1894 Temple Cup
Pre-modern baseball championship
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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.
DatesOctober 4â8
Venue(s)Union Park (Baltimore)
Polo Grounds (New York)
Polo Grounds (New York)
Hall of FamersGiants:
John Ward (player-manager)â¡
George Davis
Amos Rusie
Orioles:
Ned Hanlon (manager)
Dan Brouthers
Hughie Jennings
Willie Keeler
Joe Kelley
John McGrawâ
Wilbert Robinsonâ
â¡ elected as a player.
â elected as a manager.
John Ward (player-manager)â¡
George Davis
Amos Rusie
Orioles:
Ned Hanlon (manager)
Dan Brouthers
Hughie Jennings
Willie Keeler
Joe Kelley
John McGrawâ
Wilbert Robinsonâ
â¡ elected as a player.
â elected as a manager.
| 1894 Temple Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dates | October 4â8 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | Union Park (Baltimore) Polo Grounds (New York) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Bob Emslie, Tim Hurst | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Giants: John Ward (player-manager)â¡ George Davis Amos Rusie Orioles: Ned Hanlon (manager) Dan Brouthers Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler Joe Kelley John McGrawâ Wilbert Robinsonâ â¡ elected as a player. â elected as a manager. | |||||||||
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, 4â0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 4 | New York Giants â 4, Baltimore Orioles â 1 | Union Park[1] |
| 2 | October 5 | New York Giants â 9, Baltimore Orioles â 6 | Union Park[2] |
| 3 | October 6 | Baltimore Orioles â 1, New York Giants â 4 | Polo Grounds[3] |
| 4 | October 8 | Baltimore Orioles â 1, New York Giants â 7 | Polo Grounds[4] |
Game summaries
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1â0) LP: Duke Esper (0â1) Attendance: 11,720[5] Notes: Game duration: 1:55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1â0) LP: Kid Gleason (0â1) Attendance: 11,000 Notes: Game duration: 2:00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2â0) LP: George Hemming (0â1) Attendance: 20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2â0) LP: Bill Hawke (0â1) Attendance: 10,000 Notes: Game called on account of darkness. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||