1896 Temple Cup
Pre-modern baseball championship
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The 1896 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 rematch of the previous year's Temple Cup began on October 2 and ended on October 8 with the Orioles sweeping in four games.
DatesOctober 2â8
Venue(s)Union Park (Baltimore)
League Park (Cleveland)
League Park (Cleveland)
Hall of FamersOrioles:
Ned Hanlon (manager)
Hughie Jennings
Willie Keeler
Joe Kelley
John McGrawâ
Wilbert Robinsonâ
Spiders:
Jesse Burkett
Bobby Wallace
Cy Young
â elected as a manager.
Ned Hanlon (manager)
Hughie Jennings
Willie Keeler
Joe Kelley
John McGrawâ
Wilbert Robinsonâ
Spiders:
Jesse Burkett
Bobby Wallace
Cy Young
â elected as a manager.
| 1896 Temple Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dates | October 2â8 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | Union Park (Baltimore) League Park (Cleveland) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Bob Emslie, Jack Sheridan | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Orioles: Ned Hanlon (manager) Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler Joe Kelley John McGrawâ Wilbert Robinsonâ Spiders: Jesse Burkett Bobby Wallace Cy Young â elected as a manager. | |||||||||
In this third iteration of the Temple Cup, the Baltimore Orioles, who were also in their third Temple Cup, became the only team in the four-season Temple Cup to both win the National League pennant and win the Cup. Each winning player received $200,[1] equal to $7,740 in 2025 dollars[2].
Summary
Baltimore won the series, 4â0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2 | Cleveland Spiders â 1, Baltimore Orioles â 7 | Union Park[3] |
| 2 | October 3 | Baltimore Orioles â 7, Cleveland Spiders â 2 | Union Park[4] |
| 3 | October 5 | Baltimore Orioles â 6, Cleveland Spiders â 2 | Union Park[5] |
| 4 | October 8 | Cleveland Spiders â 0, Baltimore Orioles â 5 | League Park[6] |
Game summaries
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: CLE: Cy Young BAL: Bill Hoffer WP: Bill Hoffer (1â0) LP: Cy Young (0â1) Attendance: 3,995 Notes: Game duration 1:40 The game was initially scheduled for October 1.[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: BAL: Joe Corbett CLE: Bobby Wallace WP: Joe Corbett (1â0) LP: Bobby Wallace (0â1) Attendance: 3,100 Notes: Game duration 2:00 Game called on account of darkness. Two runs scored by Baltimore in 9th inning not counted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: BAL: Bill Hoffer CLE: George Cuppy WP: Bill Hoffer (2â0) LP: George Cuppy (0â1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 5 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: CLE: George Cuppy BAL: Joe Corbett WP: Joe Corbett (2â0) LP: George Cuppy (0â2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||