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| 1894 Temple Cup | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 4–8 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | Union Park (Baltimore) Polo Grounds (New York) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Bob Emslie, Tim Hurst | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Giants: John Ward (player-manager)‡ George Davis Amos Rusie Orioles: Ned Hanlon (manager) Dan Brouthers Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler Joe Kelley John McGraw† Wilbert Robinson† ‡ elected as a player. † elected as a manager. | |||||||||
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The 1894 Temple Cup was an end-of-the-year best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion Baltimore Orioles and runner-up New York Giants. The series began on October 4 and ended on October 8 with the Giants sweeping in four games.
This was the first form of a championship series in professional baseball since the 1892 World Series, which saw the first and second-half winners of the National League face off in a best-of-eleven playoff.
Summary
New York won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location |
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| 1 | October 4 | New York Giants – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 1 | Union Park[1] |
| 2 | October 5 | New York Giants – 9, Baltimore Orioles – 6 | Union Park[2] |
| 3 | October 6 | Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Giants – 4 | Polo Grounds[3] |
| 4 | October 8 | Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Giants – 7 | Polo Grounds[4] |
Game summaries
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: NY: Amos Rusie BAL: Duke Esper WP: Amos Rusie (1–0) LP: Duke Esper (0–1) Attendance: 11,720[5] Notes: Game duration: 1:55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: NY: Jouett Meekin BAL: Kid Gleason WP: Jouett Meekin (1–0) LP: Kid Gleason (0–1) Attendance: 11,000 Notes: Game duration: 2:00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: BAL: George Hemming NY: Amos Rusie WP: Amos Rusie (2–0) LP: George Hemming (0–1) Attendance: 20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Baltimore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | X | 16 | 20 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: BAL: Bill Hawke NY: Jouett Meekin WP: Jouett Meekin (2–0) LP: Bill Hawke (0–1) Attendance: 10,000 Notes: Game called on account of darkness. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "TEMPLE CUP SERIES; THE GIANTS LEAD OFF WITH A DECISIVE VICTORY". Olean Herald. October 5, 1894. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "NEW YORK-BALTIMORE; An Immense Attendance at the Game for the Temple Cup". Rocky Mountain News (Daily). October 6, 1894. ISSN 2642-1445. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "GIANTS ARE HARD TO BEAT; THEY WON FROM THE BALTIMORES WITH APPARENT EASE; A Scratch Hit by Brouthers Saved the Champions from a "Whitewash"—About 20,000 Persons Assembled on the Polo Grounds to Witness the Contest—Rusie Pitched Strong Ball When the Baltimores Had Men on Bases—It Was an Interesting Game". The New York Times. October 7, 1894. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/07/106836403.pdf. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "GIANTS WIN THE TEMPLE CUP; THEY CAPTURED FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES FROM BALTIMORE; The Decisive Contest Was Simply a Practice Game for the Local Players—Both Hawke and Gleason Were Used to Deceive the Giants' Batsmen, but Both Failed—Meekin Was in Grand Form and Proved an Enigma—The Profits $21,000". The New York Times. October 9, 1894. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/09/106836843.pdf. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "THE TEMPLE TROPHY; ALMOST A RIOT AT THE BALTIMORE GAME YESTERDAY". Richmond Dispatch. October 5, 1894. ISSN 1941-2967. Retrieved January 24, 2025.