BEFORE the BUMS 11/2/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Bow to Picked Nine in Benefit Game for Charles Ebbets

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, October 2, 1890

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 10/26/1890: 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 10/24/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Louisville Rained Out Second Consecutive Day 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.

1890

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME SEVEN

Friday, October 24, 1890

LOUISVILLE COLONELS

vs.

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS  

FROM

Washington Park

GAME CALLED: RAIN

St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Saturday, October 25, 1890

Jupiter Pluvius continues wreaking havoc on the World's Championship series.  Friday marked the second consecutive postponement at wet and cold Washington Park while making this the third time rain has canceled play - including the first scheduled game at Louisville.  The Fates likewise continue to thwart any and all Bridegroom revelry.  After clinching the National League pennant on the road, they were due to arrive at the Fulton Street annex dock on October 1 at 10:00pm.  Team Secretary Charley Ebbets ordered barouches and a brass band to accompany the champions to Washington Park via Fulton Street, Flatbush Avenue, then Fifth Avenue to the grounds.  Fans and admirers were to illuminate the way with fireworks.  However, a railroad accident just outside Pittsburgh delayed their train back home.  The Bridegrooms did not arrive in Brooklyn until 1:30am with no welcoming soul in sight.  Charles Byrne's elaborate reception planned for Louisville's arrival in Brooklyn yesterday also went awry, compromised by this ongoing storm.  And for two days now, Byrne's sluggers have been denied the opportunity to hoist their championship banner up the flagstaff at Washington Park.  No celebration in the City of Churches for you!

The Buffalo Times, Saturday, October 25, 1890

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Fall River Daily Evening News (MA), 

Saturday, October 25, 1890

BEFORE the BUMS 10/23/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Louisville Colonels Rained Out 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.

1890

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME SIX

Thursday, October 23, 1890

LOUISVILLE COLONELS

vs.

BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS  

FROM

Washington Park

Buffalo Courier (N.Y.), Thursday, October 23, 1890

The World (N.Y.), Thursday, October 23, 1890

The Buffalo News (N.Y.), Thursday, October 23, 1890

l; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Thursday, October 23, 1890

r; Pittsburgh Daily Post, Thursday, October 23, 1890

GAME CALLED: RAIN

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Friday, October 24, 1890

On Thursday, at 1:00 pm, along the Brooklyn waterfront, the Bridegrooms were to receive the visiting Louisville Colonels ferrying in from Manhattan.  Charles Byrne planned a procession of carriages to be led by a music band that would depart via Washington Street towards Clinton Street, then turn onto Joralemon Street, through Court Street, and on to Fulton Street.  Upon reaching Flatbush Avenue, the procession would have turned right onto Fourth Avenue and straight to Washington Park.  Louisville manager Jack Chapman, a Brooklyn native and former player of the amateur-era Brooklyn Atlantics, was due to be greeted by local fans, old friends, and former teammates.  Before the scheduled 3:00 pm game, the Bridegrooms were also going to hoist their 1890 National League championship pennant up the main flagpole.  But Jupiter Pluvius was having none of it.  Gusts of 40-mph winds, heavy rain, and high tide conspired against Brooklyn's southern shores.  From the beachfront hotels in Manhattan Beach and Brighton, damage and flooding extended through Coney Island, Gravesend, and the Bath Beach waterfront.  "The scene is indeed a wild one everywhere.   Nature seems to have broken loose on the flimsy works of man and is disposed to make very light of them before the storm is done." - Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday, October 24, 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 10/5/1890: President Byrne Prepares Brooklyn Bridegrooms for World's Championship 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, Saturday, October 4, 1890

GAME #129

Friday, October 3, 1890

Pittsburgh Alleghenys vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

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

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Saturday, October 4, 1890

Carbondale Daily News (PA), Saturday, October 4, 1890

 

Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, October 8, 1890

The World (N.Y.), Wednesday, October 8, 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 9/6/1890: New York Giants Spoil Bridegroom Finale 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, Sunday, September 7, 1890

GAME #115

Saturday, September 6, 1890

New York Giants vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Amos Rusie Outlasts Adonis Terry; Giants Take Series

Upwards of 4,400 fans were present for Brooklyn's regular-season finale at Washington Park.  With 

Amos Rusie tossing for the Giants and Adonis Terry going for the Bridegrooms, the teams battled to a one-all tie through the eighth.  New York first baseman Lew Whistler doubled and scored in the first, and after seven scoreless innings for Brooklyn, Oyster Burns singled home the tying run in the eighth.  Much to the home crowd's dismay, New York tallied four runs against Terry in the ninth.  Afterwhich, Amos Rusie retired the Bridegrooms in order in their half of the frame for the win.  Brooklyn must now defend a five-game circuit lead on the road.  They will first make stops in Philadelphia, the Polo Grounds, and Boston before heading west to compete against the Colts, Reds, Spiders, and the Alleghenys.

• FINAL: NYG 5; BKN 1
• RECORD: 77-38 (.670); 1st place, 5.0 GA of Boston Beaneaters

BEFORE the BUMS 9/3/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Extend Lead Over Boston Beaneaters

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 4, 1890

GAME #112

Wednesday, September 3, 1890

Boston Beaneaters vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Send National League Very Clear Message

The National League's top contenders took the field for a single-game showdown at Washington Park.  In a makeup game from May 1, center fielder Darby O'Brien led an 18-hit attack against Boston's best.  Already leading 7-2 through the fifth, the Grooms erupted for another six runs in the sixth inning to knock starter John Clarkson out of the box.  Every Bridegroom wielded at least one hit.  O'Brien led the charge with five, including two doubles, and Dave Foutz doubled, tripled, and drove in a run.  Second baseman Hub Collins homered and plated three runs, and third sacker George Pinkney also homered.  Starter Tom Lovett helped himself with a double and two runs batted in.  He otherwise held the Beaneaters to four runs (one earned) on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts for his 26th victory this season.  The win was Brooklyn's eighth in a row - their third such streak this season - and marks their largest lead in the standings to date, a 6.5 game margin over the second-place Beaneaters with less than twenty games left to play.  Boston now heads to Philadelphia while Brooklyn will welcome Jim Mutrie's New York Giants.

• FINAL: BOS 4; BKN 13
• RECORD: 76-36 (.679); 1st place, 6.5 GA of Boston Beaneaters