BROOKLYN, GIANTS WIN AT BOX OFFICE
BROOKLYN—(Oct 28, 1889) There was no World’s Series game yesterday since it was a Sunday, but both the Brooklyn and New York clubs are counting their blessings at the box office. Even though rainy weather and transportation snarls have held down attendance at some of the first seven games of the best-of-11 Series, gate receipts already have...
Read MoreGIANTS GO UP A GAME IN WORLD’S SERIES
NEW YORK – (Oct. 27, 1889) The New York Giants took a 4 game to 3 lead over the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the World’s Series with a convincing 10 to 7 win here yesterday. The Giants battered Brooklyn starting pitcher Tom Lovett, a 17-game winner during the season, in his first appearance in the Series. New York scored eight runs off Lovett in...
Read MoreTEN THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD SERIES
By Ronald G. Shafer, author of When the Dodgers Were Bridegrooms THE QUESTIONS: 1. Where did the name World Series come from? 2. Who won the first “World’s Series.”? 3. When was the...
Read MoreWARD LEADS GIANTS OVER BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Oct. 26, 1889) Bill “Adonis” Terry pitched Brooklyn to within one inning of taking a commanding lead in the World’s Series yesterday, but New York’s John Montgomery Ward rode to a late-inning rescue to deadlock the post-season classic at 3 games to 3. Terry, a 22-game winner this season, was magnificent as he held the...
Read MoreGIANTS WIN TO NARROW BROOKLYN’S LEAD IN SERIES
BROOKLYN, N.Y. –(Oct. 25,1889) The New York Giants, down two games in the World’s Series, yesterday came roaring back to pummel Brooklyn 11 to 3. The weather was cold, but the action was hot both on and off the field. Before the game, Giants owner Thomas Day met with Brooklyn President Charles Byrne in Byrne’s office. Day was hot under...
Read MoreBROOKLYN GOES UP 3 GAMES TO 1 IN WORLD’S SERIES SURPRISE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – (Oct. 24, 1889) The Brooklyn Bridegrooms took a shocking 3 games to 1 lead in the World’s Series yesterday by again beating the World Champions New York Giants 10 to 7. Brooklyn continued to surprise critics who claimed that the Bridegrooms didn’t belong on the same field as the mighty Giants. In the bottom of the very first...
Read MoreBROOKLYN MOVES AHEAD IN WORLD’S SERIES
NEW YORK – (Oct. 23, 1889) The Brooklyn Bridegrooms yesterday took a 2 game to 1 lead over the New York Giants with an 8 to 7 victory marked by a controversial ending. More than 6,000 people turned out at the Polo Grounds, but the crowd was again held down by snarls at the elevated train stations in Manhattan for the trip up to the 154th St. ...
Read MoreWET POLO GROUNDS DELAY SERIES
NEW YORK – (Oct. 22, 1889) Wet grounds at the Polo Grounds forced the cancellation of the third game of te World’s Series between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The Series is expected to resume today with 27-game winner Mickey Welch in the box for the Giants. Brooklyn manager Bill “Gunner” McGunnigle, after using his aces Bob Caruthers and...
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