1895 Temple Cup
Pre-modern baseball championship
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The 1895 Temple Cup was an end-of-the-year best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion Baltimore Orioles and runner-up Cleveland Spiders. The series began on October 2 and ended on October 8 with the Spiders winning in five games.
DatesOctober 2â8
Venue(s)Union Park (Baltimore)
League Park (Cleveland)
League Park (Cleveland)
Hall of FamersSpiders:
Jesse Burkett
Cy Young
Orioles:
Ned Hanlon (manager)
Hughie Jennings
Willie Keeler
Joe Kelley
John McGrawâ
Wilbert Robinsonâ
â elected as a manager.
Jesse Burkett
Cy Young
Orioles:
Ned Hanlon (manager)
Hughie Jennings
Willie Keeler
Joe Kelley
John McGrawâ
Wilbert Robinsonâ
â elected as a manager.
| 1895 Temple Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dates | October 2â8 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | Union Park (Baltimore) League Park (Cleveland) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Tim Hurst, Tim Keefe, Jim McDonald | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Spiders: Jesse Burkett Cy Young Orioles: Ned Hanlon (manager) Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler Joe Kelley John McGrawâ Wilbert Robinsonâ â elected as a manager. | |||||||||
In this second iteration of the Temple Cup, the NL pennant winning Baltimore Orioles, who were also in their second Temple Cup, once again lost to the NL runner-up team.
Summary
Cleveland won the series, 4â1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2 | Cleveland Spiders â 5, Baltimore Orioles â 4 | League Park[1] |
| 2 | October 3 | Baltimore Orioles â 2, Cleveland Spiders â 7 | League Park[2] |
| 3 | October 5 | Baltimore Orioles â 1, Cleveland Spiders â 7 | League Park[3] |
| 4 | October 7 | Cleveland Spiders â 0, Baltimore Orioles â 5 | Union Park[4] |
| 5 | October 8 | Cleveland Spiders â 5, Baltimore Orioles â 2 | Union Park[5] |
Game summaries
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: CLE: Cy Young BAL: Sadie McMahon WP: Cy Young (1â0) LP: Sadie McMahon (0â1) Attendance: 8,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: BAL: Bill Hoffer CLE: George Cuppy WP: George Cuppy (1â0) LP: Bill Hoffer (0â1) Attendance: Between 8,000 and 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: BAL: Sadie McMahon CLE: Cy Young WP: Cy Young (2â0) LP: Sadie McMahon (0â2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: CLE: George Cuppy BAL: Duke Esper WP: Duke Esper (1â0) LP: George Cuppy (1â1) Attendance: 9,100 Notes: Game duration: 1:55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: CLE: Cy Young BAL: Bill Hoffer WP: Cy Young (3â0) LP: Bill Hoffer (0â2) Attendance: Less than 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||