander Red Ehret proved too savvy for the Bridegrooms, who were limited to four scattered hits.  Third baseman George Pinkney again did not play due to illness.  After taking an early 2-1 lead in the first, Brooklyn did not score again.  Facing 30-game winner Tom Lovett, the visiting Colonels scored three decisive runs in the third, then added a pair in the eighth for a 6-2 final margin of victory.  Seven games have been played, with each team winning three and one ending in a tie.  And that's the way it will stay.  Only a few hundred fans braved the frigid conditions at Washington Park.  Before the game, President Byrne and the Colonels' manager Jack Chapman agreed to postpone the rest of the series due to inclement weather and revisit it in the spring.  Thus, the 1890 World's Championship ended in a draw and brought the 1890 baseball season to a close.

l; The Cincinnati Enquirer, Wednesday, October 29, 1890

r; St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Wednesday, October 29, 1890

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), 

Wednesday, October 29, 1890

The Brooklyn Citizen, Wednesday, October 29, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 10/26/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Gain Third Championship Series Victory Over Louisville Colonels

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 EIGHT

Saturday, October 25, 1890

LOUISVILLE COLONELS

vs.

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS  

FROM

Washington Park

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, October 26, 1890

The Bridegrooms and Colonels finally played their first eastern championship game before 1,042 loyal fans in cold weather and wet field conditions at Washington Park.  It was only the fifth game in eight attempts in this series.  Brooklyn played minus Darby O'Brien's and George Pinkney's services; however, Bob Caruthers returned to action.  The Bridegrooms scored two runs in the first, highlighted by an Oyster Burns home run.  Each team scored once in the second, and starter Tom Lovett took care of the rest.  He limited Louisville to one other run in the fifth on five total hits and one walk for the win.  Brooklyn added pairs of runs in the fourth and seventh innings for a 7-2 margin of victory.  They also played flawless defense while the Colonels committed six errors, resulting in four unearned runs.  Catcher Tom Daly went 2 for 4 with a double, and Dave Foutz wielded a triple.  The Bridegrooms now lead the series with three victories, one loss, and one tie.  Before the game, both teams joined to finally raise Brooklyn's National League pennant up the flagstaff.

l; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sunday, October 26, 1890

r; Buffalo Morning Express, Sunday, October 26, 1890

The San Francisco Examiner, Sunday, October 26, 1890

St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Sunday, October 26, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 10/22/1890: Louisville Colonels Earn First Win Against Bridegrooms; Series Shifts to Brooklyn

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 FIVE

Tuesday, October 21, 1890

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS 

vs. 

LOUISVILLE COLONELS 

FROM

Eclipse Park

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Wednesday, October 22, 1890

The Louisville Colonels won their first series game at Eclipse Park in a tightly contested affair.  Facing Bridegroom right-hander Tom Lovett in an Autumn chill, the Colonels opened the scoring with haste, scoring three runs in the first.  Brooklyn promptly tied the score with a run batted in by Dave Foutz and two by Patsy Donovan in the second.  After trading runs in the third, the score remained unchanged through the sixth.  In the home seventh, second baseman Tim Shinnick led off with a triple and scored the go-ahead and the game's decisive run.  After the third inning, Louisville starter Red Ehret limited the Bridegrooms to one hit over the final six innings.  Brooklyn played minus the services of George Pinkney, with Oyster Burns shifting to third and Donovan ranging in right field.  Despite the home team's victory, this game was the least attended (1,050) of the four games at Louisville.  The series will now shift to Washington Park in the City of Churches.

The Courier-Journal (KY), Wednesday, October 22, 1890

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Wednesday, October 22, 1890

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Wednesday, October 22, 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 10/16/1890: 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 9/29/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Win Second Straight 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, Monday, September 29, 1890

GAME #126

Monday, September 29, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CLEVELAND SPIDERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK

Tom Lovett Wins Number 29

In an uphill battle, Brooklyn rallied late to outlast the Spiders for a second consecutive victory at National League Park.  Cleveland pounced right away on the offerings of right-hander Tom Lovett for three runs in the first.  Facing starter Ed Beatin, the Grooms then tallied a run in the second and a pair in the third.  The home nine reclaimed the lead in the fifth, and when Brooklyn again tied the game in the top of the sixth, the Spiders answered right back to seize a 5-4 lead through six.  The Bridegrooms finally synchronized their efforts with two runs in the seventh while Tom Lovett held the Spiders scoreless over the final three frames.  Lovett allowed six hits - including a home run by N.Y. native 

George Davis - and four walks to win his team-leading 29th decision this season.  Brooklyn wielded eleven hits, with Hub Collins and Oyster Burns going for extra bases.  Meanwhile, Dave Foutz and 

George Pinkney continues batting above the .300 mark with two hits apiece.  The final series of the season scheduled at Pittsburgh has been moved to Washington Park.

• FINAL: BKN 6; CLE 5
• RECORD: 83-43 (.659); *FIRST PLACE, 6.5 GA of Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Colts

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Tuesday, September 30, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 9/22/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Routed at West End Grounds

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, Tuesday, September 23, 1890

GAME #123

Monday, September 22, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CHICAGO COLTS

WEST SIDE PARK

Pennant Denied; Colts Rout Bridegrooms

Monday's series finale at Chicago was more of an exhibition of frustration than futility.  Facing rookie right-hander Pat Luby, the Bridegrooms managed a mere six hits and scored one run resulting from a Chicago error.  Brooklyn tried running early, but captain Cap Anson - starting this game behind the plate - promptly shut them down.  Right fielder Oyster Burns was in a particularly foul mood.  He was fined a total sum of $40 and removed from the game for his ongoing abusive language directed at Umpire Powers.  At the plate, the Colts slugged Tom Lovett's offerings to all parts of the field for 14 runs on 13 hits, including a home run by right fielder Cliff Carroll in the fifth.  The Bridegrooms now lead the circuit by five games ahead of the Colts with six left to play.  They'll arrive in Cincinnati on Wednesday.

• FINAL: BKN 1; CHI 14
• RECORD: 80-43 (.650); 1st place, 5.0 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 9/16/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Rout Beaneaters at South End Grounds

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.

 

l; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Wednesday, September 17, 1890

r; The Boston Globe, Wednesday, September 17, 1890

GAME #120

Tuesday, September 16, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. BOSTON BEANEATERS

SOUTH END GROUNDS

Bridegrooms Head West With National league Pennant in Sight

The Bridegrooms arrived in Boston for a one-game showdown against the second-place Beaneaters before heading west to conclude the season.  Brooklyn's hosts achieved more errors than hits on slippery grass and a muddied infield but didn't seem to compromise the Bridegrooms much.  They promptly pounded the offerings of Pretzels Getzien to all parts of the field, gaining an 8-1 advantage after two and a 10-2 lead by the third.  Whereas starter Tom Lovett limited the Beaneaters to four runs on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts for his 27th victory this season.  First baseman Dave Foutz and Oyster Burns led Brooklyn's 13-hit attack with three apiece, and Foutz and Darby O'Brien scored six of the Bridegrooms' twelve runs.  Byrne's sluggers will now travel to Chicago with a 5.5 circuit lead and fewer than ten games left to play.

• FINAL: BKN 12; BOS 4
• RECORD: 79-41 (.658); 1st place, 5.5 GA of Boston Beaneaters

BEFORE the BUMS 9/10/1890: Philadelphia Phillies Complete Sweep of Brooklyn Bridegrooms

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, Thursday, September 11, 1890

GAME #118

Wednesday, September 10, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

BAKER BOWL/NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK

Bridegrooms Drop Season-High Seventh Consecutive Contest; Circuit Lead Reduced to 4.5 Games

Make no mistake that before and throughout the entirety of the professional baseball establishment's more-than-quarter century existence, the pioneer, player, executive, and manager, Harry Wright, continues to impact the national game significantly.  As if willing his team to victory, Wright's Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Bridegrooms to pull within 5.5 games of the National League leaders.  The defeat was Brooklyn's seventh in a row, their longest streak this season, resulting in a week-long three-game decrease in the standings.  Bridegroom starter Tom Lovett appeared on his mark.  Staked to a 1-0 lead in the first on a Dave Foutz double and Hub Collins base hit, Lovett served up goose eggs through the sixth.  After the first inning, Phillie left-hander Duke Esper also accounted for himself with five scoreless frames.  But in the seventh, Lovett's offerings grew large in the eyes of Phillie batsmen who hit then to all parts of the playing field.  When through, they had amassed a 7-3 lead.  Not yet done, Philadelphia added a pair in the eighth for a decisive six-run margin of victory.  Meanwhile, the second-place Beaneaters defeated the Giants at the Polo Grounds.

• FINAL: BKN 3; PHI 9
• RECORD: 77-41 (.653); 1st place, 4.5 GA of Boston Beaneaters

MANAGER