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Monday, June 20, 2022

BEFORE the BUMS 6/20/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Power Way to Victory at Cleveland

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Boston Globe, Saturday, June 21, 1890

GAME #47

Friday, June 20, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CLEVELAND SPIDERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK

Slugging Bridegrooms Win Eighth Straight

The Bridegrooms arrived in Cleveland with bats at the ready. Facing novice right-hander Bill Garfield, Brooklyn pounded out 17 hits, with five going for extra bases. All nine batters in the lineup struck at least one hit while four different Bridegrooms wielded three apiece. Third baseman George Pinkney

clubbed two home runs, and Dave Foutz added another. After surrendering two runs in the first,

Bob Caruthers held the Spiders scoreless through the seventh. Meanwhile, the Bridegrooms posted ten unanswered runs until Cleveland scored in the eighth. This was the ninth time this season that the league's highest-scoring team has posted double-digit runs. This also marks Brooklyn's season-high eighth consecutive victory.

FINAL: BKN 10; CLE 3
RECORD: 30-17 (.638); 2nd place, 3.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Sunday, June 19, 2022

New Jersey Generals Close Regular Season With Victory Over Philadelphia Stars

From the desk: FIVE STAR PIGSKIN

WEEK TEN

Philadelphia Stars 23

New Jersey Generals 26

FINAL

Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five Week Six Week Seven Week Eight Week Nine

Generals Close Out 9-1 Season With Their Second Regular Season Victory Over Philadelphia Stars; Teams Will Meet Again Next Week

If the Generals are to be defeated, Philadelphia must attack them from the air. New Jersey's secondary is their Achilles heel.

Case Cookus and the Stars showed the damage they can do and the trouble they will cause the Generals next week in the first round of playoffs.

Just before the half, on third and goal, Cookus connected on a three-yard touchdown. In the third quarter, the Stars took the lead on a well-executed screen, Cookus to Chris Rowland. Philadelphia then went on an eleven-play 89-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter to pull within three points of New Jersey. Case Cookus finished the game 19/33 for 244 yards and two touchdowns.

The Generals' defense was called upon to preserve the victory. With just over a minute left in the fourth, on second and five inside New Jersey territory, the Generals (S-Shamon Luani) picked off Cookus when they needed it most.

Philadelphia totaled 328 total yards but only 84 yards on the ground. New Jersey gained 178 yards on the ground and 410 yards overall and possessed the ball for 35:05 minutes.

Make no mistake, Luis Perez is in complete control of his offense. He finished 14/18 for 138 yards with three touchdown passes and no turnovers. De'Andre Johnson was 8/12 for 112 yards and rushed four times for another 33 yards.

Trey Williams had a big game, rushing 11 times for 114 yards and a touchdown. Darius Victor added 34 yards on seven carries. All told, the Generals ran for 178 yards.

Alonzo Moore had seven receptions for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and Darius Victor also caught a pass for a touchdown.

In week three, the Generals defeated the Stars by an eight-point margin. On Saturday, the Generals won by three points. This is to say, Philadelphia is closing the gap. We also know beating a team three times in one season is difficult.

Onward to Canton, Ohio.

BEFORE the BUMS 6/19/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Complete Sweep of Phillies

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday, June 20, 1890

GAME #46

Thursday, June 19, 1890

Philadelphia Phillies vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Extend Win Streak to Seven

With Thursday's 8-6 victory at Washington Park, the Bridegrooms swept the Phillies and won their season-high seventh consecutive game. However, things started ominously for the Bridegrooms. The Phillies wielded ten hits and knocked starter Adonis Terry from the box while jumping to a 5-3 lead after two innings. Right-hander Tom Lovett entered in relief and surrendered just one run in the fourth inning. Brooklyn scored in the bottom of the frame, making the game a 6-4 affair in favor of the visitors. But their advantage did not last. Third baseman George Pinkney tripled home three runs in the six and scored on Darby O'Brien's sacrifice fly, and Lovett took care of the rest. Pinkney finished with a game-high three hits and scored twice. Brooklyn again failed to gain ground as the Cincinnati Reds won their thirteenth straight contest.

FINAL: PHI 6; BKN 8
RECORD: 29-17 (.630); 2nd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Brooklyn Cyclones: Pitching Wins the Day at Wilmington

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

Brooklyn vs. Wilmington

I - WIL 6; BKN 5

II - BKN 4; WIL 2

III - WIL 9; BKN 5

IV - BKN 3; WIL 2

V - WIL 4; BKN 3

VI - BKN 1; WIL 0

VII - BKN 4; WIL 1

Brooklyn Sweeps Saturday Twin Bill

Boxscore

In a make-up game from May 12, the Cyclones utilized the long ball in completing a Saturday twin bill sweep over the Blue Rocks. Wilmington grabbed an early lead with a first-inning home run. First baseman JT Schwartz knocked home the tying run in the third, and designated hitter Nic Gaddis

followed with a two-run home run giving the Cyclones a 3-1 lead. Right fielder Tanner Murphy

homered in the fourth, giving Brooklyn a 4-1 margin of victory. Brooklyn right-hander Garrison Bryant allowed one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts through six innings for the win. Grant Hartwig pitched a scoreless seventh out of the pen with two strikeouts for his fifth save.

Boxscore

Frawley Stadium, Wilmington

Saturday, June 18, 2022

BEFORE the BUMS 6/18/1890: Bridegrooms Win Sixth Straight With Victory Over Phillies

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday, June 18, 1890

GAME #45

Wednesday, June 18, 1890

Philadelphia Phillies vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Take Second Straight From Phillies

Before 1,158 fans present at Washington Park, the Bridegrooms rallied late for a two-run margin of victory over Philadelphia and claimed their season-high sixth straight win. Four errors by the Phillies combined with hits from George Pinkney and Dave Foutz in the first inning cleared the way for a 3-1 Brooklyn lead. Philadelphia tied the game with single runs in the third and fourth innings. Afterwhich, starter Bob Caruthers settled in and kept the Phillies scoreless over the final five frames. The Bridegrooms tied the game in the fifth and posted an insurance run in the eighth for a 5-3 triumph. Dave Foutz wielded three hits, and in his return to the lineup, catcher Tom Daly singled and doubled. Bob Caruthers limited the Phillies to six hits for the win. The Bridegrooms failed to gain ground on the first-place Reds, who this day won their twelfth straight game and were the first in the circuit to achieve thirty victories. Cincinnati has won 21 of their last 23 games while the Phillies have fallen to third place.

FINAL: PHI 3; BKN 5
RECORD: 28-17 (.622); 2nd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Friday, June 17, 2022

BEFORE the BUMS 6/17/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Defeat Phillies; Win Fifth Straight

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Wednesday, June 18, 1890

GAME #44

Tuesday, June 17, 1890

Philadelphia Phillies vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Late Rally Clinches Victory Over Phillies

Facing Philadelphia's Kid Gleason, the Bridegrooms opened with a run in the first and added a pair in the third. The Phillies treated Tom Lovett in kind with a run in the fourth and two in the fifth. After a scoreless sixth, the Phillies took their first lead with a run in the seventh. But it did not last. In the bottom of the frame, Hub Collins singled, stole second, and scored on George Pinkney's double. Brooklyn added two more runs on hits by Darby O'Brien, Oyster Burns, and Pop Corkhill for a 6-4 lead and the final margin of victory. This extends the Bridegroom's consecutive win streak to five games, tying a season-high.

FINAL: PHI 4; BKN 6
RECORD: 27-17 (.614); 3rd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Brooklyn Cyclones Even Series at Wilmington

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

Brooklyn vs. Wilmington

I - WIL 6; BKN 5

II - BKN 4; WIL 2

III - WIL 9; BKN 5

IV - BKN 3; WIL 2

Brooklyn Knots Series with Wilmington at Two Apiece

After falling behind in the first inning, the Cyclones posted three runs in the third. Afterwhich, it was a matter of holding on, and the pitching was up to the task.

Making his fourth start for Brooklyn, right-hander Mike Vasil has had better days. He faced 19 batters and threw 86 pitches with 48 (55.8)% going for strikes. Vasil allowed two earned runs on three hits and five walks with five strikeouts before being removed with two outs in the fourth.

Also making his fourth appearance, southpaw Nathan Lavender was stellar, yielding no runs on just one hit and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings pitched for the win. Right-hander Sammy Tavares pitched the final 1.1 innings, allowing only a walk with two strikeouts for his fourth save.

All told, the Cyclones limited the Blue Rocks to only four hits and struck out eleven.

Second baseman Justin Herrera, Shervyen Newton, and Matt Rudick drove in a run each.

Thursday, June 16, 2022

BEFORE the BUMS 6/16/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Overtake New York Giants at Polo Grounds

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Tuesday, June 17, 1890

GAME #43

Monday, June 16, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. NEW YORK GIANTS

POLO GROUNDS

Bridegrooms Take Fourth Straight Contest From Giants

Brooklyn fell behind early as the Giants scored twice in the second. The score remained unchanged through the fourth. With the bases loaded in the visitor's fifth, Giant left fielder Jack Sharrott misplayed a Darby O'Brien fly ball allowing two runs to score. A subsequent error by New York shortstop

Jerry Denny allowed George Pinkney to cross home plate with the go-ahead run. The Giants seized a 4-3 lead with two runs in the seventh. But Brooklyn scored single runs in the eighth and ninth innings for the win. Bridegroom starter Adonis Terry earned his first victory against the Giants in four starts this season, allowing nine hits, two walks, and striking out four.

FINAL: BKN 5; NYG 4
RECORD: 26-17 (.605); 3rd place, 4.0 GB Cincinnati Reds

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

BEFORE the BUMS 6/14/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Defeat Giants on Tom Lovett's Two-Hitter

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, June 15, 1890

GAME #42

Saturday, June 14, 1890

New York Giants vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Complete Sweep of Giants at Washington Park

After yesterday's low-scoring affair by Brooklyn standards, the Bridegrooms reverted to what they do best: hit baseballs and score runs. The home team punished the offerings of Amos Rusie to all portions of the field, erupting for eight runs in the second inning and one more in the third to knock the Giant starter from the box. Rookie Jesse Burkett entered in relief of Rusie but fared no better, allowing another seven runs. The Bridegrooms posted double-digit runs against the Giants for the second time in three days. It's the eighth time in 42 games they've accomplished the feat. In the eighth inning, it began to rain. The Giants scored two runs on a base on balls and two errors. Afterwhich, the game was called in the bottom half of the frame with Brooklyn at the bat. Starter Tom Lovett allowed just two hits and two walks with five strikeouts for the win. First baseman Dave Foutz led the Bridegrooms with four hits, and Darby O'Brien wielded three. On Monday, the Bridegrooms will play one game at the Polo Grounds before returning home to host first-place Philadelphia.

FINAL: NYG 2; BKN 16
RECORD: 25-17 (.595); 3rd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Monday, June 13, 2022

BEFORE the BUMS 6/13/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Topple Mickey Welch at Washington Park

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Saturday, June 13, 1890

GAME #41

Friday, June 13, 1890

New York Giants vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bob Caruthers Outlasts Mickey Welch

New York Giant starter Mickey Welch and Brooklyn's Bob Caruthers traded zeroes through the first three innings. Welch helped his cause with a run-scoring hit in the visitor's fourth. In the bottom of the frame, the Bridegrooms built a lead they would not relinquish. Third baseman George Pinkney and

Darby O'Brien scored on an error by Jesse Burkett in right field. Playing left field, Adonis Terry

tripled home Oyster Burns giving the Bridegrooms a 3-1 lead. The teams traded single runs in the seventh inning, and Brooklyn held on for a 4-2 victory, their second straight win against the Giants. With 1,136 fans present, Caruthers allowed two earned runs on eight scattered hits and one walk with four strikeouts for the victory.

FINAL: NYG 2; BKN 4
RECORD: 24-17 (.585); 3rd place, 4.0 GB of Philadelphia Phillies

Sunday, June 12, 2022

New Jersey Generals Defeat Michigan Panthers to Clinch North Division Flag

From the desk: FIVE STAR PIGSKIN

WEEK NINE

New Jersey Generals 25

Michigan Panthers 23

FINAL

Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five Week Six Week Seven Week Eight

Luis Perez Leads Generals on Another Game-Winning Drive

Week nine resulted in another come-from-behind victory for New Jersey.

The Generals needed a team effort to overcome a gamely Panthers team. They got points from special teams and forced three turnovers on defense. However, the right foot of kicker Austin Jones proved defective. In the first quarter, he missed an opening attempt from 36-yards out. But with three minutes left in the quarter, he nailed a 36-yarder for a 3-0 Generals lead. With a chance to extend New Jersey's lead just before the half, Jones missed again from 38-yards. The Generals then scored a go-ahead touchdown with 2:33 left in the game, but Jones missed the extra point leaving the Panthers down by only two with ample time left on the clock.

It's hard to say what exactly Coach Riley was thinking in the first quarter by switching back and forth between Perez and De'Andre Johnson. But he ultimately settled with Perez.

Michigan led 20-19 after three quarters, then added a field goal with six and a half minutes left to play. The Generals then went on a six-play 54-yard drive. Darius Victor and Trey Williams rushed for 23 yards. On second and five, Luis Perez connected with Darrius Shepherd on a 17-yard touchdown to seize a 25-23 lead.

On the Panthers' final possession, Generals safety Paris Ford intercepted Eric Barriere to preserve the victory. It was the General's third interception of the game.

Perez finished 10/16 for 92 yards and a touchdown. De'Andre Johnson was 5/8 for 60 yards with an interception.

KaVontae Turpin gave the Generals a 10-0 lead when he returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown.

The Generals topped 100 yards rushing again, this time gaining 108 yards. Trey Williams led with eleven carries for 62 yards, and Cam Echols-Luper ran 24 yards for a touchdown.

Darrius Shepherd caught six passes for 99 yards and a score.

With their eighth straight victory, the Generals clinched the North Division title.

USFL

BEFORE the BUMS 6/12/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Defeat Giants at Washington Park

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The World (New York, N.Y.), Friday, June 13, 1890

GAME #40

Thursday, June 12, 1890

New York Giants vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Pound Amos Rusie Offerings

On a dank afternoon before 551 spectators at Washington Park, the Bridegrooms doubled up the Giants. Center fielder Darby O'Brien accounted for three of Brooklyn's twelve hits against New York Giants starter Amos Rusie who was removed after the sixth upon yielding twelve runs and walking a ponderous eleven batters. Bridegroom third baseman George Pinkney and shortstop Germany Smith were issued bases on balls four times each. Starter Tom Lovett aided his cause with two hits and a run scored. From the box, Lovett allowed six runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts for the win. This marked the seventh game this season in which the Bridegrooms posted double-digit runs.

FINAL: NYG 6; BKN 12
RECORD: 23-17 (.575); t-3rd place, 4.0 GB of Philadelphia Phillies

Saturday, June 11, 2022

BEFORE the BUMS 6/11/1890: Boston Beaneaters Shut Out Brooklyn Bridegrooms

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Thursday, June 12, 1890

GAME #39

Wednesday, June 11, 1890

Boston Beaneaters vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Shut Out by Beaneaters

For the first time this season, the heavy-hitting Bridegrooms were held scoreless. Brooklyn starter Adonis Terry pitched well, yielding only four hits. But the Beaneaters bunched three of them together in a three-run second inning - the game's only runs. After the third inning, Terry did not surrender another hit. Boston right-hander Pretzels Getzien allowed seven scattered hits and two walks with five strikeouts for the win. The Beaneaters salvage the series finale and avoid a sweep at Washington Park.

FINAL: BOS 3; BKN 0
RECORD: 22-17 (.564); t-3rd place, 4.5 GB of Philadelphia Phillies

New York Rangers Head Back to Tampa for Game Six

From the desk: RAISE GRESCHNER WITH THE GREATS

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

GAME FIVE

Rangers 1

Lightning 3

FINAL

Backs to the Wall, Rangers Face Elimination, Again!

Tampa Bay has outplayed the Rangers in eight of the last nine periods.

Any remaining spots of rust have been polished over.

The Rangers look slower, a step behind, and lack sixty-minute discipline.

To be fair, they've played 19 games in 38 days, which is a lot, and it has taken the Lightning everything they have to beat them.

Nevertheless, the education of the young Rangers continues ...

These boys must first learn how to finish. The Rangers failed to protect a two-goal lead in game three, and with 0:42 left in regulation, yielded the game-winning goal. They once again failed to effectively close out the second period in game five, allowing the game-tying goal at the 17:34 mark, and like game three, could not push into overtime, surrendering the go-ahead goal at 18:10 of the third.

Ryan Lindgren scored the game's first goal simply because he put the puck on the net, nothing more, nothing less. The Rangers had their chances, some better than others. Just ask Ryan Strome. But in truth, the Rangers are no longer making Andrei Vasilevskiy work for his saves. They hardly drive down the slot, no passing from behind the net, and, like I've been saying, a lot of predictability.

Ryan Reaves was a healthy scratch in favor of Kevin Rooney, an apparent attempt by Coach Gallant to muster more offense. Reaves would have proved helpful after the final whistle. Rooney threw his body around and got off two SOGs in under ten minutes on ice. Overall, Blueshirt centermen had ten SOGs but no points. Only one Ranger forward, Artemi Panarin, had as many as three SOGs.

Meanwhile, the refs seem less interested in blowing their whistle these days - advantage Bolts. Tampa handed the Rangers just one power-play opportunity midway through the second period. Lindgren's goal aside, game five was the latest example of the Blueshirt's dearth of scoring at even strength.

Something needs to change quickly as the Rangers head to Tampa for game six.

If the first two rounds demonstrated anything, the Rangers played exceptionally well when faced with elimination - three straight must-win games against Pittsburgh, two against Carolina, and here we go again against Tampa. But can the Rangers pull it off, again, against the defending back-to-back Stanley Cup champions?

That's a lot of noise!

We all know what needs to be done.

Some better luck wouldn't hurt.

Otherwise, I expect all the New York City transplants and retirees to don their jerseys and make a ruckus at Amalie Arena.

Friday, June 10, 2022

BEFORE the BUMS 6/10/1890: Boston Beaneaters Drop Second Straight to Bridegrooms at Washington Park

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Wednesday, June 11, 1890

GAME #38

Tuesday, June 10, 1890

Boston Beaneaters vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Bridegrooms Defeat John Clarkson

Brooklyn won their second straight against the visiting Beaneaters. The teams traded runs in the third inning, and the score remained unchanged through the fifth. Boston took a 2-1 lead in the sixth, whereas the Bridegrooms were limited to just three hits. But that all changed in the seventh. The Beaneaters extended their lead by two in the top half of the frame. However, with four runs in the bottom of the frame, the Bridegrooms seized a 5-3 lead. Brooklyn then scored an insurance run. Center fielder Darby O'Brien tripled home two runs in the seventh, and starter Tom Lovett aided his own cause with a home run in the eighth. The Beaneaters scored once in the ninth. Three-time National League wins leader

John Clarkson yielded eight hits and walked five in the loss.